Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley has responded to comments made by Senator Ted Cruz in reference to her character, Rey.Responding to the news that The Mandalorian star Gina Carano had been fired by the franchise following a series of social media posts, Cruz alluded to Ridley’s character as a “some emotionally tortured Jedi”.Asked about Cruz’s comments in a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Ridley called them “hilarious.”“I did not know [Cruz said that], and I am very happy to be an emotionally tortured Jedi,” the actress said, before adding “who doesn’t leave their state when it’s having a terrible time” in reference to the controversy surround his recent trip to Cancún.Cruz received criticism last week after flying his family to the.
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