Disney CEO Bob Iger moved to put late-night host Jimmy Kimmel back on the air after he was “stung” by criticism from his old boss Michael Eisner, whom he “loathes,” according to a report.
Iger, who is said to have a reputation for having a “thin skin,” relented on Monday and gave the green light to resume new episodes of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” without requiring the longtime host to offer up an apology for falsely claiming that Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin was one of the “MAGA gang.”
While Iger was pilloried by unions, entertainers and liberals for the move, it was Eisner’s “drive-by” message on X that “stung” the most, according to Puck News. 5
In a rare public rebuke, Eisner, 83, whose bruising mid-2000s succession battle with Iger is said to have soured the relationship