Federal authorities arrested a Disney Cruise Line crew member for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material, making it the third arrest this year of a crew member employed by the family-oriented cruise company over similar heinous charges. Tirso Anthony Neri, a 44-year-old Philippino citizen working on the Disney Dream cruise ship, was arrested when federal […]
A Disney attorney asked a federal judge in California on Tuesday to dismiss former “The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano’s lawsuit arguing that her claims are barred by the First Amendment. As a company that creates “speech products,” Disney cannot be forced under state law to “speak through” actors whose “outside speech undermines the organization’s message,” […]
Disney held its annual shareholder meeting this week. During the meeting, shareholders from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) presented a proposal, which would require the company to disclose on its website charitable contributions of $5,000 or more. NTD’s Don Ma spoke with Scott Shepard from FEP about the proposal.
Disney is following in the footsteps of Netflix and will start cracking down on password sharing across its Disney+ streaming service, CEO Bob Iger has confirmed. While speaking during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday, Mr. Iger said the platform will be launching its “first real foray into password sharing” in […]
Disney has scored a huge victory in a proxy battle against a group of activist investors who were coveting seats on the company’s executive board. The shareholder vote at Disney’s annual shareholder meeting saw nominees put forward by Trian Fund Management and Blackwells Capital defeated by a substantial margin over Disney’s board of directors, in […]
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, has sued two of its cofounders, claiming they should forfeit their stakes in the company because of their mismanagement of the platform. Walt Disney shareholders backed Chief Executive Bob Iger and other company directors on Wednesday, defeating a campaign by activist investors who argued […]
Disney and allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis settled a lawsuit on Wednesday over how Disney World would be developed in the future. For more insight into the dispute, NTD spoke with David Gelman, a criminal defense attorney and a former federal prosecutor.
A settlement that amounts to a legal truce involving Disney and the State of Florida was reached regarding the oversight of the special district that contains Walt Disney World. NTD’s contributor Mike Leon, the director of policy and strategy at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, and the host of the “Can We Please Talk?” […]
The search has continued Wednesday for the bodies of six construction workers who fell from the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when it collapsed. The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the data recorder from the container ship Dali, and is investigating the cause of the crash. Hunter Biden is seeking to dismiss the […]
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have reached a settlement with the Disney Corporation. The Chinese communist regime’s sabotage of U.S.-based Shen Yun Performing Arts appears to have hit a new low—with multiple bomb threats against theaters this month.
Disney’s legal battles against its new governing body, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), appear to be coming to an end. On March 27, the CFTOD Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a settlement offered by the company, which agreed to drop two active lawsuits against CFTOD after it replaced the former Disney-appointed […]
Special counsel Robert Hur testified before Congress Tuesday. What did he have to say about President Joe Biden? A Boeing whistleblower is confirmed dead. He had been involved in a lawsuit against the plane maker. Gender identity discussions are allowed in Florida classrooms. A recent settlement cleared up confusion stemming from a controversial law. Taco […]
The U.S. Department of Justice intends to investigate a sports streaming platform proposed by Walt Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros Discovery amid fears that it could negatively impact consumers, sports leagues, and competitors, as reported by Bloomberg Law on February 15.
Disney is reportedly considering actress Ayo Edebiri for the leading role in “Pirates 6,” a film that would feature her as a replacement for Johnny Depp’s iconic character, Captain Jack Sparrow, in the “Pirates Of The Caribbean” franchise. Ms. Edebiri, fresh off of her Emmy and Golden Globe-winning role in “The Bear,” is being considered […]
Actress Gina Carano, former star of “The Mandalorian,” has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company, alleging discrimination over her political views. The lawsuit is now being financially supported by Elon Musk’s X Corp. “As a sign of X Corp’s commitment to free speech, we’re proud to provide […]
NTD Business host Don Ma has the latest updates on business news. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but took a major step toward lowering them in the coming months in a policy statement that tempered inflation concerns with other risks to the economy and dropped a longstanding reference to possible further […]
The CEOs of TikTok, Meta, X, Discord, and Snap testified in Congress Wednesday over child exploitation. Senators from both parties expressed concern that social media platforms aren’t doing enough to keep children safe. The White House has named the Iran proxy group it holds responsible for the drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in […]
LOS ANGELES—M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification, and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films, and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024. In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at […]
Harvard University’s governing body has decided that university President Claudine Gay will be able to keep her job. Calls for her resignation came following her response to questions before a House committee about allegations of anti-Semitism at a recent protest on the Harvard campus. The ongoing battle between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney is […]
