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Jeffrey Katzenberg hasn’t said anything yet, but more big Democratic donors are speaking out for Joe Biden to step aside after last week’s debate debacle. Outspoken Disney heiress and documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney has weighed in on Biden post-debate, telling CNBC she plans to pause all…

Around 100 hours before the deadline for all Disney shareholders to cast their ballots in the acrid board clash between the Mouse House and activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of the country's top pension funds just rolled its cannons onto the battlefield. With 6.7 million shares in Disney, the…

In two open letters to shareholders of the Walt Disney Company, grandchildren of Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney came out in support of CEO Bob Iger and current management, which is being assailed by two investment firms trying to change the makeup of the company's board. "From Mickey and…

A24 dominated the 95th annual Oscars with nine wins, almost twice as many as the next distributor, Netflix (five). The massive haul for A24, including sweeping the top six categories, left little room for competitors, with only six other companies scoring victories tonight, and only two of them, Netflix…

If Abigail Disney had listened to her financial advisers growing up, the heiress would have concentrated on one thing above all else: getting even richer. The granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy O. Disney says of those early money managers, "They were really lovely, wonderful, nice people who had…

Bob Iger is barely out the door at the Walt Disney Company and already a film from a scion of the founding family has  come along to give the well compensated ex-CEO a kick in the ass. However, the Abigail Disney co-directed The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales documentary doesn't have much to add to the…

Abigail Disney, Sheila Nevins are among the notable speakers slated to appear at a documentary-focused edition of the New York Women in Film & Television Creative Workforce Summit. The event, which will take place virtually from October 20 to 23, will feature keynote speakers, panels and film screenings. According to…

Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy O. Disney, continued her attacks on her namesake company in a fusillade of tweets Thursday warning that “layoffs are coming.” The 24-part attack centered on what she called the “greed-is-good” ethos of American corporations, including Disney, a matter of…

Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy Disney, criticized the company’s decision to reopen its theme parks. “I'm confused about how they think they can possibly protect their guests and their employees," the Disney heiress said during an appearance Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk Box. "I certainly…

Abigail Disney posted a 25-tweet thread ripping the Walt Disney Co.’s plan to furlough 100,000 workers, mostly in its theme park division, in a move she says is about preserving executive bonuses and shareholder dividends. “What the actual f–k?????” she wondered in one of the initial tweets kicking off the thread…

Abigail Disney-led Fork Films has named Jess Kwan the Chief Operating Officer and promoted Kat Vecchio to Chief Creative Officer. The two positions will work with Disney to set overall strategic and organizational goals for the company. Both roles will oversee new and current projects, support their distribution and…

There’s no better remedy for the coronavirus blues than standing shoulder-to-shoulder hundreds of people, right? Walt Disney’s grand-niece took exception to a pair of photos posted Sunday on Twitter that showed crowds watching fireworks displays at the parks her great-uncle founded. “Are you f*cking kidding me?&#8221…