--- title: Carrie Fisher: Steve Martin Deletes Tribute After Backlash description: Steve Martin deleted his tribute to Carrie Fisher, following her death on Tuesday, after people criticized it for being sexist canonical: https://time.com/4619461/steve-martin-carrie-fisher-tribute/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-29T15:25:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:46.491Z og:title: Steve Martin Deletes Tribute to Carrie Fisher After Accusations of Sexism og:description: His tweet focused on her physical qualities og:url: https://time.com/4619461/steve-martin-carrie-fisher-tribute/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f83e79554e2f83c/6988b426656a3fd892bce437/steve-martin-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" Photo Call og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Steve Martin Deletes Tribute to Carrie Fisher After Accusations of Sexism twitter:description: His tweet focused on her physical qualities twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f83e79554e2f83c/6988b426656a3fd892bce437/steve-martin-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Steve Martin Deletes Tribute to Carrie Fisher After Accusations of Sexism > Sponsored content. 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Dec 29, 2016 3:25 PM UTC Steve Martin deleted his tribute to Carrie Fisher, following her [death on Tuesday](http://time.com/4618441/carrie-fisher-dead/), after people criticized it for being sexist. “When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen,” Martin [wrote on Twitter](http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/steve-martin-this-isnt-how-you-pay-tribute-to-carrie-fisher.html?mid=twitter-share-thecut) before removing the post. “She turned out to be witty and bright as well.” Backlash to Martin’s tribute came in a [New York _Magazine_ post](http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/steve-martin-this-isnt-how-you-pay-tribute-to-carrie-fisher.html?mid=twitter-share-thecut) that noted Martin focused on Fisher’s physical appearance instead of her talent and work. Fisher, a lifelong feminist, repeatedly spoke out against being perceived as a sex symbol and the way she was [regarded physically](https://twitter.com/carrieffisher/status/681738143075176448). 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