the company argued it had the “constitutional right not to associate its artistic expression with Carano’s speech,” and that her lawsuit should be tossed on First Amendment grounds.Carano was fired from the “Star Wars” spin-off “The Mandalorian” in Feb. 2021 after she reposted a message from an Instagram account likening the treatment of contemporary conservatives to Jewish people in Nazi Germany.
Gina Carano attends the 2019 premiere of"Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" in Hollywood. Disney filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Carano on Tuesday night. In her suit she also alleged sex-based discrimination, citing how Disney did not take action against “Mandalorian” co-star Pedro Pascal or original “Star Wars” lead Mark Hamill for statements they made criticizing
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