Gina Carano, a former actress in the “Star Wars” universe, announced Tuesday that she would file a complaint against Disney because she believes her firing was motivated by its controversial positions on the Holocaust, the pandemic or transgender human rights be.
This legal process, supported and financed by Elon Musk, the head of X known for his conservative positions, is a new example of the culture wars that deeply divide the United States.
Gina Carano played one of the recurring roles in the series “The Mandalorian”, which comes from the “Star Wars” universe, before being acquired by Disney in 2021.
In her complaint, she alleges that she has been harassed online by “left-wing extremists” and believes that her employer has damaged her reputation and reduced her chances of getting a job in the audiovisual industry.
Disney had announced that it would part ways with this martial arts actress because she spread “vile and unacceptable messages” on social networks in which she “denigrated people based on their cultural and religious identities.”
Gina Carano particularly equated being an American conservative with the isolation of Jews in Nazi Germany.
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“Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews” because “the government made their own neighbors hate them just because they were Jews,” she wrote on the topic “Is it hating someone because of their political opinions?”
She included with this publication a photo of a Jewish woman who was beaten under Hitler's regime.
In another post, the actress also made fun of a person wearing multiple masks during the Covid-19 pandemic in California.
She also sparked controversy by adopting “boop/bop/beep” as a pronoun on her social media profile, a decision that was seen by her critics as a dig at transgender people.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Ms. Carano said she “never used aggressive language.” In her opinion, her publications were intended to “make people think” and were published with “respect and occasional humor.”
Her complaint argues that the actress did not enjoy the same freedom of expression as some of her male colleagues.
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“We are proud to financially support Gina Carano’s procedure,” emphasized Elon Musk’s company in an official statement on Tuesday.
Disney did not comment when contacted by AFP.