Ozy Media CEO Says Company No Longer Shutting Down: ‘This Is Our Lazarus Moment’

following a series of damning accusations about its business practices, Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson said Monday the embattled digital media company has reversed course and is no longer shutting down. ... [+]Watson told NBC’sshow that the change of heart followed conversations with advertising partners, investors and members of Ozy Media’s audience, though he refused to disclose who exactly is still backing the company.

Based on those conversations, Watson said he believes “Ozy is part of this moment” and its key products—including TV shows and podcasts—have “a place.” against Ozy: that its co-founder and COO Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube executive in an attempt to secure $30 million in funding from Goldman Sachs.

Watson said he had no knowledge that Rao planned to impersonate the executive, an action he described as “sad” and “wrong,” and claimed Goldman Sachs formed a new advertising partnership with Ozy Media “several months later” During the interview, Watson also pushed back against other claims against himself and the company, including that he

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