Disney’s returning CEO Bob Iger has expressed regret the company got into a fight with Florida over the state’s anti-grooming law, telling Disney’s recent employee townhall meeting he was “sorry to see us dragged into that battle.”
It might be hard to accept Iger’s contrition at face value since he is directly contradicting himself. In statements he made earlier this year before returning to Disney, Iger publicly denounced Florida’s law and even chided corporate CEOs for not getting more involved in politics, telling CNN activism is important “even if voicing an opinion on those issues potentially puts some of your business in danger.” Read more…