John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney Co animation and co-founder of Pixar, will leave Disney at the end of the year following a sexual harassment scandal, the company announced.
迪士尼公司日前宣布，该公司首席创意官、皮克斯联合创始人约翰·拉塞特因性骚扰丑闻将于年底从迪士尼离职。
The decision followed a six-month sabbatical by the animation chief after incidents involving unwanted hugs that made staff uncomfortable.
此前，这位动画大师在被曝出对多位员工有不恰当的拥抱后决定休假半年。
Lasseter, 61, issued an statement apologizing for missteps after the exposure of the scandal.
在丑闻曝光后，今年61岁的拉塞特发表声明，就自己的过失致歉。

Lasseter joined the company in 2006 when Disney bought Pixar Animation Studios.
拉塞特是在2016年迪士尼收购皮克斯动画工作室时加入的。
Lasseter was the creative force behind movie hits like "Toy Story," and "Cars," that won Academy Awards.
他也是摘取奥斯卡奖的《玩具总动员》、《汽车总动员》等热门电影的创意总监。
Disney did not announce a replacement but Chief Executive Bob Iger noted in the statement that Lasseter had assembled "a team of great storytellers and innovators with the vision and talent to set the standard in animation for generations to come."
迪士尼方面没有宣布替代者，但是首席执行官罗伯特·艾格在声明中指出，拉塞特已经组建了一个“由优秀的故事讲述者和创新者组成的团队，他们的远见卓识和才能为后代动画设立了标杆。”