Disney Argues Firing The Mandalorian's Gina Carano Is Fair Use of Its First Amendment Rights

Disney is citing its First Amendment rights as its reason for firing Gina Carano from . The corporation filed a motion, obtained by PEOPLE, on Tuesday to argue that Carano’s controversial Holocaust repost on social media was reason enough to fire the actress from her role on the Disney+ series. The filing states Disney has “a constitutional right not to associate its artistic expression with Carano’s speech.” Carano, 41, sued the company for firing her after a series of social media posts “blaming pandemic-related closure orders and vaccine mandates for...