The Author Of Florida s Controversial Don t Say Gay Bill Told DailyMail

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The author of Florida's controversial Don't Say Gay bill told DailyMail.com that the state will not back down in its fight against Disney. 
Florida State Rep.
Randy Fine also said that for the media behemoth to repair its relationship with , the studio must stop producing movies. 
His comments come amid a report in  which said that Florida lawmakers were considering allowing Disney to continue with its self-governing district in the Orlando area following the . 
Gov.

Ron 's office slammed the report in a statement to DailyMail.com saying: 'Governor DeSantis does not make "U-turns."' 
The press release went on to say that the governor was 'right to champion removing the extraordinary benefit' given to Disney. 
Florida State Rep.

Randy Fine told DailyMail.com: 'Disney needs to focus less on politics, and more on creating the products that its customers want'
Fine said that movies such as Lightyear were alienating Disney's customers 
Rep.

Fine interpreted the governor's statement to mean that there was no chance that the state would repeal the tax law which revoked Disney' special privileges but: 'There may be a plan on how to deal with this moving forward, but undoing what we did in May, has never been under consideration.
Since 1967, Disney has been responsible for the governance of an area known as Reedy Creek. 
The district is governed by its 19 landowners, the biggest of them being Disney World. It is responsible for overseeing land use and providing essential public services, including fire protection, emergency medical services, water services, electricity, sanitation. The district also operates and maintains all public roads and bridges.
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Speaking about the company's recent output. Fine said: 'Disney needs to focus less on politics, and more on creating the products that its customers want.'
Fine continued: 'These movies, Lightyear and Strange World, people aren't buying it.

So I think it starts with understanding your market and create products that your market wants, and they've lost sight of that.' 
The Toy Story prequel, Lightyear, infamously featured a same-sex kiss while Strange World features Daily Show contributor Jaboukie Young-White as the voice of what's been heralded as Disney's first openly gay character.

Both films fared . 
Strange World features Daily Show contributor Jaboukie Young-White as the voice of what's been heralded as Disney's first openly gay character
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' office has said that he is not making a U-Turn on stripping away some of Disney's special privileges 
Fine also said: 'I hope Bob Iger will right that ship, he will fix the company and that will fix his relationship with the state of Florida.' 
Iger, 71, made a shocking return to the role as the head of the one of the biggest movie studios in the world last Sunday after it was reported Disney's board received multiple complaints about Bob Chapek, 61.
Chapek was reportedly chided for Filma Disney's muddled reaction to the Don't Say Gay bill.

The company initially didn't comment on the bill but under pressure, Chapek eventually condemned it.
The bill, which in actuality bars gender and sexual ideology from being taught in public school classrooms before the third grade, caused an uproar in the media and among progressive Disney staffers. 
Bob Iger came out of retirement to retake the reins at Disney just over a week ago, as the board seeks to right a number of issues currently going on at the House of Mouse
Iger (right) pictured with his successor and predecessor Bob Chapek (left) told Disney employees Monday that he had an 'inkling' he'd be getting a call to return to the company
In his interview with DailyMail.com, Rep.

Fine said: 'The previous CEO threatened to use the power of the special privileges they were given to interfere with the sovereignty of a state that wasn't appropriate.'
He continued: 'I think that the new old CEO has acknowledged that was a mistake and he doesn't have to be defensive about it.
He's not the one who made the mistake, so I think it's easier to solve a problem when you're not the one who created the problem.' 
Fine said that it was his 'interpretation' that Iger was acknowledging that Chapek's response to the controversy was problematic. 
At a town hall meeting with employees this week, Iger told staff that he was 'sorry' to see Disney dragged into the battle over Reedy Creek. 
'What I can say [is] the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time and we have been very important to the state of Florida. That is something I'm extremely mindful of and will articulate if I get the chance,' Iger was quoted by  as saying. 
DeSantis stripped the special district that comprises Disney World and its surrounding properties of of its status in April.

The district is due to dissolve on June 1, 2023
The governor's office's statement on the potential for the state to backdown to Disney read: 'The governor was right to champion removing the extraordinary benefit given to one company through the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
We will have an even playing field for businesses in Florida, and the state certainly owes no special favors to one company. Disney's debts will not fall on the taxpayers of Florida. A plan is in the works and will be released soon.'
The 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which was signed by then-Gov Claude Kirk, a Republican, created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which encompasses about 25,000 acres in Orange and Osceola counties.   
Fine told DailyMail.com that certain issues that Disney has control over, such as having their own fire department are negotiable. 
The measure repealing the privilege's was due to come into effect on June 1, 2023.   
It rips up the 55-year-old deal that allowed Disney to regulate land, enforce building codes and treat wastewater - and could cost the company millions in lost local taxes.
But it could also see two Florida counties saddled with $1 billion of debt currently owed by Walt Disney World.
Despite this, Rep.

Fine said that it would be bad 'public policy' to allow Disney to go on racking up debt. 
He said: 'I'm saying it's bad public policy, to allow a company to issue government debt. Now, we have to make good on the commitments that were made in the past.
I don't think anybody's saying that's not going to happen. But do we want to make the problem bigger?'