The end of Che Diaz? Sara Ramirez hints they’ve been fired from ‘And Just Like That …’ over pro-Palestinian stance
“And Just Like That . . .” they may be out of a job.
Sara Ramirez, who stars as Che Diaz in “And Just Like That . . .,” is hinting they may have been canned from the Max series due to their pro-Palestinian stance.
“Our industry is so duplicitous,” Ramirez, 48, wrote Tuesday on Instagram, the night after the 75th Emmy Awards. (Ramirez uses they/them pronouns.)
“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,” they continued.
“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.”
Ramirez recently participated in a Palestinian protest in Brooklyn waving a transgender flag and also took part in the Jan. 13 March for Gaza in Washington, DC.
“While they award ‘lgbtq orgs,’ they are silent on those orgs ties to weapons manufacturers who are currently supporting the Israel military as it commits genocide on Palestinian lives that include LGBTQIA2S+ lives,” Ramirez wrote on Instagram — snidely referring to people who need awards because it makes them “feel special and powerful.”
“It’s wild how performative so many in Hollywood are. Even more performative than the last character I played,” they wrote, alluding to Che Diaz on “And Just Like That . . .”
That role has split fans of the series, many of whom do not like the character and probably wouldn’t be sorry to see them go.
On the series, a spinoff from “Sex and the City” that has streamed for two seasons, Che is a comedian and podcast host who dated Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) — and busted up Miranda’s marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg). Che and Miranda eventually split in Season 2.
In late November, Nixon, 57, joined a five-day Gaza hunger strike, but had to leave early due to prior commitments and lasted four days, according to her reps.
Ramirez’s allusion to a “performative” character will ring a bell to fans of “And Just Like That . . .”
In the show’s second season, Che snares a comedy pilot from Netflix, but does not like the way they’re portrayed — calling it “just some phoney, sanitized, performative, cheesy, dad-joke bulls – – t version of what the nonbinary experience is.”
In a second Instagram post on Tuesday, Ramirez gave a shout-out to “the people in my life who have helped me, and are still supporting me, in healing and getting free.”
“Thank you for helping me peel back the layers of conditioning, socialization and trauma.”
“Thank you for helping me take responsibility for my own humanity as I continue to lean into the discomfort of growth and change,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” alum went on. “Thank you for not exploiting me and discarding me. Thank you for calling me in and holding me close while I forge a path of empowerment and authenticity. Thank you for reminding me my softness is one of my many superpowers. This is about being human and showing up with courage and curiosity no matter how bumpy the road there gets.”
Season 3 of “And Just Like That . . .,” which was delayed due to the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strikes, is not scheduled to premiere until 2025.
