Title: Carrie Fisher of Star Wars Responds to Criticism on Twitter

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/carrie_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Carrie Fisher of Star Wars Responds to Criticism on Twitter' data-article-id='1114'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7542'>Carrie Fisher is most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies. </span> <span data-start-time='7542' data-end-time='18771'>During the 1970s and 1980s, she starred in the films alongside actors Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill.</span> <span data-start-time='18771' data-end-time='24917'>This year, the three reunited for Stars Wars: The Force Awakens.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='24917' data-end-time='30938'>Fans of the films eagerly awaited the trio’s return to the big screen. </span> <span data-start-time='30938' data-end-time='37146'>Fans and movie critics have applauded the latest Star Wars film. </span> <span data-start-time='37146' data-end-time='44625'>But on social media, a major topic has been Carrie Fisher’s physical appearance in the film.</span> <span data-start-time='44625' data-end-time='52604'>Fisher was only 21 when the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977. </span> <span data-start-time='52604' data-end-time='56104'>She is now 59 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='56104' data-end-time='65542'>On Twitter, some fans criticized her appearance in the latest movie, and said the star had not “aged well.”</span> <span data-start-time='65542' data-end-time='70250'>On Tuesday, Fisher responded to the criticism. </span> <span data-start-time='70250' data-end-time='75958'>She tweeted: “Please stop debating about whether or not I aged well. </span> <span data-start-time='75958' data-end-time='80125'>Unfortunately it hurts all 3 of my feelings. </span> <span data-start-time='80125' data-end-time='83750'>My body hasn’t aged well as I have”</span> <span data-start-time='83750' data-end-time='93042'>She also retweeted a message from a supporter that read: “Men don’t age better than women, they’re just allowed to age.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/carrie_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4918 data-hint-location='24917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/what_does_eagerly_mean.m4a'>What does eagerly mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='in a very excited and interested way'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/an_open_space.m4a'><span>an open space</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/excellent.m4a'><span>excellent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/in_a_very_excited_and_interested_way.m4a'><span>in a very excited and interested way</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4919 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/what_role_did_fisher_play_in_the_star_wars_movies.m4a'>What role did Fisher play in the Star Wars movies?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Princess Leia'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/princess_leia.m4a'><span>Princess Leia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/chewbacca.m4a'><span>Chewbacca</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/luke_skywalker.m4a'><span>Luke Skywalker</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/han_solo.m4a'><span>Han Solo</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4920 data-hint-location='56104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/there_was_a_lot_of_talk_about_whether_or_not_fisher__blank__well.m4a'>There was a lot of talk about whether or not Fisher <span class='blank'>aged</span> well.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='aged'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/saved.m4a'><span>saved</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/aged.m4a'><span>aged</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/acted.m4a'><span>acted</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/725/chose.m4a'><span>chose</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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Carrie Fisher is most famous for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies. During the 1970s and 1980s, she starred in the films alongside actors Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill. This year, the three reunited for Stars Wars: The Force Awakens.

Fans of the films eagerly awaited the trio’s return to the big screen. Fans and movie critics have applauded the latest Star Wars film. But on social media, a major topic has been Carrie Fisher’s physical appearance in the film. Fisher was only 21 when the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977. She is now 59 years old. On Twitter, some fans criticized her appearance in the latest movie, and said the star had not “aged well.” On Tuesday, Fisher responded to the criticism. She tweeted: “Please stop debating about whether or not I aged well. Unfortunately it hurts all 3 of my feelings. My body hasn’t aged well as I have” She also retweeted a message from a supporter that read: “Men don’t age better than women, they’re just allowed to age.”

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