Gina Carano, a pioneer in mixed female martial arts, was recently retired from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian and any future Lucasfilm production. Carano’s character, bounty hunter Cara Dune, was a major character on the Disney + award-winning program.
Carano was let go by Lucasfilm, as well as by UTA, the talent agency that had represented her after a controversial post on social media that was later suppressed.
The post Carano wrote on Twitter said: “Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers, but by their neighbors … even by children. As the story is edited, most people today do not realize that, to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily group thousands of Jews, the government made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is it different to hate someone for their political views? ”.
The hashtag #FireGinaCarano quickly became a trend and did so for hours on Twitter before Lucasfilm and UTA dropped it later.
“Currently, Gina Carano does not work at Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her in the future. However, his posts on social media that denigrate people based on their cultural and religious identity are unpleasant and unacceptable, “a Lucasfilm spokesman said in a statement.
Gina Carano issues a statement after being hired by a conservative website
Within days of his release, Carano issued a statement of resolution after being picked up by the Conservative website The Daily Wire, for whom he will develop and produce his own film.
“The Daily Wire it helps make one of my dreams come true: developing and producing my own film. I cried and my prayer was answered, “Carano told Deadline.
He used his hiring by The Daily Wire to issue a statement of resolution to other people they believe could be “canceled.”
“I am sending a direct message of hope to everyone who lives in fear of being annulled by the totalitarian mafia. I just started using my voice, which is now freer than ever, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They can’t cancel us if we don’t let them. ”
“We couldn’t be more excited to work with Gina Carano, an incredible talent abandoned by Disney and Lucasfilm to offend Hollywood’s authoritarian left,” Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro told Deadline.
“This is what exists to make Daily Wire: to offer an alternative not only to consumers, but to creators who refuse to bow to people.”
UFC’s Dana White says she leaves Gina Carano alone
Not only did Carano, a former Strikeforce and EliteXC fighter, receive support from Shapiro and The Daily Wire, but she also gained support from UFC President Dana White.
Asked about the cancellation of Carano by Disney and Lucasfilm, White told MMAWeekly.com in a UFC 258 scrum: “Leave Gina alone. We all make mistakes.”
Neither Carano nor The Daily Wire revealed any specific details about the new association with the former fighter.
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Dana White says “leave Gina alone” after Gina Carano is canceled from the Star Wars series
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