Disney CEO’s Statement On LGBTQ+ Rights Praised By Mark Ruffalo & Another Marvel Actor
11.03.2022 - 02:27
/ deadline.com
As controversy continued to swirl around Disney’s stance on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the Hulk himself today tweeted praise for Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s statement in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
“I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” Chapek said in a memo to employees earlier this week. Mark Ruffalo, who as the Hulk was part of the MCU — and Disney’s extended family — this morning shared Chapek’s quote and a one word response: “Bravo!”
“I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” Bravo! https://t.co/WbyojlLI6z
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 10, 2022
Ruffalo is no stranger to political stances, having been an outspoken critic of the Keystone Pipeline, Donald Trump and Fox News in recent years. His praise of Chapek, however, was not received well by commenters on the tweet, one of whom wrote, “I’m sorry your boss made you post this.”
To be fair, Ruffalo is a relentless supporter of progressive causes, including those impacting the LGBTQ+ community. Just yesterday, the actor tweeted in protest of the Florida bill, “Gay! Gay! Gay! #SayGayAnyway.”
Gay! Gay! Gay! #SayGayAnyway https://t.co/yE239487ny
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 9, 2022
Actor Vincent D’Onofrio, who played Kingpin most recently in Marvel’s Hawkeye series, today tweeted a story featuring the same Chapek quote and a report that the CEO met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about the bill. D’Onofrio added, “This is good.”
Commenters on D’Onofrio’s tweet were slightly more supportive of the actor, but no less critical of