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She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany won’t back down from her comments about Disney CEO Bob Iger that were made during the SAG-AFTRA strikes. But she seems somewhat sorry that she smashed the CEO of the company that produces her show. In an interview with The Independent, Maslany defended her rebuttal when…

Two top Congressman want Bob Iger, David Zaslav and Lachlan Murdoch to provide some solid answers about Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox's proposed sports streaming service. Putting their political feet on the gas, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) want a response by the…

The legal and cultural cage match between Gina Carano and the Walt Disney Company over the Mouse House deep-sixing the former MMA star from The Mandalorian in 2021 just saw more blood spilled. "Disney has confirmed what has been known all along, they will fire you if you say anything they disagree…

"Disney had enough." In a filing Tuesday night to dismiss Gina Carano’s wrongful-discharge and sex-discrimination lawsuit over being fired from The Mandalorian, the Mouse House states that the former MMA fighter lost her Star Wars series job in 2021 because her decision “to publicly trivialize the…

The Walt Disney Co. has released the official vote totals from its April 3 annual shareholder meeting, the event that featured the culmination of a proxy fight waged by Nelson Peltz. The effort by Peltz’s Trian Fund Management to secure two seats on the company’s board of directors was vanquished by…

UPDATED with new exec comments. Disney CEO Bob Iger has offered more precise timing for Disney’s previously announced plan to crack down on password sharing on streaming flagship Disney+, saying it will start rolling out in June. During a wide-ranging CNBC interview Thursday after a successful effort…

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It had all the elements of a good action movie – jeopardy, revenge, a mega budget – with even some casualties thrown in (albeit corporate). The Bob Iger vs Nelson Peltz (who?) war is over now and Iger has won. But some filmmakers and ticket buyers might…

Activist investor Nelson Peltz, reflecting on his losing proxy battle with Disney, says he will “watch and wait” to see if the company keeps its promises. If it doesn’t, he told CNBC in an interview Thursday, “you’ll see me again.” Asked by host Jim Cramer if reports were true that his firm…

Bob Iger took a victory lap Thursday morning, a day after Disney fended off activist investor Nelson Peltz in a fierce proxy battle. In an interview on CNBC, the CEO said the fight had one positive: getting the company in closer touch with investors as it lobbied hard for its board slate. He also said succ…

After Disney declared victory in its proxy battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz, CEO Bob Iger went on a theme-park offensive during the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Delivering scripted video remarks from a perch overlooking Disneyland, Iger extolled the parks as a key strategic area of…

Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger touted as a “win-win” the recent settlement of litigation with the Ron DeSantis-appointed special district board that oversees the company’s Florida theme park properties. At the company shareholders meeting Wedenesday, Iger said that the settlement “will actually enable…