{"id":460758,"date":"2022-06-10T20:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disney-morale-terrible-after-ceo-bob-chapek-fires-peter-rice\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:37:53","slug":"disney-morale-terrible-after-ceo-bob-chapek-fires-peter-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-morale-terrible-after-ceo-bob-chapek-fires-peter-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disney morale terrible after CEO Bob Chapek fires Peter Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719575865c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2719575865c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-morale-terrible-after-ceo-bob-chapek-fires-peter-rice\/#%E2%80%9CDisney_morale_terrible_after_CEO_Bob_Chapek_fires_Peter_Rice%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Disney morale terrible after CEO Bob Chapek fires Peter Rice&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDisney_morale_terrible_after_CEO_Bob_Chapek_fires_Peter_Rice%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Disney morale terrible after CEO Bob Chapek fires Peter Rice&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Morale is at an all-time low at the beleaguered Mouse House after Disney CEO Bob Chapek dumped TV content boss Peter Rice.<\/p>\n<p>Rice, who joined Disney after the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> giant acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019, was replaced on Thursday by his number two, Dana Walden, in what many have described as a \u201cshocking\u201d shakeup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not good for the company. Morale is terrible,\u201d a Disney insider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/peter-rice-bob-chapek-disney-fire-1235162714\/\">told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>No reason was given by Disney as to why Rice was let go, but sources buzzed Thursday that Chapek sharpened the axe before it fell on him after he butted heads with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring all the press about the DeSantis fiasco, it\u2019s incredibly uncomfortable, for a CEO whose power is slipping away, to have the person who is seen as your successor sitting in the room with you,\u201d the source told The Hollywood Reporter. \u201cYou kill that person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chapek has had a slew of missteps since he took the helm in 2020, including gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ling with the fallout from his fumbling\u00a0response to\u00a0Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Peter Rice\" class=\"wp-image-22608938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Peter Rice \u2014 a former exec at Fox \u2014 was seen by some at Disney as a potential CEO successor to Bob Chapek.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As his boss flip-flopped on his response to DeSantis\u2019 legislation, enraging Disney employees, Rice issued his own memo at the time,\u00a0saying, \u201cPersonally, I see this law as a violation of fundamental human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That likely didn\u2019t win any points with Chapek, or other execs, who viewed Rice as someone who didn\u2019t conform to Disney\u2019s more buttoned-up corporate culture. <\/p>\n<p>Rice broke the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of his firing to employees Thursday in a collegial memo, capping a tumultuous ride at the company.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-41-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Chapek\" class=\"wp-image-22608685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-41-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-41-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Bob-Chapek-41-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney CEO Bob Chapek fired executive, Peter Rice.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Jackson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am so proud of the work we have done together, the friendships we have forged and the consistent success we have celebrated,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/06\/peter-rice-farewell-disney-staff-in-final-memo-1235042462\/\">he wrote<\/a>. \u201cAs I depart Disney, may I leave you with a last thought: remain committed to excellence and always recognize that our stories are dependent upon the imagination and artistry of the writers, directors, producers, actors, and craftsman that we have engaged to call Disney home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rice, who had more than three decades of experience in the entertainment industry, soared at Rupert Murdoch\u2019s Fox Entertainment, where he grew the profile of Fox Searchlight, green-lighting some of its highest grossing, critically-acclaimed films like \u201cSlumdog Millionaire\u201d and \u201cLittle Miss Sunshine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His success at the division led him to a promotion overseeing the media giant\u2019s TV assets. The star exec was brought over to Disney three years ago, where he oversaw the division that made over 300 shows a year for platforms like ABC, Disney Channel, Disney+, Hulu and FX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-17.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dana Walden\" class=\"wp-image-22608783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rice\u2019s number two, Dana Walden, was elevated by Chapek to replace her former boss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a bad guy, just grew up in the wrong corporate culture,\u201d a source told The Post Thursday,\u00a0citing cumulative\u00a0issues over time for the rift.<\/p>\n<p>But the bad press for a company that had run rather smoothly under Chapek\u2019s predecessor, Bob Iger, caused\u00a0some in Hollywood to speculate if Chapek was up to the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChapek\u2019s contract is up in a year and a half,\u201d a Hollywood executive told The Post in April. \u201cI\u2019d be worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney_45-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World\" class=\"wp-image-22608989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney_45-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney_45-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/disney_45-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Since taking the Disney reigns in 2020, Chapek has had a slew of missteps.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to reports, Disney has yet to re-sign Chapek, but Rice\u2019s dismissal did come with a vote of confidence from Disney\u2019s chairman Susan Arnold, who backed the CEO\u2019s decision on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strength of The Walt Disney Company\u2019s businesses coming out of the pandemic is a testament to Bob\u2019s leadership and vision for the company\u2019s future,\u201d she said. \u201cIn this important time of business growth and transformation, we are committed to keeping Disney on the successful path it is on today, and Bob and his leadership team have the support and confidence of the Board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axing a potential successor isn\u2019t new in the cutthroat world of media, nor is it an anomaly at Disney.  <\/p>\n<p>Iger purged chief operating officer Tom Staggs in 2016 when the exec was widely seen as the CEO\u2019s successor, and Michael Eisner pushed out Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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