Actress Gina Carano’s wrongful termination lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm can move forward three years after she was fired from the “Star Wars” spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” a judge ruled.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ruled against the company and said that the suit could proceed after Disney’s attorney asked for the case to be dismissed on the basis of First Amendment rights, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Judge Garnett disagreed with Disney and said that The Daily Wire star’s suit should move ahead. Disney had argued it has a “right not to associate with a high-profile performer on a high-profile show who’s imbuing” the “Star Wars” series with “views it disagrees with” that could turn fans away from the show, the outlet noted.
After her appearance in court, Carano took to X and wrote, “Disney should not have…
