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- Disney rehires James Gunn after 'pedo' tweet scandal; Twitter grapples with morals
Disney has embraced disgraced director James Gunn back into its bosom, reinstating him as writer and director for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after less than a year in Hollywood time-out over a history of seedy tweets.Mar 15, 2019 23:39USA News - Major advertisers jump ship as YouTube hit with ‘softcore child porn’ scandalYouTube is in damage-control mode after several large companies, including Disney, Nestlé, McDonalds and Epic Games, pulled ads in response to a report accusing the platform of harboring a pedophile ring hiding in plain sight.Feb 21, 2019 04:10World News
- Phony outrage or cultural appropriation? Disney in trouble over Hakuna Matata trademark (RT DEBATE)For most Westerners, 'Hakuna Matata' is just something out of the Disney classic 'The Lion King,' but it's a real phrase in Swahili, widely used in eastern Africa. A petition has been launched to snatch it out of Simba's claws.Dec 21, 2018 03:49USA News
- Disney fires ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director over tweets about pedophilia & rapeJames Gunn, the director of two ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movies, has been fired by Disney from the sequel after his tweets referencing pedophilia and rape were dug up by conservative journalists.Jul 21, 2018 00:13USA News
- Sanders slams Disney CEO for taking home millions and paying ‘poverty wages’Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is taking on Mickey Mouse and company, blasting Disney CEO Bob Iger for taking home a seven-figure paycheck while some of his workers struggle to make ends meet.Jul 13, 2018 19:56USA News
- Disney feels the Bern: Sanders slams CEO’s $423mn bonus while staff struggleVermont Senator Bernie Sanders took aim at Disney and ABC News on Twitter, delivering a stinging tweet that took aim at both corporate media self-censorship and Disney’s failure to adequately pay workers.Jun 2, 2018 17:24USA News
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