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Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
QBs to watch (says AI), new releases and predictions coming true
I suppose I should address this up front, but I've been getting a lot of slack about my newsletter last week, as it may have been construed as me taking a swipe at The Hobby Awards and ultimately my boss, Evan Parker, who had omitted me from being a celebrity judge for the upcoming awards. I just want to clear the air: you interpreted correctly. Shove it, Evan. But also, check this out. Last Tuesday I wrote: Deep Sleeper Collectible of the Year Gina Carano is currently suing Disney and her acting star was on the rise before she got fired from The Mandalorian. She is probably in line for a comeback soon — and the Carano market has managed to stay remarkably strong despite her cancellation – autographed card prices aren't the deals you think they would be. Then, on Friday, this happened: 'Lucasfilm and Disney settle with actor Gina Carano following her firing from 'The Mandalorian.'' I am literally out here making lawsuits go away with my newsletter. I'm shaping culture! Your move, Buster. With football around the corner it seems like everyone is hype about the big-ish six sophomore quarterbacks. Drake Maye, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Michael Penix, Jr., and J.J. McCarthy are getting a ton of hobby love. Arena Club, the trading and 'slab pack' platform ran a high-end $2,500 per card 'legendary' slab pack over the weekend. Yes, that's $2,500 for one card from one of those six quarterbacks. The 'grail' card, which you have less than a 0.10% chance of hitting, was a Jayden Daniels Donruss Optic Downtown Gold rookie /10 graded PSA 9, which is comped at over $22,000. The law of averages tells us that not all of these dudes will and can succeed, so instead of researching who I think might be a good 'investment' I went ahead and asked Google Gemini's AI bot to tell me what to do. While the bot didn't want to provide financial advice it clearly favored Caleb Williams, still, despite his struggles last season and in spite of Jayden Daniel's incredible rookie season. Gemini insists that Williams has the 'highest ceiling' but it also favored, quite a bit, J.J. McCarthy due to him 'landing in the most favorable situation.' I'm not here to tell you that to follow the advice of AI— I'm mostly here to remind you of the following 'can't miss' 'high ceiling' quarterbacks: Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Daniel Jones, Mac Jones, Landry Jones, Cardale Jones, James Earl Jones - oh, wait, sorry he wasn't a quarterback. My bad, it's hard to keep up with the Joneses. …That was a long set up for a not-worth-it punchline but just a friendly reminder that spending $2,500 (or more) on a sophomore quarterback rookie card doesn't always end up being a 'good investment.' Hope you didn't miss the pre-order of the Topps Chrome Boxing release on Monday. It's the first time in 74 years that Topps released boxing trading cards. I know that boxing isn't quite on the trajectory that it was 74 years ago, but if you've been reading this newsletter for a minute then you know I'm a sucker for new shiny things [a sentence I type will sitting on a chair made of 2023 Monopoly NBA Prizm blaster boxes that I bought as a retirement plan]. Speaking of Topps, the 2024 GPK Battle of the Bands - Green Day edition - pre-sales sold out respectfully fast. If you missed out, you still have a chance to buy on release day, which is August 27th. This product is quite the procrastinator's dream since this is a [checks the date on the box once again] twenty, twenty-FOUR release. Leaf, I love you, but you're bringing me down. It's not that I'm against whatever this is actually supposed to be - or should I say who this is meant for - but I feel like this is one of those situations where a release like this can instantly sink the entire Livvy Dunne auto market. I'm not sure we need any more Livvy Dunne autos. We have enough on the market already to satisfy every man woman and child and teenage boy. It feels like this is the WNBA Royalty version of Panini making you spend $2,000 on a Prizm hobby box to chase Caitlin Clark rookie autos only to, months later and pretty much under the radar, release the Royalty collection which made all those Prizm autos feel 'meh.' Maybe I'm being too much of a prude, but the absurdity of this card makes her normal cards seem too 'normal' to be anything special. On the pro-Leaf front, so you know I'm not hating on them - I think the Leaf Anime Nation cards are highly, highly underrated. They tap into generational phenomenon (anime) that in a decade from now will still be highly popular and desirable. Like the Panini Manga cards but, you know, affordable. Hey, now! This guy has over 95,000 unique Topps Now cards. I actually love the Topps Now set, but man that's a lot. Though, I guess if you ever want to look back at Jose Altuve's 9th double on a Tuesday while Mercury was in retrograde, you can thumb through the collection and look back fondly on that amazing feat. How did everyone hold up at The National? Tons of people are sharing their purchases, grails and stories over at Mantel. Come share!
