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Umm, WAT? The answer to this is simple. Paz de la Huerta named Iger (and Eisner) in her lawsuit against Weinstein. The allegations in short were that that thei
by to11mtm 7y ago
Umm, WAT?
The answer to this is simple. Paz de la Huerta named Iger (and Eisner) in her lawsuit against Weinstein. The allegations in short were that that their behavior allowed Miramax to cover up what happened to her.
Weinstein was just convicted of Rape. That's separate from the civil cases, but with a criminal conviction on even one, the civil cases become that much easier to win.
In my mind either he's stepping down because it will help in damage control/settlement amount negotiations, or it was part of a settlement itself.
- madrox 7y agoPossible, but I don't think he'd remain as chairman and finish out his contract if that were the case. When Lasseter was in that position, as beloved as he was at the time, they didn't hesitate to cut all ties. I think it's something else. Then again, I could be wrong.
- thu2111 7y agoLasseter wasn't the CEO.
- jedieaston 7y agoNo, but if anything, he was the leader of Disney Animation, probably the most important thing to get right for Iger (since Eisner had bungled it so much). They needed him, but didn’t hesitate to cut him as far as they could until projects completed and he was let loose.
- ahaferburg 7y agoFrom Lasserter's Wikipedia entry: > The films he has made have grossed more than $19 billion (USD), making him one of the most successful filmmakers of all time.