Actress Gina Carano sues Disney for wrongful termination

She played one of the recurring roles in the series. The Mandaloriantaken from the universe Star Wars. Gina Carano announced on Tuesday February 6 that she was filing a complaint against Disney, believing that her dismissal in 2021 had been motivated by her controversial positions on the Holocaust, the pandemic or the rights of transgender people.

In her complaint, the actress explains that she was harassed online by “left-wing extremists” and believes that her ex-employer has tarnished her reputation and reduced her chances of being employed in the audiovisual industry. This legal procedure is supported and financed by Elon Musk, boss of X known for his conservative positions.

Disney had declared that it was parting ways with this actress specializing in martial arts because of her “odious and unacceptable messages” on social networks, “denigrating people on the basis of their cultural and religious identity”. Gina Carano notably compared being an American conservative to the isolation of Jews in Nazi Germany.