We've been waiting for months to see what ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek's tell-all memoir would deliver about his time leading the Mouse House — and what happened behind the scenes that led Bob Iger to return to power. Now, in an excerpt shared with THR, Chapek has his say. It's safe to put it that, in Chapek's telling, Bob feels like he's getting slighted over and over. There's all sorts of minor aggressions detailed here. Here's how Chapek describes feeling over not getting Iger's fancier office:
The day after my announcement, I flew to New York to meet with investors and participate in more media interviews. I still hadn’t even been inside my new office at Disney, which I learned would not be the same one Bob had occupied as CEO. Famous for liking to get to the office early and working out, Bob had a private shower in his office.
“You don’t need a shower in your office,” he told me.
I didn’t want to make things any more awkward than they already were, so I readily acquiesced. I didn’t care about the trappings of a fancy office. I was just excited to have the job. I took a different office. The symbolism loomed large, as I would later experience.
Full Excerpt: "How Chapek’s Disney Dream Turned Nightmare"
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