'Get a life, nerds!' Mark Hamill, Olivia Munn, and other celebs show love for 'Star Wars' actress Kelly Marie Tran after online trolls lead her to quit social media

Suzy Byrne
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Kelly Marie Tran at the <em>Vanity Fair</em> Oscar Party on March 4. (Photo: Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Kelly Marie Tran at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4. (Photo: Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Trust the force, ignore the haters.

After news broke that Star Wars: The Last Jedi actress Kelly Marie Tran, who plays Rose Tico, reportedly quit social media because of racial and sexual harassment, the first lead female character of color in the iconic film series has been shown a lot of love by both fans and celebrities, including Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill.

The famous face of the franchise — and Tran’s co-star — posted a photo in which he has his arm around her as they mug for the camera. “What’s not to love?” he wrote before offering a stinging, “Get a life, nerds.”

Director Rian Johnson took Star Wars trolls to task for the harassment. After all, it’s fans of the film series who have been leading the charge, including editing the “Wookieepedia” page for Tran’s character to include racist comments.

But not every famous person in Tran’s corner is tied to the film series. Olivia Munn spoke out, as another Asian-American actress, saying how proud she was of Tran for “forging a path in Hollywood, which is extremely hard because it’s not a path that already exists for us … all the way to STAR WARS !!!” She urged her not to “trip over the haters, walk over them.”

As an Asian American actress myself, I am SO PROUD of @kellymarietran for forging a path in Hollywood, which is extremely hard because it’s not a path that already exists for us. Not only did she find a way, but she found it all the way to STAR WARS !!! She is ridiculously talented, brave and gorgeous. I think it’s interesting how her character Rose Tico in #TheLastJedi allowed us to see how widespread the First Order’s venom has become, reaching out to the farthest points of the galaxy. And now today, Kelly is showing us how poisonous people can corrode so many things right here on Earth. I’m proud of Kelly for taking a stand and saying enough to the bullshit. But I hope that if she ever wants to come back to social media, she does, because she deserves to be here and we need more people like her putting good energy out in the world. Just remember girl, DON’T TRIP OVER THE HATERS, WALK OVER THEM. ✨

A post shared by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Jun 6, 2018 at 8:59am PDT

Ditto The Gifted’s Jamie Chung — with a little dash of salt.

And Gabrielle Union bestowed on Tran “Woman Crush Wednesday” honors. She noted: “It pains me to see underrepresented women feeling abused and isolated, all while having to defend their own existence. As the first woman of color and Asian woman to play a lead in a Star Wars film, Tran’s breakout performance should have been a celebration. Thanks to racist, sexist internet bullies, things quickly shifted from one of elation to disappointment.”

Today’s #WCW goes out to Kelly Marie Tran. While I don’t know her, I FEEL her. She was recently driven off of social media due to harassment and bullying. It pains me to see underrepresented women feeling abused and isolated, all while having to defend their own existence. As the first woman of color and Asian woman to play a lead in a Star Wars film, Tran’s breakout performance should have been a celebration. Thanks to racist, sexist internet bullies, things quickly shifted from one of elation to disappointment. To all of you out there who are marginalized, bullied, and feeling alone… I am here to tell you that you are LOVED and SUPPORTED. While there may be haters out there, know that there are still spaces to love, work and exist without negativity and abuse. We SEE you, we FEEL you, and we are HERE for you. Let us lift her up in the light of goodness and hold her there!

A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade (@gabunion) on Jun 6, 2018 at 12:59pm PDT

Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani, who was born in Pakistan, doesn’t get it either.

Many non-hater fans have since shown Tran support — and a campaign called #FanArtforRose has been born out of the drama. Here are a few of the pieces being shared on social using her film lines.

Tran is not the first Star Wars star to pull the plug on social media. Daisy Ridley also deleted accounts because of drama with fans about an anti-gun post she shared. She later said that social media isn’t for her right now. “I’m 24. I have a lot of growing up to do. I have to deal with loads of stuff myself personally. For that to be projected with millions of people watching, that is like a bit of an extra pressure,” she noted.

Clearly Tran can relate.


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