UPDATED with Magic Johnson comments: Fulfilling a long-held dream, Bob Iger has bought himself a big-city major sports franchise. The ex-Disney CEO and Thrive Capital boss Josh Kushner have scored the Los Angeles Lakers at a valuation of $12.5 billion, Deadline has confirmed. That’s the highest valuation for a sports team in U.S. history, topping […]
Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, has set a September 29 publication date for Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth by Bob Chapek, the short-tenured former CEO of Disney. The memoir chronicles Chapek’s 30-year tenure at the company and “the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes” from […]
As the new co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bob Iger brings with him arguably the most significant Hollywood profile of any owner in the history of U.S. major professional sports. The question fans and Angelenos have now is: What kind of Disney magic can he make? Iger and Josh Kushner unveiled the stunning deal […]
UPDATE: So, maybe Bob Iger and Josh Kushner don’t own 83% of the Los Angeles Lakers after all, or do they? It’s crickets from the Thrive camp today as reps for Jeanie Buss contradicted an earlier assertion from the remaining offspring of Dr. Jerry Buss that it is “time to use this opportunity to move […]
It’s been quite a week for Bob Iger. First, the former Disney CEO managed to buy one of America’s most-coveted sports franchises — which wasn’t even officially for sale — and today he became a Disney Legend. For those unfamiliar with the honor, it is given to those who have “made a significant impact on […]
The former Disney boss was honored alongside Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jerry Bruckheimer at the D23 event.