‘And Just Like That,’ Sara Ramírez May Be Out of a Job

For two seasons, Sara Ramírez’s character on the Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That—Che Diaz, Miranda’s irascible comedian love interest—polarized audiences, who either hated their audacious antics or couldn’t help but love their campy ridiculousness. Now, via a pointed Instagram post, Ramirez hinted this week that they will not be returning for ASLT’s third season, kicking off a firestorm of speculation as to the reason for Diaz’s potential axing from the narrative.

“Our industry is so duplicitous,” Ramírez, who is extremely transparent about their pro-Palestine stance, wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “While they give awards away, casting directors and agents are making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again.”

“While they lift up some of their own clients who have spoken up against this genocide, they are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go,” the actor continued. “It’s wild how performative so many in Hollywood are. Even more performative than the last character I played.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.