Disney Accused Of Ripping Off ‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot; ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Scribe Sues

). “In early 2016, Disney executives met with Scott at their request, and he presented detailed ideas for the show’s updated structure, look and characters, and for new episodes, with the understanding on both sides that, if Disney used Scott’s ideas and produced new episodes, it would pay for Scott’s ideas and honor the commitments that Disney’s predecessor, Marvel, and Jim Henson, made to him,” the complaint continues.

And that’s where things go a bit gonzo, to put it mildly. Adding to the strange brew, the Scott’s complaint names names with Disney General Manager & SVP of Original Programming, Disney Junior Joe D’Ambrosia and Disney TV SVP, Original Programming Alyssa Cooper Sapire in the hot seat. “Scott is informed and believes that, when Disney executives D’Ambrosia and Sapire solicited Scott’s ideas for a Muppet Babies reboot, they and their superiors at Disney knew, and concealed from Scott, that Disney had assembled or was assembling a production team for the reboot, and that they and their superiors had no intention of offering Scott an opportunity to work on the reboot or to pay him for his ideas, which they intended to use without complying with their obligations under the...

Disney did not reply to request for comment on what is surely a red faced situation for them with someone of Scott’s pedigree, no matter how you slice it. Via his lawyers Howard King and Stephen Rothchild, Scott is seeking a variety of monetary damages, a look at thebooks for profit, and a “Developed for Television by” credit on the two seasons and counting digitally animated showand keep your inbox happy.

what the fuck is that photo? it looks like toy story muppet mash up cringe.

Disney? Stealing? ... Get me Lion King pronto!

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