{"id":721,"date":"2025-08-11T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=721"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:52:14","slug":"mandalorian-actress-settles-lawsuit-with-disney-over-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Mandalorian actress settles lawsuit with Disney over firing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Actress Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired from Star Wars franchise spin-off The Mandalorian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was dropped from the cast in 2021 following comments she made comparing being a Republican in the US to being a Jew during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Carano, a former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the Disney+ series, shared the news of the settlement on X, writing &#8220;I hope this brings some healing to the force.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement, which has not been made public, comes after her case gained support and funding from Elon Musk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Carano described the settlement as the &#8220;best outcome for all parties involved,&#8221; adding she was &#8220;excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also thanked Musk, saying she&#8217;d never met the tech billionaire but he stepped in to do this &#8220;Good Samaritan deed for me in funding my lawsuit&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m smiling&#8221;, she signed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The actress originally sued for wrongful termination and sexual discrimination, claiming that two of her male co-stars had made similar posts and faced no penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had sought $75,000 (\u00a360,000) in damages and to be recast in the popular series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucasfilm had condemned her comments in 2021 for &#8220;denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement released since the settlement, the production company said that it looks forward to &#8220;identifying opportunities to work together&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company described Ms Carano as someone who &#8220;was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff. 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