Luke Skywalker defended Amy Schumer's controversial Star Wars shoot

Mark Hamill has defended Amy Schumer's 'Star Wars' GQ spread after it

Luke Skywalker defended Amy Schumer's controversial Star Wars shoot

Mark Hamill has defended Amy Schumer's 'Star Wars' GQ spread after it was blasted as "inappropriate".

The 63-year-old actor - who played Luke Skywalker in the original movie trilogy - praised Amy after her sexy shoot for the magazine was blasted in a message on the official 'Star Wars' Twitter feed.

Mark - who will appear in the highly-anticipated 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' tweeted: "Got excited when I saw @amyschumer @GQMagazine pics & thought she was just cast in Ep 8! We should be so lucky."

34-year-old comic Amy posed for a sexy shoot for the magazine which included a picture of her naked in bed with classic characters R2-D2 and C-3PO.

The cover shows Amy suggestively sucking C-3PO's finger while inside the magazine an image shows her dancing with stormtroopers.

Amy also dressed up as heroine Princess Leia for the spread which was not well received.

When fan ‏@RogueKnite wrote: "I love @AmySchumer & her comedy routine(s). But this GQ #StarWars spread is just in poor taste," a reply on the official 'Star Wars' Twitter replied: "Lucasfilm & Disney did not approve, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner."

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