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Opinion: Elon Musk rides to the rescue of Gina Carano, fired by Disney for 'abhorrent' posts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Elon Musk rides to the rescue of Gina Carano, fired by Disney for 'abhorrent' posts

LA Times  

Social media is awash with stupidity, cruelty and wrongheaded political opinions passed off as deep thoughts and intellectual acuity. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.” That’s really not what she did, but that did not stop Disney from canceling a “Star Wars” spinoff series, “Rangers of the New …

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Gina Carano sues Disney over her firing from “The Mandalorian" with lawsuit funded by Elon Musk
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gina Carano sues Disney over her firing from “The Mandalorian" with lawsuit funded by Elon Musk

Salon  

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm over claims she was wrongfully fired from “The Mandalorian” in 2021. She’s Lucasfilm announced Carano’s firing from the hit series after she shared a social media post that read, “Most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first …

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Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor Gina Carano sues Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian'

The Independent  

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The Mandalorian: Gina Carano claims she was excluded from press events after refusing to share pre-written apology
3 years, 10 months ago

The Mandalorian: Gina Carano claims she was excluded from press events after refusing to share pre-written apology

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gina Carano has claimed she was stopped from doing press for …

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Gina Carano reveals she learnt about getting fired from The Mandalorian via social media
3 years, 10 months ago

Gina Carano reveals she learnt about getting fired from The Mandalorian via social media

Firstpost  

Lucasfilm confirmed last week Gina Carano was not employed by the company, and they had “no plans for her to be in the future.” Actor Gina Carano found out that she had been fired from The Mandalorian like everyone else did, via social media. Speaking in an interview, Carano said, “I found out through social media, like everyone else, that …

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Disney's Lucasfilm Drops 'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano over Controversial Social Media Post
3 years, 10 months ago

Disney's Lucasfilm Drops 'The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano over Controversial Social Media Post

News 18  

Lucasfilm, the Walt Disney Co-owned movie studio, said on Wednesday that it had ditched Gina Carano, a lead actor in its TV series “The Mandalorian”, over social media posts that drew parallels between the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and current hate towards people with different political views. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are …

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A timeline of Gina Carano’s controversial comments: Why Mandalorian fans have been campaigning for her to be fired for months
3 years, 10 months ago

A timeline of Gina Carano’s controversial comments: Why Mandalorian fans have been campaigning for her to be fired for months

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In response to the offending Instagram post, in which Carano compared being Republican today with …

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Why absence of Gina Carano won't affect 'The Mandalorian'
3 years, 10 months ago

Why absence of Gina Carano won't affect 'The Mandalorian'

LA Times  

News broke late Wednesday that Gina Carano was no longer part of “The Mandalorian” or any other “Star Wars” projects — but the franchise doesn’t really need her anyway. But since Cara’s debut, “The Mandalorian” has featured a number of other standout warrior women, including Bo-Katan Kryze and Ahsoka Tano — beloved characters from animated “Star Wars” shows — as …

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"Mandalorian" actress Gina Carano fired after "abhorrent" social media post referencing Nazi Germany
3 years, 10 months ago

"Mandalorian" actress Gina Carano fired after "abhorrent" social media post referencing Nazi Germany

Salon  

"The Mandalorian" actress and former mixed martial artist Gina Carano is no longer associated with Lucasfilm after sharing controversial statements Tuesday night on her Instagram stories, including one that that likened political differences today to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. "Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in …

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Gina Carano will not return to ‘Star Wars’ after ‘abhorrent’ social media posts
3 years, 10 months ago

Gina Carano will not return to ‘Star Wars’ after ‘abhorrent’ social media posts

LA Times  

Gina Carano will not be appearing in any future “Star Wars” projects. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm representative said in a statement Wednesday. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.” According to …

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