Cynthia Nixon weighed in on the departure of her character Miranda Hobbes’ love interest, Che Díaz, played by Sara Ramírez, in a new interview.
Following the news that Ramirez, 48, a non-binary actor who uses they/them pronouns, would not be returning to the third season of And Just Like That, Nixon, 58, praised his polarizing performance in the spinoff of Sex and the City by Max.
“They created such an amazing character, such a controversial character, but such an amazing character,” the Emmy winner, 58, said of Ramirez’s role on the show. Variety.
The mother of three continued: “I think they felt, and Michael Patrick King (and the creator of Just Like That), felt that that character had run its course.” “They came in and shook everything up, and then the arc was completed.”
Nixon also reflected on how, over the years, she has become more like her character on the series, while Miranda has become “a lot more like” her.
Cynthia Nixon weighed in on the departure of her character Miranda Hobbes’ strange love interest, Che Díaz, played by Sara Ramírez, in a new interview.
“It wasn’t anything I was advocating for, but smart writers, particularly on long-term projects that continue and evolve, try to put as much of the real person into that character as possible,” he reflected. “Because that’s one of the things that makes television or film or theater so powerful: when the person playing the role has a personal connection.”
In January, inside sources told DailyMail.com that Ramirez had been removed from the cast because many felt her character was a “waste of airtime” and “annoying” to viewers.
This came after Ramirez strongly suggested that his time on the show had ended due to expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs.
But a source close to the show ridiculed the suggestion, claiming that Ramirez’s head had been “on the chopping block since last season” because his character “no longer had value” and was “annoying.”
“Sara was not fired because they support Palestine and the ceasefire,” they told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘Sara was fired because Che no longer contributed anything to the show. They were on the chopping block since last season.
‘After Che separated from Miranda, the character no longer had any value and fans found him annoying. The story of a struggling comedian was a waste of time and Sara knew it.’
Addressing how there are no talks to fire Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda Hobbes over the actress’ stance on Palestine, the source continued: “Cynthia has been incredibly vocal about her support for Palestine and being an open lesbian.
“Sara needs to accept that this is not Grey’s Anatomy and that her character was not a fundamental part of the story.”
Following the news that Ramirez, 48, a non-binary actor who uses they/them pronouns, would not return to the third season of And Just Like That, Nixon, 58, praised his polarizing performance in the spinoff of Max’s Sex and the City (seen in the second season of And Just Like That)
“They created such an amazing character, such a controversial character, but such an amazing character,” the Emmy winner, 58, said of Ramirez’s role on the show.
Che, a newcomer to the spin-off series who introduced herself as a “non-binary queer Mexican Irish diva,” entered into a relationship with Miranda after she left her marriage to husband Steve Brady.
The character was accused of being the “worst” of the series, in which Miranda was reunited on screen with Carrie Bradshaw and Charlotte York, played by Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis, respectively.
Viewers found the character “shocked” and accused them of “(taking) non-binary representation back 70 years.”
Ramirez appeared to accuse the show of letting them down for their political views, in an Instagram rant the night after the Emmy Awards.
“Our industry is very deceptive,” they said. ‘While handing out awards, casting directors and agents blacklist actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again.
‘While they uplift some of their own clients who have spoken out against this genocide, they are firing and letting go others who have smaller platforms.
Che, a newcomer to the spin-off series who introduced herself as a “non-binary queer Mexican Irish diva”, entered into a relationship with Miranda after she left her marriage to husband Steve Brady (seen in 2021).
‘While they reward “lgbtq organizations,” they are silent about those organizations’ ties to weapons manufacturers who currently support Israel’s military as it commits genocide against Palestinian lives that include LGBTQIA2S+ lives.
Ramirez mocked people who need awards, ridiculing them as something “shiny” that makes people “feel special and powerful.”
But the artist said it was a dark time to celebrate, as thousands died in Gaza.
Ramirez previously took to the streets of Brooklyn waving a transgender flag at a Palestinian protest.
“It’s amazing how performative so many are in Hollywood,” he said. “Even more performative than the last character I played.”
Their mockery of his character echoes a line they said in the show’s second season when Diaz was given a pilot for a Netflix comedy, which flopped.
Diaz struggles with how producers want them to appear, saying they’re reduced to “a fake, sanitized, performative, cheesy, dad-joke version of what the non-binary experience is.”
And Just Like That premiered in 2021 and a second season was released last year. Production on the third season was delayed by the Hollywood writers’ strike; seen in 2021
In June, journalist Brock Colyar mocked Ramirez for appearing to have many of the same opinions as the character they play without any sense of irony, in an article for The Cut.
The former Grey’s Anatomy star applauded the ‘hacking job’ and insisted: ‘I am not the fictional characters I have played, nor am I responsible for the things they are written for them to say. I am a human being, an artist, an actor.
“And we live in a world that has become increasingly hostile toward anyone who dares to break free from the gender binary or disrupt the mainstream.”
And Just Like That premiered in 2021 and a second season was released last year. Production of the third season was delayed by the Hollywood writers’ strike.
Filming for the third season began in New York City earlier this month.
Max previously confirmed that the show will return to screens in 2025.