Posted on 04/08/2023 4:44:41 AM PDT by george76
The newly ousted chairman of Disney-owned Marvel Entertainment said he once contacted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to express his support for the Republican in his public feud with the Mouse House.
Ike Perlmutter, the 80-year-old billionaire executive who was ousted in the first wave of Disney’s recent layoffs, claims he was fired by the company due to his combative relationship with top brass.
The notoriously outspoken Perlmutter also revealed that he called DeSantis to voice his disagreement with Disney’s decision last year to publicly lobby against the DeSantis-backed Parental Rights in Education law, branded by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
“Ron, you’re right. Disney doesn’t have the right to get involved with politics,” Perlmutter said
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Perlmutter reportedly grew “frustrated” at Disney’s involvement in the spat with DeSantis over the law, which bars teachers in the state from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students below fourth grade.
The businessman said he told Disney executives not to “get involved in politics.”
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Earlier this week, DeSantis ordered a state investigation after his new board discovered their predecessors approved an eleventh-hour development deal for Disney that effectively weakened their power.
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Perlmutter said he was pushed out the door in part because he lobbied company leaders to cut back on spending on Marvel’s feature films, which, he argues, are too costly to produce.
“I have no doubt that my termination was based on fundamental differences in business between my thinking and Disney leadership, because I care about return on investment,” Perlmutter
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Disney is planning to slash approximately 7,000 jobs as part of an effort to cut $5.5 billion in spending across its business.
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“I learned one thing about creative people my whole life: You cannot give them an open credit card,
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It's the same for destructive people.
Guess we know why he was fired, don’t we?
“...You cannot give them an open credit card...”
Or Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
Being concerned about return on investment results in not pushing issues that piss off your audience. If true, clearly he had to go. That kind of thinking will not destroy your company or promote woke ideology.
...or pretty much any politician anywhere!
Disney fires 80 year old...
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