Actress Gina Carano filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, February 6th, against Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company. Carano, who is a former MMA fighter, portrayed Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit television series “The Mandalorian”.

In the lawsuit filed by Carano, which was filed in California, she alleges that she was wrongfully terminated due to her posts on social media.

CBS News has more on Carano and her interactions on X:

In one post, the actress compared the divided American political climate to Nazi Germany. She was also accused of mocking transgender people and mocking mask-wearing during the COVID pandemic.

“The truth is I was being hunted down from everything I posted to every post I liked because I was not in line with the acceptable narrative of the time,” Carano said in a Tuesday post on X. “My words were consistently twisted to demonize & dehumanize me as an alt right wing extremist. It was a bullying smear campaign aimed at silencing, destroying & making an example out of me.”

BBC News has more on Carano’s lawsuit:

The lawsuit is being funded by Elon Musk, who made an open call on his platform X for others to join the suit.

Ms Carano is seeking $75,000 (£60,000) in damages. She is also asking the court to force Lucasfilm to recast her.

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 lawsuit 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.

In a lengthy statement on X, Ms Carano said she had been subjected to “a bullying smear campaign aimed at silencing, destroying & making an example out of me”.

“Artists do not sign away our rights as American citizens when we enter into employment,” she added, thanking Mr Musk and those who have supported her.

The billionaire shared her statement, writing: “Please let us know if you would like to join the lawsuit against Disney.”

Mr Musk has previously vowed to financially support those facing discrimination for their posts on X.

The 59-page civil suit lays out allegations of wrongful termination and retaliation in a narrative laden with Star Wars references.

Many people took to X to voice their opinion of Musk supporting Gina Carano:

Representatives for Musk, Disney, and Lucasfilm did not respond to the requests for comment.

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