Gina Carano, axed from ‘The Mandalorian' for Holocaust post, makes Disney settlement after lawsuit backed by Elon Musk
Gina Carano, a prominent Donald Trump supporter who had a major role in the hit Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian' until 2021, claimed wrongful termination in a lawsuit filed last year with the backing of billionaire Elon Musk.
On Thursday, a spokesperson for Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm said the companies had 'reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues in her pending lawsuit.'
Disney 'look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future,' said a statement sent to AFP.
Carano, an outspoken former martial arts fighter-turned-actor, was fired by Disney in 2021 for what the company at the time dubbed 'abhorrent and unacceptable' social media posts 'denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities.'
One post shared by Carano appeared to compare being a conservative in the United States to being Jewish in Nazi Germany.
'Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews' because 'the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews,' the post said.
'How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?' it concluded, with a graphic photo of a Jewish woman being beaten in Nazi Germany.
Another post appeared to mock a person for wearing multiple masks during the Covid-19 pandemic in California.
Carano had earlier enraged members of the trans community for writing on her Twitter profile that her preferred pronouns were 'boop/bop/beep.'
'The truth shall set you free'
In her initial lawsuit, Carano said Disney had damaged her reputation and ability to find work in the future, after she had expressed personal political views that led to her being hounded by an 'extreme progressive' online mob.
The California lawsuit was funded by Musk's X, after Carano publicly replied to an open offer from the tech billionaire to help anyone fired after using his social media platform to exercise free speech.
Carano previously claimed she lost a role on a planned 'Mandalorian' spin-off called 'Rangers of the New Republic' that would have been worth '$150,000 to $250,000 per episode.'
The Lucasfilm statement said 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.'
Carano also supported Donald Trump's recent election campaign, speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas last year.
Disney has become embroiled in the United States' so-called 'culture wars' in recent years.
In March, US regulators under the Trump administration announced an investigation into diversity efforts at the Walt Disney Company.
Neither Disney nor Carano disclosed the terms of the agreement, but she appeared to allude to the lawsuit's settlement on her social media.
'...and the truth shall set you free,' Carano posted Thursday on X. — AFP
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