Actor on Tuesday sued and its parent . over her 2021 firing from 91裸聊视频� ,91裸聊视频� saying she was let go for expressing right-wing views on social media.
The lawsuit Carano filed with help from X, formerly Twitter, in federal court in California alleges her wrongful termination from the 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� galaxy Disney+ streaming series after two seasons over a post likening the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
91裸聊视频淎 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,91裸聊视频� the lawsuit opens. 91裸聊视频淐arano was terminated from her role as swiftly as her character91裸聊视频檚 peaceful home planet of Alderaan had been destroyed by the Death Star.91裸聊视频�
The lawsuit alleges she was fired because she 91裸聊视频渄ared voice her own opinions91裸聊视频� against an 91裸聊视频渙nline bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology.91裸聊视频�
Disney and Lucasfilm have not filed a response to the lawsuit, and representatives did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.
A Lucasfilm statement at the time of her firing said 91裸聊视频渉er social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.91裸聊视频�
Carano is seeking damages to be determined at trial and a court order that she be recast on the show.
The 91裸聊视频淢andalorian,91裸聊视频� starring Pedro Pascal, has aired for three seasons and is now being turned into a feature film. Several interconnected series also air on Disney+.
The lawsuit says Lucasfilm also hurt her future work prospects by making 91裸聊视频渕aliciously false91裸聊视频� statements about her.
Carano, a former mixed martial artists who played the recurring character Cara Dune on the bounty hunter tale 91裸聊视频淭he Mandarlorian,91裸聊视频� deleted the post but it was widely shared online and spurred a trending #FireGinaCarano hashtag.
Carano had previously been criticized for social media posts that mocked mask wearing during the pandemic and made false allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. She also mocked the use of gender pronouns in profiles, listing 91裸聊视频渂eep/bop/boop91裸聊视频� in her social media bio. She said this was not about mocking trans people but a 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� reference to R2-D2, and the lawsuit calls it 91裸聊视频渁 playful way to defuse all the harassment she had received.91裸聊视频� But she alleges the issue led to the company harassing her.
The lawsuit says Carano willingly took part in Zoom meetings with leaders of LGBTQ+ groups at the company91裸聊视频檚 behest with 91裸聊视频渧ery positive91裸聊视频� results, but that Lucasfilm demanded a public apology in which she admitted 91裸聊视频渢o mocking or insulting an entire group of people, which Carano had never done91裸聊视频� and subjected her to other harassment over the issue.
Carano said on social media Tuesday that X had helped fund the lawsuit. X owner Elon Musk shared her post, adding that anyone else who felt they had been wronged by the company should 91裸聊视频渓et us know if you would like to join the lawsuit against Disney.91裸聊视频�
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