Multiple independent news outlets in the supplied evidence report that Disney did not provide a substantive public statement about Raquel (Raquel) Lee’s allegations and that Disney declined to comment or that requests for comment went unanswered. Examples: Deadline (Aug 23) reports “Disney had no comment,” Variety (Aug 24) and USA TODAY (Aug 22/23) say “Disney declined to comment,” and KTLA (Aug 27) states Disney “has not publicly responded to the allegations.” None of the provided sources contains a Disney or authorized-spokesperson statement that explicitly addresses the claim that a Disney employee raped Lee at age 14. Those consistent, independent reports constitute positive evidence that no such public statement was issued on or before the market deadline.