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Chapek condemns "Don't Say Gay" bill

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus/Getty Images

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has officially spoken out against Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill after choosing to stay mum about the injurious legislation and receiving backlash from employees, Deadline reported.

During the company's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Chapek said that Disney was "opposed to the bill from the outset" but took an unbiased stance in order to work with Republican supporters "behind the scenes" and convince them to not pass the legislation.  

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