Gina Carano Fires Back at Disney: “They Will Fire You if You Say Anything They Disagree With”
Former Mandalorian star Gina Carano is firing back at Disney after the company filed a motion yesterday to dismiss her First Amendment lawsuit.
One day after Disney argued that it had a “constitutional right not to associate its artistic expression with Carano’s speech,” Carano took to X to give her opinion on Disney’s latest motion.
“Disney has confirmed what has been known all along, they will fire you if you say anything they disagree with, even if they have to MISREPRESENT, MALIGN, and MISCHARACTERIZE you to do it,” Carano wrote.
“They are now on record letting everyone who works for them know that Disney will take any chance they get to control what you say, what you think or they will attempt to destroy your career. Glad we cleared that up. The First Amendment does not allow Disney to wantonly DISCRIMINATE, which is what they have done in my case and frankly have now admitted they did. If you ever wanted to know what today’s ‘Disney values’ are, they just told you.”
Disney has confirmed what has been known all along, they will fire you if you say anything they disagree with, even if they have to MISREPRESENT, MALIGN, and MISCHARACTERIZE you to do it. They are now on record letting everyone who works for them know that Disney will take any… https://t.co/RRIPtPrURu
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) April 11, 2024
Carano Sued Disney in February
Carno sued Disney (with the help of Elon Musk) in February, accusing Disney and Lucasfilm of harassment and defamation after she refused to “conform” to their views on issues such as Black Lives Matter, preferred pronouns, and election interference.
In her suit, Carano says she was fired for her cultural and religious beliefs. Meanwhile, she argues, Disney did nothing when her male costars made offensive posts directed at Republicans. Specifically, she cites Pedro Pascal’s 2017 post comparing former president Donald Trump to Hitler.
Disney’s Motion to Dismiss
In a motion to dismiss Carano’s lawsuit yesterday, Disney pointed to the actress’s social media post comparing the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany to what modern conservatives face as the final straw.
“Disney thus was entitled to protect its creative speech in the ‘Star Wars’ series from association with views Disney and many viewers (and potential viewers) considered offensive and contrary to Disney’s values,” the company’s lawyers wrote. “Carano’s presence as a prominent actor on ‘The Mandalorian’ interfered with Disney’s choice not to produce a show associated with her beliefs.”
A judge has yet to rule on Disney’s motion.