Backed by Elon Musk, Gina Carano sues Disney over 'Mandalorian' firing

[The Grand Illuminist]

Source: NBC News

Actor and former professional MMA fighter Gina Carano has sued The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm over claims she was wrongfully fired from the series “The Mandalorian” in 2021.

In the suit, which was filed Tuesday in federal court in California, Carano alleges she was fired from her role as rebel warrior Cara Dune for voicing right-wing opinions on social media. She is seeking a court order that would require Lucasfilm to reinstate her or compensate her at least $75,000. Carano claims in the suit that she suffered emotional damage and lost millions of dollars in income.
“A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away, 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,” the lawsuit says. “And so it was with Carano.”

X is helping cover the costs of the lawsuit, Carano confirmed Tuesday in a post to the social media platform.

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude & thank you to @ElonMusk & @X for giving me an opportunity to bring my case to light,” she wrote.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/gina-carano-sues-disney-mandalorian-firing-elon-musk-support-rcna137579

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Please be advised. Political ideology, and party are NOT, repeat, NOT a protected class, so I hope her termination is of extreme prejudice.

[Hassler]

1. Leon Smuk's drug addiction takes a new turn.

[Comfortably_Numb]

2. Waaaa waaaaa waaaaa, I need a man-child twitter billionaire to pay for my lawyer. These fuckmooks deserve each other.

And Eloon reveals once again who he is….a pathetic vomit puddle.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This will be a fun lawsuit to follow

[The Grand Illuminist]

37. I'll go as far as this.

If the case is picked up for trial, then the men and women in congress who were targets on J6 should also be given the right to litigate against those convicted as they lost a lot of money in providing security for themselves and their respective families since.

[rogue emissary]

4. I can't find the article, but

I'm pretty sure she was fired under a morality clause in her contract.

Anything deemed controversial or harmful to Disney would get you fired. So the BS I was dropped for right-wing thought is nonsense.

[OnlinePoker]

26. Based on the way things are going financially at Disney, everyone should be fired. n/t

[odins folly]

5. Why can't these dipshits

Understand the first amendment and freedom of speech relates to the government, not private companies, preventing or retaliating against what you say.

If you are an actor on a series, you automatically become a spokesperson and face of the series and therefore the company who carries the series. If Disney doesn’t like you spewing RW bullshit, they are perfectly within their right to fire your dumb ass and never let you work for them again.

Musk can fuckoff back to where he came from and take her with…

[BlueKota]

10. They are so clueless on the subject

[canuckledragger]

12. Because these childish right wing crybabies never take any responsibility for their actions.

Especially when they've knowingly broken the terms of a contract they've agreed to.

They're professional victims, dontcha know.

[Chi67]

17. I hate Musk too

Tesla used to be on my list as far a new cars go. But he fucked up. Instead I stuck with Audi and got a mild hybrid this past year. My Audi dealership has been great to me for over a decade. From what I have seen in that time, Tesla's customer service is not anything close to Audi's. Then there's this:

When Musk rejected his own daughter due to his anti-LGBT views, that was it for me. He deserves not one red cent from me.

Now this. Tesla is not only off my list, but I hope the company goes down in flames.

[William Gustafson]

18. "Now this. Tesla is not only off my list, but I hope the company goes down in flames"...

Well, most of his car seems to be doing just that....

[quakerboy]

22. Id much rather see Twitter go down

And go down hard, but have him have to pull money from other places to try and feed his ego project. And then see starlink nationalized for security reasons, and spacex lose its federal funding and also require feeding from his other resources.

Then see how much of his 13% tesla The Odor can hold onto. The company could be good without him.

[MistakenLamb]

40. Their cars are doing that themselves

[Mopar151]

6. Ask Roseanne....

Dumped by ABC in a NY minute, for conduct unbecoming a human being.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. Most Entertainment contracts contain a section about bringing the character or the program into disrepute as grounds for

suspension or termination.

It rather depends on how she spoke out, in what forum it was seen or heard, and to some degree what the public response was.
Disney is well known to have VERY tight guidelines on such things and to be VERY aggressive in protecting their franchise.

[slightlv]

8. And those tight guidelines have been there...

and very well-known since the early 1960's, at least!

[C_U_L8R]

9. Disney contracts are thorough and exact.

Musk and this MMA clown are on a fool's errand.

[cstanleytech]

14. Well, it stands to reason since they are after all fools. Not to mention complete unredeemable assholes.

[Midnight Writer]

11. The claim of $75,000 to reimburse her for "lost millions" gives the game away.

I would be surprised if $75,000 would cover legal fees.

She is not recovering perceived damages. She is letting herself be used as a tool of Musk. She should be aware that Elon doesn't give a tinker's turd about her or her career. He is just satisfying grudges and will discard her if convenient.

