EVP Victoria Alonso exited Marvel Studios abruptly final week for, on the time, causes unknown. Rumors started to flow into that the manufacturing powerhouse was fired for breach of contract after selling her movie Argentina, 1985, which was co-produced with Amazon Studios. Now, Alonso’s lawyer Patty Glaser has unveiled one other potential fact, stating to Selection the MCU government was “silenced” after criticizing Disney.
“The concept that Victoria was fired over a handful of press interviews referring to a private ardour mission about human rights and democracy that was nominated for an Oscar and which she acquired Disney’s blessing to work on is completely ridiculous,” reads Glaser’s full assertion. “Victoria, a homosexual Latina who had the braveness to criticize Disney, was silenced. Then she was terminated when she refused to do one thing she believed was reprehensible. Disney and Marvel made a very poor choice that can have critical penalties. There’s much more to this story and Victoria will likely be telling it shortly—in a single discussion board or one other.”
Including to the implication Alonso was silenced, a supply claims the ex-exec was banned from doing press for Marvel initiatives after she condemned then-CEO Bob Chapek for his response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Homosexual” invoice. Alonso additionally criticized the studio’s method to visible results on a number of events.
Whereas Alonso’s Disney employment contract from 2018 included a no-compete clause, Glaser additionally claims that Alonso had the studio’s “blessing” to work on and promote Argentina, regardless of rumors indicating Disney was by no means alerted.
“The concept that Disney each knew and accredited her capacity to work on [“Argentina, 1985″], then ostensibly say they’ve trigger to fireplace her over an interview or two in assist of that movie, appears loopy,” added an nameless former Disney movie government to Selection.
Whereas Disney has been principally mum in the course of the debacle, a spokesperson has lastly stepped up, stating, “It’s unlucky that Victoria is sharing a story that leaves out a number of key components regarding her departure, together with an indeniable breach of contract and a direct violation of firm coverage. We’ll proceed to want her the perfect for the long run and thank her for her quite a few contributions to the studio.”
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