Ellison said in a note to colleagues that the company employed outside counsel to "thoroughly investigate the allegations. But it is also a culture where women and people of color do not have an equal creative voice, as is demonstrated by their director demographics: out of the 20 films in the company's history, only one was co-directed by a woman and only one was directed by a person of color.
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We haven't independently confirmed the memo's origin, and it's not clear what, exactly, Lasseter is talking about when he suggests in vague terms he may have let his company down.
The Walt Disney Company says Tuesday that the 73-year-old Pixar co-founder will remain in an advisory role through July 2019. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2018. Morningstar: Copyright 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In this instance, The Hollywood Reporter does not speak for us. NEW YORK (AP) — In a letter to Skydance Media, Emma Thompson outlined why she refused to work with the former Pixar executive John Lasseter and was withdrawing from the animated film... NEW YORK (AP) — Pixar co-founder and former Disney animation chief John Lasseter, who last year was forced out after acknowledging "missteps" in his behavior with women staff members, has been hired to run the recently launched animation division of Skydance Media, the production company announced Wednesday. ", Lasseter's statement was made on the same day that, The report quotes an unnamed Pixar employee as saying Lasseter had a reputation among employees "for grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.
"I am resolute in my commitment to build an animation studio upon a foundation of quality, safety, trust and mutual respect," he said. All rights reserved. NEW YORK (AP) — John Lasseter, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and the Walt Disney Co.'s animation chief, will step down at the end of the year after acknowledging "missteps" in his behavior with staff members.
Pixar boss John Lasseter is out amid sexual harassment claims (update) The Oscar-winning animator will take a six-month leave of absence, according to a leaked memo.
The break neck speed at which journalists have been naming the next perpetrator renders some reporting irresponsible and, in fact, counterproductive for the people who do want to tell their stories.
He announced last summer that he would leave Disney at the end of 2018.
Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Representatives for Lasseter didn't respond to a request for comment. Virtual reality 101: CNET tells you everything you need to know about VR. "As a leader, it's my responsibility to ensure that doesn't happen; and I now believe I have been falling short in this regard," Lasseter wrote. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Catmull, the president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios since 2006, is retiring next year.
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", Here's Lasseter's official Disney bio. But minutes later, The Hollywood Reporter published a separate story alleging that actress Rashida Jones, who co-wrote "Toy Story 4," is among women who received unwanted sexual advances from Lasseter. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on allegations against Pixar co-founder John Lasseter that have led him to take a leave of absence (all times local): Rashida Jones is denying a report that she quit working on "Toy Story 4" because of unwanted advances by Pixar co-founder John Lasseter.
Disney also didn't respond to a request for comment, but confirmed Lasseter's leave of absence in a statement to The New York Times and Associated Press. Discuss: Pixar boss John Lasseter is out amid sexual harassment claims (update). LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just days before Pixar's "Coco" is set to hit theaters, Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter announced he is taking a six-month leave of absence citing "missteps" with employees. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/media/john-lasseter-skydance
That's according to anonymous Pixar employees who spoke to the publication. We hope we can encourage all those who have felt like their voices could not be heard in the past to feel empowered. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. That is untrue.