Disney apologizes to school charged for showing ‘Lion King’

Walt Disney Co. has apologized to a California school that was charged a $250 licensing fee after showing company’s 2019 remake of “ Lion King” during a fundraiser.

Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley was billed by Movie Licensing USA on behalf of Disney for “illegally screening” film at a “parent’s night out” event that raised $800 last year, KPIX-TV reported Thursday.

Since school did t have a license with Disney, it was asked to pay $250.

PTA President David Rose said a parent bought movie at Best Buy. School officials were shocked when y got bill and didn’t kw y were breaking any rules, he said.

“ event made $800, so if we have to fork over a third of it to Disney, so be it. You kw, lesson learned,” Rose told news station.

But on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted an apology to school on behalf of company.

“I will personally donate to ir fundraising initiative,” Iger said.

Movie Licensing USA, which mans licensing for Disney and or major studios, didn’t respond to KPIX’s request for comment.

Disney’s remake of its 1994 animated classic made more than $1.6 billion at global box office.

Im credits: Walt Disney Pictures