Gina Carano on Disney firing from ‘The Mandalorian,' 'dangerous' cancel culture: 'I was fighting for my name'

Gina Carano is ready to move on after being booted from the Disney+ original series "The Mandalorian."

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The former MMA fighter is starring in a new Western developed by The Daily Wire,

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"Terror on the Prairie," in which she plays Hattie McAllister,

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a tough-as-rawhide pioneer mother who defends her children from outlaws while her husband (UFC champion Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone) is away.

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The 40-year-old also serves as a producer.

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Carano described the film as "closure" after being given the ax publicly.

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In February 2021, Lucasfilm announced that Carano

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was no longer a part of the "Star Wars" spinoff cast after many online called for her firing

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over a social media post that likened the experience of Jewish people during the Holocaust to the U.S. political climate.

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