Most of us remember how horribly actress Gina Carano was treated by Disney a few years ago. But in the whirlwind of the modern news cycle, it can be easy to forget. Yesterday, however, Carano got some great news as Los Angeles District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett denied Disney's motion to have her wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuit against the company dismissed.
As you may recall, back in February, Carano brought her suit against Disney with the assistance of Elon Musk , who had publicly announced on Twitter the previous August that he would fund the legal costs of anyone who was wrongfully treated by their employer for thoughts they posted on Twitter. Disney had terminated Carano -- who at the time played the very popular character Cara Dune on The Mandalorian series -- in 2021 for posting on Twitter that her pronouns were 'Boop/Bop/Beep' (a clear Star Wars joke) and for decrying the dehumanization of people today by comparing it to how Germany treated Jewish people in the 1930s. How dare she, right? Disney sought to have the suit dismissed on -- get this -- First Amendment grounds (no, we're serious), but yesterday Judge Garnett took a lightsaber to that motion, as reported by Bounding Into Comics .
Judge Rejects Disney’s Motion To Dismiss Gina Carano’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit, Says House Of Mouse “Failed To Set Forth An ‘Impenetrable Defense’ Under The First Amendment” https://t.co/sE73Vetccn Garnett issued a lengthy opinion in dismissing the.