Gina Carano will no longer appear on “The Mandalorian”, but she only found out through a message released by the press and not by her Lucasfilm bosses.
This is according to the former mixed martial arts fighter who became an actress, who was fired from the “Star Wars” spinoff after several controversial messages posted on social media, including one that compared the situation suffered by conservatives in America to Jews who were massacred during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.
Here is the text of the image that Carano later deleted from his Instagram account:
“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. “
Even before the image that led to her resignation was posted, Carano revealed that she had already left promotional tours to talk about the 2nd season of “The Mandalorian” at Disney +. Carano had previously been criticized for sharing social media posts that included anti-mask rhetoric during the coronavirus pandemic, denying the results of the 2020 presidential election and a fiasco where she mocked people using their favorite gender pronouns in a Twitter bio. .
After this latest incident, Carano apparently found on social media that she was no longer part of the show after originally expecting a return for Season 3, which starts filming later this year.
“At the beginning of last year, before ‘The Mandalorian’ was released, they wanted me to use their exact words for an apology about the use of pronouns,” revealed Carano when speaking to Bari Weiss, a former New York columnist. Times. “I refused and made a statement in my own words. I made it clear that I didn’t want to make fun of the transgender community and was just drawing attention to the abuse of the mafia by forcing people to put pronouns in their biographies.
“It was heartbreaking, but I didn’t want to take the hard work out of everyone who worked on the project, so I said OK. That was the last time I was contacted about any kind of public statement or apology from Lucasfilm. I found out on social media, like everyone else, that I was fired ”.
In addition to being fired from “The Mandalorian”, Hasbro also decided to stop making action figures or toys based on the character Cara Dune de Carano. Carano was also dismissed by her talent agents at UTA.
Weiss also questioned Carano about a second controversial image she posted last year, which shared a striking resemblance to a mural in England that was considered anti-Semitic.
In response, Carano said the image she shared was about a broader message she was trying to convey, but said it had nothing to do with the Jewish community. This image was also later deleted from your social media accounts.
“I was totally shocked and confused when certain people said it was anti-Semitic,” said Carano. “So, when I went to get it out, I realized that the image was not the same as people were referring to. I was honestly confused: should I remove it or leave it in the air? I still don’t know the answer to that question, because knocking it down only makes the crowd attack you more.
“The image for me was a statement that people need to stay together and get up, stop being so manipulated by the powers that they believe they know what is best for you and play with our lives. My heart has always had absolute respect and love for the Jewish community. “
In the days following the resignation of “The Mandalorian”, Carano announced a new partnership with the controversial arsonist Ben Shapiro and his website The Daily Wire, which will see the 38-year-old former fighter develop and star in a film for his departure.
Shapiro has extended the entertainment arm of his conservative website in recent months, while consistently speaking out against the “culture of cancellation” in Hollywood. Carano’s film will be released exclusively to paid subscribers of Daily Wire.
Carano’s recent activities have also received support from UFC President Dana White, who was asked about his recent dismissal by Lucasfilm, which is owned by Disney – the same company that has the UFC broadcast partner on ESPN.
“Leave Gina alone,” said White before UFC 258. “Listen, we made mistakes. We all make mistakes. “