Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson claims his media startup is no longer shutting down
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Carlos Watson went on TV Monday morning to say that Ozy Media, the company he co-founded, would not shut down even though it announced Friday that it would. Anyone who wanted to find out how what Watson said could be true would run into a problem: Ozy's email appears to be shut down. Emails sent Monday morning to Watson, his co-founder Samir Rao, and the company's generic press address, all bounced back.
Ozy employees also lost access to their company emails and other digital communication tools Friday when the company said it was ceasing operations. So they found out about the news that Ozy was supposedly still in business Monday the same way the rest of the world did: By watching Watson on the "Today" show or seeing clips online afterward.
"We're going to open for business," Watson told "Today" show anchor Craig Melvin. "This is our Lazarus moment, if you will. This is our Tylenol moment. Last week was traumatic. It was difficult, heartbreaking in many ways."
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