Dan Loeb Admires Clooney's Passion… For Sony

I am convinced that Dan Loeb became mellow about his Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) spinoff campaign after George Clooney, who has movies like “Men Who Stare At Goats” to his credit, vented out his very astute and in-depth analysis of hedge fund industry and activist investors. If you missed it, you are in for a treat, check it out here.

Now Dan Loeb sat down with Variety magazine for a rare interview that was published yesterday. He sounded largely unconcerned about Sony’s rejection of his proposal, which pushed for the spinoff of the company’s underperforming entertainment...