Deadline Hollywood reports:
As many of its LGBTQ+ employees get set for a full-day walkout tomorrow, Disney has decided to postpone a management retreat set for next week as it continues efforts to calm the internal waters.
News of the postponement came as Disney CEO Bob Chapek conducted a town hall meeting today for all employees. The exec is continuing to try to put the company on more stable footing after its response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill met with fierce backlash internally and in influential pockets of the talent community.
Each of the company’s three major content suppliers – Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm – have been publicly critical of the company’s handling of the situation.
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In lieu of the management retreat, the plan is for the leadership of the media company to go on a listening tour with employees. A growing number of participants in the retreat were expressing reluctance with pressing ahead given the climate at the company https://t.co/CVWC775oMz
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 21, 2022