Chapek's Memoir Accuses Iger of Three-Year Campaign to Sabotage Disney Leadership
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek has released excerpts from his memoir, 'Behind the Castle Walls,' alleging that predecessor Bob Iger orchestrated a deliberate three-year campaign to undermine his leadership. Chapek claims Iger regretted appointing him in 2020 and actively worked to ensure his ouster in 2022. The book details a hostile transition, including public sniping and interference in the 'Don't Say Gay' bill response. While Chapek asserts he did nothing wrong, Disney insiders view the account as revisionist. The memoir faces competition from an unauthorized biography of Iger scheduled for release in December 2026.