Gina Carano was famously fired by Disney from the hit television series The Mandalorian. She was consequently blacklisted by most of Hollywood as a result. Her removal was due to various comments made on social media, and now she’s suing Disney as a result. Disney commented on the lawsuit which has now prompted Gina Carano to respond on social media.
As you can see below, she isn’t very happy with what they had to say. As shared by The Epoch Times, Disney issued a statement to claim that Carano “misconstrues the allegations in her own complaint.” Additionally, they claim that Disney is protected by the First Amendment as an “expressive entity,” one that can “control its own message.” They find it in their right, then, to fire Carano or anyone else that will “impair its message.”
As further shared by Disney’s own lawyers:
“Carano says her statements were inoffensive and did not impair Disney’s art. But for purposes of this lawsuit, that judgment is not hers to make,” the lawyers begin. “As the Supreme Court has explicitly held, litigants and courts must defer to an expressive entity’s own view of what associations may impair its speech. Carano’s suit should be dismissed.”
“Carano says her statements were inoffensive and did not impair Disney’s art. But for purposes of this lawsuit, that judgment is not hers to make.”
They continue to claim that she “seriously misunderstands the scope of the First Amendment and the protections it affords to speech by private persons and entities… The sole government restriction at issue is the liability Carano seeks to impose on Disney because it did not want to associate its own artistic expression with Carano and her offensive comments.”
Disney continues:
“[Disney has the] right to create the art it chooses, including the right to avoid speaking through actors whose on-screen presence Disney believes undermines its artistic values,” their statement adds. “She instead concocts an unsupported and crabbed version of the First Amendment—one that would allow states to compel news outlets and other expressive entities to speak through employees whose publicly-stated viewpoints contradict their employers’ messages, so long as their comments are made off the job.”
On X, Gina Carano responded to the statement with a rather upset tone. It’s clear that she was not happy with their statement and she is fully prepared to continue debating with them – with a court date set for June 12.
“Disney you have a problem, you call others what you yourselves are, you do and are the things you tell others not to do or be. You demand apologies and can never figure out how to give one,” Carano writes.
“My case should NOT be dismissed, I deserve the right to present this to my peers and judge in the court of law. Other artists in this industry should take notice. Most of you already know and I appreciate all the messages of support. I thought you preach about listening to all women, am I getting that right Hollywood?? Every ounce of me is a woman and I’m ready to be listened to,” she adds.
“Double standards, hypocrisy, discrimination.. Things need to change and they KNOW it and so does everyone else.
“Court date set June 12th in LA. Pray with me level heads prevail.”
Disney you have a problem, you call others what you yourselves are, you do and are the things you tell others not to do or be. You demand apologies and can never figure out how to give one.
My case should NOT be dismissed, I deserve the right to present this to my peers and… https://t.co/5YH1y1F0UV
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) May 26, 2024
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding Gina Carano, Disney, and the lawsuit between them as we have them. For now, this will certainly be an interesting start for what’s sure to be a major legal spectacle between Carano and Disney. Especially with her lawsuit being funded by X owner Elon Musk.