Elon Musk will definitely always be considered one of history’s top weird little guys, and 2023 has only served to cement his image. He managed to poorly run all of his companies, running Twitter (I will not call it X) into the ground, causing Tesla to lose ground in the EV race, allowing The Boring … Read more
Bob Iger likely wishes 2023 looked a lot more like 2019. In a document dump this week for the recently class-action-certified pay-equity suits against Disney, the Mouse House CEO’s 2019 corporate self-evaluation was among the papers placed in the Los Angeles Superior Court’s docket. “In 2019, Disney was awarded an A+ as one of ‘America’s … Read more
Thousands and thousands of past and present female Disney employees can sue the Mouse House for paying them less than men. More than four years after Walt Disney Studios staffers LaRonda Rasmussen and Karen Moore filed a lawsuit claiming gender-based pay disparity, a Los Angeles judge Friday has agreed the matter can become a class-action … Read more
Elon Musk on Thursday called for the firing of Bob Iger, escalating his attacks on the Disney CEO over the entertainment company’s decision to temporarily suspend advertising on X, formerly Twitter, over an antisemitic post by the tech billionaire. Last month, Musk appeared to endorse a post saying Jews are “pushing the exact kind of … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board, a Ron DeSantis-staffed entity that replaced Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District council, is set to consider a scathing report it commissioned that calls the media giant’s actions during its time in control over the area where Walt Disney World is located “akin to bribery.” The 90-page document, a fusillade … Read more
Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz and his firm are seeking more than two seats on Disney’s board, according to a … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Iger blames the pandemic effect as part of the reason for the dismal box office results on The Marvels. Speaking at a New York Times business summit earlier this week, Iger said the studio needs some revitalization. ″The Marvels was shot during Covid,” he explained. “There wasn’t as much supervision on the … Read more
