https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/11/gina-carano-fired-from-the-mandalorian-ted-cruz-defends-her/ > By now, most “Star Wars” enthusiasts are aware that Gina Carano has been fired from the wildly popular Disney+ hit “The Mandalorian” for social media posts that Lucasfilm deemed “abhorrent and unacceptable.” > Over the ensuing hours, plenty of fans took to social media applauding the dismissal of Carano, who played Rebel shock trooper-turned-New Republic marshal Cara Dune for two seasons. But she also had some supporters, including her home-state senator Ted Cruz, who viewed the firing as another example of cancel culture run amok.