Many took Cruz’s “emotionally tortured Jedi” remark as a jab at Ridley, who portrayed the emotionally tortured Jedi Rey in the newest Star Wars trilogy.
“I am very happy to be an emotionally tortured Jedi who doesn’t leave their state when it’s having a terrible time,” Ridley joked.
In a tweet, the Texas senator wrote: “Texan Gina Carano broke barriers in the Star Wars universe: not a princess, not a victim, not some emotionally tortured Jedi.
She was instrumental in making Star Wars fun again.