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Fued reignites between former Disney CEOs turned bitter rivals ahead of upcoming tell-all memoir

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Former Disney CEOs Bob Iger and Bob Chapek are reigniting their public feud through upcoming memoirs. In excerpts published on Thursday from Chapek's book, "Behind the Castle Walls," he accuses Iger of backstabbing and undermining him during his brief tenure as CEO. Meanwhile, Iger gave a friendly interview to the Harvard Business Review on the same day, hinting at potential oversights in the succession process without naming Chapek. Chapek’s memoir is set to release next Tuesday.

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Bob Iger and Bob Chapek, former Disney CEOs turned bitter rivals, reignited their feud ahead of the release of Chapek's upcoming memoir titled "Behind the Castle Walls." On Thursday, excerpts from the book were published in The Hollywood Reporter (THR) and Vanity Fair, both highlighting Chapek’s accusations against Iger. In one excerpt, Chapek recalls a CNBC interview held on February 28, 2020, during which he observed that Iger appeared cold and miserable, suggesting Iger did not want to step down as CEO. Additionally, the Vanity Fair excerpt claims that Iger engaged in a three-year effort to undermine Chapek's leadership to regain power at Disney.

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“While both articles discuss Bob Chapek's upcoming memoir, Article A focuses on the release of excerpts from the book and the rivalry with Iger, whereas Article B discusses Disney's internal reaction to the publication of the book.”

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The rivalry between Bob Iger and Bob Chapek continues on to the written word. asserted

rivalry → continue → word

On Thursday, the first pair of excerpts from former Disney exec Chapek’s forthcoming memoir, “Behind the Castle Walls,” were published and, to the surprise of nobody, both focused heavily on his ire toward Iger. asserted

both → publish → Iger

In The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair’s tastes of the book, Chapek accused Iger of backstabbing and undermining him during his rocky three-year tenure as CEO. asserted

Chapek → accuse → CEO

In an excerpt in THR, Chapek writes about the CNBC interview he and Iger held in February 2020 on the day he was announced as Iger’s successor. asserted

he → write → successor

“Bob usually appeared confident and optimistic in interviews, but he clearly didn’t feel that way during this one. asserted

he → appear → one

I quickly understood I needed to do everything possible to avoid making the situation a fiasco. asserted

situation → understand → everything

I could almost feel the daggers Bob was hurling my way,” Chapek writes, describing Iger’s demeanor as cold and his body language as miserable. uncertain

Chapek → feel → demeanor

“Bob Iger was botching the handoff because I believe he didn’t want to let go of the ball.” asserted

he → botch → ball

In VF’s book sample, Chapek accuses Iger of engaging in a three-year effort to “undermine” him and set him up to fail to win back power. asserted

Chapek → accuse → power

“While I was under pressure to keep the company afloat with no revenue and mounting debt, he appeared to actively work against me. asserted

he → keep → me

As I pushed for bold streaming strategies to transform Disney into a streaming media powerhouse, he fueled an ego-driven power struggle.” asserted

he → push → struggle

Coincidentally (or not so coincidentally?), Iger did a friendly interview the same day the excerpts dropped for the Harvard Business Review with former Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria (the executive chairman of Thrive Capital where Iger’s an advisor). asserted

Iger → do → Capital

Iger discussed the Chapek succession, without naming him. “We had a process back in 2019 and ’20 when we chose my successor. asserted

we → discuss → successor

Looking back, perhaps it wasn’t as thorough as we thought, in part because we thought we knew the person extremely well,” Iger said. asserted

Iger → look → person

“In our zeal to check a box with succession and enable me to move on, first as executive chairman and ultimately to leave, I’m not suggesting that we ignored some of the issues, but I think we discounted them a bit more.” asserted

we → check → them

Chapek’s tome comes out next Tuesday. asserted

tome → come → ?

Let’s see if Iger has any media appearances. asserted

Iger → let → appearances

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