Fired Gina Carano getting Emmy push for 'The Mandalorian'

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The Mandalorian star Gina Carano might be banished from the Star Wars galaxy, but that isn’t stopping Lucasfilm from pushing the controversial actress for an Emmy Award.

According to CNET, Carano, who was canned following controversial social media posts in February, is getting a “for your consideration” push in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Carano, who played Cara Dune on the Disney+ series, ran afoul of the Walt Disney Company-owned movie studio after she shared social media posts that drew parallels between the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and Americans who hold conservative viewpoints.

“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbours … even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbours hate them simply for being Jews,” the 39-year-old shared on her Instagram story. “How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”

“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” the company said in a statement after #FireGinaCarano became a trending topic on social media. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

The former MMA fighter addressed the fallout saying, “I’ve got every single big publication saying she’s comparing conservatives and Republicans to this and that’s not really what I was doing … I have love for everyone. I’m not a hateful person.”

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Carano, an avid supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, had previously come under fire for questioning mask-wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a

Since her firing from the Star Wars spinoff, Carano has announced she will produce and star in an upcoming film for The Daily Wire website, which was co-founded by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro.

“I have only just begun using my voice which is now freer than ever before,” she said in a statement. “They can’t cancel us if we don’t let them.”

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