Former Disney exec Jeff Morrell, who blew Don’t Say Gay, made $119,505 a day.

The former Disney communications director, partly responsible for the company’s unsuccessful response to Florida’s “Don’t Say You’re Gay” law, has amassed a mammoth salary from his brief stint in Hollywood.

Jeff Morrell, who was hired as chief corporate officer in January last year, worked for three months spanning 70 business days, during which he received $8,365,403 in total compensation, or approximately $119,505 a day. Disney Securities filing on Tuesday.

When the payments associated with his termination agreement are calculated, that figure rises to $176,746 per day.

Disney also shelled out roughly half a million dollars to move Morrell’s family to Los Angeles from London, and then another half a million dollars to have them leave when he lost his job. According to Disney, after he left the House of Mouse, Disney bought a $4.5 million house in Southern California that Morrell bought.

Jeff Morrell, former head of communications at Disney.
Former Disney executive Jeff Morrell left after three months on the job and was paid $119,505 a day.
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This is despite the fact that Morrell was reportedly responsible for one of the company’s biggest PR crashes, which led to employee protests and pitted then-Disney CEO Bob Chapek with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Even now, under Chapek’s successor, Bob Iger, Disney is trying to repair the damage done by the skirmish.

Morrell was notable for helping shape Disney's disastrous response to Florida. "Don't say gay" legislation.
Morrell was known for helping shape Disney’s disastrous response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
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Morrell, a former Pentagon official who joined Disney from BP, was hired with a base salary of $489,500 and received a $2.8 million hiring bonus to replace the compensation he left with BP, reports Wall Street Journal. Shares, options and other compensation totaled $5.1 million.

A Disney spokesperson told The Post that the “realized value” of Morrell’s FY 2022 compensation is expected to be “approximately $2 million less due to certain performance-based payouts not being apportioned.” Disney declined to comment further.

During his tenure, Morrell’s aggressive pursuit of keeping Disney from speaking out against the controversial Florida bill irritated Hollywood insiders, who quietly doubted that Morrell and his boss were the right fit for the liberal entertainment giant.

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Then-CEO Bob Chapek initially kept quiet about Florida’s controversial law on Morrell’s advice before changing course.
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Last March, LGBT Disney employees exploded in anger over Chapek’s decision not to condemn the bill. Morrell told reporters that the CEO will stay on the sidelines because he is “not an activist” and doesn’t want to “bring any party agenda to the job.” This was a departure from the company’s view under Čapek’s predecessor Iger, who oversaw the development of the dispute and spoke out against the bill.

Disney’s infamous silent executives have leaked to the press that Morrell killed the idea of ​​joining corporations like Amazon and Apple by signing a letter from an LGBTQ human rights advocacy group opposed to the bill. Anger swept over the Disney employees, who opposed the embattled Čapek and led the strike. Capek quickly reversed course, denouncing the bill and apologizing to Disney workers.

LGBTQ employees protesting how CEO Bob Chapek handles differences with staff over Florida. "Don't say gay" Bill, gather for a group photo outside the Walt Disney Company on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Burbank, California.  (Irrfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LGBTQ employees protest as Chapek settles controversy over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Burbank, California.
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The turnaround angered DeSantis, who not only signed the bill, but decided to strip Disney of its Reedy Creek beautification area, giving the House of Mouse quasi-state control over its theme park property in Florida.

Morrell resigned shortly thereafter, telling employees in a memo last April, “After three months in this new position, it became clear to me that for a number of reasons it was not the right fit for me.”

Morrell is currently Teneo’s president of global strategy and communications.

Capek stepped down as CEO in November and was replaced by Aiger.

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