Disney, Pixar Animation executive John Lasseter to take a leave of absence, citing `missteps`
(LA Times Clippers)

John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, is taking a leave of absence, citing unspecified `missteps,` according to a memo to staff. Lasseter, the pioneering executive who built Pixar Animation Studios into an entertainment juggernaut and helped revive...