When Bob Chapek assumed the helm of the Disney empire in February 2020 as Bob Iger’s personally picked successor, it felt like the well-earned pinnacle of decades of hard work at the Magic Kingdom.
\n\nBut in less than three years, Chapek’s dream was destroyed: He was abruptly dismissed in November 2022, and Iger returned as CEO. In Chapek’s memoir “Behind the Castle Walls,” set to be released Sept. 29, he points to Iger as the “real reason” he was canned. Chapek claims Iger, who is mentioned 121 times in the 272-page book, simply couldn’t cede the crown.
\n\nIger “seemed to initiate a relentless three-year campaign to push me out,” he writes. “I’d never expected to endure a drawn-out, purposeful undoing of my leadership.” (Reps for Iger and Disney have declined to comment.)
\n\nVariety spoke with Chapek to discuss his book, his legacy at Disney — and his lingering resentment about how he was kicked out.
\n\nA repeated theme in your book is that you think Bob Iger’s unwillingness to give up the CEO role is what led to your ouster, and you write that you did “nothing” wrong. Do you think you really made no mistakes?
\n\nI don’t know if…
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