Bob Chapek says he’ll meet with Ron DeSantis to discuss his “concerns.”
Photo: Image Group LA / Disney/Getty Images After doubling down on Disney’s decision not to denounce Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill in an internal memo, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek has reversed course.
Bob Chapek sends internal memo refusing to denounce the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.” This foray into politics is new for Chapek, who was pressured to respond earlier this week after reports revealed that Disney had given money to Florida legislators supporting the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” Chapek wrote in the memo to Disney employees, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Chapek doubled down on this rationale in his memo on Monday, saying that he didn’t see the point in putting out a statement that could be used to “further divide and inflame,” adding that he sees Disney’s best course of action as continuing to put out diverse content. The CEO specifically cited Encanto, Black Panther, Pose, Coco, Shang-Chi, Modern Family, and Love, Victor as examples of “diverse stories” that he claimed acted as “corporate statements.
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