Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm, Disney over 'The Mandalorian' firing; Elon Musk supports her

Actor Gina Carano has filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent company Disney for her 2021 firing from ‘The Mandalorian.’

With assistance from X (formerly Twitter), Gina Carano filed a federal lawsuit in California alleging wrongful termination from ‘Star Wars’ series ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney+ after two seasons. The termination was purportedly due to a post equating the treatment of American conservatives to that of Jews in Nazi Germany.

‘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 states.

‘Carano was terminated from her role as swiftly as her character’s peaceful home planet of Alderaan had been destroyed by the Death Star,’ it added.

The lawsuit says Lucasfilm also hurt her future work prospects by making ‘maliciously false’ statements about her.

Disney and Lucasfilm have not filed a response to the lawsuit, and representatives did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.

At the time of Carano’s firing, a Lucasfilm statement said ‘her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.’

Carano is seeking damages to be decided at trial and a court order for her to be reinstated on the show. ‘The Mandalorian,’ led by Pedro Pascal, has aired three seasons and is being adapted into a feature film. Additionally, several related series are streaming on Disney+.

About Carano’s tweet

Carano, a former MMA artist who portrayed Cara Dune on ‘The Mandalorian,’ deleted a controversial post likening current events to Nazi Germany but faced backlash online, leading to the #FireGinaCarano trend.

Her previous social media posts criticizing mask-wearing during the pandemic, alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election, and mocking gender pronouns also stirred controversy. Carano claims her ‘beep/bop/boop’ bio was a ‘Star Wars’ reference, not mockery, yet she faced harassment.

Despite positive outcomes from meetings with LGBTQ+ leaders, Lucasfilm demanded a public apology she felt unjustified. Carano stated X helped fund the lawsuit, with Elon Musk supporting her and offering others wronged by Disney to join the lawsuit.