The Mandalorian

Carano’s Instagram story that provoked her firing centered on Jewish people in Nazi Germany who were disavowed by their neighbors, asking, “How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?” The post sparked a quick backlash, with calls for Carano’s firing trending on social media before Lucasfilm made its statement. Even before her latest comments, the actress and former MMA fighter had a history of controversy on social media: she has also criticized face mask policies, pushed unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the November election and was criticized as being transphobic after adding “beep/bop/boop” to her Twitter profile instead of pronouns. She was also condemned for sharing a photo of a Nazi rally on Twitter in August—featuring a man who refused to give the “sieg heil” salute—which she defended as a “heartbreaking and powerful story of a man who changed his ways for the woman he loved.”