Disney Cites Ron DeSantis’ Latest Comments And Actions In Updated Lawsuit Against Florida Governor
deadline.comThe Walt Disney Co. filed an amended lawsuit against Florida governor Ron DeSantis after the state legislature moved to void a 30-year theme park development agreement.
In the latest round of a escalating battle between the company and the prospective presidential candidate, Disney is citing some of DeSantis’ recent comments to make its claim that the governor’s moves are retaliatory strikes due to its opposition to a parental rights bill last year.
Disney’s amended complaint — read it here — opens with a DeSantis quote from last week, in which he said, “[T]his all started, of course, with our parents’ rights bill.” The crux of Disney’s lawsuit is that DeSantis violated its constitutional rights by moving to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the public entity that oversees its Florida resort property, after the company opposed the bill, referred to as the “don’t say gay” bill by its detractors.
Earlier this year, DeSantis signed legislation that allowed him to appoint his own members to the Reedy Creek board. But before the state gained control of the board, Disney entered into a development agreement with the special district that gave it autonomy on what gets built on its land and the surrounding property.
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