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He as well as [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] were later caught alongside at least three other CEOs in a scandal involving a deal with Chinese officials to allow their films to air in China.<ref>http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dreamworks-nightmare/</ref>
He as well as [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] were later caught alongside at least three other CEOs in a scandal involving a deal with Chinese officials to allow their films to air in China.<ref>http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dreamworks-nightmare/</ref>
In addition, during the controversy involving ESPN commentator Jemele Hill's commenting that Trump was a White Supremacist among other epithets, Iger insisted they keep her on the job because she was an outraged black woman. Danhof stated that the National Center for Public Policy Research has attempted to reign him in from doing these kinds of things because of these actions harming the long-term investors, but Iger ignored them, with Danhof also accusing Iger of bigotry due to his rationale for keeping Jemele Hill.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/13/bob-igers-bigotry/</ref>
In addition, during the controversy involving ESPN commentator Jemele Hill's commenting that Trump was a White Supremacist among other epithets, Iger insisted that ESPN's leadership keep her on the job because she was an outraged black woman. Danhof stated that the National Center for Public Policy Research has attempted to reign him in from doing these kinds of things because of these actions harming the long-term investors, but Iger ignored them, with Danhof also accusing Iger of bigotry due to his rationale for keeping Jemele Hill.<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/13/bob-igers-bigotry/</ref> In fact, once Hill was back on the job, she resumed her anti-Trump rhetoric.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/03/12/disney-ceo-bob-iger-denies-espn-bashes-donald-trump-conservatives/</ref>
Ironically, he also started showing controversy from the left when he joined Donald Trump's advisory committee, although he claimed he was only part of it so he could influence policy decisions to be more favorable to the left, quoting the play "Hamilton".<ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-disney-ceo-bob-iger-defends-trump-1488997088-htmlstory.html</ref>
Ironically, he also started showing controversy from the left when he joined Donald Trump's advisory committee, although he claimed he was only part of it so he could influence policy decisions to be more favorable to the left, quoting the play "Hamilton".<ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-disney-ceo-bob-iger-defends-trump-1488997088-htmlstory.html</ref>
He later was involved in a scandal in 2018 where, during a supposed shareholder meeting, most of the CEOs were replaced by a Disney Fan Club to shower praises to him until Justin Danhof exposed the scam, causing the Disney Fan Club to allow Danhof to question Iger about his letting Jemele Hill continue to work at ESPN despite her aforementioned comments, or Joy Behar's anti-Christian slurs against Mike Pence, causing Iger to admit that Behar apologized privately to the Vice President, which eventually led to outcries that resulted in Behar giving a more public apology. As a result of this, Iger was denied a compensation package.<ref>https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/disneys-mickey-mouse-attempt-to-silence-critics-at-its-shareholder-meeting-backfires/</ref>
He later was involved in a scandal in 2018 where, during a supposed shareholder meeting, most of the CEOs were replaced by a Disney Fan Club to shower praises to him until Justin Danhof exposed the scam, causing the Disney Fan Club to allow Danhof to question Iger about his letting Jemele Hill continue to work at ESPN despite her aforementioned comments, or Joy Behar's anti-Christian slurs against Mike Pence, causing Iger to admit that Behar apologized privately to the Vice President, which eventually led to outcries that resulted in Behar giving a more public apology. As a result of this, Iger was denied a compensation package.<ref>https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/disneys-mickey-mouse-attempt-to-silence-critics-at-its-shareholder-meeting-backfires/</ref> In addition, he also attempted to deny there was any bias against Trump and Conservatives by ESPN or any Disney-owned media by brushing off the question when Justin Danhof gave specific examples of such, including Jemele Hill's rant against Trump and Joy Behar's anti-Christian slurs.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/03/12/disney-ceo-bob-iger-denies-espn-bashes-donald-trump-conservatives/</ref>
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