Jay Ong, Disney’s head of gaming sues for discrimination

The Head of Disney’s Gaming Group answerable for iconic video video games reminiscent of Spider-Man and Star Wars is suing The Walt Disney Company for $40 million over claims of discrimination, the Post has discovered.

Jay Ong, a rich govt, claims the corporate induced him hurt after they lowered his bonus and incentive award in dramatic court docket papers obtained by The Post.

The discount got here after Ong, who works at Disney’s Burbank headquarters, claims an HR exec had contacted his govt coach with out his permission.

Ong alleged Natalia Strauch, HR VP of Disney Global Consumer Products, Game and Publishing, was making an attempt to “dig up dirt” on him after she claimed he was a poor “cultural” match for the corporate in a February 2025 assembly, based on the papers.

The 56-year-old gaming exec claims regardless of producing revenues of half a billion {dollars} his bonus was lowered to $325,000 in 2025 from $367,117 in 2024. His incentive bonus was additionally lowered from $770,000 to $620,000, based on the submitting.

The submitting states Ong’s base wage is $550,000, making his complete compensation package deal effectively into the tens of millions in each 2024 and 2025.

Ong claims he was instructed the bonus discount was not based mostly on his efficiency and instructed his efficiency was “exceptional” however he “nevertheless was getting a pay cut.”

The papers state: “[The] defendants retaliated against Ong by reducing his compensation to send a message, embarrass him, and force him out of the company despite acknowledging his stellar performance and his division’s record profitability.”

The submitting went on to say “that such treatment is part of a broader pattern at Disney whereby those of Asian descent -the few which Disney designs to hire- are discriminated against.”

He’s searching for $40 million in damages.

According to Ong’s LinkedIn bio, he nonetheless works at Disney overseeing Marvel Games, Lucasfilm Games, Disney & Pixar Games.

It says he manages a world portfolio of among the most iconic manufacturers in gaming, “ranging from Spider-Man, Star Wars, and Alien vs Predator to Toy Story and Avatar.”

Ong “focuses on defining the strategic vision for the business and leading his teams through mentorship and coaching.”

Inquiries to The Walt Disney Company for remark weren’t instantly returned.