News Lasseter taking leave of absence

[Lou Filerman]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-taking-leave-absence-pixar-missteps-1057113

 

[mgf]

More: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...uct-detailed-by-disney-pixar-insiders-1059594

 

[TwilightZone]

there's already a fourm for this topic
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/lasseter-taking-leave-of-absence.936089/#post-7970721

 

[JoeCamel]

And the walls come tumbling down..........

 

[radiohost]

No one has died here....But this news is as Earth shaking as when Disney CFO Frank Wells died in 1994.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Probably not the best news for Coco's imminent release, either.

 

[Bairstow]

Probably not the best news for Coco's imminent release, either.

Yeah, I'm really curious to know why they didn't delay his announcement until after opening weekend. Someone must have forced their hand. You can bet that this news will do no favors for Coco's numbers.

 

[RandomPrincess]

“She was bent over and [had her arm] across her thigh,” he says. “The best I can describe it is as a defensive posture ... John had his hand on her knee, though, moving around.” After that encounter, this person asked the woman about what he had seen. “She said it was unfortunate for her to wear a skirt that day and if she didn’t have her hand on her own right leg, his hand would have travelled.”

 

[RandomPrincess]

Yeah, I'm really curious to know why they didn't delay his announcement until opening weekend. Someone must have forced their hand. You can bet that this news will do no favors for Coco's numbers.

I'm guessing they are trying to get ahead of the scandal.

 

[Bairstow]

I'm guessing they are trying to get ahead of the scandal.

Of course, but that means that whoever's accusation they beat to the races was timing the accusation for maximum damage to the studio.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Of course, but that means that whoever's accusation they beat to the races was timing the accusation for maximum damage to the studio.

There was an article earlier today with accusations. Took just a couple hours for him to announce his leave of absence. - This is incorrect information! The article was being prepped.

 

[Bairstow]

There was an article earlier today with accusations. Took just a couple hours for him to announce his leave of absence.

Wait- there was an article published before his announcement?

 

[radiohost]

He's going to be out at Pixar....

 

[HauntedPirate]

Oh dear...

 

[RandomPrincess]

Wait- there was an article published before his announcement?

Sorry I messed up the timeline the article was being prepped when he decided to take a leave. I'm guessing he was tipped off or contacted for comment - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...uct-detailed-by-disney-pixar-insiders-1059594

 

[RSoxNo1]

Some of the accusations have surprised me. I know very little about John Lasseter, but this one doesn't surprise me at all. Everything I've seen publicly is that this is a man that is not in control of many aspects of his life.

 

[RandomPrincess]

This is just the start - stories will come rolling out - http://people.com/movies/rashida-jo...alleged-unwanted-advances-from-john-lasseter/ arachnids Jones has come fiward and said she did not leave because of sexual advances but because of creative differences. She also noted that Pixar is not very women or minority friendly.

 

[Clamman73]

And now trending on twitter.

 

[LAKid53]

Here's the article in the LA Times.


http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-john-lasseter-pixar-20171121-story.html

 

[disneygeek90]

Very, very bad. And ill fully timed the day of the US Coco release. Is anyone at Hollywood not doing these despicable things these days??? Sheesh.