That’s a lot, so sit down and take a deep breath. Gina Carano, the actress who was fired The Mandalorian Lucasfilm is now suing for discrimination and wrongful termination over “social media posts that denigrate people based on their cultural and religious identities.” And since the comments were made on X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk is funding the lawsuit.
“As a sign of the commitment of “X CEO Joe Benarroch said in a statement the Hollywood Reporter. Carano is hoping for a court order that would force Lucasfilm to recast her as her character, Cara Dune, as well as punitive damages.
Carano was fired in February 2021 after the actress shared and then deleted an anti-Semitic story on her Instagram. It was the final straw after months of comments, including ridicule Covid mask requirement, Spread conspiracies about the US election, Like posts Denigration of the Black Lives Matter movement and mocking pronoun Use. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans to be employed in the future,” it said in a statement first received from io9 said at the time. “However, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
According to Carano, while Lucasfilm claims she was fired because of these statements, she believes it was only because she was a woman and male co-stars made similarly offensive posts that were ignored. “Some of us have been unfairly marginalized, harassed, persecuted and deprived of our livelihoods because we dared to initiate conversations, ask questions and refused to join the mob,” Carano said in a statement.
She is also, as expected, happy to have Musk and X help in the fight. “I am honored to have my case supported by the company that was one of the last rays of hope for free speech in the world,” Carano said.
io9 has reached out to Lucasfilm for possible comment and we will update this story if we hear back. But yes, as I said – it’s a lot. What do you think here? Let us know below.
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