A hug too much leads to the resignation of Walt Disney Co Animation head and Pixar co-founder

Walt Disney Co animation head and co-founder of Pixar John Lasseter, regarded as a modern day Walt Disney because of his creativity and commercial success, will leave at the end of the year, the company said on Friday.

Reuters report that Friday’s decision, announced in a Disney statement, followed a six month leave of absence by Lasseter after what he called “missteps,” including unwanted hugs that made employees uncomfortable.

A pioneer in computer animation, Lasseter was the driving creative force behind Disney’s success in animated films over the past decade such as “Toy Story,” “Frozen,” and “Finding Nemo,” films that won Academy Awards and reaped billions of dollars at the box office.