The suit goes on to allege that Disney “had already secretly lined up a rival production company called Titmouse” to produce the second season of the series, then “lured away most of Plaintiff Milk Barn’s employees in New York to work for Titmouse by falsely claiming that Milk Barn was closing and the employees were being transferred.” That decision was a breach of the contracts in place, the suit contends, because it failed “to give the Plaintiffs written notice of any alleged breaches of contract and an opportunity to cure any such defaults (no written notice was provided because, in fact, there were no breaches of contract by the Plaintiffs).”Īlso Read: Disney-ABC Chief Ben Sherwood 'So Sorry' for 'Roseanne' Staff After Abrupt Cancellation However, the suit says, shortly before the first season came to a conclusion, Disney “orally informed Korbelin that the Plaintiffs’ services would no longer be necessary.” However, the suit alleges, the company didn’t adhere to family values “in its treatment of a family business producing a children’s show whose themes are friendship, family and doing the right thing.”Īlso Read: Disney, Pixar Hit With Lawsuit Over 'Inside Out'Īccording to the suit, “Goldie & Bear,” produced by Milk Barn and Microseries, was released on Disney Junior and, despite “interference from a Disney production executive who made disastrous decisions about the production of the show, the show was a success both creatively and in the ratings.” “In the wake of the ‘Roseanne’ fiasco, the president of ABC’s television group said that cancelling hit show ‘Roseanne': ‘…came down to doing what’s right and upholding our values of inclusion tolerance and civility,'” the suit reads. The suit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against ABC Cable Networks Group and Disney ABC Cable Networks Group by Milk Barn, Microseries and Jan Korbelin, the latter of whom manages Milk Barn and Microseries, according to the suit. ABC has been accused of hypocrisy in its handling of this week’s cancellation of “Roseanne” in a $20 million lawsuit that … well, that doesn’t have very much to do with “Roseanne” at all, but makes pretty explosive allegations anyway.
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