Pixar Employees Accuse Disney Of Cutting Same-Sex Affection From Films

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Ellise Shafer Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has shared a tribute video to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died on March 25 at the age of 50.The video is a compilation of Smith and Hawkins’ most memorable moments together captured on camera, including many clips from touring. Foo Fighters first opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1999 on their “Californication” tour, during which Hawkins and Dave Grohl played an epic prank on Smith by dumping pasta on him while he was drumming. Ever since, the two drummers kept up a playful yet sincere friendship, which is displayed in the video.“Taylor’s my good buddy who I’ve known forever,” Smith says during an interview clip at the beginning of the video.

Kim Kardashian is making a change. The 41-year-old reality star took to her Instagram Story on Friday to announce that, as of May 1, she'll be shutting down the website for KKW Fragrance «so that we can relaunch the fragrance in the future under a brand new name.»The move is likely due to Kardashian's divorce proceedings from Kanye West, as the name is made up of her married initials.

Will Smith's show-stopping slap at the2022 Oscars this past Sunday, the producers of the upcoming GRAMMY Awards admitted they're considering that «anything can happen» when it comes to music's biggest night on Sunday.GRAMMYs executive producer Ben Winston and co-producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier on Friday to preview the upcoming ceremony and talk about what they learned from the already-infamous Oscars moment.«It makes you more on your game,» Winston admitted. «It makes you go, 'Oh yeah, we're doing a live show for three and a half hours, where anything can happen.' ... It reminded us to be ready for anything that could happen and to talk about anything that could happen and it made me lose a lot more hours of sleep than I would have done if it hadn't happened, 'cause I was like, 'Oh yeah, we're doing that in a week's time!'»The pair shared that they're excited for Sunday's bevy of live performances, which range from Silk Sonic opening the show, to Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga and more!«I think the whole show, to be very honest, is one big, diverse, ball of fun,» Rouzan-Clay noted. «I mean you have performers like Jon Batiste, who is gonna bring his own flavor of energy and excitement to the show, up to Chris Stapleton, who brings a completely different energy of flavor, so I think when you talk about bringing a show together with interesting mixes, the entire show is like one big salad bowl.

Bruce Willis' wife is doing everything she can to make sure the actor is getting the best help possible as he battles aphasia, according to a new report.The 43-year-old model is said to be 'working with several professionals to help' the 67-year-old movie star, and 'has arranged for him to see the best doctors,' a source tells PEOPLE.'He has an assistant at home to make sure that he is safe, but Emma takes care of him too,' the insider adds to the outlet.'Because Bruce is older than Emma, they knew that his health might decline sooner than hers. Still, his diagnosis has been shocking for her.' Staying strong:Emma Heming, 43, is trying to 'keep it together' for Bruce Willis, 67, and their two young daughters as source says 'it's not easy seeing a spouse decline'Emma also has the support from Bruce's ex-wife Demi Moore and her three daughters, who revealed earlier this week in a joint statement that the actor had been diagnosed with thedegenerative brain condition.

Megan Fox took to Instagram on Friday to show off her toned abs her nearly 20 million followers.The actress, 35, strutted her stuff in a long sleeve crop top and matching blue miniskirt.The pinup added a pair of boots that reached up past her knees and touched the bottom part of her thighs. When you got it, flaunt it:Megan Fox took to Instagram on Friday to show off her toned abs her nearly 20 million followersThe New Girl actress' black hair was tied into a tall bun, and her bangs touched the tops of her eyebrows.

Mia Goth has welcomed her first child with fiancé Shia LaBeouf.The 28-year-old actress was spotted shows off her post-baby body while out as she appeared to be on her way for some celebrations on Wednesday in Los Angeles.It will be the first child for Goth and LaBeouf, 35, who was not pictured for the outing, as she arrived solo at a house in Los Angeles. Baby joy! Shia LaBeouf's 'fiancée' Mia Goth welcomes first child as she shows off post-bump body while celebrating at home in LADailyMail.com has reached out to reps for Goth who have so far been unavailable for comment.

The Drew Barrymore Show has been renewed for a third season, but changes are coming.In celebrating the good news, the 47-year-old actress issued a statement that read,'I am honored and grateful but I also want to take this show higher and continue to innovate and be a game changer in the daytime space.'Part of that innovation is the way the popular talk show is being constructed. Club three: The Drew Barrymore is being renewed for a third season.

Jennifer Lopez was welcomed with open arms at a Sephora store in Beverly Hills during a'surprise' visit to one of their 2,700 stores on Friday morning.Employees were thrilled to mingle with the52-year-old singer, who happily took selfies with her fans while rocking apink blouse and light blue and ivory tweed miniskirt withGucci's signature interlocked 'G' logo on it.She completed her chic ensemble with a pair of chunky white pumps with stiletto heels, a gold ring and her light brown hair in a sleek bun. Sweet: Jennifer Lopez was welcomed with open arms at a Sephora store in Beverly Hills during a 'surprise' visit to one of their 2,700 stores on Friday morning#HappyFriyay! ✨Had a quick lil surprise pop-in at the @Sephora store in Beverly Hills this morning!' the Marry Me actress captioned a slideshow from the excursion.

Naomi Watts has signed up to be part of Ryan Murphy's hit anthology series Feud.Following on from the success of FEUD: Bette and Joan on FX, a new project has been greenlit titled Capote's Women, where Watts is set to play American socialite Babe Paley, according to Deadline.Paley - a friend of Truman Capote - ruled the glamorous world of New York society around 1960s and 1970s.Two-time Oscar nominated director Gus Van Sant will direct all eight episodes of the series, with Pulitzer-nominated writer Jon Robin Baitz serving as showrunner and will be writing all eight episodes. New role:Naomi Watts joins Ryan Murphy's latest Feud miniseries playing American socialite Babe Paley...

