LOS ANGELES — Actor Gina Carano has settled her federal lawsuit against Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Co. over her claim that she was fired from "The Mandalorian" in 2021 for expressing right-wing views on social media.
The specific terms of the agreement were not made available.
"Ms. Carano was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect," Lucasfilm said in a statement. "With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future."
The two sides stipulated in a federal court filing Thursday that the case should be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be refiled. A judge still needs to formally dismiss it. The case had been scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles in February of next year.
The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California last year, alleged Carano was wrongfully terminated from the "Star Wars" galaxy Disney+ series after two seasons due to a post likening the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Her posts were widely criticized online and spurred a trending #FireGinaCarano hashtag.
"I'd like to thank you all for your unrelenting support throughout my life and career, you've been the heartbeat that has kept my story alive. I hope to make you proud," Carano wrote in a statement Thursday. "I am excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter. My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me."
Carano thanked Elon Musk for helping fund the lawsuit, "and asking for nothing in return." The suit had alleged that the 43-year-old actor was fired because she "dared voice her own opinions" against an "online bully mob who demanded her compliance with their extreme progressive ideology."
Carano is a former mixed martial artist who played the recurring character Cara Dune on the show, which launched in 2019 and ran for three seasons. A feature film starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, "The Mandalorian and Grogu," is set for release next summer.
Carano had previously been criticized for mocking mask-wearing during the pandemic and making false allegations of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
