Guy who released some of Disney's biggest disappointments will no longer be allowed to do that
Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross—whose name is, yes, comically similar to rapper Rick Ross—has stepped down after just over two years of being the bawse of Disney film production, which is an easy joke Ross is especially in no mood for today. Ross inherited the position after a successful run at the Disney Channel overseeing hits like Hannah Montana and High School Musical, but struggled to translate his skills to the big screen. This is, of course, a very diplomatic way of saying his tenure produced the disastrously costly John Carter, which the company is still very, very upset about, and which led Deadline’s Nikki Finke to declare, “Make no mistake about it… he was fired” despite Ross issuing a statement claiming that he believed the role was no longer “the right professional fit for me.”