Will dick parsons get the cold shoulder now that he is technically no longer the boss?

When former AOL TimeWarner CEO Geri Levine announced his retirement and that Dick Parsons would take over as CEO, rumor has it that Geri immediately for no respect in the company. During one meeting he was ignored while all attention was on the new CEO Dick Parsons. Now that Jeff Bewkes is the new man in charge, will Dick experience the same cold shouldering from underlings?