Disney has sacked its top television executive, Peter Rice, a well-regarded figure in Hollywood who some had seen as an eventual candidate to become chief executive of the company.
The decision was made after senior Disney officials concluded Rice was a not a good fit with its corporate culture, according to industry executives. Rice, a longtime executive at 21st Century Fox, joined Disney when it acquired the company from Rupert Murdoch in 2019.
Rice signed a new contract last summer. His firing comes after Bob Chapek, Disney’s chief executive, faced months of pressure from employees and prominent US Republicans for his handling of a Florida law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by its critics.
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