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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Benjamin Lee

Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm over firing in suit paid for by Elon Musk

Woman wearing plaid suit smiles.
Gina Carano at the Disney+ Global Press Day in Los Angeles, California, on 19 October 2019. Photograph: Alberto E Rodríguez/Getty Images for Disney

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm over her firing from the TV show The Mandalorian, with help from Elon Musk.

The MMA fighter turned actor, who played Cara Dune in the Star Wars series, was accused of “denigrating people based on their cultural & religious identities” on social media in posts that were called “abhorrent and unacceptable”.

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