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
Disney dropped Carano from the cast in 2021 over social media posts that implied being a Republican today was like being Jewish during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors \u2026 even by children,” Carano wrote on Instagram, according to a Variety report at the time.<\/p>\n
Disney labelled the social media posts “abhorrent and unacceptable” at the time for “denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities”.<\/p>\n
Carano sued Disney in 2024 for wrongful termination and sex discrimination with backing from billionaire Elon Musk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The actor argued she was fired for voicing conservative opinions and that male stars who spoke out did not suffer any consequences.<\/p>\n
Carano also came under fire for posts on Twitter, now X, in which she derided mask-wearing during the COVID pandemic and echoed false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n
In a statement on Thursday local time, the Lucasfilm spokesperson said Carano “was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect”.<\/p>\n
“With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future,” the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
No details on the settlement were provided.<\/p>\n
Carano, in a post on Musk’s social media platform X, called the resolution “the best outcome for all parties involved”.<\/p>\n
“I am humbled and grateful to God for His love and grace in this outcome,” Carano said.<\/p>\n
She thanked Musk “for backing my case and asking for nothing in return” and said she was excited to “move onto the next chapter”.<\/p>\n
“My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me,” she said, adding “Yes, I’m smiling”.<\/p>\n
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