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'The Mandalorian' Actress Gina Carano Fired by Lucasfilm Over Controversial Social Media Posts

'The Mandalorian' Actress Gina Carano Fired by Lucasfilm Over Controversial Social Media Posts

Gina Carano has been fired.

The 38-year-old actress, who is best known for playing Cara Dune on the first two seasons of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, has been fired by Lucasfilm over her controversial social media posts.

“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” a Lucasfilm spokesperson shared in a statement via Deadline. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

Gina, an outspoken conservative, came under fire after she shared a post from another account on her Instagram comparing the treatment of conservatives in the United States to how Jewish people were treated in Germany during the Nazi era.

Gina also shared a photo of to her Story of a person wearing several cloth masks covering their face and head along with the caption: “Meanwhile in California.” Both posts have since been deleted from her account.

Gina Carano has not yet publicly addressed her social media posts or her firing.

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