Kimmel Is Back But Can Disney Come Back From the Damage Done?
Kimmel returns to the airwaves but is Hollywood gonna let Disney off so easily?
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It's not a great week to work for the House of Mouse. Last week alone a judge approved a $233 million dollar settlement--the largest settlement for wage theft in California history--the company will have to pay employees as part of a class action lawsuit accusing the company of failing to pay Anaheim minimum wage standards. On top of that, a study listed Disneyland as the #1 most stressful vacation place in the world, with several other Disney locales on the list.
And then there's Kimmel. The "indefinite suspension" of the late night host, fueled by pressure from the Trump administration, saw the company lose billions overnight and their stock price drop. And, as of yesterday morning, the ACLU published a letter with 400 high-profile celebrity names attached including Meryl Streep. When you piss off the Grand Dame of Hollywood, you know it's bad. Because of everything going on Disney and ABC about-faced yesterday afternoon and said Kimmel would be returned to the airwaves. It's unclear what, if any concessions, Kimmel had to make or how much of this was fueled by Disney wanting to avoid paying out his contract or facing a lawsuit.
