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The Nanny Steps All Over Bob Iger

An insider look at the deal points, red lines, and potential paths forward as SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and the actors join Hollywood’s writers on the picket line and at the negotiating table.

Bob Iger, always a master of his own image, has seemed to misplay the moment—even if he’s right about the dire situation that Disney and the other AMPTP companies face.
Bob Iger, always a master of his own image, has seemed to misplay the moment—even if he’s right about the dire situation that Disney and the other AMPTP companies face. Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
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Jonathan Handel
July 14, 2023

Just for fun, let’s take a look at the latest amendment to Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger’s employment agreement, as included yesterday in an S.E.C. filing. There’s a line that seems relevant today, as SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild on strike for the first time since 1960 over claims that include the lack of a success metric in their compensation. “Your target annual incentive bonus opportunity,” the Iger contract now reads, “shall be five hundred percent (500%) of your Base Salary as in effect at the end of such fiscal year.”