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May- 2023 -6 May
Disney Achieves Embarrassing New Milestone In Cinema
The Walt Disney Company (and all of the movie-making studios, theme parks, stores, et cetera under that umbrella) has gone through some decidedly-tough times as of late. Now, Disney has taken yet another hit — but not from Florida's governor! In a new article from Movieweb.com, Disney's cinematic box-office failures have been tallied up in a particularly brutal fashion — with a sharp f
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6 May
More for the Courts: DeSantis Signs Bill to Void Disney Contracts
The Disney vs. DeSantis battle has gone on for over a year now. The bitter feud brewing between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began as a disagreement over the “Don’t Say Gay” controversy and has spiraled into a dramatic conflict with many twists and turns. As the situation unfolded, both sides have experienced their fair share of victories and defeats, with each side re
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6 May
Some Disney Projects Not Affected by Writers Strike
As the writers' strike continues into its first weekend, concern is beginning to rise among producers and viewers alike over the state of highly-anticipated projects currently underway. But it appears that not all of Hollywood's writers are a part of the Guild. Picketing for the first time in over 15 years, the Writers Guild of America includes writers across the cinematic and television landscape
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5 May
DeSantis Calls Out Disney in Public, Plays Nice in Private
If you listened to all of the bluster coming from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Walt Disney Company would break any minute and beg him to forgive them. Disney's “wokeness” has brought the company to ruin. Throughout his many stops around the country on his book tour, Governor DeSantis repeatedly said, “Florida is where wokeness goes to die.” While that may be true in p
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4 May
Michael Eisner Speaks on Disney vs. DeSantis Feud
The dispute between Disney and DeSantis has been the subject of media attention for a long time now. What started as a disagreement between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company when then Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out about the “Don't Say Gay” bill soon escalated massively. In ostensible retaliation for Disney speaking out, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a threat to
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4 May
“The Studios Are Not Going to Give It to Us”: More on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike
The Writer's Guild of America has recently gone on strike, demanding more pay for writers in multiple Hollywood circles, including Disney's. The strike, which has already begun disrupting some late-night television shows like Jimmy Kimmel's, Jimmy Fallon's, Stephen Colbert's, and Seth Meyers's, is the first of its kind in over a decade as the writers fight for pay equity. The last writers' strike
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4 May
Disney has a Slam Dunk Lawsuit Against DeSantis, But It’s Not the One You Think
You've probably heard by now that the Walt Disney Company is suing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. You've also probably heard that DeSantis' board is also countersuing Disney. Neither is news to you unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months. Depending on what “legal expert” you ask, you will hear about the strength
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3 May
How is this going to end? The possibilities for a DeSantis/Disney Feud Ending
As Disney fans, we only look for the light at the end of the tunnel. When exactly can we expect the feud between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to end? The short answer is we have no idea. Realistically, if Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District follow through with their lawsuits, this could go on for years. And after a verdict is rendered, the losing
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3 May
Journalists Roast “Dumb” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for Helping Disney’s Lawsuit
March 2022 started a long battle between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company. When then Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill as referred to by opponents and called the Parental Rights in Education officially, it quickly escalated into what has now been a year-long back-and-forth. After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement
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3 May
Writers Strike Outside Disney Studios
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike for the first time in years, and it has the potential to significantly disrupt the projects currently in development at all of the major studios, including Disney. According to Josie Huang, writers were spotted striking outside of Disney's Burbank Studios, demanding changes to their compensation and benefits as new projects, specifically television s
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