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Elon Musk is stepping up his fight with Disney
thestreet ^ | Feb 8, 2024 | Rebecca Mezistrano

Posted on 02/08/2024 11:24:14 PM PST by lasereye

In other news - the fight between Elon Musk and Disney CEO Bob Iger has added another chapter. The CEO of X is now looking for people who want to sue Disney for discrimination, even offering to help pay for their legal fees. Musk's call to arms comes on the same day that actress Gina Carano filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, accusing them of wrongfully terminating her from her role in “The Mandalorian.” Musk is also helping to pay for her case.

The new addition to the feud comes on the heels of Disney’s first-quarter earnings report, in which it highlighted the revenue it lost from its Marvel franchises.

On its earnings call, Iger addressed the future of Marvel, saying quote “One of the things that I've been saying before is that, you know, volume sometimes can be detrimental to quality, and in our zeal to greatly increase volume, partially tied to wanting to chase more global subs for our streaming platform, some of our studios lost a little focus.”

Disney released three Marvel films in 2023 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Marvels, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The Marvels has the unwanted distinction of the lowest domestic and global box office totals in the studio’s history.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: discrimination; disney; ginacarano; lucasfilm; marvel; musk; themandalorian
Freepers who know people who have worked at Disney or applied there should suggest that they contact Musk. I'm not sure how to contact him. Maybe there's a place on X for that purpose.
1 posted on 02/08/2024 11:24:14 PM PST by lasereye
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To: lasereye

I love stories like this. God bless Elon Musk.


2 posted on 02/08/2024 11:54:45 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: lasereye

Good for Elon Musk.

But I wish he’d also go after Microsoft. They are strangling conservative news and installing left wing biased news via Microsoft Start.


3 posted on 02/09/2024 12:13:12 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: lasereye

God bless Elon Musk!


4 posted on 02/09/2024 1:42:34 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: lasereye

Um… Trump has come to the aid of some Disney and now bud light.
So.. do you follow principles which should punish corporations who sexualize and expose children to destructive lifestyles or do you go trump and support them cuz they pay.. Who is more important your children, grandchildren or some companies and their paid propagandists.


5 posted on 02/09/2024 2:06:34 AM PST by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

lost a little focus,......... try the adoption of the woke gay lesbian transgender agenda


6 posted on 02/09/2024 2:08:21 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: lasereye
" in our zeal to greatly increase volume, partially tied to wanting to chase more global subs for our streaming platform, some of our studios lost a little focus.”"

The mouse sold out to demRATs.
7 posted on 02/09/2024 3:05:21 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Beowulf9

Yes, MSN.com is an absolute joke. Every day it’s headline news bashing Trump..

Todays headlines:

“Jan.6th tweet could doom Trump”

“Trump expected to pay $400 million”

” Trump begs Jack Smith to drop ‘all litigation’ against him”

“Liz Cheney shares warning about Donald Trump witnesses”

“Judge affirms $83.3 million verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case”

“Did Trump engage in insurrection? US supreme court largely ignores question”

“‘Completely Deranged’: CNN Fact-Checker Shreds Trump’s New ‘Bonkers Nonsense’”

And then we have ONE story on Biden in tiny letters:

“Biden will not face charges over classified papers, says ‘memory is fine’”


8 posted on 02/09/2024 4:02:26 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Drudgereport is basically MSN..


9 posted on 02/09/2024 4:34:18 AM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: momincombatboots

IBTZ! You could do this forum a great service if you’d present your opus. Good times to be had with that.


10 posted on 02/09/2024 5:21:51 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: momincombatboots

Um… Trump has come to the aid of some Disney and now bud light.
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I don’t agree with your conclusion that Trump is “coming to the aid” of either Disney or AB.

Trump needs trainloads of money and he needs it NOW. He has to do everything he can to get money.

Instead of pecking at him, we all should be down on our knees praying that Trumps heart keeps beating. There is no equal to Trump on the political scene in America. If his heart stops beating, we are probably doomed to a total nincumpoot like Haley or the ultimate disaster Biden or Harris.


11 posted on 02/09/2024 5:23:12 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: momincombatboots

Puhlease!


12 posted on 02/09/2024 5:25:53 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Beowulf9
...and installing left wing biased news via Microsoft Start.

Yup. For example, the new climate cult platform website, The Cooldown.

I have noticed a massive increase in posts by that site being proudly fronted by ms.

13 posted on 02/09/2024 5:55:37 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Beowulf9

Dont pick too many fights at once.

Elon going after Microsoft right now while actively going after Disney at the same time, is akin to Germany invading Russia before defeating western Europe.


14 posted on 02/09/2024 6:30:42 AM PST by suasponte137
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To: lasereye

Is Elon thinking about buying Disney ? LOL


15 posted on 02/09/2024 6:50:18 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: The Antiyuppie

Didn’t the google buy Drudge Report? They both suck wind


16 posted on 02/09/2024 7:33:26 AM PST by dhouston
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To: Cen-Tejas

Disney and AB give Trump money???


17 posted on 02/09/2024 8:20:22 AM PST by lasereye
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I come here to get the news, even though it’s relayed it’s the news, really. not some ‘here’s your morning propaganda breakfast’.

And the FR comments...(of course).

I mean, they’re the icing on the cake ;)


18 posted on 02/09/2024 8:24:43 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: lasereye

I don’t know.

My point was and is solely that, if he is, he is doing so solely because he is running for President and thus he quite naturally needs trainloads of money.


19 posted on 02/09/2024 2:55:35 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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