‘The Mandalorian’: Gina Carano Fired From Lucasfilm Series Amid Anti-Semitic Social Media Remarks

The ongoing fallout of the Gina Carano story continues. Fired from “The Mandalorian” series by Lucasfilm — following months of problematic social media posts and a controversial, straw-that-broke-the-camels-back post that many viewed as anti-Semitic — THR has an interesting behind the scenes look at her dismissal from the hit series, following the news that she learned of her firing through social media.

Gina Carano was snapped flipping off a photographer as she made her way into a Los Angeles office facility amid a career crisis after she was fired from the Star Wars franchise after political remarks she made raised eyebrows.The actress and mixed martial artist alum, 38, donned a dark blue velvet sweatsuit with a plaid red cap, a black face mask and white sneakers on the chilly weekday in Southern California.The Dallas native appeared to be frustrated amid a difficult month professionally, taking another hit Tuesday after the toy manufacturer Hasbro halted production of an action figure based on her character in The Mandalorian, Cara Dune.

Actress Gina Carano says she found out she was recently fired from the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" via social media. The 38-year-old entertainer played Cara Dune on the "Star Wars" series produced by Lucasfilm, which is owned by Disney.

Hasbro has officially weighed in on the discontinuation of the Cara Dune The Mandalorian action figure post Gina Carano’s social media controversy and firing from Lucasfilm.

Gina Carano, who Lucasfilm deemed “was no longer an employee”, following The Mandalorian actress’ controversial social media posts, comparing being conservative in America to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, exclaimed in a recent interview with journalist Bari Weiss, that she learned of her firing from the hit Disney+ series “through social media, like everyone else.”

The Mandalorian season two was pulled after she refused to post a studio-written apology following claims she mocked transgender people.The actor, who played Cara Dune in the Star Wars Disney+ show, was fired from the show last week following a post she shared that compared the current divided political climate in the US to Nazi Germany.Last year, Carano was accused of mocking transgender pronouns by putting “Beep/bop/boop” in her profile bio.

Following Gina Carano’s firing from the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian," Hasbro has reportedly scrapped plans to make more toys based on her character, Cara Dune.  The actress and former MMA fighter was recently fired from her role on the hit science fiction show over comments she made on social media.The move marked the latest in a slew of calls for Disney to fire Carano after she drew criticism for multiple posts on social media, including one in which she compared today's political divide to the events in Nazi Germany.

Gina Carano just revealed that she learned she was fired from Disney+‘s The Mandalorian at the same time as everyone else – when the news broke and spread via social media.

Cara Dune action figures are now a rare find after Hasbro announced it is dropping the Gina Carano-based figurine from its “Mandalorian” line of toys.

To borrow a phrase, Gina Carano f*cked around and found out. Last week “The Mandalorian” actress was fired from the Lucasfilm TV series after some controversial social media remarks which many found anti-Semitic (she compared the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis as not much different for hating right-wingers for their conservative values, which is an appalling false equivalency and bankrupt victimization).

UFC president Dana White spoke out about former MMA fighter Gina Carano’s firing from "The Mandalorian."  Carano previously fought in Strikeforce and EliteXC with a winning record before calling it quits in 2009 to pursue acting. Recently, she was fired after two seasons on the "Star Wars" spinoff series after posts she made on social media prompted backlash from followers.  According to the New York Post, White was asked about Carano’s current situation on Saturday at UFC 258 where he explained that he believes she simply made a mistake with her online presence.  "Leave her alone.

Saturday Night Live has addressed the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian after the actress shared controversial and offensive posts on social media.The Cara Dune star’s posts, which compared criticism of a person’s political beliefs to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, were described as “abhorrent and unacceptable” by Disney, with the studio confirming she was no longer employed by Lucasfilm.SNL‘s Weekend Update segment has now tackled the controversy, questioning whether Star Wars had the authority to deem what is anti-Semitic.“Yeah I don’t know if Star Wars is the authority on what’s anti-Semitic,” co-host Colin Jost said.

Gina Carano has been let go from the smash hit series The Mandalorian, but fans already have a replacement in mind: Lucy Lawless of Xena: Warrior Princess fame.Fans of Disney+'s Star Wars series took to Twitter after Carano's firing to advocate for the 52-year-old New Zealander actress, who has already proven she can handle an action series.Carano's dismissal for an anti-Semitic Instagram post came after Disney+ had already canceled plans to have her character star in a spin-off series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Face swap: Fans of Disney+'s The Mandalorian are calling on the series to replace fired star Gina Carano, 38, with Xena: Warrior Princess' Lucy lawless, 52.

The Mandalorian‘s Gina Carano has landed a new movie deal with Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire after she was fired for sharing offensive and controversial social media posts.The actor, who played Cara Dune in the Star Wars Disney+ show, was let go after she shared a post that compared the current divided political climate in the US to Nazi GermanyCarano has now revealed that she will be teaming up with The Daily Wire, a right-wing website, to develop, produce, and star in an upcoming film.“The Daily Wire is helping make one of my dreams — to develop and produce my own film — come true,” Carano told Deadline.

New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait says Hollywood’s treatment of conservative actress Gina Carano is reminiscent of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.

Gina Carano has said hit out after being dropped from her role as Cara Dune on The Mandalorian.

Conservative actress Gina Carano found rare support among liberals in the mainstream media following her firing from "The Mandalorian" over social media posts and being dropped by her agency UTA.  In an essay titled, "Firing Actors for Being Conservative Is Another Hollywood Blacklist," New York magazine columnist Jonathan Chait began by recalling the polarizing period in the entertainment industry when suspected communists were barred from working amid the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s.  Chait dismissed the "anti-Semitic" charges Carano has been facing over an Instagram post that compared the political divide in America to the events that led to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany.  "I don’t find this post especially insightful.

System Of A Down’s John Dolmayan has spoken out in defence of The Mandalorian star Gina Carano after she was fired for sharing offensive and controversial social media posts.The actor was sacked from the Disney+ show after she shared a post that compared US Republicans to Jewish people in Nazi Germany.After Carano was fired, Dolmayan weighed in on the situation on his Instagram page.

Gina Carano isn’t leaving without a fight.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or if you don’t give a shit about “Star Wars” and/or political drama), you’re probably aware that Gina Carano was let go from her contract with Lucasfilm, and thus, no longer a part of the cast of “The Mandalorian,” after her latest controversial tweets got her in even more hot water. Well, it appears that Carano has already landed on her feet, so to speak, fully embracing her Conservative leanings and is set to team up with The Daily Wire for a new film project.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than 24 hours after her explosive ouster from Star Wars series The Mandalorian for incendiary social media posts, Gina Carano has hit back at her detractors and revealed a new movie project she is making with conservative website The Daily Wire.