Overview

• Season three of And Just Like That… premiered on HBO Max without Che Diaz, marking the nonbinary comedian’s first absence since joining in season one.
• Parker said she only learned of the widespread fan dislike for the “queer nonbinary Mexican-Irish diva” when a friend mentioned the conversation.
• Critics and some LGBTQ+ viewers argued that Che Diaz embodied a caricature of queer stereotypes, prompting Sara Ramirez to clarify that the character is fictional.
• Cynthia Nixon previously noted that Miranda and Che’s storyline had reached its natural conclusion, leading to Ramirez’s departure after season two.
• Some fans theorized that Ramirez’s vocal support for Palestine influenced the decision to write off Che Diaz, though producers have attributed the exit to narrative reasons.