[ret5hd]

28. that makes it seem (to me anyway)...

that she and elon are hoping for a $75k “go away and leave me alone” check and then they could publicize “we beat disney!!!”

[SleeplessinSoCal]

13. helpful article

A timeline of Gina Carano’s controversial comments: Why Mandalorian fans have been campaigning for her to be fired for months
Actor has sparked backlash with comments on Jewish people, Covid, gender and election fraud

Thursday 11 February 2021

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/gina-carano-mandalorian-holocaust-trump-covid-b1800802.html

[Aristus]

15. Carano was employed in California, which is an at-will employment state.

At-will firing is something right-wingers usually celebrate. Right up until it happens to them.

I don’t think she’s going to lose the suit. I think the case is going to be thrown out before it ever gets to trial.

She’s only doing this because a prosperous career in the right-wing hate bubble didn’t pan out after Disney dumped her ass. She made a film that grossed something like $13,000 nationwide. Nobody wants to see her shitty acting.

[Chi67]

16. Really?

Guess what Gina? Ya done fucked up. You're fired and you're gonna stay fired. And your lawsuit is going nowhere.

[padah513]

19. And to think I used to have a crush on her...

Still do. Gina noooo!!! Lol

[vercetti2021]

20. Hey asshole

You FAFO. Maybe shit talking trans people when your costars sister is trans wasn't a galaxy brain move

[Xolodno]

21. Ask Charlie Sheen...

...how opening your mouth worked out.

[Javaman]

23. this failed actor thinks she will pull a gawker case on Disney.

Disney has billions, gawker did not.

I don't think she fully thought this through, but then again she has musky on her side, so the crazy is strong here

[erpowers]

24. Will They Just Pay Her?

Do you think they will just pay her to get it over with and save money? She is only asking for $75,000. I assume she will lose if it goes to court, but it seems like it would cost Disney more than $75,000 to defend against his case. What so you think Disney does?

[The Grand Illuminist]

25. I don't think it will hurt Disney in the slightest.

When it come to a full blown trial as they have their own legal dept.

[Javaman]

34. With her career basically dead, I think that's all she wants

Just another repuke working a grft

[The Grand Illuminist]

38. Worse

She is unemployable.

[LudwigPastorius]

39. "Will they just pay her?"

No, Disney will make it clear that they will take it to court.

...and Carano will back down, because she doesn't have a legitimate wrongful termination argument, and she stands to lose a lot of money in legal fees.

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. They didn't fire her. They didn't pick up

Her contact. Huge difference. Just another Maga loser.

[exboyfil]

29. Should have filed this in state court

California code prevents employers from restricting participation in politics.

Also I think she potentially has a case for defamation from this quote attributed to Disney management:

“Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

The goal of the lawsuit is to get to discovery where it becomes apparent that Disney management has a group think attitude towards a specific political position (in this case a liberal one that attempts to be more inclusive and accommodating). That combined with the backlash towards the approaches taken that seem to single out straight white men as the only (or primary) privileged group that further forms a narrative that Disney isn't interested in that group for its products and services.

I don't see much of a case her for her, but that isn't the goal.

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DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200 - 2699.8] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. )
PART 3. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES [920 - 1139] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. )

CHAPTER 5. Political Affiliations [1101 - 1106] ( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. )

1101.
No employer shall make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy:

(a) Forbidding or preventing employees from engaging or participating in politics or from becoming candidates for public office.

(b) Controlling or directing, or tending to control or direct the political activities or affiliations of employees.

(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)

[Aristus]

30. I don't think that would have helped her.

California is an at-will employment state, meaning either party can end the employment agreement for any reason or no reason. If Carano accuses Disney of firing her because of her political beliefs, Disney can either respond that that wasn't the reason she was fired, or they can simply invoke the at-will law, meaning they don't need a reason to fire her at all.

[The Grand Illuminist]

31. I thought that myself.

But this law clearly focuses on activity like voting, volunteering, running for office, and participating in protests. There are no laws in the books that protect political ideology, affiliation, and party on the federal nor state level. So if you open a business that only accepts democrats only, it is legal.

[exboyfil]

32. But would it be wise if you are one of the largest media entertainment companies in the world?

I think that is what these folks are going for.

[The Grand Illuminist]

33. True that.

nt

[Torchlight]

35. Doubt they're looking to win, or even reach settlement.

My guess is the lawyer wants to put his name in the LA trades for advertising, and Ms. Carano wants some attention on her, even this kind, before her face becomes wholly irrelevant.

[Torchlight]

36. Self-delete

'cause I'm an idiot who can't do simple tasks on a PC.