Ron DeSantis is claiming victory over silencing Disney following their public feud after the entertainment company openly opposed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill that was signed into law by the Florida governor.
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Kristina Schake, who joined Disney a little more than a year ago as EVP and Chief Communications Officer, is getting a pay raise and a contract extension.
In an SEC filing, the company said it made the moves due to an “increase in her responsibilities,” though it did not elaborate. Disney said it had amended the original employment agreement it reached with Schake as of June 29, 2022. The original expiration of her contract has been extended to June 29, 2026, a year longer than the original deal. Her base salary has also been boosted to $780,000 as of April 9 of this year, with “future increases at the company’s discretion,” according to the filing. Schake’s target bonus award has also been increased to 150% of her base salary and her target long-term equity incentive annual award value to 350% of her base salary.
The current circumstances for the company are complex. It is undertaking significant staff cuts in pursuit of $5.5 billion in cost savings, revamping its operations during a time of historic change in the entertainment business, and contending with consistent provocations from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Schake succeeded Geoff Morrell, who had a brief and bumpy tenure heading communications during the regime of former CEO Bob Chapek, as strategic missteps resulted in DeSantis being able to publicly lambaste the company as “Woke Disney.”
Bob Iger, who handed the CEO baton to Chapek in 2020, took it back last fall after Chapek’s ouster from the company. Zenia Mucha, the communications chief whose run at Disney was intertwined with Iger’s 14-year CEO stint, formally left at the end of 2021.
Schake brings significant political experience to the role, having spearheaded the Covid-19 vaccine campaign at the behest
Ron DeSantis is claiming victory over silencing Disney following their public feud after the entertainment company openly opposed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill that was signed into law by the Florida governor.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed The Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit over his effort to strip the company of authority over its sprawling Walt Disney World property.
It’s already been an eventful week for Walt Disney Studios. The long-promised layoffs hit the company’s theatrical divisions yesterday and this morning Disney filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov.
Damn.The complaint, Disney says, is a direct response to DeSantis’ most recent overture to “void” “publicly noted and duly agreed upon contracts,” which Disney outlined in a meeting of the Reedy Creek Improvement District (their name for the governing body that Disney established in 1967) that happened before DeSantis’ takeover. “Disney regrets that it has come to this,” the complaint reads.
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< 1 min read Flying in the face of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his “Don’t Say Gay” law, Disneyland Anaheim has announced that it will host its first-ever official Pride Nite. The after-hours ticketed event follows Disney’s public opposition to DeSantis and his anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
There are exactly six people who have officially declared their candidacy for president in 2024 at this point, and the hosts of “The View” aren’t impressed by any of them.To kick off Thursday morning’s Hot Topics discussion on ABC, the women first focused on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to officially say he’s running for president but is largely expected to do so.“You know, a lot of his policies aren’t even going over well with other Republicans,” Whoopi pointed out.
Disney said today that “affordable and attainable housing” around Walt Disney World, which it first announced a year ago, will be ready to open in 2026. “This type of land contribution is unique and is one of many ways we are making a lasting impact in Central Florida,” according to a post on the Disney Parks Blog. It comes two days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis included a lack affordable housing on his list of reasons to slam the House of Mouse.
bar them from participating in some school activities — or will shame students who are being raised by same-sex parents.“This policy will escalate the government censorship sweeping our state, exacerbate our educator exodus, drive hardworking families from Florida, and further stigmatize and isolate a population of young people who need our support now more than ever,” Equality Florida, the state’s top LGBTQ advocacy group, said in a statement posted to Twitter.“Shame on the DeSantis Administration for putting a target on the backs of LGBTQ Floridians.”The new rule will take effect in one month after it goes through a procedural comment period, according to The Associated Press.The law’s expansion marks the latest move by the DeSantis administration targeting the LGBTQ community as the two-term governor seeks to elevate himself as a potential presidential contender in 2024.
Governor Ron DeSantis, though his Department of Education and its chair, Manny Diaz, has officially expanded his “Don’t Say Gay” law to include all public school grades, from kindergarten through 12th. DeSantis had promoted the highly-controversial and possibly unconstitutional law originally as applying only to children through third grade.“DeSantis has not commented on the proposal.
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Boygenius spoke out for trans rights last night (April 15) as they made their second appearance at Coachella 2023.The trio featuring – Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – previously teamed up with MUNA the previous day (April 14) at the festival to perform the track ‘Silk Chiffon’.Arriving onstage to Thin Lizzy‘s ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’, the band played a host of tracks from their debut album ‘The Record’ including ‘$20’, ‘Salt In The Wound’, ‘Me & My Dog’ and ‘Anti-Curse’.During the set, at one point Baker spoke up for trans rights. “I don’t know if you’ve been checking the news and seeing what’s been going on in Florida and Missouri and some of the other places, but trans lives matter, trans kids matter.