Disney Fired Film Production President..... when she was in the delivery room

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Jacobson, 40, one of Hollywood's most respected movie executives, was fired Monday morning by her boss, studio Chairman Dick Cook, when she called him from the hospital room where her partner was about to deliver their third child. Despite the record-breaking performance of Disney's current release, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," she was hearing rumors and wanted reassurance that her job was safe. It wasn't. Cook told Jacobson — who had two years to go on her three-year contract — that Oren Aviv, the studio's marketing chief, was replacing her as president of production.

Cook offered Jacobson a production deal at the studio, which she declined.

"I would rather start fresh with something new," she said Tuesday. "I feel very sad to be leaving a job that I have loved."

Cook called Jacobson a "good friend, great colleague and tireless worker." Acknowledging that the timing was bad, Cook said, "I begged to see her face to face and she wanted to talk to me right then. This was not what anybody wanted."
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Well she called to get confirmation. He wasn't going to lie to fire her again at a later time.

If he had called her, then it would be different.
 
Deku said:
Well she called to get confirmation. He wasn't going to lie to fire her again at a later time.

If he had called her, then it would be different.
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Exactly.

He wanted to speak face-to-face and she pressed him for an answer on the phone. I don't think you can really fault Cook on that.
 
Jacobson, 40, one of Hollywood's most respected movie executives, was fired Monday morning by her boss, studio Chairman Dick Cook, when she called him from the hospital room where her partner was about to deliver their third child.
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HOLD on a second
Jacobson called from the hospital room where her PARTNER was about to deliver their third child...

so - does this mean :
1) her husband was going to deliver the baby she would give birth too
OR
2) her partner is female and this is IV pregnancy.

... yes, it's a slow day at work.

also - as SHE called and wanted to know, regardless of situation, i don't see the issue here.
 
Jacobson, 40, one of Hollywood's most respected movie executives, was fired Monday morning by her boss, studio Chairman Dick Cook, when she called him from the hospital room where her partner was about to deliver their third child.
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Damn, Nina Jacobson can't catch a break with family and work. First M. Night Shyamalan gets pissed at her for attending her son's birthday party instead of reading his script, now she can't even show up for her own firing.
 
Yeah, I assumed by the thread title that she was giving birth. But since she called her boss and asked him point blank... can't see it being an issue at all. Better then lying to her and then having to fire her the next time she comes into work.

:lol Great pics though.
 
What was she doing calling her work when her baby was being born anyways? Sounds like she needs to get her priorities straight.
 
masochist said:
What was she doing calling her work when her baby was being born anyways?
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Is it really "her" baby though? Sounds to me if she wasnt having it, she probably did nothing beyond picking a donor.
 
it should be pointed out however that Pirates 2:

a) is the first live action hit Disney has had in quite a while
b) really had nothing to do with her as things moved forward directly as a result of Pirates 1
c) is probably the last live action hit disney will have for a little while

Just noting how the article is basically saying "She is being fired despite the amazing success of Pirates 2" when Buena Vista studios has been struggling for a hit for a while and Pirates being a hit really has nothing to do with anyone except for the blatantly obvious choice to greenlight sequels.
 
Uh, Pirates 1 was a hit too. And Pirates 3 will be a hit in 10 months.

Anyways, wheres the Manabyte damage control brigade?
 
I think this has more to do with M. Night's book where he personally slammed her and seemed to villify her as ignorant Disney incarnate (who also cried).
 
Meier said:
Is it really "her" baby though? Sounds to me if she wasnt having it, she probably did nothing beyond picking a donor.
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Well I'm assuming that since her partner was having it and she was there, it had to be an important event.
 
not to sound cold, but its not exactly like she is gonna be out on the street here. certainly the timing was... poor... but first of all the headline makes it sound like she was pregnant and delivering - which she wasnt, and secondly she still has 2 years left on her contract, which means she basically gets two years of fully paid (and presumably benefit-laden) maternity leave. she was already well regarded according to the article, and now that she looks like a victim here she should have plenty of cache to get another huge paycheck down the road.
 
