Star Wars actor Adam Driver jokingly blamed “wokeness” for the death of the beloved character Han Solo in the franchise’s last trilogy during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit.
“I'd like people to stop coming up to me on the street saying, ‘You killed Han Solo.’ I didn’t kill Han Solo, Wokeness killed Han Solo,” Mr. Driver said during the Dec. 9 episode of SNL. The joke was a reference to his Star Wars character Kylo Ren killing Han Solo in “The Force Awakens” movie, a plot development that was controversial among the franchise’s fandom. He made the comments during a monologue while playing the piano and reciting a letter of Christmas wishes to Santa Claus.
