Marvel Studios Exec Reacts To Disney CEO's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Stance

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Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso reacts to Disney CEO Bob Chapek's criticized stance on Florida's controversial «Don't Say Gay» bill. Alonso first joined the film branch of the comic book publisher in 2005 as the executive vice president of visual effects and postproduction following her work on such hits as Big Fish, on which she earned a British Academy Film Award nomination. After working as a co-producer on Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Alonso would be promoted twice within Marvel Studios, first to Executive Vice President of Production in 2015 and later to President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation in 2021.

Florida has been the center of further controversy in the past month when Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, which effectively prohibited any discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten to third grade classrooms. The bill, which also allows parents to sue any school district if they believe the policy to have been violated, has come under widespread criticism for potential violating the First Amendment and seen a lawsuit brought against it in the hopes of blocking on the ground of its unconstitutional nature. Disney has been at the center of much of the controversy surrounding the «Don't Say Gay» bill, namely for CEO Bob Chapek's poor handling of a response to the situation, and a major exec from within the House of Mouse is speaking out against his stance.

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While appearing at the GLAAD Media Awards over the weekend and accepting the trophy for Outstanding Film for Eternals (via Deadline), Marvel Studios exec Victoria Alonso opened up about