Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to a shareholder on Tuesday who accused Tinseltown, as well as the multimillion-dollar company, of a double standard in firing Gina Carano due to her political affiliation.
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Gina Carano went on The Ben Shapiro Show to continue to unpack the recent events surrounding her firing from Disney+’s The Mandalorian — particularly her relationship with her former costar Pedro Pascal.
As reported earlier, the actress was fired from the Lucasfilm and Disney series after she took to social media to, as Lucasfilm described it, post “abhorrent” material that compared the current divided political climate in the U.S. to Nazi Germany. This caused “#FireGinaCarano” to trend and
Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to a shareholder on Tuesday who accused Tinseltown, as well as the multimillion-dollar company, of a double standard in firing Gina Carano due to her political affiliation.
Disney CEO Chapek Bob Chapek Tuesday said he doesn’t “really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning” – responding to a shareholder who accused Hollywood and the company of a double standard in firing Gina Carano from The Mandalorian because she’s a conservative.
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Bill Burr has some thoughts about Gina Carano’s firing from The Mandalorian!
who was recently fired from the Disney+ show over controversial tweets. The 38-year-old mixed martial arts pioneer — who played ex-stormtrooper Cara Dune on the “Star Wars” spinoff — had tweeted in February that the treatment of conservatives in Hollywood was akin to that of Jews in Nazi Germany.
Stand-up comedian Bill Burr isn’t a fan of cancel culture and he’s made that known before, most recently during his October Saturday Night Live monologue.
Bill Burr is the first actor from The Mandalorian to defend his former co-star Gina Carano after she was fired from the Disney+ show.
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Gina Carano is about to sit down for a tell-all interview following her exit from the Star Wars franchise.
Gina Carano, who Lucasfilm deemed “was no longer an employee”, following The Mandalorian actress’ controversial social media posts, comparing being conservative in America to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, exclaimed in a recent interview with journalist Bari Weiss, that she learned of her firing from the hit Disney+ series “through social media, like everyone else.”
The Mandalorian season two was pulled after she refused to post a studio-written apology following claims she mocked transgender people.The actor, who played Cara Dune in the Star Wars Disney+ show, was fired from the show last week following a post she shared that compared the current divided political climate in the US to Nazi Germany.Last year, Carano was accused of mocking transgender pronouns by putting “Beep/bop/boop” in her profile bio.
Gina Carano just revealed that she learned she was fired from Disney+‘s The Mandalorian at the same time as everyone else – when the news broke and spread via social media.
Saturday Night Live has addressed the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian after the actress shared controversial and offensive posts on social media.The Cara Dune star’s posts, which compared criticism of a person’s political beliefs to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, were described as “abhorrent and unacceptable” by Disney, with the studio confirming she was no longer employed by Lucasfilm.SNL‘s Weekend Update segment has now tackled the controversy, questioning whether Star
System Of A Down’s John Dolmayan has spoken out in defence of The Mandalorian star Gina Carano after she was fired for sharing offensive and controversial social media posts.The actor was sacked from the Disney+ show after she shared a post that compared US Republicans to Jewish people in Nazi Germany.After Carano was fired, Dolmayan weighed in on the situation on his Instagram page.
Gina Carano has released a statement after she was fired from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas is stepping up to bat for embattled actress Gina Carano who was fired from the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" for controversial social media posts. Carano was hit with criticism and continues to be under scrutiny on social media for a post in which she compared today's political divide to the events in Nazi Germany.
Following Gina Carano's exit from "The Mandalorian," fans are already looking for an actress to fill her shoes: Lucy Lawless. On Wednesday, a representative for Lucasfilm confirmed to multiple outlets that the 38-year-old actress "is not currently employed by ['Star Wars' production company] Lucasfilm" after she drew criticism for multiple posts on social media, including one in which she compared today's political divide to the events in Nazi Germany.
ouster from “The Mandalorian” over controversial social media posts sent a great disturbance through the Twitterverse, with users contrasting the move to Disney’s firing and subsequent re-hiring of director James Gunn.Carano — a former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the hit Disney+ show — was booted over a post that likened being a conservative in modern America to being a Jew in Nazi Germany.After directing two “Guardians of the Galaxy” flicks for the media empire’s Marvel Cinematic