Solo said:
Uh, Pirates 1 was a hit too. And Pirates 3 will be a hit in 10 months.
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pirates 1 was also 3 years ago, and pirates 3 falls under pirates 2. am I really a financial genius because I tell you to pick up that $100 bill that is sitting on the ground? doing obvious things and making obvious decisions does not make one great at their job, especially when there are bombs galore everywhere else. fine, she gets credit for pirates 1... THREE YEARS AGO! if she had anything else since then I probably wouldn't be so cynical. and pirates 2 and 3 don't count.

"The first movie was a worldwide smash. We should do a sequel." Only the most finely tuned industry minds could have figured that one out.
 
Im not debating her role in Pirates' success. You said that Pirates 2 was the only live action hit theyve had, or will have, in years, and I simply felt the need to state the obvious facts that you ignored. That is all.
 
It was still bad business practice for the boss to disclose such volitile information over the phone. Not to mention under these circumstances.
 
Pretty damn cold, but people lose their jobs every day and their life seriously, seriously goes down the shitter.

Sounds like this woman, on the other hand, can survive. I don't feel bad for her. I don't defend the actions of how she was fired, but I don't feel bad for her.
 
Teh Hamburglar said:
It was still bad business practice for the boss to disclose such volitile information over the phone. Not to mention under these circumstances.
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Would lying have been? Because seriously, there's no difference between a refusal to say anything and a confirmation in this case. Try to imagine the phone conversation:

"Hi boss, I'm about to become a mother and I want to know if my job is secure."
"Uh let's talk about this tomorrow..."
"Why? If it is, just say so."
"I can neither confirm nor deny."
"Wtf, so I'm getting fired?"
"............"
"I am aren't I?"
(choose your own adventure time, what do you say here?)
 
Meier said:
Is it really "her" baby though? Sounds to me if she wasnt having it, she probably did nothing beyond picking a donor.
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I don't think you realize how stupid your post is.
 
I agree with everyone else here. If she didn't want to be fired over the phone, and thought that she was due for being fired, you don't call from the delivery room and ask if your job is safe. Had they told her her job was not in jeopardy, she could have possibly had grounds for a lawsuit down the road.

Really the only person at fault here is her. Not necessarily for getting fired (that is a whole other topic) but for calling in from the delivery room to check on the status of her job.
 
maharg said:
Would lying have been? Because seriously, there's no difference between a refusal to say anything and a confirmation in this case. Try to imagine the phone conversation:

"Hi boss, I'm about to become a mother and I want to know if my job is secure."
"Uh let's talk about this tomorrow..."
"Why? If it is, just say so."
"I can neither confirm nor deny."
"Wtf, so I'm getting fired?"
"............"
"I am aren't I?"
(choose your own adventure time, what do you say here?)
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In all practicality, no, theres not much difference. But it definitely helps to protect her boss and their company if they follow good business practices. If he had any HR knowledge he'd have done this.
 
Meier said:
Please enlighten me.
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Let's look at your previous comment:

Is it really "her" baby though? Sounds to me if she wasnt having it, she probably did nothing beyond picking a donor.
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So just because she didn't make the sperm herself prevents her from having an emotional connection to the kid, or the pregnancy in general? Your tossed-off comment makes it sound like she went shopping or something and she's just acquiring a new knick-knack.
 
White Man said:
So just because she didn't make the sperm herself prevents her from having an emotional connection to the kid, or the pregnancy in general? Your tossed-off comment makes it sound like she went shopping or something and she's just acquiring a new knick-knack.
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Umm, how did I indicate it prevents her from having an emotional connection to the kid? All I'm saying, is that until the child is born and she assumes a paternal/maternal role, the baby isn't any more hers than it is mine. She's contributed nothing biologically to it (unless they used one of her eggs to boot and had the other mother carry it so everyone could be involved).

And even after 6 years, I never knew that there wasnt an s on Shoulders. :lol It's certainly their worst album (although it does have a couple great tracks).
 
Meier said:
Umm, how did I indicate it prevents her from having an emotional connection to the kid? All I'm saying, is that until the child is born and she assumes a paternal/maternal role, the baby isn't any more hers than it is mine. She's contributed nothing biologically to it (unless they used one of her eggs to boot and had the other mother carry it so everyone could be involved).
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and the Republican shines through. It's a pregnancy initiated by her and her partner. They, as a couple, made a decision to do this. It's a life they're bringing into the world, with a little help from someone that jizzed in a cup.
 
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