By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out about Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill in a staff email Friday — but doubled down on his refusal to publish a public statement against it. Chapek said he and Disney’s leadership “unequivocally stand” with LGBTQ+ employees.
“As we have seen time and again, corporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds. Instead, they are often weaponized by one side or the other to further divide and inflame," Chapek wrote in a staff memo
Bob Chapek, Disney's CEO, was criticized Monday for speaking out about — but not directly condemning — Florida's controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill, with some feeling that Disney's statement fell
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said that the company had chose not to publicly address the bill in hopes that it could work "behind the scenes" with Florida lawmakers.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said during an annual shareholders meeting that he agreed he should have taken a harder stance against the Parental Rights in Education bill, known as the
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek has taken a public stance on Florida's so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill after much scrutiny and backlash from Disney employees.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for not being a “stronger ally” for the LGBTQ community and for the company’s silence over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for the company’s silence on Florida legislation that would limit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in primary school settings, telling Di
Chapek had come out in opposition to the bill at a shareholders meeting on Wednesday, but the backlash against the company had continued—particularly from its own employees.
Bob Chapek apologized to LGBTQ+ employees and said the company would stop donations to Florida politicians and aid advocacy groups fighting similar bills elsewhere
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