William Shatner beams into 'woke' debate by reminding fans Mark Hamill 'ruined' 'Star Wars' with bizarre comment

"Star Trek" icon William Shatner reignited the fan conflagration over "woke" themes in the "Star Wars" franchise by tossing the blame onto fellow sci-fi celebrity Mark Hamill.

Some "Star Wars" fans have excoriated Disney for buying out the franchise and hammering what they consider to be left-wing narratives into the latest movies and shows. Shatner pointed out that Hamill had previously said his character could be imagined to be gay by some fans.

'Hamill actually ruined it for you.'

"For those SWs fans who are trying to tell me Disney ruined everything: I assume you are referring to Mara Jade?" Shatner wrote, referring to a character whose background story had been changed retroactively.

The character Mara Jade was married to Luke Skywalker in the "Expanded Universe," but in 2008, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas said the Skywalker character never got married, erasing Jade from the universe. Shatner noted that Hamill further undermined the heteronormative narrative in 2016.

"Hamill actually ruined it for you when he revealed Luke was gay. Mara, being struck from SWs Canon, was part of her annulment agreement from the Force," he added, with a frowning emoji.

Hamill had said in an interview that his popular character's sexual proclivities could be interpreted differently by the fans.

"I'd say it is meant to be interpreted by the viewer," Hamill said at the time. "If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You should not be ashamed of it. Judge Luke by his character, not by who he loves.”

Hamill had come out in full support of former President Joe Biden in the 2024 election and was berated by many fans when he politicized the death of fellow "Star Wars" icon Carrie Fisher.

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