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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) followed up on his attack on Disney last week with an op-ed on FoxNews.com in which he argued that corporations were attacking American values by weighing in on divisive social issues. “Big business is no friend to conservatives — that's been clear for years. And it's increasingly no friend to…

For a brand that touts its genius at "storytelling," the Magic Kingdom faces ever-growing problems in telling its own story. Symbolically, Disney has just broken ground on what it portrays as a "storyliving community" of 1,700 new “storytelling homes” in the desert town of Rancho Mirage, CA. "We are story tellers at…

UPDATED: A judge today denied a lawsuit brought by Florida taxpayers over Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to revoke Walt Disney World’s special Reedy Creek tax district, which has allowed Walt Disney World to self-govern — and self fund — its Orlando operations and local infrastructure. The litigants were concerned…

Stepping into the ongoing debate over whether corporations should address political and social concerns outside their business silos, ExxonMobil has said it will prohibit corporate offices from flying the LGBTQ pride flag outside of their offices. Bloomberg reports that ExxonMobil has banned what it termed “external…

UPDATED, Friday, 12:33 PM PT: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Friday that strips Disney of a special district that covers Walt Disney World, after the company came out publicly against the state’s parental rights law. It’s unclear what the ultimate financial impact will be on Disney, but Democrats have…

Does it ever feel like those of us in and around Hollywood are at war with the world? We're certainly fighting with Florida, over gender education — you heard all about it from the Oscar hosts, on Disney-owned ABC. And we're battling Texas, over abortion. Reese Witherspoon and another hundred stars planted the flag in…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated his attack on The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday, calling on the state legislature to end a self-governing special district covering Walt Disney World in Orlando. DeSantis said that lawmakers in a special session this week “also will be considering termination of all special districts…

Bill Maher used a pointer to illustrate his lecture Friday night on HBO’s Real Time, as he gave a “Zapruder-ized” analysis of the Oscars moment that everyone can’t let go. Maher called the segment, “Explaining Jokes to Idiots” and said he would break down jokes for the humor-impaired (a Will Smith shot accompanying).…

The Walt Disney Co. initially took heat for not taking a public position on Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” bill — and now they are under fire for doing just that. Others studios, though, have largely steered clear of the furor in the Sunshine State. NBCUniversal, with its rival theme park presence in Orlando, has…

Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso said she had a 45-minute sitdown with Disney boss Bob Chapek recently regarding the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida, Texas, and Arizona. She revealed the details of their chat while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film for Eternals Saturday night in Los Angeles. “If…

UPDATED, with Equality Florida comment: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that The Walt Disney Co. should be stripped of its “special privileges” in the state following its opposition to the new Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed by detractors as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeSantis appeared to be referring to a…

Florida State GOP Representative Spencer Roach said legislators have met twice to discuss repealing a statute that impacts how Disney can invest in its theme parks there. The move is retaliatory after the company and CEO Bob Chapek came out strongly against the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill just signed into law by…