No friends of Blackstone | cnn.com

Once again The Blackstone Group is at the center of a headline-grabbing controversy. After the tragic death of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last week, Hollywood's animal rights advocates grabbed the moment to criticize the attraction's new owner. Private-equity giant Blackstone bought SeaWorld and nine other theme parks from Anheuser-Busch InBev for $2.3 billion last October.