San Francisco Chronicle
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Lucasfilm and Disney settle with actor Gina Carano following her firing from 'The Mandalorian'
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, Aug. 7, 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. 'I'd like to thank you all for your unrelenting support throughout my life and career, you've been the heartbeat that has kept my story alive. I hope to make you proud,' Carano wrote in a statement Thursday. 'I am excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter. My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me.' Carano thanked Elon Musk for helping fund the lawsuit 'and asking for nothing in return.' The suit had alleged that the 43-year-old actor was fired because she 'dared voice her own opinions' against an 'online bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology.' Carano is a former mixed martial artist who played the recurring character Cara Dune on the show, which launched in 2019 and ran for three seasons. A feature film starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' is set for release next summer. Carano had previously been criticized for mocking mask wearing during the pandemic and making false allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
Express Tribune
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Disney settles 'Star Wars' actor lawsuit
Gina Carano, a prominent Donald Trump supporter, had claimed wrongful termination in a lawsuit filed last year with the backing of billionaire Elon Musk. Photo: file A "Star Wars" actor who sued Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights has reached a settlement with the Hollywood studio, the entertainment giant announced on Thursday. 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. 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. 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." 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. 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.
Japan Today
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Disney settles Trump-supporting 'Star Wars' actor lawsuit
Gina Carano, who had a major role in the wildly popular Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian' until 2021, had claimed wrongful termination A "Star Wars" actor who sued Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights has reached a settlement with the Hollywood studio. 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." 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. © 2025 AFP
Los Angeles Times
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘The Mandalorian' actor Gina Carano and Disney settle lawsuit over alleged wrongful termination
The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm have settled a lawsuit brought by 'The Mandalorian' actor Gina Carano, who alleged she had been wrongfully terminated from the show and discriminated against because of her social media posts. Carano and Disney each separately confirmed the settlement Thursday, with Carano calling it the 'best outcome for all parties involved.' 'I hope this brings some healing to the force,' she wrote in a post on X. 'I am excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter. My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me.' She also thanked X owner and billionaire Elon Musk, who funded her lawsuit against Disney, calling it a 'Good Samaritan deed' from someone she had never met. A Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement Thursday that the company looked forward to 'identifying opportunities to work together' with Carano in the 'near future,' now that the lawsuit was concluded. The company did not disclose the conditions of the settlement. 'Ms. Carano was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff,' the spokesperson said. 'She worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect.' The settlement comes a little more than a year after Carano sued Burbank-based Disney, Lucasfilm and Huckleberry Industries after she was dismissed from the Disney+ series. Carano, who portrayed former Rebellion soldier Cara Dune for two seasons, had been criticized for several controversial social media posts. In one now-deleted post, she implied that being conservative today was comparable with being Jewish during the Holocaust. Critics had also called out posts in which she falsely claimed voter fraud affected the results of the 2020 presidential election, derided pandemic-era mask mandates and made fun of stating people's pronouns. Her social media postings ignited a firestorm of controversy, with critics calling for her to be fired from the series, while her supporters urged others to cancel Disney+ instead. In 2021, a Lucasfilm representative said in a statement that Carano was not currently employed by the 'Star Wars' production company, and that there were 'no plans for her to be in the future.' The statement also called her posts 'abhorrent and unacceptable.' Carano claimed at the time that she had been promised a role in the now-shelved 'Star Wars' spinoff 'Rangers of the New Republic.' In her lawsuit, she said she was 'targeted, harassed, publicly humiliated, [and] defamed' for making 'political statements that did not align with what [Disney] believed was an acceptable viewpoint.' She had been seeking more than $75,000 in damages and to be reinstated in her role in 'The Mandalorian.'
