Gina Carano Sues Disney over firing. Lawsuit Funded by Elon Musk (updated)

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and seeks a court order that would force Lucasfilm to recast her

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I think there is a line where its reasonable for entertainment companies to want to convey a certain image publicly and are within their bounds to fire someone because of that. Its clearly different than say a garage firing a mechanic who posted "problematic" stuff online. But it doesn't seem like her posts were particularly problematic at all in this case.. Disney just caved to the mob.

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“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views,” she wrote.

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Another photo on Carano’s Instagram story featured a person with several masks covering their face and head with the caption: “Meanwhile in California.”

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Both posts were scrubbed from the actress’ Instagram this afternoon, but others picked it up and reposted (see below). Other posts, including a quote saying “Expecting everyone you encounter to agree with every belief or view you hold is f*cking wild,” and one saying “Jeff Epstein didn’t kill himself,” remained.

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Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

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"At will" employment and "defamation of character" are not the same thing. Unfortunately, our country's defamation statutes are woefully inadequate, so she's playing the only cards she can.

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The First Amendment Does Not Protect You Here

One thing that is clear is that employees told to refrain from political arguments at work can’t turn to the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. Federal law does little to protect employees from being fired or disciplined for their political beliefs or activities. Some people mistakenly believe that their First Amendment free speech rights extend to the workplace.

However, for most employees, this is not the case. The First Amendment prohibits the government from infringing on free speech; it does not apply to private employers. So, unless you work for the government, the First Amendment does not limit your employer in any way. (And, even for government workers, First Amendment rights are not absolute in the workplace.)

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