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Bob Iger Just Learned a Hard Lesson
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV taught Disney’s CEO and the rest of corporate America that playing yes-man to the Trump administration is bad for business.
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Other than Jimmy Kimmel himself, the only person who had as much to gain or lose on Tuesday night from the comedian’s return to late-night television was Bob Iger, the chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co.
It had ultimately been Iger’s call to sideline Kimmel — a decision that would have seemed unthinkable three years ago when he returned to Disney for a second run at the top job.