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Disney+ met with fierce backlash over Mandalorian star Gina Carano’s firing – NEWS.com.au
Disney+ met with fierce backlash over Mandalorian star Gina Carano’s firing
The firing of outspoken actress Gina Carano from The Mandalorian over her Twitter posts sparked a galaxy-size backlash Thursday with calls to cancel Disney+ trending online.The former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the hit Star Wars-themed show was confirmed to have been booted Wednesday after a since-deleted tweet comparing the current political climate to being Jewish in Nazi Germany.
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