LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Gina Carano has settled her federal lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her claim that she was fired from “The Mandalorian” in 2021 for expressing right-wing views on social media.
The specific terms of the agreement were not made available.
“Ms. Carano was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect,” Lucasfilm said in a statement. “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.”
The two sides stipulated in a federal court filing Thursday that the case should be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled. A judge still needs to formally dismiss it. The case had been scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles in February of next year.
The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California last year, alleged Carano was wrongfully terminated from the “Star Wars” galaxy Disney+ series after two seasons due to a post likening the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Her posts were widely criticized online and spurred a trending #FireGinaCarano hashtag.
Political affiliation is NOT a protected class in California.
What on Earth are you talking about? Seriously, you’re whole rant looks like something the president would tweet.
I could have sworn it was ten years ago when a guy sued google over it and it wasn’t the guy between 2016 and 2018. It was either 2013 or 2014(from where I remember being when I heard about it, I was somewhere else so the timeframe was cleared to me) but I can’t find it, and I thought a lot of people at the time said it was a protected class in CA. I can’t find it now. I may be miss remembering or some changed. As for it looking like something the president would tweet: I was trying to make fun of that kind of thing in the second half.