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      • Disney animation head John Lasseter is to leave the studio, months after staff accused him of misconduct. The Toy Story director has been on leave since November after it emerged he had made people feel uncomfortable with what he termed "unwanted hugs".
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    Feb 21, 2014 · The Pixar co-founder, given the boot by Disney almost 30 years ago, returned to put the studio on the verge of its first animated-feature Oscar. Steve Pond. February 21, 2014 @ 2:47 PM. A version...

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  4. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsPixar co-founder John Lasseter to leave Disney after 'missteps'

    Jun 9, 2018 · Friday's decision, announced in a Disney statement, followed a six month leave of absence by Lasseter after what he called "missteps," including unwanted hugs that made employees uncomfortable.

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  6. www.nytimes.com › john-lasseter-leaves-disneyPixar Co-Founder to Leave Disney After ‘Missteps’ - The New ...

    Jun 8, 2018 · LOS ANGELES — John Lasseter, the animation titan who has been on leave from the Walt Disney Company following complaints about unwanted workplace hugging, will not return to the conglomerate.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_LasseterJohn Lasseter - Wikipedia

    After being fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on then-groundbreaking usage of CGI animation. The Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects.

  8. www.ft.com › content › 0d7da868-cf01-11e7-9dbb-291aPixar co-founder John Lasseter takes leave after misconduct ...

    Nov 21, 2017 · John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, is taking a leave of absence from Walt Disney following allegations of inappropriate behaviour toward...

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  10. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › why-disney-firedWhy Disney Fired John Lasseter – And How He Came ... - Yahoo

    Feb 21, 2014 · Two of John Lasseter’s four Academy Awards may be Student Oscars from his days at CalArts, but the 57-year-old Hollywood native has dominated his field and the Academy’s animation categories...

  11. www.nytimes.com › 2017/11/21 › businessJohn Lasseter, a Pixar Founder, Takes Leave After ‘Missteps’

    Nov 21, 2017 · LOS ANGELES — One of the Walt Disney Company’s most important executives, the Pixar co-founder John Lasseter, said Tuesday that he would take “a six-month sabbatical” after unspecified...