Reports surfaced on Wednesday that Gina Carano has been fired. The announcement about Carano, who played former Rebel Alliance soldier, Cara Dune on the Disney+ streaming platform’s wildly popular The Mandalorian came from LucasFilms in a succinct but strong statement.
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson said. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
Mandalorian star Gina Carano has just Instagramed herself out of the Star Wars galaxy
#FireGinaCarano started trending following a highly insensitive and offensive post comparing being a Republican supporter with being Jewish during the Holocaust on the Mandalorian star’s Instagram page. The post was quickly removed after receiving immediate backlash.
Carano is American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist however, it doesn’t seem as though her talents will be serving her for a while. She will not only no longer appear in future seasons of the Mandalorian but has been cut from the entire Star Wars galaxy. Furthermore, a spokesperson for her former agency United Talent Agency confirms they have parted ways with the rising star.
The announcement of Carano’s firing was met with mixed feelings.
While most applauded LucasFilm’s tough stance,
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Others called it a shame, denounced the current cancel culture climate or strongly supported her beliefs
They had to cancel Gina Carano because she was brave enough to speak out
Any and all dissent must be crushed
I wonder though
Why you got mad because she was criticizing people who supported the nazis
Strike a little too close to home for you?
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) February 11, 2021
However, this week wasn’t the first time #FireGinaCarano trended as a result of her social media stances.
Carano has mocked mask-wearing amid the pandemic, falsely suggested voter fraud occurred during the 2020 US election and has openly shown transphobic behaviors.
Says a source speaking of LucasFilms ““They have been looking for a reason to fire her for two months, and today was the final straw.”
While Carano has yet to make an official statement, her Instagram now shows a photo of herself with the caption “This is going to be fun.”
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