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‘Ninety-Eight Percent’ of Internal Goldman Muppets References Were About the Movie

By Noreen Malone

THE MUPPETS - ?? The Muppets Studio, LLC (L-R) Kermit the Frog, Jason Segel and Miss Piggy
Photograph by ‚?? Andrew Macpherson

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Charlie Gasporino dives still deeper into Goldman Sachs’ declaration that its internal muppet discussion was “not malicious,” and claims to discover that, contra Greg Smith’s famous op-ed, “98 percent of the email muppet use referred to the movie.” Is Goldman Sachs harboring the world’s largest contingent of Jason Segel fans?

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‘Ninety-Eight Percent’ of Internal Goldman Muppets References Were About the Movie

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