Ike Perlmutter, 80, claims he was fired after pushing for change at Disney.
The Post has reached out to DeSantis’ office and to Disney for comment.
“I have no doubt that my termination was based on fundamental differences in business between my thinking and Disney leadership, because I care about return on investment,” Perlmutter told the outlet. A Disney representative told the Journal that the company’s general counsel, Horacio Gutierrez, called Perlmutter to inform him that his job was being cut as part of a companywide savings drive.Disney is in the middle of a major cost-cutting push.“It was merely a convenient excuse to get rid of a longtime executive who dared to challenge the company’s way of doing business,” he said.
Aside from his grumbling about Marvel’s spending, Perlmutter backed his friend, well-known activist investor Nelson Peltz, in his high-profile campaign to gain a seat on Disney’s board and enact changes to its operations.Peltz later dropped the bid after Iger announced the layoffs and other cost-cutting moves.
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