Gina Carano sues Disney thanks to Elon Musk: 'I was not in line with the acceptable narrative'



Actress Gina Carano has now filed a lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after Elon Musk helped finance lawyers willing to take up her case of alleged wrongful termination and discrimination.

Carano, a former MMA fighter, spent two seasons playing Rebel ranger Cara Dune on the smash hit "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian." Despite the success of the show and Carano's obvious popularity with fans, Disney executives fired her in February 2021, claiming that some of her social media posts were not in keeping with the company's "values."

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

During and after the government lockdowns of 2020, Carano took to Twitter, now called X, and questioned a number of national policies, including those regarding vaccine mandates and election integrity. "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," Carano said in a lengthy X post announcing the lawsuit. "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."

Not only was Carano targeted because of her personal opinions, the lawsuit said, but because she's a woman. "Her male co-stars were not disciplined, let alone terminated in a way to destroy their careers even though some would find their statements 'abhorrent,'" it stated.

Carano claimed on X that she maintains a good relationship with "all" of her former co-stars. "[T]here is nothing but care and kind words between us," she insisted.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California and is humorously riddled with "Star Wars" references. "A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away," the suit opens, "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.

"And so it was with Carano."

In the suit, Carano is seeking to be reinstated to her former "Mandalorian" role; an admission from the defendants that her termination was "unlawful and in violation of California law"; at least $75,000 in lost compensation; other compensatory damages since she also lost a promised role in another "Star Wars" series, "Rangers of the New Republic"; emotional distress damages; and other punitive damages to be determined at trial.

Carano indicated on X that the lawsuit likely would never have happened if Elon Musk had not offered to help those who had been fired for using Twitter to exercise their First Amendment right to free speech. "[N]ever in my wildest dreams would I have thought anyone would take on my case against Lucasfilm/Disney," Carano wrote. "... To my surprise, a few months ago I received an email from a lawyer who had been hired by X to look into my story & many others."

Joe Benarroch, the head of business operations at X, confirmed X's involvement with the litigation. "As a sign of X Corp.’s commitment to free speech, we’re proud to provide financial support for Gina Carano’s lawsuit," his statement said, "empowering her to seek vindication of her free speech rights on X and the ability to work without bullying, harassment, or discrimination."

"I am grateful someone has come to my defense in such a powerful way & look forward to clearing my name," added Carano.

Disney did not respond to Deadline's request for comment.

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'The Mandalorian' actor Bill Burr defends Gina Carano in tirade against cancel culture



Comedian Bill Burr defended Gina Carano, his former co-star on "The Mandalorian," in a tirade against the cancel culture that led to her firing over her social media posts.

Burr made the comments on his podcast "All Things Comedy" with guest Joe DeRosa in February.

DeRosa explained the Instagram post that got Carano in trouble after she compared the hatred against conservatives with the hatred the Nazis had against the Jews in Germany.

"I just don't get this place where we're in where there's no room for discussion," said DeRosa.

"I'm on that f***ing show. Now I gotta watch what the f*** I say," lamented Burr.

DeRosa pointed out that the outrage against Carano was so crazy that they even cancelled the action figure from her character on the show.

"They canceled her action figure," DeRosa said. "That's how deep cancel culture is. They canceled her action figure. It's like, let the action figure come out!"

Co-host Bert Kreischer asked Burr if Carano had ever pitched her conservative ideas to him on the show.

"No! She was an absolute sweetheart," responded Burr.

"Super-nice f***ing person and, you know, whatever! And somehow someone will take this video and they'll f***ing make me say something else, and you know, try to get rid of my bald action figure!" he joked.

Burr went on to condemn those who seek to destroy celebrities by finding controversial statements or social media posts in their past.

"It's f***ing crazy time," he added. "There's people just waiting, just laying in the weeds."

Burr also gave his solution to the cancel culture wars.

"How about you just be an individual, and you continue to buy tickets to people who you wanna go see?" he concluded.

After she was fired from the popular "Star Wars" show, Carano announced that she would be starring in a movie produced by The Daily Wire, a conservative media group.

"I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," said Carano at the time. "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."

Here's the video of Burr comments from his expletive-ridden podcast:

The Bill Bert Podcast | Episode 49 w. Joe DeRosa PART TWOyoutu.be

Most Embarrassing COVID Reaction Yet & Gina Carano Firing Response | DIRECT MESSAGE | Rubin Report

Most Embarrassing COVID Reaction Yet & Gina Carano Firing Response | DIRECT MESSAGE | Rubin Report

'Welcome to the rebellion': Gina Carano announces new film project after being fired from Star Wars over social media posts



Actress Gina Carano announced a new film venture after being fired from her popular role on "The Mandalorian" show for the Disney+ streaming service.

Carano was fired after an online outrage mob began a campaign against her for a post comparing the hatred against conservatives for the political views to that of the Jews in Nazi Germany. She had previously been targeted for other posts involving skepticism about the efficacy of wearing face masks and the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.

On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Lucasfilm condemned her posts and said that she would no longer be included on future episodes of the show.

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

On Friday, Carano struck back with a new film project.

"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," said Carano in a statement Friday.

"I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," she continued. "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."

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

Critics of the move by Lucasfilm pointed out that the show's major star Pedro Pascal had posted a meme in a similar vein comparing the immigration policies of former President Donald Trump to the Holocaust. Others noted that Disney had thanked the communist Chinese government for their role in the filming of the "Mulan" movie, despite reports that the government was actively oppressing a minority Muslim group.

Here's more about the double standard against Gina Carano:

Many are calling firing of 'Mandalorian' actress a 'political double standard'www.youtube.com

Gina Carano & Daily Wire’s POWER MOVE Against Disney | The News & Why It Matters | Ep 716

Gina Carano & Daily Wire’s POWER MOVE Against Disney | The News & Why It Matters | Ep 716

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.

'The Mandalorian' star Gina Carano canceled by Lucasfilm over online outrage at her social media posts



A social media campaign to fire an actress from Disney's "The Mandalorian" show appeared to be successful after a spokesperson called her social media posts "abhorrent and unacceptable."

Gina Carano, who plays Cara Dune on the popular Star Wars show, was criticized for a recent post comparing criticism against conservatives to the oppression that Jews faced under Nazi Germany.

Her critics responded by demanding she lose her job.

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

Critics of Carano tweeted under the hashtag "Fire Gina Carano" on Tuesday over the post. The hashtag trended nationally for several hours, while her supporters tweeted under a competing hashtag, "We Love Cara Dune."

The controversial post that fired up the latest outrage appeared on Carano's Instagram account.

"Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors...even by children," the post read.

"Because history is edited, most people today don't realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?" the post continued.

It was deleted soon after it was posted, but her critics snapped screenshots and circulated them on social media.

In November Carano inspired another outrage mob when she posted a meme questioning the results of the presidential election. She had also posted memes skeptical of the efficacy of masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Carano previously gained fame as one of the first female Mixed Martial Arts fighter before becoming an actress.

Here's a video of Gina Carano on The Mandalorian:

Gina Carano finds a new beginning in Star Wars series 'The Mandalorian' | ESPN MMAwww.youtube.com