迪士尼動畫首席創意官因性騷擾離職

John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Co animation and co-founder of Pixar, will leave Disney at the end of the year following a sexual harassment scandal, the company announced.

迪士尼公司日前宣佈，該公司首席創意官、皮克斯聯合創始人約翰·拉塞特因性騷擾醜聞將於年底從迪士尼離職。

The decision followed a six-month sabbatical by the animation chief after incidents involving unwanted hugs that made staff uncomfortable.

此前，這位動畫大師在被曝出對多位員工有不恰當的擁抱後決定休假半年。

Lasseter, 61, issued an statement apologizing for missteps after the exposure of the scandal.

在醜聞曝光後，今年61歲的拉塞特發表聲明，就自己的過失致歉。

Lasseter joined the company in 2006 when Disney bought Pixar Animation Studios.

拉塞特是在2016年迪士尼收購皮克斯動畫工作室時加入的。

Lasseter was the creative force behind movie hits like "Toy Story," and "Cars," that won Academy Awards.

他也是摘取奧斯卡獎的《玩具總動員》、《汽車總動員》等熱門電影的創意總監。

Disney did not announce a replacement but Chief Executive Bob Iger noted in the statement that Lasseter had assembled "a team of great storytellers and innovators with the vision and talent to set the standard in animation for generations to come."

迪士尼方面沒有宣佈替代者，但是首席執行官羅伯特·艾格在聲明中指出，拉塞特已經組建了一個“由優秀的故事講述者和創新者組成的團隊，他們的遠見卓識和才能爲後代動畫設立了標杆。”