Mark Hamill defends fellow 'Star Wars' actress Kelly Marie Tran after she was cyberbullied
The actress recently wiped her Instagram account clean, reportedly due to harassment from fans
The actress recently wiped her Instagram account clean, reportedly due to harassment from fans
The actress recently wiped her Instagram account clean, reportedly due to harassment from fans
"Star Wars" legend Mark Hamill hit back at the harassers targeting Kelly Marie Tran after .
Although Tran hasn't yet given a reason for deleting all of her posts, it is being reported that it is because of the racist and sexist abuse she has had to endure over the past few months.
Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker in the franchise, voiced his support of Tran on with a simple hashtag: #GetALifeNerds.
Hamill isn't the only person who has spoken out against the abuse Tran has received.
People including best-selling author , , and "The Last Jedi" director, , have spoken out.
Tran previously spoke about what it means to her to be part of the "Star Wars" universe as an Asian American.
"I remember what it felt like to not see anyone like myself in books or on film or TV," she told last year. "When you're really young, you tend to fall in love with characters.
"If you start seeing the same type of character everywhere and realize that they don't look like you or they don't speak like you, you start wanting to change who you are.
"That's something that I did when I was a young kid. I'm excited to be a part of this positive change.
"A lot of Star Wars fans who are specifically Asian never had a character they could dress up like, or they would and people would always call them 'Asian Rey' or 'Asian fill-in-the-blank.'
"I get very emotional when I see people who are able to identify with this character. That means a lot to me and I don't think it will ever get old."