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It was recently announced that actress Gina Carano had been dropped from Star Wars series The Mandalorian after it emerged that the star had shared a series of offensive social media posts.

Carano had shared a TikTok post that compared recent US political divides to the treatment of the Jewish community by Nazi soldiers, reported the Mirror.

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In addition, she also revealed controversial opinions on face masks, vaccines and the coronavirus pandemic in several posts, among other things.

This collection of posts also sparked the hashtag #FireGinaCarano to trend on Twitter. A Lucasfilm spokesperson also added on February 11, 2021: “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future.