Transcript for John Lasseter taking sabbatical after admitting 'missteps'

The head of animation of the Walt Disney company now taking a leave of absence after acknowledging quote. Painful conversations and unspecified. Missteps. John Lasseter the mastermind of animated films like Toy Story cars a bugs life. Setting a memo to staff today saying quoting now it's been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel just respected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent. So they hope to take a six month sabbatical Disney of course the parent company of WABC. TV.

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