Is Sara Ramírez Really Leaving And Just Like That? Here’s Everything We Know

From the second that Intercourse And The Metropolis reboot And Simply Like That debuted in 2021, the divisive character Che Diaz has been on the forefront of the dialog just about all the time.

This has even proved to be the case whereas the present is on a break forward of its third season, with quite a few stories claiming that Sara Ramírez, the actor who performs Che, is not going to be again when And Simply Like That returns.

Rumours about Sara’s exit first got here after a cryptic put up through which they known as out the “duplicitous” leisure trade, claiming that those that converse out in assist of Palestine are being “blacklisted”. Nonetheless, subsequent stories have painted a fairly totally different image.

So, what precisely is happening with Sara Ramírez and And Simply Like That? Right here’s what we all know to this point…

Intercourse And The Metropolis had lengthy been criticised for focussing solely on a straight, cisgender, white perspective of life and love in New York Metropolis, so when reboot And Simply Like That was introduced, the crew made it clear they might be attempting to proper a few of these previous wrongs.

Among the many first new additions to the revival’s solid was Sara Ramírez, greatest identified for his or her long-running stint as Dr. Callie Torres in Gray’s Anatomy and Tony-winning efficiency within the musical Spamalot.

Whereas little was initially identified about their position, Che Diaz, it was introduced they might be the franchise’s first ever non-binary character (Sara themself got here out as non-binary in August 2020).

It didn’t take lengthy for followers of Intercourse And The Metropolis to voice their ideas on Che, a comic who introduced the podcast X, Y and Me, on which Carrie Bradshaw was a contributor.

Among the many criticisms of Che have been the “jokes” they employed of their stand-up routines, the characters’ repeated use of the time period “comedy live performance” to explain Che’s dwell exhibits, the clumsy manner they referred to their drug consumption (“I’ve accomplished a ton of weed”) and the “woke alarm” button they made ample use of whereas presenting their podcast.

Not serving to issues in any respect was the truth that Che was the catalyst for Miranda leaving her husband, Steve, placing an finish to one in all followers’ favorite relationships from Intercourse And The Metropolis’s authentic run.

One factor we did respect about And Simply Like That’s second season was the very fact it doubled down on Che Diaz, regardless of followers’ criticisms of the character.

In actual fact, the writing crew even made it a plot level, with an episode in season two seeing Che being torn aside by a spotlight group who watched the pilot of their ill-fated sitcom Che Pasa, the place a queer member of the panel described Che’s character as a “phoney, sanitised, performative, tacky, dad joke bullshit model of what the non-binary expertise is”.

Later within the episode, Che was heard lamenting: “That is my id! It took me 46 years to determine who I’m – after which a spotlight group one hour to fucking destroy me.”

Whereas selling season two of And Simply Like That, Sara gave a number of interviews in defence of Che.

“The ladies on the present get to be messy and imperfect, likeable and unlikeable, so after all, Che additionally will get to be imperfect, complicated, likeable, and unlikeable,” they instructed Elle.

“You understand, the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood isn’t good, and we shouldn’t should be.”

Sara additionally instructed The Minimize a month earlier: “I believe there are individuals like Che out on the earth, and I believe that opinions about whether or not Che is representing an authentically queer particular person or not just isn’t for me to reply.

“It’s thrilling to have Che be a disruption to the mainstream. We had been experiencing the mass mobilisation for anti-racism for George Floyd, so being conscious of how essential disruption is, being conscious of how essential it’s to wake individuals up from the sleep of their very own consolation and privilege, was so essential to me that summer time.”

Of the aforementioned interview in The Minimize, Sara later stated in a now-deleted Instagram put up: “I’m not the fictional characters I’ve performed, nor am I chargeable for the issues which can be written for them to say. I’m a human being, an artist, an actor.

“We live in a world that has turn into more and more hostile towards anybody who dares to free themselves from the gender binary, or disrupt the mainstream.”

