Jimmy Kimmel recently weighed in on who should be the next Disney CEO. Although he thinks his opinion isn’t a key factor in the matter and that it’s “very foolish” of him to answer, he said that Dana Walden should be next in line for the role.
Jimmy Kimmel wants Dana Walden to be Disney’s next CEO
During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime event, Jimmy Kimmel shared that he would like to see Dana Walden, the current Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, be the next Disney CEO.
“It would be very foolish for me to answer that question, but I happen to love Dana Walden very much,” Kimmel shared. “I think what has happened over the last, like three weeks, I think was very unfair to my bosses at Disney, and I don’t think anyone should ever be put in a position like this.” (via Deadline)
His comments came after he credited Walden and Bob Iger, the current Disney CEO, who helped him bring his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air. He recalled having “good conversations” with the two while negotiating his show’s return.
“These are people that I, I’ve known for a long time, and who I like very much, and we all wanted this to work out best,” the late-night host shared. “First of all, I ruined Dana’s weekend. It was just non-stop phone calls all weekend. But I don’t think the result, which I think turned out to be very positive, would have been as positive if I hadn’t talked to Dana as much as I did, because it helped me think everything through, and it helped me understand where everyone was coming from because I can sometimes be reactionary.”
Later, when asked if he’d like FCC chair Brendan Carr and/or President Trump to be on his show, he responded, “I’d love to have Trump on the show, for sure.”
Originally reported by Harsha Panduranga on Comingsoon.
