Walt Disney Co on Thursday said that it had settled a lawsuit brought by actress Gina Carano, who sued for wrongful termination after she was let go from the cast of the TV show The Mandalorian following comments that were deemed offensive.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed and both sides stipulated that the case should be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
Disney’s Lucasfilm had parted ways with Carano in 2021 after she posted comments on social media that critics said were antisemitic.
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“Ms Carano was always well respected by her directors, costars and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms Carano in the near future.”
“I’d like to thank you all for your unrelenting support throughout my life and career, you’ve been the heartbeat that has kept my story alive. I hope to make you proud,” Carano said in a separate statement.
“I am excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter. My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me,” she added.
Carano filed suit in Los Angeles federal court last year, saying that Disney and Lucasfilm contravened California law in terminating her from The Mandalorian — a Star Wars spinoff and one of the most popular shows on the flagship Disney+ streaming service — for her political views.
In 2021, Lucasfilm said it had no plans for any future work with Carano and that her “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
At the time, Carano’s talent agent, United Talent Agency, and publicity firm, ID Public Relations, said that they were no longer working with her.
Additional reporting by AP
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