The US government agency that regulates television says it is opening an investigation into Disney’s diversity and inclusion practices, in the latest sign of pressure being applied to media firms. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Disney on Friday notifying the firm, and its ABC News unit, of the plan.
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and its broadcast subsidiary ABC over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Chairman Brendan Carr said Friday. The investigation will “ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination,” Carr
By BETHAN SEXTON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:24 EDT, 23 March 2025 | Updated: 10:54 EDT, 24 March 2025 A California mom has been accused of stabbing her 11-year-old son to death in a hotel room following a Disneyland vacation. Saritha Ramaraju, 48, is charged with murder over the death of Yatin Ramaraju, which took place
Rachel Zegler has been through a lot since she was cast as the lead in Disney’s new Snow White film, which debuted at number one after its Friday opening. The 23-year-old Latina who faced backlash for many things, including calling the 1937 animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarves ‘sexist,’ and ‘weird,’ revealed that she
By ADRIAN THRILLS Published: 05:51 EDT, 22 March 2025 | Updated: 05:54 EDT, 22 March 2025 SELENA GOMEZ & BENNY BLANCO: I Said I Love You First (Interscope) Verdict: Disney pop princess grows up (THREE STARS) Rating: At the beginning of last year, Selena Gomez seemed to have made a big career decision. The former
Rachel Zegler has shared a plethora of backstage snaps from the set of Snow White, gushing that making the film was a ‘life-changing’ experience. The actress, 23 – who plays the iconic Disney princess in the live-action ‘woke’ remake which hits cinemas on March 21 – took to Instagram on Thursday to give fans a never-before-seen
By CARLY JOHNSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:30 EDT, 21 March 2025 | Updated: 00:31 EDT, 21 March 2025 Following a ‘scaled-back’ LA premiere that saw her have a frosty reunion with co-star Gal Gadot, Snow White’s Rachel Zegler promoted the film solo in New York City on Thursday. The actress, 23 — who plays the iconic
The Walt Disney Co. took a victory lap at its annual shareholders meeting Thursday, promoting its theatrical and series successes this past year while touting investments in its parks division and announcing a sequel to the 2017 animated Pixar hit “Coco.” The upbeat tone of the online meeting was a far cry from last year’s
Rachel Zegler has once again defended her casting as Snow White in the woke live-action remake of the Disney classic. The film has been plagued by controversy in the run-up to its release this Friday, partly because of Zegler’s politically charged comments. When her casting was announced in 2021, it became a flashpoint of debate
Snow White actor Martin Klebba has stated that Disney is ‘afraid of blowback’ ahead of the release of the live-action remake amid the film’s ‘woke’ controversy. The star, 55 – who recently slammed the company for scaling back on the Hollywood premiere – opened up about the backlash surrounding the movie, partly because of the