'If people who have spoken out — like me — do not take this sort of a stand ... things are very unlikely to change at anything like the pace required to protect my daughter's generation,' she wrote.
a series of allegations against Lassetter in Nov. 2017, as the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum. As one Pixar employee stated in that article, Lasseter was known for"grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes." Lasseter quickly announced that he would take a sabbatical –said he would have just a consulting role at the company before leaving permanently at the end of the year.
Lasseter then quickly landed a job at Skydance Media as the head of its animation division. That news was"John is a singular creative and executive talent whose impact on the animation industry cannot be overstated," Skydance Media CEO David Ellison said in a statement."And yet we did not enter into this decision lightly. John has acknowledged and apologized for his mistakes and, during the past year away from the workplace, has endeavored to address and reform them.
"I am well aware that centuries of entitlement to women's bodies whether they like it or not is not going to change overnight. Or in a year. But I am also aware that if people who have spoken out — like me — do not take this sort of a stand then things are very unlikely to change at anything like the pace required to protect my daughter's generation.", which said she had already started recording her voice role.
In recent months, some of the men who were accused of misconduct have found new jobs in their industries, like Lasseter, or even received hefty financial payouts.
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