John Lasseter Out at Disney / Pixar

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12 pointsuptown4 comments

After reading Creativity, Inc I've come to understand Disney's turnaround under Bob Iger is really down to John Lasseter in bringing their bags over to Disney from Pixar after the acquisition.

It'll be interesting to see whether the films still carry that certain something going forward. Hopefully they don't fall to 20th Century Fox/Sony standard.

Can anyone qualify Lasseter's 'missteps'?

Is he an Al Franken? A Louis CK? A Spacey? A Cosby?

Is he a guy who just likes to hug too much when inappropriate, or is it more nefarious than that?

Since you asked, TFA:

> The usually chummy and Hawaiian-shirt wearing Lasseter admitted late last year to giving “unwanted hugs” and behavior that others “felt crossed the line.” Interviews revealed uninvited kisses and touching and amorous displays at studio parties where alcohol was served.

Agreed, I just wasn't sure if the article is the best source. From the way they say it, he seems like a guy who likes to hug too much, which seems very far off from many of the #MeToo 'victims'(perps) who do things like indecent exposure, drugging, raping, etc.

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