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BREAKING: Gina Carano, Disney, and Lucasfilm Have Reached a Settlement In Her Wrongful Termination and Discrimination Case
Disney and Lucasfilm have reached a settlement with actress Gina Carano, who filed a lawsuit against the companies for discrimination and wrongful termination following her dismissal from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
EXCLUSIVE: Robert A Iger Building Nears Four Billion in Project Costs As “Vanity Project” Balloons to Epic Proportions
The Walt Disney Company’s new NYC headquarters at the Robert A Iger Building has grown beyond it’s initial projected cost.
Gina Carano Calls Out Lucasfilm, Disney Over Apparent Co-Opting of “Welcome to the Rebellion” Slogan
On Wednesday, former Mandalorian star Gina Carano highlighted a striking similarity between a new marketing slogan for Andor Season 2 and one of her own previous tweets. In a post on X, Carano pointed out that the phrase “Welcome to the Rebellion,” prominently used in Andor’s promotional campaign, mirrors her own previous post and also the slogan.
BREAKING: Warner Bros Discovery Head of HR Jennifer Remling Has Left The Company
According to a source familiar with the matter Jennifer Remling, the head of HR for Warner Bros Discovery has exited the company “effective immediately” as of Thursday, March 6. Remling is being replaced by Amy Girwood, a long time Human Resources executive who started at Discovery in 1993. Jennifer Remling joined WBD in January of 2024, putting her tenure at only 15 months.
Exclusive: Star Wars “The Acolyte” Real Costs Exploded to $230 Million According to New Tax Documents
EXCLUSIVE: United Kingdom tax documents filed by the Walt Disney Company's UK branch reveal that Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company spent over 172 million GBP (231 million USD) on the production of The Acolyte, a prequel series set in the Disney Star Wars universe....
BREAKING: Disney’s Motion To Dismiss Gina Carano’s Lawsuit Has Been DENIED
In court documents obtained by That Park Place, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett has denied the request by the Walt Disney Company to dismiss Gina Carano's lawsuit. with Gina Carano and her lawyers against The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm's attempt to...
Longtime Disney Shareholder Ike Perlmutter Liquidates His $3 Billion Stake In The Walt Disney Company Citing Management Issues
Walt Disney Company shareholder Ike Perlmutter liquidated his entire stake in The Walt Disney Company over the last few months. The news came as Disney shares fell precipitously to $90 early this week. Robbie Whelan from The Wall Street Journal reports that Perlmutter...
An Unexpected Evil Queen: Disney World Appears To Allow Biological Men To Play Female Characters
A family attending an expensive dinner at Disney's Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World Resort had a character experience they were not expecting. According to the father, they complained after the Evil Queen was not what they anticipated. In 2023, The Walt Disney...
SOURCE: Disney Employees Forced to Prove DEI Commitment or Have Pay Reduced
Something transformative has been happening at The Walt Disney Company. Now, we're starting to see with details and specificity, exactly what moved Disney so far into the political arena. According to multiple documents obtained by That Park Place, the Walt...
REPORT: UK Government Threatening To Dissolve Star Wars Acolyte Production and Seize Assets
Strange things are happening with The Acolyte and its development in the United Kingdom. While we don't believe the series is cancelled, continuation for a second season could already be out the window a year before release. Is trouble afoot for the television...
Disney+ Considers These Shows to be LGBTQ+ Shows
Jonas J Campbell asks "What is a Pride Month Piece of Content?" Luckily, Disney has made a list. Ever since I started a YouTube channel that aims to shine a light on woke elements of pop culture, I get a lot of pushback on what is considered "woke" and what is...