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  • Summary Box: Disney studio chief quits after bombs

    04/20/2012 7:28:46 PM PDT · by Vince Ferrer · 40 replies
    AP ^ | April 20, 2012 | AP
    DISNEY DEPARTURE: Rich Ross quit as Disney's studio head on Friday, a move seen as taking responsibility for at least a couple of write-offs that include a $200 million loss on "John Carter." BIG-BUDGET AVERSION: The move comes as Disney looks to trim what it spends on movies. Although Ross helped restructure and cut costs, some big-bet movies still bombed.
  • Disney's Rich Ross: Hollywood's first openly gay studio chairman

    10/07/2009 1:35:15 PM PDT · by Sam_Damon · 29 replies · 1,441+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | October 6, 2009 | Patrick Goldstein
    Disney has long been the most gay friendly studio in Hollywood, having had a couple of gay production chiefs over the years, most recently Nina Jacobson, now an independent producer after being forced out in a studio purge several years ago. The studio's theme parks have allowed unofficial Gay Day celebrations for years, prompting a host of venemous attacks from various Christian right anti-gay zealots. But Disney now has a really big first -- Rich Ross, Hollywood's first openly gay studio chief.