Feb 7, 2024
Actress Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's help
Actress Gina Carano has sued Disney and Lucasfilm after she was sacked in 2021 over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. In a statement at the time, a Lucasfilm spokesperson said "Her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable". Ms Carano claims she was fired "Because she dared voice her own opinions... and stood up to the online bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology". The suit alleges that the actress was treated differently from two male co-stars, who wrote or shared posts online maligning Republicans as Nazis but faced no penalty. Mr Musk has previously vowed to financially support those facing discrimination for their posts on X. In a statement, a spokesperson for his company said it was "Proud" to back Ms Carano's lawsuit as part of its commitment to free speech.
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