More Evidence That Disney May Have Known About John Lasseter’s Sexual Impropriety

The title “Monsters Inc.” never seemed so apt for Disney. Now that their chief creative officer, John Lasseter, has been hit with allegations of sexual impropriety, evidence has surfaced that Disney knew about it all along and did nothing . . . Okay, that’s not entirely true; the company did assign him a handler to ensure he kept his hands off the ladies in his company.

That’s something, right?

According to Deadline, “Lasseter’s behavior extended well beyond the childlike exuberance hinted at in his statement to uninvited kisses or a hand that would stray to the leg during staff meetings.”

A former female executive, who asked she not be named in fear of reprisal, described Lasseter as a man who’s “very tactile in a weird way.”

“He would rub my leg in a meeting … It was creepy and weird. It got to the point where I wouldn’t sit next to him in a meeting, because it undermined everything I said,” the executive told Deadline.

Deadline’s report is especially damning to Disney, which could very well be facing a lawsuit based on evidence that alleges they had knowledge of Lasseter’s misconduct.

“There’s evidence Disney may well have been aware of troubling behavior on the part of the digital animation pioneer,” reports Deadline. “Indeed the Pixar co-founder attended some wrap parties with a handler to ensure he would not engage in inappropriate conduct with women, say two people with direct knowledge of the situation.”

“Lasseter was observed passionately kissing a female subordinate at a 2010 Miramax party, according to an executive who witnessed the amorous display and another source who corroborated the account,” the report continued. “The incident at the Oscar night celebration, attended by celebrities and Pixar and Disney executives, prompted high-level discussions about Lasseter’s conduct.”

Lasseter also allegedly had a creepy obsession with “the young character actresses portraying Disney’s Fairies, a product line built around the character of Tinker Bell.” The animator once had Disney fly the women to a New York event and the company assigned a Pixar employee to be his “designated escort.”

“He was inappropriate with the Fairies,” said the former Pixar executive. “We had to have someone make sure he wasn’t alone with them.”

During another trip to New York, witnesses also report seeing another female executive groped by Lasseter, who pulled the woman “tightly to him and move[d] his hands over her body.”

Disney and Pixar have not commented on the latest string of allegations against their top animator.