LOS ANGELES (NewsNation) — Elon Musk will make good on his promise to pay the legal fees for an actor who is suing Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her 2021 firing from “The Mandalorian.”
In her lawsuit, Gina Carano alleges her wrongful termination from the Star Wars Disney+ streaming series after two seasons over a post likening the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
“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, and that those who dared to question or failed to fully comply would not be tolerated,” the lawsuit opens. “Carano was terminated from her role as swiftly as her character’s peaceful home planet of Alderaan had been destroyed by the Death Star.”
The lawsuit alleges she was fired because she “dared voice her own opinions” against an “online bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology.”
Disney and Lucasfilm have not filed a response to the lawsuit, and representatives did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Carano is seeking a court order that would force Lucasfilm to recast her and pay $75,000, plus punitive damages.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
