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Chapek Accuses Iger of Campaign to Fire Him

Updated 2026-09-24 15:25 UTC 1 source Negative

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims his predecessor, Bob Iger, conducted a relentless three-year campaign to push him out. The dispute centers around the firing and subsequent appointment of Chapek as CEO.

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Variety

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Variety

Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says Bob Iger Ran ‘Relentless Three-Year Campaign’ to Fire Him: ‘Made It Seem as If I Had Committed Some Terrible Offense’

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims his predecessor-turned-successor Bob Iger underwent a “relentless three-year campaign to push me out” after initially appointing him to the job. “The way Disney’s board and Bob Iger handled my firing made it seem as if I had committed some terrib

2026-09-24 15:16 UTC