Gina Carano, one of the best-known faces on “The Mandalorian” series, signed to conservative The Daily Wire after being fired from the “Star Wars” franchise for her controversial political comments.
In a statement, the actress announced that she will be writing and producing a film with the support of well-known news platform and commentator Ben Shapiro, one of the most prominent voices of conservative activism in the United States.
“I am sending a direct message of hope to everyone who lives in fear of being canceled by the totalitarian crowd. My voice is freer now, ”he confirmed.
The decision comes just a day after Lucasfilm, the producer responsible for the “Star Wars” films and the “The Mandalorian” series, dropped his work and described some of the actress’s comments as “deviant”.
Specifically, the controversy was sparked by a publication on social networks in which the actress compared the political situation in the United States with Nazi Germany.
“As history changes, most people don’t realize that in order to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily arrest thousands of Jews, the government first challenged their own neighbors to hate them simply because they were Jews. How is that different from hating someone because of their political views? Posted the actress.
While the message did not reflect political alignment, that text was followed by a photo of a man with his head covered in masks and the caption, “Meanwhile in California.”
Carano has opposed the use of masks on other occasions, backing comments assuring that there is no racism in the United States and that former President Donald Trump’s followers are being treated unfairly.
He once mocked the pronouns with which certain transgender people ask for identification and on another occasion he published vignettes about anti-Semitic conspiracies, among other posts that also supported Trump’s repeated allegations of voter fraud, without evidence.