I think that given the current lunatic hypersensitivity to just about anything controversial - and the ‘activists’ who are just drooling to get hold of something like this - they could well want to distance themselves from a ‘property’ which might offend segments of a public that has brought in a billion dollars.
I think the real reason is more likely who is currently the President of ABC.
And she's from California as well.
This is about personal pique. Just my sizeup of the situation.