{"id":138746,"date":"2018-06-09T20:44:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T20:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/john-lasseter-disney-animation-head-to-quit-after-misconduct-claims\/"},"modified":"2018-06-09T20:44:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T20:44:14","slug":"john-lasseter-disney-animation-head-to-quit-after-misconduct-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/john-lasseter-disney-animation-head-to-quit-after-misconduct-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lasseter: Disney animation head to quit after misconduct claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>                                  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Lasseter is pictured comically frowning, seated between the characters of Joy and Sadness from Pixar&#039;s Inside Out in 2015\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/AC5D\/production\/_101952144_gettyimages-476416874.jpg\"\/>Image copyright                  Getty Images<figcaption>Image caption                                      The entertainment titan is credited on a vast array of animated features - including Inside Out                              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caps\">Disney animation head John Lasseter is to leave the studio, months after staff accused him of misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The Toy Story director has been on leave since November after it emerged he had made people feel uncomfortable with what he termed &quot;unwanted hugs&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lasseter said he would leave Disney by the end of the year to focus on &quot;new creative challenges&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations of sexual misconduct have prompted the resignations of many public figures over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>A flood of complaints was unleashed after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of harassment and assault by many women.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How the Harvey Weinstein scandal unfolded<\/li>\n<li>What has #MeToo actually changed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The allegations against Mr Lasseter surfaced in an investigation by The Hollywood Reporter magazine, which described a &quot;pattern of alleged misconduct detailed by Disney\/Pixar insiders&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mr Lasseter issued an apology for his &quot;missteps&quot; to those &quot;who has ever been on the receiving end of an unwanted hug&quot;, adding that his intent had been &quot;benign&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Other sources alleged that he was known for &quot;grabbing, kissing, making comments&quot;. He has always denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<h2>&#039;Sabbatical&#039;<\/h2>\n<p>Announcing his permanent departure on Friday, he said: &quot;The last six months have provided an opportunity to reflect on my life, career and personal priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have decided [that] the end of this year is the right time to begin focusing on new creative challenges.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Disney said that following his six-month &quot;sabbatical&quot;, Mr Lassiter would retain a &quot;consulting role&quot; at the company until his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lasseter joined Disney in 2006 when the studio bought Pixar, which he co-founded. <\/p>\n<p>Besides directing the 1995 hit Toy Story, he was the creative force behind A Bug&#039;s Life, and Cars, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, Up, and Frozen.<\/p>\n<p>The Weinstein scandal inspired #MeToo and similar social media movements around the world by victims of sexual harassment or abuse. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month Mr Weinstein pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and other sexual offenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption The entertainment titan is credited on a vast array of animated features - including Inside Out Disney animation head John Lasseter is to leave the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}