Rihanna looked incredible in sizzling throwback photos from last month's Paris Fashion Week, posted to Instagram by her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty, on Friday.The singer, 34,flaunted her growing baby bump in a sheer mesh négligée and matching lace bra and panties from her very own brand.'What all the hype was about. Necks will snap in these pieces from @badgalriri’s Paris #FashionWeek lewk,' the caption underneath the photos read.

Karol G’s iconic blue hair has inspired Sofia Vergara. On Friday, Sofia showed love for her fellow Colombian with a jaw-dropping selfie with the same color hair in a hot pink bikini top. “Inspirada,” she wrote, tagging the singer.Fans can’t get enough of Sofia’s blue hair and are leaving comments like “las bichotas.” While they are referencing Karol’s use of the word, it’s also appropriate for the upcoming series they are starring in.

Harry Styles finally spilled about the adorable childrens’ voice fans caught in the background of his new single ‘As It Was…’ and namely: whether or not the voice is that of one of his girlfriend Olivia Wilde‘s two children. Speaking to Fan Breakfast ahead of his new album, Harry revealed the true identity of the speaker who created the fan-favorite moment at the end.

Kanye West is seemingly ready to change his way. The Grammy Award-winning rapper reportedly recently told his ex-wife Kim Kardashian that he plans on “getting help” after harassing her and her boyfriend Pete Davidson on social media. Kanye is ready to stop his defamatory social media activity once and for all, a source close to the family tells Page Six.

Brandi Carlile is one of the most talented singer/songwriters to emerge onto the American music scene over the last decade. After getting the attention of critics and fans alike with her sophomore effort The Story in 2007, the 40-year-old Washington native would go on to strike gold with 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, receiving her first Grammy nomination. She tallied up six more nods for By the Way, I Forgive You in 2018 and another three for her work as a producer and writer on Tanya Tucker’s 2019 album While I’m Living. Brandi would bring home a total of six Grammys from the incredible recognition.

Angelique Jackson A group of Disney employees have planned a week of in-person and virtual walkouts in response to the company and CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.On Monday afternoon, the Twitter account called Disney Walkout posted a message explaining that, “The LGBTQIA+ workers and allies at The Walt Disney Company are standing in solidarity together over the coming weeks.”The post then linked to an open letter written in partnership with members of the LGBTQ community across the Walt Disney Company (including Disney Corporate, Disney Television Animation, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, Disney Streaming, Enterprise Finance, Enterprise Technology/Global Information Security and Bento Box). “The recent statements by The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) leadership regarding the Florida legislature’s recent ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill have utterly failed to match the magnitude of the threat to LGBTQIA+ safety represented by this legislation,” organizers wrote.

first reported on Twitter by journalist Judd Legum of the newsletter Popular Information, strikes back against Chapek’s comments — in both a company-wide memo sent to Disney employees and subsequent remarks at the company’s annual shareholder meeting — purporting to stand with the company’s LGBTQ employees and the LGBTQ community more broadly.In the memo, issued earlier this week, Chapek defended the company’s decision not to issue a statement on the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a piece of “parental rights” legislation that seeks to keep parents informed of any changes in the way schools deal with their children, particularly with respect to affirming a child’s gender identity or sexual orientation without the parents’ knowledge.The bill explicitly bans teacher- or school-led discussions of LGBTQ-related topics up to the third grade, and requires that any conversations in older grades be age-appropriate and “developmentally appropriate.” But critics say that, in practice, given the pressure on teachers and the lack of support from administrators seeking to appease overly-sensitive or litigious parents, schools — and individual teachers — will preemptively censor student speech or LGBTQ-related content, even at the middle and high school levels. Chapek’s memo was issued in response to demonstrations by LGBTQ groups outside of Disney theme parks in Florida and California, as well as simmering discontent among employees, which stemmed not only from what critics characterized as a tepid response to the bill, but from an Orlando Sentinel report that Disney donated to every politician who sponsored and co-sponsored the legislation.In the internal memo, Chapek said the company “unequivocally” stands in support of its LGBTQ

Disney executives have censored gay affection in its films.In an open letter attributed to LGBTQIA+ animators and allies at the studio (obtained by Variety), it reads: “We have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were.“Nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest, regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar.”The letter is in response to Disney’s messaging around the recently passed legislation in Florida known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which blocks the discussion of LGBT+ identities in schools.Disney’s soft reaction to the legislation attracted widespread criticism.

Shortly after Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out publicly against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill today, a very pointed response began circulating internally at the studio. A letter signed by “The LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar, and their allies” took Chapek to task. It refuted, point by point, an internal memo Chapek sent to employees this week.

Pixar, and their allies” obtained by Variety, employees of the animation studio allege that Disney corporate executives have demanded cuts from “nearly every moment of overtly gay affection … regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar.”The stunning claim is part of a wider reaction to the company-wide memo sent to Disney  employees by CEO Bob Chapek on Monday regarding its response to the recently passed legislation in Florida known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. In the memo, Chapek states that the “biggest impact” the company can make “in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce.” According to the Pixar letter, that claim is at odds with employees’ experience of trying to content with same-sex affection approved by Disney executives.“We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were,” the letter states.

Selome Hailu As the Walt Disney Co. takes heat for a report detailing how the company has financially backed all of the sponsors of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, employees and artists associated with Disney have taken to social media to criticize its response to the bill.Particularly upsetting many staffers is CEO Bob Chapek’s memo expressing “unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ+ community” despite the lack of a public statement opposing the bill, which would limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.The email, which Chapek sent to Disney staffers on Monday, reads: “In terms of our communities, we are and will continue to be a leader in supporting organizations that champion diversity.