Disney CEO Addresses Gina Carano's Firing from 'The Mandalorian'

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BBC Radio 2 before landing her job for BBC Sport.The 51-year-old is also a presenter on Channel 4 and BT Sport.But Clare’s TV success initially came at a price as her wife Alice Arnold became increasingly concerned about becoming the “housewife” to her significant other’s success.The pair met back in 1999 when they were working at the BBC together.Their first get-together was long before Clare would take the television industry by storm and swoop up presenting gigs at all the major TV broadcasters.And by 2006, they had entered into a civil partnership at Chiswick House.Clare and Alice went on to use the same venue when they finally tied the knot in 2015.But in a 2018 interview with The Times, Alice expressed how she feared that Clare’s success would create an imbalance between the two, though they both work in broadcasting and journalism.Speaking to the publication on why she became hesitant to jump into a relationship with Clare at first, Alice said: “To begin with I was especially concerned that Clare was in the media spotlight.“I didn't want to be with someone who needed looking after.“I didn't want the imbalance of being the housewife to her success."But the more time Alice began to spend with Clare, the more she realised that the latter wasn’t chasing success or fame.The former BBC Radio 4 newsreader explained how she felt a genuine connection to Clare, particularly because they came from the same profession.But becoming famous in the process of doing her day-to-day job was never something Clare focused her attention on.“As I got to know her, I realised she is not high maintenance at all,” Alice added.“In fact, because we both come from a media background, we are good sounding boards for each other.

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Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek on Tuesday addressed the firing of Gina Carano from the Disney+ show The Mandalorian.The executive was asked about the situation during an annual shareholders' meeting.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has responded over the firing of The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.Chapek was questioned about the move at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting today (March 9), according to Variety.While he didn’t directly address Carano’s sacking, he did push back against any suggestion of an ideological bias.“I don’t really see Disney as characterising itself as right-leaning or left-leaning,” Chapek said.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to a shareholder on Tuesday who accused Tinseltown, as well as the multimillion-dollar company, of a double standard in firing Gina Carano due to her political affiliation. Last month, Carano drew criticism for a post on social media in which she compared today's political divide to the events in Nazi Germany and conservatives to the Jewish people.The controversial post led to her dismissal from the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian." Chapek responded to the shareholder, explaining that he doesn’t "really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning," according to Deadline.  The shareholder reportedly made the comment during the Q&A portion of Disney's annual shareholder meeting.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWalt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek was grilled by shareholders about Gina Carano’s firing from “The Mandalorian,” when cruise ships would set sail again and the future of Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday.It’s been a tumultuous first year atop Disney for Chapek, who took the reins from Bob Iger in February 2020, shortly before COVID-19 upended the entertainment landscape.

Disney CEO Chapek Bob Chapek Tuesday said he doesn’t “really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning” – responding to a shareholder who accused Hollywood and the company of a double standard in firing Gina Carano from The Mandalorian because she’s a conservative.

Bill Burr has some thoughts about Gina Carano’s firing from The Mandalorian!

who was recently fired from the Disney+ show over controversial tweets. The 38-year-old mixed martial arts pioneer — who played ex-stormtrooper Cara Dune on the “Star Wars” spinoff — had tweeted in February that the treatment of conservatives in Hollywood was akin to that of Jews in Nazi Germany.

The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr has defended Gina Carano, who was fired from the show after sharing a series of offensive and controversial social media posts.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.In a recent episode of The Bill Bert Podcast with Bert Kreischer, Burr, who plays rogue bounty hunter Migs Mayfield in the Star Wars series, defended his former colleague.“She was an absolute sweetheart. Super-nice fucking person.

Bill Burr is speaking out about his former co-star Gina Carano after she was fired from "The Mandalorian" due to controversial posts on social media.  Burr, 52, stars as Mayfeld in the "Star Wars" series on Disney+. "It’s a weird time.

Unless you’re a fan of MMA or Steven Soderbergh’s not-so-great films, you may not have been aware of who Gina Carano is before her appearance as Cara Dune on “The Mandalorian.” However, over the first two seasons of the “Star Wars” spinoff, Carano became a lightning rod for controversy on social media where fans saw that the actress shared some politically-charged, transphobic, anti-Semitic, and conspiracy theory-laden messages.

Bill Burr is the first actor from The Mandalorian to defend his former co-star Gina Carano after she was fired from the Disney+ show.