
Bob Chapek
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Disney Heir Charlee Corra Comes Out as Transgender
By Sharon Knolle | April 12, 2022 @ 12:58 PMCharlee’s family pledged a $500,000 matching grant to the Human Rights Campaign last week
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Abigail Disney Calls Right-Wing Attacks on Disney ‘Absurd': ‘It’s an Attempt to Push History Backward’ (Video)
By Harper Lambert | April 10, 2022 @ 12:54 PMThe granddaughter of co-founder Roy Disney refuted claims that Disney is ”indoctrinating“ children in wake of opposition to ”Don’t Say Gay“ bill
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Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire Investing $100 Million in Kids’ Content as Alternative to ‘Woke’ Disney
By Josh Dickey | March 31, 2022 @ 8:18 AM”Americans are tired of giving their money to woke corporations who hate them,“Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing said in a statement
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Disney Didn’t Object to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Before It Passed (Video)
By Harper Lambert | March 29, 2022 @ 3:13 PM”Why weren’t they speaking up at the outset?” DeSantis said, adding that company “crossed the line“ seeking to repeal law
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Disney Staffers Demand ‘Actionable Changes’ at Walkout Over Company’s Response to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
By Anita Bennett and Brian Welk | March 22, 2022 @ 3:48 PM”We feel abandoned by a company that we thought had our backs,“ one employee tells TheWrap
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Disney Imagineers Demand Halt of Mass Move to Florida After ’Don’t Say Gay’ Blow-Up (Exclusive)
By Drew Taylor and Sharon Waxman | March 18, 2022 @ 6:00 AMThe creative team, which includes a major LGBTQ community, had been instructed to move to Florida, retire or quit
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LGBTQ+ Disney Employees Walk Out Over Response to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
By Brian Welk | March 15, 2022 @ 3:29 PMEmployees are planning a larger walkout on March 22
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Inside Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Debacle and His Leadership Style: ‘100% Self-Inflicted Wound’
By Sharon Waxman | March 14, 2022 @ 6:00 AMA former Disney leader faults Chapek’s ”hubris“ in handling the PR crisis
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Disney CEO Pauses All Florida Political Donations, Apologizes to Staff Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Response
By Sharon Knolle | March 11, 2022 @ 11:45 AMSeveral employees and LGBTQ groups have criticized his lack of action on Florida’s ”Don’t Say Gay“ bill
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Disney Shareholders Reject Motion to Publicly Disclose Lobbyist Contributions
By Jeremy Fuster | March 9, 2022 @ 11:21 AMOnly 32% of shareholders approved plan to disclose Disney’s political spending after company did not speak out against Florida’s ”Don’t Say Gay“ bill
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Met With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; DeSantis Didn’t Change His Mind
By Brian Welk | March 9, 2022 @ 11:15 AMChapek says Disney had been working behind the scenes to oppose the passage of the legislation, which was ”not the outcome we were hoping for“
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LGBTQ Groups Outraged That Disney Denounced Georgia’s 2016 Anti-Gay Law But Not Florida’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
By Brian Welk | March 8, 2022 @ 4:45 PM”These policy statements actually do work… It’s just denying reality for Bob Chapek to say that it’s not the case,“ PFLAG National’s Jean-Marie Navetta says
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Disney CEO Defends ‘Lack of a Statement’ Over Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill: ‘They Can Be Counterproductive’
By Brian Welk | March 7, 2022 @ 9:53 AM”I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees,“ Bob Chapek adds in memo to staff
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‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales’ Director Abigail Disney Expresses ‘Worry’ About Bob Chapek (Video)
By Drew Taylor | January 28, 2022 @ 5:55 AMSundance 2022: ”He was notorious at the parks for implementing a lot of the cost-savings that have translated into terrible developments for the workers,“ Abigail Disney said
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Disney Stock Sinks After Q4 Earnings Miss
By Tim Baysinger | November 10, 2021 @ 1:23 PMA slowdown in streaming growth for Disney+ is the main culprit