Social Media Tried To ‘Cancel’ Adam Driver Because He Joined The Military After 9/11

Twitter users tried desperately to “cancel” Star Wars star Adam Driver this week after noticing a 2019 New Yorker interview in which Driver said he joined the military after 9/11 to serve in the Afghanistan War.

Driver was 18 at the time of the attacks and quickly enlisted in the Marines, looking to serve his country — a move The New Yorker seemed disdainful of, accusing Driver of looking for an outlet for “retribution.”