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Trump vs Kimmel: inside Disney chief Josh D’Amaro’s baptism of fire

Disney chief Josh D’Amaro faces free speech crisis weeks into job.

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josh d'amaro has been disney's parks chief for just weeks and is already dealing with a free speech crisis involving donald trump and jimmy kimmel. the conflict centers on trump's legal team demanding access to kimmel's interview footage after the late-night host mocked the former president on air. d'amaro took over disney's massive parks division at a moment when the company is already navigating political minefields. the trump-kimmel dispute puts him directly in the middle of a high-profile battle over editorial control and public commentary. disney owns abc, which airs kimmel's show. the situation is a baptism of fire for d'amaro, who has to balance disney's corporate interests with the network's editorial independence. no resolution has been announced yet.
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