Disney CEO​ responds to shareholder's question about Gina Carano firing: Disney stands for 'values that are universal,' isn't 'left-leaning or right-leaning'



Bob Chapek, Walt Disney Company's CEO, says that Disney is neither left-leaning nor right-leaning during a response to a shareholder's question as to whether the company had a "blacklist."

What are the details?

In a Wednesday report from The Hollywood Reporter, Chapek on Tuesday addressed Gina Carano's firing from Disney's "The Mandalorian."

Disney fired Carano in February following a controversial social media post comparing criticism against conservatives to oppression that Jews faced in Nazi Germany. Following the post, social media users called for Carano's "cancellation," and even UTA dropped her as a client.

During a shareholders' meeting Tuesday, a caller asked if Disney had a "blacklist," according to the outlet, "insinuating Carano, by name, was targeted for her conservative politics.

Chapek responded that he does not see Disney as "left-leaning or right-leaning," and, instead, stands "for values that are universal: values of respect, values of decency, values of integrity, and values of inclusion."

"And we seek to have the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world we live in," he added. "And I think that's a world we should all live in harmony and peace."

Following her February firing, Lucasfilm Ltd., which is owned by Disney, issued a statement on her remarks.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," the statement read. "Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."

It wasn't the first time social media ganged up on Carano: In November, Carano questioned the 2020 presidential election in a tweet on social media. Following the tweet, #FireGinaCarano began trending.

Carano responded to the firing by branding herself a victim of cancel culture, and is making a film alongside Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire. "

What did Carano have to say?

In a statement on the news, Carano said, "The Daily Wire is helping make one of my dreams — to develop and produce my own film — come true. I cried out and my prayer was answered.

"I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," she said. "I have only just begun using my voice which is now freer than ever before, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They can't cancel us if we don't let them."

She also tweeted, "This is just the beginning ... welcome to the rebellion."

Lucasfilm fired Gina Carano for a Holocaust comparison. So what will they do with Pedro Pascal's tweet doing the same?



On Wednesday, Lucasfilm fired actress Gina Carano for a social media post referring to the Holocaust that her critics said was anti-Semitic. But she's not the only "The Mandalorian" actor who has posted ill-advised Holocaust comparisons on social media.

Carano, who played Cara Dune on Disney+'s popular Star Wars series was fired ostensibly for making an "abhorrent and unacceptable" social media post citing Jewish oppression at the hands of the Nazis and comparing it to censorship of conservative points of view and cancel culture. Her post triggered a social media campaign by the left on Tuesday to have her fired by Lucasfilm.

did she just compare the holocaust to being a republican .. #FireGinaCarano https://t.co/an3css7Kdr
— janet (@janet)1612976407.0

This was the latest in a series of social media controversies surrounding the actress in which voices on the left demanded that she be canceled for holding unpopular opinions. Last September, when social media demanded Carano add pronouns to her bio to "support trans lives," she jokingly added the words "boop/bop/beep" to her Twitter name.

"They're mad cuz I won't put pronouns in my bio to show my support for trans lives. After months of harassing me in every way. I decided to put 3 VERY controversial words in my bio.. beep/bop/boop," she tweeted in response to the criticism. "I'm not against trans lives at all. They need to find less abusive representation." This was apparently transphobic.

In subsequent social media posts, Carano tweeted a meme questioning COVID-19 mask mandates, made comments calling for laws to increase election security, and liked social media posts making the point that Black Lives Matter probably shouldn't riot if they want people to sympathize with their cause.

Each of these social media posts generated a controversy with people calling for her to be fired. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Lucasfilm finally confirmed that Carano was no longer employed by the company, which is owned by Disney. After news broke that Carano had been canned by Lucasfilm, many of the social media users calling for her firing cheered.

But if Carano's post, in the words of the Lucasfilm spokesperson, is "denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities" and also "abhorrent and unacceptable," what does Lucasfilm make of this 2018 tweet from "The Mandalorian" star Pedro Pascal?

#ThisisAmerica https://t.co/LR3Yjj4JEQ
— Pedro Pascal he/him (@Pedro Pascal he/him)1529535868.0

Here, Pascal is comparing former President Donald Trump's immigration policies to the Holocaust. The tweet leaves out important context. The "kids in cages" narrative surrounding Trump's policies was misleading, given that the Obama administration built the facilities where migrants detained under Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration enforcement policies were held.

There is no comparable outrage over Pascal's tweet. No one on the left calling for him to be fired, or accusing him of anti-Semitism or white supremacy for his Holocaust comparison.

Calls To Fire ‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Trend On Twitter Again

“The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano once again fell subject to a cancel campaign on Twitter under the hashtag #FireGinaCarano. On Wednesday, the hashtag began trending in the wake of actor Pedro Pascal publicly supporting his sibling coming out as transgender; Carano has previously mocked the concept of transgender pronouns. “Yes, Pedro [Pascal] & I spoke […]

Cancel mob comes for Disney star after she dares question the election results on social media



Much of social media called for Disney to fire "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" star Gina Carano on Saturday after she had the audacity to question the election results over the weekend.

What are the details?

Carano, a former MMA fighter turned Disney star, shared a meme on Twitter featuring two blindfolded men. The caption said, "BREAKING NEWS: Democratic government leaders now recommends we all wear blindfolds along with masks so we can't see what's really going on."

https://t.co/yJnnKVjume
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@Gina Carano 🕯)1605408708.0

Following her tweet, hashtag #FireGinaCarano began trending on the social media platform. Many users using the hashtag also copied Disney's streaming service on the demand.

At the time of this reporting, Carano's tweet has been liked more than 32,000 times.

In response to the meme, one user wrote, "It's really disgusting how [Star Wars actors] John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran were viciously attacked by racist and sexist people, resulting in reduced roles and zero support from Disney, and Gina Carano gets a major role while associating herself with those very same people. #FireGinaCarano."

Another added, "Gina has has gone all in crazy. That's okay though, i just don't want to see it. @Disney #FireGinaCarano."

"Woah, Gina this is extremely irresponsible. If you are referring to the election, there is no proof of any fraud. If you at referring to mask wearing, we should be doing that and if we all did it we would be able to go outside sooner," yet another user railed.

What else?

Prior to the offending tweet, Carano appeared to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

In a Nov. 5 tweet, Carano wrote, "We need to clean up the election process so we are not left feeling the way we do today. Put laws in place that protect us against voter fraud. Investigate every state. Film the counting. Flush out the fake votes. Require ID. Make Voter Fraud end in 2020. Fix the system."

We need to clean up the election process so we are not left feeling the way we do today.Put laws in place that pro… https://t.co/9tYtDyGQI7
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@Gina Carano 🕯)1604593107.0