Actress Gina Carano sues Disney, Lucasfilm over 'The Mandalorian' firing

Actress Gina Carano has sued Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination, claiming she was kicked off the show over her political opinions.

Carano played Cara Dune in the "Star Wars" franchise's "The Mandalorian" series and appeared in the first and second seasons. During her stint on the program, she attracted online backlash over a series of posts she made espousing generally right-wing political views.

The actress on Tuesday filed the suit in a California federal court, alleging wrongful termination and discrimination, according to the Hollywood Reporter. She is seeking an order forcing Lucasfilm to recast her and at least $75,000.

"After my 20 years of building a career from scratch, and during the regime of former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Lucasfilm made this statement on Twitter, terminating me from The Mandalorian: 'Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm & there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural & religious identities are abhorrent & unacceptable,'" she posted on X.

"Nothing could be further from the truth. 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," she continued. "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."

Carano's character did not return in season 3, though the show did not kill off her character, meaning a reprisal of her role would theoretically be possible.

"As for me, I would love to pick up where I left off & continue my journey of creating & participating in story-telling, which is my utmost passion & everything I worked so hard for," she also said.

Twitter owner Elon Musk previously promised to pay the legal bills of X users who claim they faced discrimination due to their use of his platform and has helped to fund Carano's suit.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.