Chapek: Iger undercut me from start as Disney CEO in memoir interview

Bob Chapek, in his first on-the-record interview about his Disney CEO tenure, says Bob Iger relentlessly campaigned to undermine him from the day of the transition, making his ouster inevitable. Chapek's memoir 'Behind the Castle Walls' details Iger's cold demeanor at the joint CNBC interview, the New York Times column where Iger reasserted control during Covid, Iger's approval of the harsh statement against Scarlett Johansson, and the Don't Say Gay tweet that forced Chapek to apologize. Chapek calls his firing after one earnings miss absurd, noting the board had extended his contract five months earlier.