A trio who won’t be forgotten. Gilbert Gottfried paid tribute to his friends Bob Saget and Louie Anderson just months before his own death.
25.03.2022 - 22:31 / deadline.com
Disney is set to welcome the Wall Street crowd to Orlando for two days next week at annual event that’s still a go, even after a corporate retreat was nixed amid swirling headlines.
The meeting provides analysts and investors a deep dive into the booming theme parks business that, despite all the attention to streaming, is 30% of revenue and rebounding dramatically from Covid lows.
The event comes as Disney continues to manage the fallout from its slow response to the Florida bill opponents have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” which Chapek has acknowledged was botched and apologized for.
Disney is the state’s single largest employer.
Domestic theme parks are roaring back (the division more than doubled sales last quarter, and a Walt Disney World tour will topline the Monday/Tuesday meeting) and the company is sticking to ambitious subscriber and profit targets for streaming. Analysts Deadline spoke with don’t see the controversy being front and center at the meeting, which is focused on Disney Parks, Experiences & Products. But some say they’re waiting for the CEO to hit his stride after the latest public-relations black eye that also prompted a wider debate about Disney’s corporate culture.
“To expect that somebody can move into one of the most complicated CEO roles in the world during a global pandemic and get all A’s is probably not a reasonable expectation,” said Michael Morris of Guggenheim Partners. “On the other hand, when issues do arise, how you handle them does provide an indicator of your potential to be the right leader for the long term.”
Kathleen Kennedy Cites Impact Of “Women, Artists Of Color And LGBTQ” On Industry Amid Disney “Don’t Say Gay” Backlash – PGA Awards
Chapek took the top job back in February 2020 as Covid
A trio who won’t be forgotten. Gilbert Gottfried paid tribute to his friends Bob Saget and Louie Anderson just months before his own death.
Vanna White is lamenting the loss of her father, Herbert White Jr., who died on April 1 at the age of 96, she revealed. "It is with great sadness that I tell you my 96 year old dad passed away peacefully this morning," she wrote on Twitter. "He lived a full and happy life and will be remembered as one of the kindest and most wonderful human beings of North Myrtle Beach.
Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso said she had a 45-minute sitdown with Disney boss Bob Chapek recently regarding the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida, Texas, and Arizona. She revealed the details of their chat while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film for Eternals.
Ariana DeBose is speaking out.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAriana DeBose made history on Sunday night by becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar for her work as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The musical was distributed by 20th Century Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company.On the Academy Awards red carpet before the ceremony, I talked with DeBose about Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeBose says she has reached out to Disney CEO Bob Chapek to talk about the studio’s controversial reaction to the legislation.“Bob and I, we’re gonna do the work,” DeBose said. “I have [spoken to Chapek].
Bob Saget‘s family attorney, Brian Bieber, has spoken out following the release of the comedian’s death records. Bieber says the records — which included more than 50 photos taken at his Ritz-Carlton hotel room in Orlando, Florida, where he was found dead on Jan. 9, redacted police body camera footage as well as audio interviews — “tell the entire story” about Saget’s death.
Bob Saget's family attorney, Brian Bieber, has spoken out following the release of the comedian's death records. Bieber says the records -- which included more than 50 photos taken at his Ritz-Carlton hotel room in Orlando, Florida, where he was found dead on Jan.
Bob Saget‘s widow, Kelly Rizzo, has released a new statement as she continues to mourn the death of her beloved husband. Of course, this follows new information that was released this week regarding the Full House alum’s untimely death back in January of this year.
More information keeps coming to light surrounding the tragic death of comedian Bob Saget.
ruled in favor of the request of Bob Saget's family to seal sensitive photos taken of the late actor after his death, more than 40 images have been released of Saget's hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton. The images include the nightstand and headboard in Saget's room, where trauma could have occurred, as well as bathroom and shower images.Saget was found dead on Jan. 9 at the age of 65 inside his Orlando, Florida, hotel room.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek is facing a crisis of confidence in his leadership that is fueling an atypical level of turmoil at the top of the world’s largest entertainment company.Though Chapek’s current employment contract, expiring next February, is expected to be renewed soon, according to sources, his tenure as CEO has been marked by upheaval since he was named to the job in February 2020. Some of the disruption has been far out of his control, such as a global pandemic.
The reporting regarding Bob Saget‘s death is continuing to surface.
Florida authorities have released photos of the hotel room where Bob Saget was found dead. On Tuesday, the Orange County Sheriff's Department released images showing the Ritz-Carlton suite where the late "Full House" star died on January 9.
As many of its LGBTQ+ employees get set for a full-day walkout tomorrow, Disney has decided to postpone a management retreat set for next week as it continues efforts to calm the internal waters.
A judge in Florida ruled on Monday that sensitive photos taken of Bob Saget after his death will be permanently sealed and will not be shown to the public. On Jan. 9, the “Full House” star was found dead at his hotel room in Orlando, Florida. He was 65.
Bob Saget after his death will be permanently sealed and will not be shown to the public. On Jan.
“When we donate money to different political candidates, we have no idea how they’re going to vote going forward into the future,” said Disney CEO Bob Chapek at a shareholders meeting this past week.
It’s been a rough first two years for Bob Chapek in Disney’s top job.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek is facing a major test of his leadership, after the company’s botched response to an anti-gay bill in Florida sparked a staff revolt among LGBTQ employees and their supporters.Chapek apologized to the staff on Friday, saying he should have been “a stronger ally.” But for some employees, who found the company’s silence on the bill profoundly alarming, the statement came too late.“This is a CYA [cover your ass] for Chapek — this is a weak statement,” one Disney staffer told Variety. “We should have gotten this apology on March 1, not weeks after — and after this bill was passed in Florida.”For Chapek, the apology capped a full week of attempted damage control.