Actress Gina Carano is suing the Walt Disney Group over what she claims was unfair dismissal from the cast of “The Mandalorian” in a lawsuit launched on Tuesday and funded by billionaire Elon Musk, Reuters reported, citing Agerpres.

Gina Carano claims she was fired in 2021 for expressing conservative views on social media, including Twitter, which is now owned by Elon Musk, who renamed it “X” after he bought it in October 2022.

“Not so long ago in a galaxy not so far away, the defendants made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, word and deed was acceptable in their empire,” according to court documents filed in California federal court.

Carano also made accusations of gender discrimination, claiming there were no consequences for male stars who spoke out.

The actress is asking the court to force Disney to return her to the “Star Wars” series.

Gina Carano, who played the wrestler Kara Dune in the series Mandalorianis asking the court to order Disney’s Lucasfilm to reinstate her and has sought up to $75,000 in damages, as well as emotional distress and moral damages, to be determined at trial.

A spokesman for Disney Group did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Elon Musk, who in September attacked Disney CEO Bob Iger after his company removed ads from the X platform, announced last year that he would fund lawsuits filed by users who are being retaliated against by their employers after comments they made in the social network.

“As a sign of X Corp’s commitment to free speech, we are proud to financially support Gina Carano’s lawsuit, encouraging her to defend her right to free speech at X and her ability to work without intimidation, harassment or discrimination,” said Joe Benarroch, Chief Operating Officer.

“The Mandalorian” star fired from Disney for promoting conspiracy theories

Disney fired Gina Carano from the cast of The Mandalorian over some of the posts the actress posted on social media, which the company called at the time “hateful and unacceptable” because they “demean people based on their culture and religious identity.”

“Jews were beaten in the streets not by Nazi soldiers, but by their neighbors…even children,” Gina Carano wrote on Instagram, according to an article published at the time in Variety magazine.

Gina Carano has also been criticized for Twitter posts mocking the wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and repeating false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election.

Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, drew backlash after he “Liked” an anti-Semitic message posted on the social network X in September, prompting several companies, including Disney, to suspend advertising on the site. online platform.