Disney Communications Exec Morrell Out Amid DeSantis Feud
Disney and its senior communications relations executive, Geoff Morrell, parted ways this weekend.
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Hutchinson Pushes Back On Florida's Disney Punishment
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., on Sunday pushed back on Florida’s decision to strip Disney of its special tax privilege amid controversy over its rejection of the state’s move to restrict topics of sex and gender…
Disney: Florida Can't Scrap Special District Without Paying Debts
Florida lawmakers rewrote promises made in Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District’s bond offerings when dissolving the special tax district, which created hairy contractual issues for the state, reports Bloomberg Tax.
Sen. Rick Scott to Newsmax: Florida Must Protect Taxpayers, Not Disney
A looming battle over the dissolution of special tax privileges for the Disney-controlled areas of Florida might stand to put a debt and tax burden on taxpayers, but Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Newsmax that…
DeSantis Signs Anti-Woke and Disney Measures Into Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill to dissolve Walt Disney World’s private government, after the entertainment giant criticized a measure on gay discussions in schools.He did so as he also signed off…
Florida Lawmaker to Newsmax: Disney in a 'Specially Privileged Woke World'
Florida state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia told Newsmax on Monday that Florida was “leveling the playing field” by stripping Disney of its special tax district in Orlando, bringing the iconic corporation out of its “specially privileged…
Jack Posobiec Temporarily Banned From Twitter for Disney 'Groomer' Parody
Conservative commentator Jack Posobiec was temporarily banned from Twitter after he hawked links to purchase T-shirts and stickers that feature the Disney castle logo with text reading ”Boycott Groomers.”
Mark Meckler to Newsmax: New Poll Finds People 'Furious' at Woke Disney Ideology
Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler told Newsmax Monday that a new poll by his organization with the Trafalgar Group and commissioned by “Spicer & Co.” found most people angry with Disney for its…
Florida Lt. Gov. Nuñez: Parents May Decide Against Visiting Disney Resorts
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez told Newsmax on Friday that because Disney recently came out against the state’s new law opposing grooming by talking to young schoolchildren about sexuality without notifying their parents may cause…
Huckabee: Disney 'Purveyor of Soft Porn, Wokeism'
Disney’s liberal hypocrisy has been exposed in its opposition to Florida’s parental rights law, former Arkansas GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee said in his recent monologue on “Huckabee.”
Rep. Cammack to Newsmax: Disney on 'Wrong Side of History' on Florida Rights Law
The Walt Disney Company is “on the wrong side of history” with its opposition to Florida’s parental rights law, Rep. Kat Cammack said on Newsmax Wednesday.
Sen. Blackburn: Disney Fairytale Becoming an American 'Nightmare'
Disney going “woke” amid leftist’s attacks on biological gender has Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., lamenting the longtime fairytale teller is now sharing an American nightmare.
Florida Gov. DeSantis Backs Stripping Disney of Special Privileges Over Parental Rights Law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said Disney’s “wokeness” would “destroy this country if we let it run unabated” and supported stripping Disney’s special privileges in the state.
Disney 'Regrets' Performance by Visiting School Drill Team
Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them,” doesn’t reflect the Florida resort’s values.The performance…
Disney CEO Apologizes to LGBTQ Employees, Will Halt Florida Political Donations
Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Friday apologized to the company’s LGBTQ employees and vowed to pause political donations in Florida following controversy over support for legislators in the state.