LOS ANGELES – Actor Gina Carano has reached a settlement in her federal lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., surrounding the accusation that she was dismissed from “The Mandalorian” in 2021 due to her expression of 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 stated. “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.”
According to a federal court filing on Thursday, both parties agreed that the case should be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. A judge is still required to formally dismiss it. The trial had been scheduled for February of the following year in Los Angeles.
The lawsuit, submitted in a California federal court last year, claimed that Carano was wrongfully terminated from the Disney+ series within the “Star Wars” universe after two seasons because of a post comparing the treatment of American conservatives to that of Jews in Nazi Germany. Her posts were met with widespread online criticism, leading to 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 on 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 expressed gratitude to Elon Musk for assisting in funding the lawsuit “and asking for nothing in return.” The lawsuit alleged that the 43-year-old actor was terminated for “daring to 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.
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