The former CEO of this entertainment conglomerate stayed in the background for a couple of years just in case he was needed back at the helm, but just like he wanted no part of the COVID mess, he wants nothing to do with the company now and its even bigger mess.

As I said in this space a few weeks ago, he just wants one of the company’s properties and a sportsbook.

Bob Iger

Disney

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As Disney flails, Hollywood weighs a possible Bob Iger comeback

Last month, while Disney CEO Bob Chapek was grappling with the fallout from his fumbling response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, his predecessor, Bob Iger, was racing around the Caribbean in the Aquarius, a 184-foot superyacht.

“Looks like Bob has a lot of confidence with me at the helm,” his racing partner, Hollywood mogul Brian Grazer, quipped in an Instagram post, showing Iger grimacing behind him in mock exasperation. “Aquarius did go on to win the race (once I passed the wheel over!!).”

The irony wasn’t lost on Hollywood insiders, who questioned whether 71-year-old Iger, who stepped down as executive chairman in December, would be able to restrain himself from reaching for the wheel at Disney after a series of missteps by Chapek.

After initially staying silent on the Florida law — which bars teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with students unless they’re in the fourth grade or higher — Chapek eventually condemned it after outraged LGBTQ Disney employees piped up. – Source

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