Former Star Wars actress Gina Carano stated in a new interview that she is focused on clearing her name in her lawsuit with the Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, which she announced last month.
The lawsuit relates to the “smear campaign” that Carano underwent when she was fired from her role in the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian, with the lawsuit being funded by X owner Elon Musk. In discussing her lawsuit, Carano was asked if she had a specific amount of money she would like to win.
“I know this might sound odd, but I’m not thinking about that,” Carano told the Hollywood Reporter. “I’m thinking about clearing my name. I’m thinking about finally being healthier and having this monkey off my back and telling my story and just getting on with my life. Finally.”
Carano was fired from her role in the show in February 2021 after she posted on Instagram that Jews in the Holocaust were beaten up simply for their religious beliefs, with the post questioning, “How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?” While some have interpreted Carano’s post as comparing Republicans to Jews, she denied making such a comparison, explaining that the German government in the 1930s and 1940s was able to become as powerful as it was because it was “OK to hate this person next to you.”
“That’s how we get to dangerous places,” Carano said. “And history does repeat itself.”
Last year, Musk announced that those who were mistreated or fired from their employer “due to posting or liking something on this platform” would have their legal bill funded by X. Carano said that what Musk is doing is “pretty incredible,” noting that many billionaires use their funds for themselves while Musk is using his “to fight massive injustice battles.”
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Disney has until April 9 to respond to Carano’s lawsuit. Bob Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, was asked if he had any comment regarding the lawsuit, to which he said “none.”
Earlier this month, Carano announced that Straightwire Entertainment would be representing her going forward in her work in the entertainment industry. Her last agency, UTA, had dropped her when she was fired by Disney.
