Daisy Ridley, Ted Cruz.Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty
Daisy Ridleyis clapping back atTed Cruzafter the Texas senator seemed to insult the actress’Star Warscharacter, calling her “emotionally tortured.”
Earlier this month, Cruz spoke out onTwitterto defend Gina Carano, who wasrecently cutfrom Disney+‘sStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorianfor her controversial social media posts, and called out some of the franchise’s other leads while doing so.
“Texan Gina Carano broke barriers in theStar Warsuniverse: not a princess, not a victim, not some emotionally tortured Jedi,” Cruz wrote, seemingly taking a shot at Ridley’s character, Rey.
Carano’s character, Cara Dune, “played a woman who kicked ass & who girls looked up to,” Cruz, 50, continued. “She was instrumental in making Star Wars fun again. Of course Disney canceled her.”
In a recent interview withYahoo Entertainment, Ridley, 28, revealed that she hadn’t seen Cruz’s tweet but knew exactly how to respond.
“I am very happy to be an emotionally tortured Jedi who doesn’t leave their state when it’s having a terrible time,” Ridley quipped, dissing Cruz for hisrecent trip to Cancúnduring theclimate crisisin Texas.
Daisy Ridley in Star Wars.Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm
While Carano has continued to face backlash, she appreciated Cruz coming to her defense, replying to his tweet, “Thank you Ted.”
This isn’t the first time Cruz has gotten involved in a Twitter war with a celebrity. Last month, Cruz andSeth Rogengot into amajor spatover their differing political opinions.
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Their disagreements erupted when the actor called Cruz a “fascist” after the senator tweeted about PresidentJoe Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord.
Rogen and Cruz continued trading insults on Twitter for days. Their disagreement reached new heights when Cruz responded to an MGM tweet asking followers about the first film they saw in theaters.
Cruz tweeted, “Fantasia. It was playing at a film revival. It scared me; I cried—I was 4. My mom had to take me out. Good times.”
Rogen laterreplied, “Everyone who made that film would hate you.” A day later, Cruzwrote back, “They’re all dead. So I think we’re good. And Walt Disney was a Republican.”
source: people.com
