'Put them in a spacecraft and fly them to Mars': Abigail Disney hits out at 'feral' billionaires, saying Bezos has transformed into Darth Vader, Elon Musk is a narcissist and Peter Thiel is a menace
by Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com- Answering who she thought the three most 'toxic billionaires' were, the 60-year-old activist named Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel
- Abigail Disney named the Amazon CEO first, explaining that the billionaire had become 'feral'
- 'When I talk about feral billionaires, I'm talking about people who have changed because of what they have,' she said
- She then turned her attention to Musk, who she called a 'narcissist'
- Disney saved her last criticism for Thiel, simply referring to him as a 'menace'
The force does not appear to be with some of the world's richest billionaires, according to Disney heiress Abigail Disney.
Answering who she thought the three most 'toxic billionaires' were, the 60-year-old activist named Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Disney even compared Amazon boss Bezos to Star Wars villain Darth Vader, explaining to VICE TV's Seat At the Table that the billionaire had become 'feral.'
'When I talk about feral billionaires, I'm talking about people who have changed because of what they have,' she told host Anand Giridharadas.
The heiress highlighted a February PBS Frontline special that gave an inside look into the Bezos empire with Amazon.
Disney continued: 'If you watch that Frontline piece, you see him physically transform from this goofy, dorky guy with a kind of nice laugh to basically Darth Vader. You watch that physical transformation and it is actually terrifying.'
She then turned her attention to Musk, who she called a 'narcissist.'
'He does not give a single s**t about anyone, other than the billionaire class,' Disney added.
The heiress continued: 'Put them all in a spacecraft and fly them off to Mars. You're going to bring all the problems we have down here, to Mars. You're never going to build a better society, nothing is going to be better.'
Disney saved her last criticism for Thiel, simply referring to him as a 'menace.'
VICE TV's Seat At The Table airs Wednesdays at 10pm.
The heiress has been slamming top executives from various industries.
In April, Walt Disney Corporation stopped paying 100,000 operational employees after placing them on furlough because of the prolonged coronavirus shutdowns.
Shortly after the Hollywood giant announced the furloughs, Abigail launched into a fiery tirade on Twitter in which she condemned the company for continuing to pay out executive bonuses and dividends, which have totaled $1.5 billion in the past.
The heiress, 60, argued that this money could pay for three months' salary to its frontline workers now feeling the financial impact of the pandemic.
While no decision on Disney's dividend had been announced, she criticized a move to pay out in July, claiming that '80% of shares are owned by the wealthiest 10%' and the money would be received by people who have 'already been collecting egregious bonuses for years'.
The activist also commented on the announcement in March that top Disney executives were forgoing their salary considering the current crisis.
Both Thiel and Musk have made headlines recently for comments about whether they would be moving their bases of operations out of California because of the state's handling of the coronavirus.
In an interview with Axios, Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp said that the company was 'getting close' to a decision on whether to move the company out of California.
The Tesla CEO has speculated that he would move to Texas or Nevada after a spat with health officials in Alameda County.
Musk has also accepted absolute responsibility if Wednesday's historic launch of two veteran NASA astronauts ends in tragedy, with the weather giving just a 50-50 chance of the lift-off getting the green light.
Take off is scheduled for 4.33pm (9.33pm UK time) and if all goes to plan, Musk's SpaceX will become the first private company to put astronauts into orbit, something achieved by just three countries - Russia, the US and China.
