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Marvel’s Victoria Alonso Calls For Bob Chapek To “Take A Stand” Against Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Marvel Studios‘ Victoria Alonso said she had a 45-minute sitdown with Disney boss Bob Chapek recently regarding the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida, Texas, and Arizona. She revealed the details of their chat while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for Exceptional Film for Eternals Saturday bedtime in Los Angeles.
“If you are a member of the LGBTQIA community and you work at the Walt Disney Company, the last two or three weeks have been a sad event. I’ve asked Mr. Chapek for courage in a 45-minute sit-down,” she said while standing aside Chloe Zhao and Nate Moore.
She continued, “I asked him to peer around and truly if what we sell is entertainment for the family, we don’t choose what family. Family is this entire room. Family is the family in Texas, in Arizona, in Florida, and in my family, in my home. So I ask you again Mr. Chapek: please respect—if we’re selling family—take a stand against all of these crazy outdated laws. Take a stand for family. Stop saying that you tolerate us—nobody tolerates
Disney and Victoria Alonso Settle Dispute Over Her Marvel Exit
Former top Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso has resolved her argument with Disney over her sudden exit from the company in a multimillion dollar settlement, Variety has confirmed.
The news comes a month after Alonso was fired from Marvel after 17 years at the company, most recently as president of physical production, post-production, VFX and animation.
In the days following the news of Alonso’s departure from Marvel, the reasons for it became a point of major contention. Sources at Disney asserted it was due to Alonso producing and then promoting the Oscar nominated film “Argentina, 1985,” which was made for rival Amazon Studios, in violation of an employment agreement she signed in 2022.
Alonso’s attorney Patty Glaser called that claim “absolutely ridiculous” and alleged that Alonso had been “silenced” and then “terminated when she refused to do something she believed was reprehensible.” Sources subsequently told Variety that the action emotionally attached removing an overtly LGBTQ image from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,
Marvel’s Victoria Alonso Calls Out Disney Response to “Don’t Speak Gay” Bill: “Take a Stand”
In a night of defiance in the tackle of oppression, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Kacey Musgraves and Andrew Garfield were united by hundreds of guests in an overflowing ballroom at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday nighttime to celebrate the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards.
While the purpose of the evening was to recognize and honor those who had achieved success in film, television, tune and other skilled mediums, the current anti-LGBTQ political climate in several states was never far from anyone’s brain. Attendees frequently chanted, rapped and sang the word “gay” both on the red carpet and from the ballroom stage, in straight response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Speak Gay” bill, which limits open discussion of sexuality and gender identity in schools, with provisions allowing parents to sue if they allege schools or instructors have been in violation.
Disney has been particularly under fire for its reaction (or lack of) to the bill, which became a center gesture when Eternals walked away with the award for top wid
Disney pays off fired Marvel exec Victoria Alonso after she allegedly refused to censor ‘Pride’ reference in ‘Ant-Man’
Disney has reportedly reached a settlement with an ousted Marvel executive who was abruptly fired last month after she allegedly refused a company request to censor LGBTQ imagery in the “Ant-Man” sequel.
Victoria Alonso, who played a key role in the development of Marvel’s “cinematic universe,” alleged last month in a statement through her attorney that she had been “silenced” by Disney and “terminated when she refused to do something she believed was reprehensible.”
Multiple reports had said Alonso was fired for breach of contract after she went outside the company to manufacture and promote the Oscar-nominated film “Argentina, 1985,” which was made by Disney rival Amazon Studios.
However, the Hollywood Correspondent claimed she was canned after tuning out a claim to remove an LGBTQ reference for the Kuwait let go of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”
“Marvel executives wanted an editor to blur a storefront window that featured rainbow decorations and the word ‘Pride,’” the outlet reported on March 28.
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Marvel Studios Loses Its Out Lesbian Executive
In a major Hollywood shocker, it appears that Victoria Alonso, one of the top executives at Marvel Studios, has left the company. The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Alonso’s departure from Marvel Studios marks the end of an era. As one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood, Alonso has played an instrumental role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and pushing for greater representation in the industry.
During her 17-year tenure at Marvel, Alonso helped rotate the company from one that was squandering its intellectual property into one of the biggest money-makers in Hollywood. She linked the firm before it became a powerhouse, and she was instrumental in the launch of the MCU.
Her work paid off, as the franchise became the highest-grossing in movie history, with many films grossing more than $1 billion. She started by running visual effects for the company, but eventually worked her way to being a producer. She earned that title on dozens of films and even spearheaded Marvel’s travel into TV as adequately. In fact, she’s been a credited producer on every title released by the