Ex-Disney Chief Bob Chapek Appointed To Board Of Medical Firm Masimo As Company Battles Apple

hit the red carpet for the premiere of “Bob Marley: One Love” in Jamaica earlier this week — but the couple’s seats at the glitzy event were anything but VIP. New video shows Meghan, 42, and Harry, 39, looking taken aback as ushers stopped at least three rows from the front to give them their seats.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is taking audiences inside the making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

“Sequels suck, whether you’re making them or watching them.” So said one storied filmmaker in rejecting a rich movie deal (details below), and he’d likely react the same if offered Biden vs. Trump.

With Benedict Cumberbatch leaving Searchlight Picture‘s “A Complete Unknown” due to scheduling conflicts, James Mangold needed a new actor to play musician Pete Seeger. It sounds like he found one, as Deadline reports Edward Norton will replace Cumberbatch as the folk singer one production starts in NYC this summer.

EXCLUSIVE: With Benedict Cumberbatch departing Searchlight Pictures and James Mangold‘s Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown following scheduling issues, his replacement has been found, with Edward Norton tapped to play Pete Seeger. He now joins an ensemble that features Timothée Chalamet as Dylan and Elle Fanning on board to play Sylvie Russo. Mangold will direct.

Jeff Bezos is officially 60 years old, and with the help of his fiance, Lauren Sanchez, who wore a $4,995 crystal-covered rocket ship purse, he had a huge celebration on Saturday. The Amazon founder, whose official birthday was on January 12, had a star-studded guest list filled with Hollywood A-listers, athletes, and business moguls.A post shared by Lauren Sanchez (@laurenwsanchez)According to Page Six, the party was at Bezos and Sanchez’s Beverly Hills mansion.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for a movie night in Jamaica — but it’s causing some controversy!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for a movie night Tuesday while the monarchy deals with a major health saga. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted at the premiere of "Bob Marley: One Love" in Jamaica.The couple were all smiles as they showed their support at the Carib Theatre in Kingston. They were photographed with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet.

, folks! On January 23, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex surfaced publicly in Kingston, Jamaica, where they attended the premiere of Bob Marley: One Love, a biopic about the iconic artist.Harry, like the handsome errant prince that he is, dressed down his navy suit. The prince skipped the tie and wore his white shirt unbuttoned at the top, leaving his leather necklace visible beneath the collar. For her part, Meghan looked like, well, a princess, in her black ballgown skirt and spaghetti-strap top.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry flew to Jamaica for a very special premiere!

Caroline Brew editor Former SAG-AFTRA executive director David White has been named chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. White, who left SAG-AFTRA in 2021 after 12 years with the union, will work with San Francisco bank president Mary Daly and other members of the nine-member board on monetary policy. White will also represent the bank at the conference of chairs of Federal Reserve banks to discuss issues with senior leaders from the Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve System.

Blackwells Capital, a Disney shareholder with plenty of opinions about who should sit on the company’s board of directors, blasted the rival Trian Group for its own board maneuvering.

The Trian Group’s Nelson Peltz has formally asked Disney shareholders to elect himself, as well as former Disney executive Jay Rasulo, to the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting this spring.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney CEO Bob Iger saw his compensation hit $31.6 million in 2023 — down from $45.9 million in 2021, his last prior full year of employment at the company. Iger’s 2023 pay package included $865,385 in base salary, plus 16.1 million in stock awards, $10 million in stock-option awards, $2.14 million cash bonus and $2.48 million in other compensation, according to the company’s proxy statement filed Tuesday with the SEC. His contract with Disney runs through the end of 2026.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger’s compensation totaled about $31.6 million for the company fiscal year ended Sept. 30. It includes most of the year. Iger returned to lead Disney in November of 2022.

Disney and TSG Entertainment Finance have settled litigation from August of 2023 when the financier sued the media giant for “rampant self-dealing” and breach of the parties’ revenue participation contract.

Apple’s new mixed reality headsets will include thousands of Disney+ TV shows and movies along with four “iconic environments” where users can watch them as the tech giant unveiled more details of its upcoming Apple Vision Pro.

The surprise announcement this week of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” raised a ton of questions about the galaxy of Lucasfilm.

Pixar Animation Studios is planning to reduce its workforce in the coming months, an insider confirmed to Deadline, as part of overall content spending trims at Disney.