They added: “When a cis man is in cost and has final management of dialogue actors say, and you’ve got a sound downside with it, maybe try to be interviewing him.”

Season two of And Simply Like That additionally got here to an finish in August, across the time a 3rd run was confirmed to be within the works.

Sara has at all times been a passionate advocate for causes they consider in, and prior to now three months, have repeatedly voiced their assist for Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas battle, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and sharing pictures of themself at protests in assist of Palestine.

Apparently, on New Yr’s Eve, Sara shared a put up reflecting on the previous 12 months, together with having been “let go from areas that aren’t worthy of me, and invited into areas which can be”, although they provided no additional clarification or element.

Rumours about Sara’s future with And Simply Like That started in January 2024, once they shared a cryptic put up on Instagram calling out the “duplicitous” nature of the leisure trade.

“Whereas they provide awards away, casting administrators and brokers are making blacklists of actors and employees who put up something in assist of Palestinians in Gaza to make sure they won’t work once more,” they wrote.

“Whereas they raise up a few of their very own shoppers who’ve spoken up in opposition to this genocide, they’re firing and letting others who’ve smaller platforms go. Whereas they award ‘LGBTQ orgs’, they’re silent on these orgs ties to weapons producers who’re at the moment supporting the Israel army because it commits genocide on Palestinian lives that embody LGBTQIA2S+ lives.

“I get it. Awards are shiny and other people must pay their hire or really feel particular and highly effective. In the meantime we’re past the 100 day mark on this ‘battle’ that has been acknowledged by many, together with the ICC, as a genocide.”

They added: “It’s wild how performative so many in Hollywood are. Much more performative than the final character I performed.”

Shortly after this, media retailers started choosing up on Sara’s phrases, to which they responded: “Don’t let tabloids distract you from what’s occurring in Gaza. Very nice attempt, although.”

Earlier than we get into this subsequent part, it’s value noting that it’s primarily based on an unconfirmed report within the Day by day Mail, which cites an undisclosed “supply near the present”.

In response to the Mail’s “supply”, Sara is not going to be returning to And Simply Like That, but it surely’s not as a result of they’ve been “blacklisted” over their assist of Palestine.

As an alternative, they declare that Sara has been dropped from season three as character was “annoying” to viewers and not had “worth” to the storyline since they break up from Miranda.

Miranda and Che break up midway by way of season two, though Sara’s character remained within the present for its whole run, together with at Carrie’s “final supper” get-together at her house.

Nonetheless, the “supply” added: “The storyline as a struggling comic was a waste of airtime and Sara knew it.”

It was additionally identified that solid member Cynthia Nixon has additionally been vocal in her assist of Palestine.

Representatives for Sara Ramírez and And Simply Like That govt producer Michael Patrick King didn’t reply to HuffPost UK’s request for remark, whereas the US streaming service Max had no remark.

With their identify abruptly on the centre of dialog but once more, Sara did share the beneath put up on Instagram, through which they belted out a music they as soon as carried out within the musical Spamalot (the identical position as soon as performed by Hannah Waddingham, apparently sufficient!), and known as for a ceasefire within the Center East.

A month after the primary stories about Sara’s future with And Simply Like That, Selection made related claims that they received’t be returning for season three.

Very similar to the Day by day Mail’s earlier stories, Selection alleged that Che had been written out of the present as their story had “reached a pure conclusion, since their relationship with Miranda had ended”.

In addition they cited undisclosed “sources” who insisted that neither Sara’s “politics” nor their “Instagram presence” have been causes for his or her character being axed.

Sara has not commented publicly on the rumours, however has been lively on Instagram, sharing extra content material in assist of Palestine on their Instagram Tales.

In the meantime, Cynthia Nixon stated throughout an interview on Stay With Kelly And Mark per week earlier that filming on And Simply Like That may resume in “Might and June”, however didn’t point out Sara.

HuffPost UK has as soon as once more contacted Max and Sara Ramírez’s crew for remark.