We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The Pixar and Disney chief creative officer took a leave of absence last year, and now he will officially leave the company at the end of Lasseter will stay on at Pixar in a consulting role until the end of

Pixar’s John Lasseter to leave Disney following sexual harassment complaints



John Lasseter, CEO of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, sexual misconduct allegations
As the Me Too movement gained prominence, more than powerful people — celebrities , politicians , CEOs , and others — were the subject of sexual harassment , assault , or other misconduct allegations. The list was updated periodically until January , and is no longer being updated regularly. Many though not all of the people accused have denied the allegations. Some say the reported behavior never happened, while others argue that their behavior was not intended to be sexual. Those who reported they were harassed, assaulted, or subjected to misconduct, however, have often said it affected them deeply, leaving some with lasting trauma and sometimes forcing them from their chosen careers.


Former Pixar employee details how the company’s rampant sexism went far beyond John Lasseter
After retiring from Pixar, the company he founded, in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, John Lasseter is again heading an animation studio. Lasseter had reportedly sought top animation positions at other studios without luck. Warner Bros. The hiring of Lasseter, who will be based in Los Angeles, immediately becomes one of the most controversial employment moves in Hollywood during the MeToo and TimesUp era. Lasseter began his leave of absence in November after multiple women came forward with accounts of inappropriate and harassing behavior by him.




We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. In a guest column for Variety , edited from a much lengthier original post on the Be Yourself vertical at Medium, graphic designer Cassandra Smolcic — who spent her late twenties at Pixar, from to — levels specific accusations about Lasseter and other men at the company. From the onset, she claims she was warned about the behavior Lasseter and other Pixar leaders displayed around women. When she went into sabbatical to recover, her male replacement was given a team of half a dozen artists to help him complete the same task.