{"id":88191,"date":"2024-02-06T23:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1656937"},"modified":"2024-02-06T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:12:19","slug":"why-is-gina-carano-suing-lucasfilm-and-is-elon-musk-really-footing-the-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/why-is-gina-carano-suing-lucasfilm-and-is-elon-musk-really-footing-the-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Gina Carano suing Lucasfilm and is Elon Musk really footing the bill?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mandalorian<\/a> <\/em>actress Gina Carano<\/strong><\/a> is in the midst of a lawsuit battle with Disney<\/a> and Lucasfilm<\/a>, following her firing from the television series<\/a> for voicing far-right opinions on X (formerly known as Twitter). While Carano\u2019s wrongful termination suit might seem messy enough, it\u2019s made more complicated by the involvement of X owner Elon Musk<\/a>, who pledged in 2023 to fund the legal action of users who claim they\u2019ve faced discrimination over their posts on the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those who need a refresher, Carano was fired from The Mandalorian <\/em>and other titles in the Star Wars<\/em> universe <\/em>in 2021, following her string of controversial takes on hot-button issues on social media. Lucasfilm, the television company behind The Mandalorian <\/em>and owned by Disney, described Carano\u2019s posts in a post-termination statement as \u201cabhorrent and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the case is receiving renewed attention as Carano files a lawsuit against both Disney and Lucasfilm, with Elon Musk footing the bill. Here\u2019s a deep dive into everything we know about Carano suing Disney. <\/p>\n

Why is Gina Carano suing Lucasfilm?<\/h2>\n
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Filed on February 6, 2024, Gina Carano\u2019s lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm alleges that the production companies wrongfully terminated her from The Mandalorian <\/em>for sharing far-right views on social media. The posts in question saw Carano voice controversial opinions which compared being a Republican<\/a> to being a Jewish person in Nazi Germany, as well as ridiculing mask mandates <\/a>during the COVID-19 pandemic and furthering false suggestions of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. <\/p>\n

In a statement at the time of her dismissal, a Lucasfilm spokesperson said Carano\u2019s posts were responsible for \u201cdenigrating people\u201d based on their religious and cultural identities, and confirmed the actress was no longer employed at the company. As a result, Carano was pulled from the cast of The Mandalorian, <\/em>as well as the fellow Star Wars <\/em>spinoff Rangers of the New Republic<\/a>. <\/em>She was also dropped by her agency, UTA. <\/p>\n

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— Gina Carano \"\ud83d\udd6f\" (@ginacarano) November 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n