Disney executive admits to passing on ‘well-written’ scripts that lack diversity

Published April 17, 2021 1:23pm ET



A Disney executive said the company has passed on “well-written” television shows that did not meet its inclusivity and diversity standards.

Dana Walden, Walt Disney Television’s chairwoman of entertainment, said that the network declined to pick up a show about a white family in which diversity would come from the supporting characters.

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