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Gina Carano Strikes Back

robot_boob | May 11, 2024 | 0

Gina Carano, the once badass MMA fighter turned Mandalorian star, has filed her response to Disney’s attempt at dismissing her complaint. This comes one month after Disney and Lucasfilm have filed paperwork to have Gina Carano’s wrongful discharge and sex-discrimination suit tossed out. In th...

Disney Files Motion to Dismiss Gina Carano’s Lawsuit

AlexGherzo | Apr 10, 2024 | 1

Disney wants to make Gina Carano’s lawsuit go away. If you’ll remember, the former MMA star was fired from her Star Wars role by Disney and Lucasfilm ostensibly for sharing a post in her Instagram stories – but actually, she argues, for her political opinions concerning forced pronoun declara...

That Park Place Responds to Black Girl Gamers’ Cease and Desist Letter

AlexGherzo | Apr 2, 2024 | 0

Remember when Black Girl Gamers threatened legal action against The Park Place over its reporting of their hiring practices? They followed through, sending a cease and desist letter through their legal representatives, Morris, Currin & O’Keefe, P.C. You can see a breakdown of their demands in ...

Gina Carano Discusses her Disney Lawsuit

AlexGherzo | Mar 3, 2024 | 0

Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm is making waves, with the former MMA fighter and Star Wars actress forcing the issue of cancel culture into the news. As she gives interviews about the case, new details of her ordeal – and those of others in a similar boat – are coming to li...

Little Mermaid Remake Artist Sues Producers

virginiakublawi | Aug 18, 2023 | 1

74-year-old model builder Christine Overs is suing Sandcastle Pictures, Disney’s production company behind the Little Mermaid remake. Overs worked on the beach scenes for the film, and Sandcastle’s negligence led to her falling on a makeshift step while working in 2020. Overs’ la...

Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial May Get a Sequel

AlexGherzo | Jul 9, 2022 | 1

If you thought the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard legal battle was over, you don’t know how Hollywood works. After losing her suit against Depp, as well as Depp’s countersuit, Heard has now filed a motion to have the trial declared a mistrial and for a new trial to be held. The reason she gives is that...