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Actress Gina Carano, known for playing former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on Disney’s The Mandalorian, has been fired from the show, according to io9.
In a statement sent to io9, a Lucasfilm representative spoke on the matter:
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her in the future. However, their posts on social media that denigrate people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable. “
Carano was the subject of much criticism recently when, in a now-deleted Instagram post, she compared being a modern Republican to being Jewish during the Holocaust. The #FireGinaCarano hashtag has been trending on social media in recent months following other inflammatory comments from the TV and movie star.
Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Lucasfilm planned to announce in December that Carano would star in his own Star Wars series. Those plans were scrapped after Carano’s November tweets.
“They have been looking for a reason to fire her for two months, and today was the last straw,” THR sources said.
Carano has also spoken out against the use of masks in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as hinting at electoral fraud conspiracies regarding the 2020 presidential elections.
Carano first appeared as Cara Dune in episode four of the first season of The Mandalorian, when she teamed up with the titular bounty hunter to protect a community against raiders using weapons stolen from the Empire. He returned in the middle of season two / episode 12 to help destroy an Imperial base and later in episode 15 to help infiltrate a refinery. The character initially proved popular with Star Wars fans, but opinion quickly soured after Carano’s comments.
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