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Buckeyeblue

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9. A few years ago we were on Disney's side when they stood up to DeSantis

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 06:31 AM

Sep 22

Has Disney's management changed since then? I curious why they lost their will to fight. Seems like they could have stood beside Kimmel and went public with the FCC threats.

But ABC/Disney have struggled recently. ESPN was losing money.

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Disney has lost nearly $4 billion in market value since suspending Jimmy Kimmel. [View all] tblue37 Sep 22 OP

That's a drop in the bucket. About 1.3 pc over three days. Disney lost over 10 pc in 2 days in April. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #1

I hope they'll lose far more. Dave Bowman Sep 22 #2

And thousands of layoffs too MichMan Sep 22 #8

GOOD! We the People have POWER!!! elleng Sep 22 #3

Trump enjoys destroying things. no_hypocrisy Sep 22 #4

Good point. Trump pretends he loves building and making things. Irish_Dem Sep 22 #7

He's a one-man wrecking ball. tanyev Sep 22 #11

A needed shift in the dynamic Chasstev365 Sep 22 #5

Going for a walk later. Going to keep an eye for any of that lost money. multigraincracker Sep 22 #6

You can bet that Disney bought a lot of any loose shares. marble falls Sep 22 #14

A few years ago we were on Disney's side when they stood up to DeSantis Buckeyeblue Sep 22 #9

Kimmel pullsin $4 billion in revenue for Disney? werdna Sep 22 #10

Respectfully, that's not what is going on PJMcK Sep 22 #13

Good. Screw the Mouse House. marble falls Sep 22 #12

K&R UTUSN Sep 22 #15