• Iger, 71, went as far as to call Chapek a 'novice' and told Disney sources that it was one of his worst business decisions to have Chapek, 61, replace him 
• Chapek was originally appointed to report to Iger as the CEO spent his final year chairing the company's board but ended up not liking how the process went 
• The men clashed over the company's response to COVID and their political decisions, with the two staffing up completely different advisory teams 
• Iger allegedly said he didn't know that Chapek was such a 'novice' when it came to handling issues like political battles with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger fought the decision to name his controversial successor Bob Chapek, who has had his contract renewed despite leading the company through and into some scandals and political controversies. 

Iger, 71, went as far as to call Chapek a 'novice' and told Disney sources that it was one of his worst business decisions to have Chapek, 61, replace him, according to Business Insider. 

Chapek was originally appointed to report to Iger as the long-serving CEO spent his final year still chairing the company's board but according to a source, ended up not liking how the process went.

Iger and Chapek apparently clashed over the company's response to COVID and their political decisions, with the two staffing up completely different advisory teams against one another. 

The former CEO publicly and privately would state that he disliked how Chapek handled everything from the battle with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over their so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill that led to the company losing major tax breaks and self-governance to Scarlett Johansson's contract dispute over Black Widow. 

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger (pictured left) fought the decision to name his controversial successor Bob Chapek (pictured right), who has since gone on to lead the company through some scandals and political controversies.