Billionaire Elon Musk has escalated his battle with Disney by backing a lawsuit that fired “The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano. Gina Carano claimed her “woke” company canned her because of her conservative political views.
Carano, who played the warrior Cara Dune, was canceled from the Star Wars spinoff in February 2021 after spouting conspiracy theories on social media.
She mocked mask mandates during the pandemic and repeated false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
In another post, the former mixed martial arts star raged that being a Republican was similar to being Jewish during the Holocaust.
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers, but by our neighbors and even our children,” Carano wrote on Instagram, Variety reported at the time.
Following her dismissal from Disney, Carano was also fired from her talent agency, UTA.
carano lawsuit, Filed Tuesday in California federal courtis inspired by the famous opening line of Star Wars.
“Not long ago, in a galaxy not far away, Defendants made it clear that the only orthodoxy in thought, speech, and action was acceptable in their empire,” the complaint states.
“If you would like to join the lawsuit against Disney, please let us know,” Musk wrote to X.
Carano also alleged sexism and maintained that male stars who voiced their opinions were not penalized in any way.
She is asking the court to order Disney’s Lucasfilm division to reinstate her in the role and award her up to $75,000 in compensatory damages, plus emotional distress and punitive damages to be determined at trial. They are seeking compensation.
Disney CEO Bob Iger, who had a feud with Musk after he pulled an ad from social media platform X due to anti-Semitic content, has filed a lawsuit against X users for discrimination in the workplace. He promised to use his economic weight to make this happen. Some of the posts on the platform.
“As a demonstration of Company X’s commitment to free speech, we are proud to provide financial support to Gina Carano’s lawsuit and support Gina Carano’s right to free speech regarding We will help you advocate for your ability to work without harassment, harassment or discrimination,” said Joe Benarroch, Director of Business Operations at Company X.
A Disney spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
In late November, Musk ordered Iger and other executives to stop advertising on X amid claims the site was not doing enough to police anti-Semitic content. “Fuck yourself,” he said.
Mr. Musk was recently photographed with Nelson Peltz, an activist investor who is fighting with Mr. Iger over the composition of Disney’s board of directors.
Mr. Peltz has criticized Mr. Iger’s stewardship of the company amid the stock price slump and is seeking at least two seats on the board of his hedge fund, Trian Fund Management.
Wall Street is eagerly awaiting Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings report, scheduled for later Wednesday.
The entertainment giant last week urged shareholders to vote on 12 nominees to its board of directors and reject Tryon and others.
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