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Disney Loses Latest Attempt To Stall Trial Over Gina Carano’s ‘Mandalorian’ Firing; Sex Discrimination Case Goes Before Jury Next Year
Another win against the Mouse House by the ex-mixed martial artist in her Elon Musk-backed suit over her 2021 Mandalorian firing
After having beaten the Mouse House and its Daniel Petrocelli-led legal team’s move earlier this year to get her Elon Musk-backed sex discrimination and wrongful dismissal suit tossed, Carano this week scored another winner with a federal judge denying Disney’s desire for a stay of proceedings and interlocutory appeal. With this new order from Judge Garnett allowing discovery to move forward in the matter, it means Carano and her lawyers will be getting a look soon-ish at what went on internally at Disney three years ago in the lead-up to the on-the-rise actress playing Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune being given the pink slip over views she expressed on social media and otherwise. After portraying fan fave bounty hunter Cara Dune for two seasons on The Mandalorian, this all came to a breaking point Disney it seems when Carano shared a TikTok post in 2021 that looked to compare the current divided political climate in America to Nazi Germany.
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