- Actor Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from “The Mandalorian” in 2021, claiming it was due to expressing right-wing views on social media.
- The lawsuit alleges Carano was fired for refusing to comply with demands of an “online bully mob” promoting extreme progressive ideology.
- Carano’s lawsuit also claims that Lucasfilm made false statements about her, damaging her future work prospects.
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Actor Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., over her firing from the TV show “The Mandalorian” in 2021. Carano alleges that she was let go because she expressed right-wing views on social media. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, claims that her termination was wrongful and compares it to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Carano seeks damages and a court order to be recast in the show.
According to the lawsuit, Carano was fired because she expressed her own opinions and refused to comply with the demands of what she calls an “online bully mob” pushing an extreme progressive ideology. Disney and Lucasfilm have not yet responded to the lawsuit or commented on the matter.
When Carano was fired, Lucasfilm issued a statement condemning her social media posts that denigrated people based on their cultural and religious identities, calling them “abhorrent and unacceptable.” The lawsuit also claims that Lucasfilm made false statements about Carano, damaging her future work prospects.
Carano, a former mixed martial artist who played the character Cara Dune in “The Mandalorian,” has faced criticism in the past for her social media posts. She deleted a post that compared the treatment of conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, but it was widely shared online and led to a trending hashtag calling for her firing. Carano had also made posts mocking mask-wearing during the pandemic, spreading false allegations of voter fraud, and mocking the use of gender pronouns.
The lawsuit states that Carano participated in meetings with LGBTQ+ groups at the company’s request, which had positive outcomes. However, Lucasfilm allegedly demanded a public apology from her in which she would admit to mocking or insulting an entire group of people, even though she claims she had never done so. Carano said that she had engaged in the use of “beep/bop/boop” in her social media bio as a reference to “Star Wars,” but it was misinterpreted and led to harassment from the company.
Carano revealed on social media that her lawsuit was supported by X, formerly known as Twitter. X owner Elon Musk shared her post and expressed support for others who felt wronged by Disney, inviting them to join the lawsuit. The future of “The Mandalorian” remains uncertain as the show is being turned into a feature film and several interconnected series continue to air on Disney+.