Inside Disney’s Hunt to Replace Bob Iger as CEO

Noem’s “Bad Week” • Debate-orama • Giuliani’s Money Woes [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Inside Disney’s Hunt to Replace Bob Iger as CEO Good morning. The last time Bob Iger stepped down, the beloved Disney CEO was back less than three years later to clean up the mess. But this time, according to Joy Press and Natalie Jarvey’s [juicy feature]( on the Magic Kingdom’s succession drama, the company is laser-focused on executing a seamless handoff. Sources say there are four internal candidates jockeying for the perch, all of whom are chairmen at various corporate divisions and properties, including ESPN. “People don’t know which horse to bet on,” says one insider. “They’re afraid to cross anybody.” Elsewhere, Eric Lutz [catches]( Donald Trump and Joe Biden penciling in two dates for televised debates, which Mark McKinnon [opines]( could be the president’s meal ticket to getting voters off the fence: “Until Biden gets behind the podium and goes mano a mano against his nemesis,” he writes, “voters are going to assume that Biden is feeble and doesn’t deserve another term.” Thanks for reading. [Walt Disney, photographed by Edward Steichen for Vanity Fair in 1933.]( [Inside Disney’s Hunt to Replace Bob Iger as CEO: Bibbidi Bobbidi Who Will It Be?]( By [Joy Press and Natalie Jarvey]( [The legendary exec will retire (again) in late 2026, so the kingdom needs a new king—or for the first time ever, a queen.]( [Read more button](   [Why Biden’s Debates With Trump Could Be His Meal Ticket]( By [Mark McKinnon]( [The president has laid down the gauntlet. And it could be his best way—maybe his only way—to win a second term.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump and Joe Biden to Debate on CNN. Buckle Up!]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The two agreed to face off on June 27, cutting out the Commission on Presidential Debates. Meanwhile, a second debate is slated for September on ABC.]( [Read more button](   [Rudy Giuliani Basically Dubbed a Deadbeat by Bankruptcy Judge]( By [Bess Levin]( [The former mayor appears to have made zero effort to pay his creditors.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Brushes Off Kristi Noem’s Puppy-Slaying Saga, Insists “She’s Terrific”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Trump is notoriously not a fan of canines.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast