The former mixed martial artist, who got axed from the Disney+ series in 2021, previously divulged that she found out her firing 'through social media, like everyone else.'
- Feb 7, 2024
AceShowbiz - Gina Carano couldn't take "The Mandalorian" firing well so now she drags The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm to court. Backed by Elon Musk, the actress filed a lawsuit against the two companies in federal court in California.
The 41-year-old submitted her complaint on Tuesday, February 6. Claiming that she was fired for voicing right-wing opinions on social media, the former mixed martial artist demanded a court order that would force Lucasfilm to recast her.
"A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Defendants made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, speech, or action was acceptable in their empire, and that those who dared to question or failed to fully comply would not be tolerated," read the lawsuit. "And so it was with Carano."
Of her legal action, Gina explained on X, formerly Twitter, "After my 20 years of building a career from scratch, and during the regime of former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Lucasfilm made this statement on Twitter, terminating me from The Mandalorian." She added, " 'Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm & there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural & religious identities are abhorrent & unacceptable.' "
"Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is I was being hunted down from everything I posted to every post I liked because I was not in line with the acceptable narrative of the time," she added. "My words were consistently twisted to demonize & dehumanize me as an alt right wing extremist. It was a bullying smear campaign aimed at silencing, destroying & making an example out of me."
"The thing is I never even used aggressive language. I shared thought provoking quotes, pictures, memes & occasionally I used my own words, not with aggression but with respect & the occasional comedy to keep the mood light in dark times," she continued. "Hollywood says they support female representation & equal rights. Why then were my male co-stars permitted to speak without harassment & re-education courses or termination, but I was not afforded the same right to exercise my freedom of speech."
Gina was fired from "The Mandalorian" in 2021. She later divulged to journalist Bari Weiss that she found out she was no longer attached to the hit Disney+ series "through social media, like everyone else."
