CEO confirms leaked news, explains reductions needed after rapid hiring in recent years; retailer had 1.54 million employees worldwide at the end of September

Andy Jassy suggests decision on controversial 'Hebrews to Negroes' movie is not 'straightforward,' does not indicate if disclaimer could be added

Also named are actors Zoë Kravitz, Andrew Garfield, Pete Davidson and Sarah Jessica Parker, director Taika Waititi, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and opioid crisis activist Nan Goldin

Andy Jassy, a longtime executive, is known for helping come up with company's highly profitable cloud computing department

Entrepreneur, who over three decades built online retailer from scratch to become one of world's most valuable companies, will hand over to Andy Jassy, head of firm's web services