Elon aids axed Gina’s Disney suit

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday and backed by billionaire Elon Musk, actor Gina Carano claims Walt Disney Co. wrongly fired her from the “The Mandalorian” because she voiced conservative opinions on social media, including Twitter, which is now owned by Musk and known as X.

Disney fired Carano after she posted on Instagram in 2021 that “Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors.”

In terminating her, the company called the posts “abhorrent and unacceptable” for “denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities.”

Carano’s California federal suit says, “A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Defendants made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, speech, or action was acceptable in their empire.”

Carano, who played warrior Cara Dune, is asking the court to order Disney’s Lucasfilm unit to reinstate her in the role and seeks compensatory damages of up to $75,000 plus emotional distress and punitive damages.

A Disney spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

Joe Benarroch, X’s head of business operations, said, “As a sign of X Corp’s commitment to free speech, we’re proud to provide financial support for Gina Carano’s lawsuit.”