Elon Musk demands Disney’s Bob Iger resign after pulling ads from X – after telling him and other advertisers to ‘go f**k yourselves’: ‘Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company’
- Musk posted on X that Disney CEO Bob Iger “should be fired immediately” after pulling ads from the platform
- His comments came after X users pointed out that Disney is still working with Meta despite the social media platform facing legal action for 'failing' to tackle child abuse
- Iger canceled ads on X in the wake of Musk's anti-Semitism scandal
Elon Musk is demanding the resignation of Disney CEO Bob Iger after he removed the ads from his social media platform.
Iger cut ties with X, formerly Twitter, after Musk endorsed an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
The move prompted the former Tesla owner to launch a tirade against Iger on his platform on Thursday, after X users pointed out that Disney is still advertising with Meta Brands despite the company facing legal action due to its failure to address child abuse on its platforms.
“He should be fired immediately,” Musk wrote. “Walt Disney is rolling in his grave over what Bob did to his company.”
Iger previously explained his company, “the association felt [with Musk] wasn't necessarily positive for us.'
Elon Musk went on a bitter tirade against Disney CEO Bob Iger on his social media platform X on Thursday
Musk called for Iger's immediate resignation, claiming: 'Walt Disney is rolling in his grave over what Bob did to his company'
But Musk also accused Disney of hypocrisy as it continues to advertise on Facebook and Instagram despite being accused of facilitating child sexual abuse.
Meta and founder Mark Zuckerberg are being sued by New Mexico after an investigation found the social media platforms have become “a marketplace for predators.”
'Bob Eiger thinks it's cool to advertise next to child exploitation material. A true stand-up guy,” Musk wrote in another thought-provoking post on X.
Disney, like many other advertisers, stopped advertising on X last month following the fallout from Musk's anti-Semitism scandal.
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Major multinationals, including Walmart and Apple, joined Disney in removing their ads.
Their decision angered Musk, who told advertisers to “go f*** yourself” during an explosive tirade during an onstage appearance last month.
Musk singled out Iger at the New York Times DealBook Summit after the Disney CEO gave a speech at the same event explaining why he removed ads from X.
Disney was one of several multinationals that removed X ads after Musk's anti-Semitism scandal
'What if someone tries to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself,” Musk fumed.
“Go fuck yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you're in the audience. That's how I think about it, don't advertise.'
Musk was previously criticized by the Anti-Defamation League and the Israeli Foreign Ministry for his past comments and refused to address anti-Semitism on X when pressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview in September.
Meanwhile, Disney has also been criticized for wading into political issues and has seen a related decline in revenue as a result.
The company's very public feud with Ron DeSantis over its Don't Say Gay bill led many to wonder whether the entertainment group wielded too much influence and seemed to turn many typical Americans away from the company.
Iger is said to be making $2 billion in cuts to try to save the operation after a series of box office flops sent stock prices further tumbling over the summer.
However, in November the company announced better than expected profits for the last quarter.
Disney reported net income of $264 million for the quarter ended September 30, up from $162 million a year ago and better than analyst estimates.
Share prices rose 3.6 percent as higher theme park attendance and declining losses on Disney+ offset a decline in advertising revenue at television network ABC.