Disney Has the Right to Not Want to Work With Gina Carano

Several years after being fired from the Disney-produced Star Wars show, The Mandalorian, over a series of controversial tweets, actress Gina Carano is attempting to sue Disney—with financial backing from Elon Musk—for wrongful termination.

Rather than position Carano as an avatar for seething political and ideological outrage, or see her decision as a spear thrust into the bloated underbelly of a corrupt progressive monolith, I’m instead going to try and break the situation down in a measured and balanced way.

The actress claims the entertainment giant discriminated against her for voicing right-wing opinions on hot-button issues. And herein lies the rub. Free speech is as American as a bald eagle in a stars and stripes sweater swooping down from Mt. Rushmore to peck at an apple pie.

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