Ninth Circuit Court DENIES Disney's Appeal To Dismiss Gina Carano's Defamation Lawsuit

Posted • October 17, 2024: Back in July, a judge DENIED Disney's motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Gina Carano, who was fired from their show 'The Mandalorian' for posting her political views on X. Elon Musk backed her lawsuit on First Amendment grounds. After the judge dismissed their motion in July, Disney appealed to the Ninth Circuit. Yesterday, that appeal was also denied. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaGiTSbW4AAdXI7?format=jpg&name=large

Gina Carano 🕯 @ginacarano: “After the Judge DENIED Disneys request to DISMISS my case, Disney requested permission to immediately appeal that decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and delay all discovery while that appeal takes place. Yesterday, October 16th, 2024 we learned that the Judge DENIED Disney’s unusual request. I am obviously very pleased with the opportunity to keep moving forward with the judicial process and into discovery. While I wish this was not necessary as it is not my desire to be in this battle in court. I will not shrink away from it because it is hard or uncomfortable. Again, a huge thanks to ALL of you who have shown me support daily, to my incredible lawyers and to Elon Musk @elonmusk and the people at @X for the opportunity in continuing this lawsuit and seeking justice. Onward.”

This is good news. Disney does not want this to go to discovery. Because all Carano's legal team has to do is pull up political posts by fellow 'Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal (who this writer loves, by the way) or comments by MCU star Mark Ruffalo to see this was discrimination against Carano. Almost makes you wonder what they're so desperate to hide… We're sure the internal memos are damning. (…)

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