Disney lawyers say “The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano “misconstrues” her allegations in a lawsuit against the company after the studio deemed some of her public statements “abhorrent” and fired her. The comments came in a reply memorandum filed on Thursday in support of Disney’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Ms.
Carano, who was terminated by Disney following a series of public statements, argues that her dismissal violated her rights. In a May 9 filing, her lawyers argue that Disney admits in its motion to discriminating against her for her “personal political beliefs.” Disney contends that, as an “expressive entity,” it is protected by the First Amendment to “control its own message” and, therefore, choose to exclude anyone deemed to “impair its message.
” Ms. Carano’s lawyers argue that her statements didn’t have “anything to do with” Disney, “Star Wars,” or “The Mandalorian.” Ms.
Carano’s lawyers argued earlier this month that she didn’t seek to “impose any message” on Disney or change its speech “in any fashion.” “Rather, Carano seeks relief for Defendants’ violation of laws of general applicability that do not, as applied here, inhibit or affect Defendants’ speech,” they wrote. In its response on Thursday, Disney says that the actress’ response shows that she “seriously misunderstands the scope of the First Amendment and the protections it affords to speech by private persons and entities.
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