Musk Backs Lawsuit Against Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing

Elon Musk is financing a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. by mixed martial artist-turned actor Gina Carano, who claims she was wrongly fired from the hit series The Mandalorian over social-media posts criticized as antisemitic and transphobic.

Carano’s lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles claims Disney and Lucasfilm Ltd. violated California law in terminating her from the Star Wars spinoff in February 2021 due to her political views. She also said the actions against her were discriminatory because her male co-stars on the show were not similarly punished for making political statements.

Gina Carano

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“A short time ago ...