Star Wars actor will not return after making "abhorrent" posts

Los Angeles, California – Gina Carano, who played former Rebel shock trooper Cara Dune for two seasons of The Mandalorian, will not be appearing in any future Star Wars projects.

Gina Carano is known for her role as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian.
Gina Carano is known for her role as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian.  © Screenshot/Instagram/ginajcarano

Carano has frequently drawn ire for her social media statements. She was trending earlier Wednesday after sharing an Instagram post that implied being a conservative today is comparable to being Jewish during the Holocaust. That post has since been deleted.

"Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future," a Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a Wednesday statement.

"Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable."

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Carano's character was introduced in the season one episode Sanctuary, where she proved to be a formidable mercenary and ally to the titular bounty hunter. The character was eventually revealed to be from Alderaan – the home planet of Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher).

It was not the first time fans rallied on social media to demand she be fired from the Disney+ series. Others rallied to show their support of the actor.

She has previously been called out for posts that mocked wearing masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic and for making fun of the practice of sharing pronouns (something her Mandalorian co-star Pedro Pascal does on his Twitter account).

Carano has also falsely claimed voter fraud affected the 2020 presidential election and has shared other conspiracy theories in her posts.

Cover photo: Screenshot/Instagram/ginajcarano

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