Elon Musk isn’t letting his grievances with Disney die.
The proprietor of Twitter/X, final week, aimed his wrath at Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, saying she was “more deadly than the Death Star” and was “super bigoted against men” in a pair of tweets over a number of days. He additionally agreed with a submit lampooning Disney CEO Bob Iger for not firing Kennedy, saying “it is beyond parody at this point”.
This specific spherical of ire comes as some teams have criticized the newest Star Wars program on Disney+, The Acolyte, saying its lead characters had been spawned by “lesbian space witches.”
Kennedy has headed Lucasfilm at Disney for the reason that movie studio was acquired. Disney made again its $4 billion funding in George Lucas’s studio by 2018, six years after the acquisition closed. It has been dubbed “one of the smartest acquisitions in history” by analysts, regardless of some missteps. The Acolyte is Disney+’s greatest collection premiere of the 12 months, gathering 11.1 million views in its first 5 days, based on Selection.
Musk has held a grudge in opposition to Disney for the reason that firm pulled its promoting from Twitter/X final 12 months. On the DealBook convention the place he instructed Andrew Ross Sorkin “If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f–k yourself. Go f–k yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.” Musk then singled out Iger, saying “Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience.”
Musk has additionally stated he would again a lawsuit by actor Gina Carano, who was fired from The Mandalorian following social media posts that included one evaluating the U.S. political local weather in 2021 to Nazi Germany.
