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High-level layoffs begin after Disney closes Fox deal

Anticipated layoffs have begun at Fox after the storied studio's sale to Walt Disney Co. this week.

The initial cuts Thursday affected about two dozen people, most of whom are senior-level executives at the 20th Century Fox lot in Century City, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment. Termination notices started going out Thursday morning.

Among those who lost their jobs is Chris Aronson, Fox's well-liked president of domestic theatrical distribution who joined the studio in 2005. Others who are leaving the film studio include

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