Gina Carano, a pioneer in women’s mixed martial arts, was recently pulled from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian and any future Lucasfilm productions. The character of Carano, the bounty hunter Cara Dune, was an important character in the award-winning Disney + program.
Carano was dismissed by Lucasfilm, as well as UTA, the talent agency that represented her after a controversial post on social media that was later deleted.
The post that 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 arrest thousands of Jews, the government first caused its own neighbors to hate them simply because they were Jews. How different this is from hating someone for their political opinions. “
The hashtag #FireGinaCarano quickly started to become a trend and did so for hours on Twitter before being later discarded by Lucasfilm and UTA.
“Gina Carano is not currently at Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her in the future. However, their posts on social media denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable, ”said a Lucasfilm spokesman in a statement.
Gina Carano issues statement after being hired by conservative website
A few days after being released, Carano issued a declaration of resolution after being caught by the conservative website The Daily Wire, for whom she will develop and produce her own film.
“The Daily Wire is helping to make one of my dreams come true – to develop and produce my own film. I screamed and my prayer was answered, “said Carano to Deadline.
She used her contract with The Daily Wire to issue a statement of resolution to others who feel they can be “canceled”.
“I’m sending a direct message of hope to everyone who lives in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian crowd. I just started using my voice, which is now more free than ever, and I hope it inspires others to do the same. They can’t cancel us if we don’t allow it. “
“We couldn’t be more excited to work with Gina Carano, an incredible talent abandoned by Disney and Lucasfilm for offending Hollywood’s authoritarian left,” Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro told Deadline.
“That’s what the Daily Wire exists for: providing an alternative not only for consumers, but for creators who refuse to bow to the crowd.”
UFC Dana White says to leave Gina Carano alone
Carano, a former Strikeforce and EliteXC fighter, not only received support from Shapiro and The Daily Wire, but also received support from UFC President Dana White.
Asked about the cancellation of Carano by Disney and Lucasfilm, White told MMAWeekly.com in an UFC 258 dispute: “Leave Gina alone. We all make mistakes.”
Neither Carano nor The Daily Wire has released specific details about the new partnership 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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