Inspiring actress Gal Gadot is seen as a real-life Wonder Woman in Hollywood, but fans aren't too happy with her recent tribute to Stephen Hawking.

After Hawking — a famous cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and author, regarded as one of the most brilliant minds in the world — died Wednesday morning, the world mourned his loss on social media.

To honor Hawking, Gadot tweeted a photo of him along with the words, "Rest in peace Dr. Hawking. Now you're free of any physical constraints. Your brilliance and wisdom will be cherished forever."

Rest in peace Dr. Hawking. Now you're free of any physical constraints.. Your brilliance and wisdom will be cherished forever ✨ pic.twitter.com/EQzSxqNTuN — Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) March 14, 2018

Gadot's mention of Hawking finally being free from his "physical constraints" came under fire for sounding ableist, or discriminatory against people living with disabilities.

When Hawking was 21 years old he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a motor-neuron disease that eventually required him to use a wheelchair for mobility and a speech synthesizer to communicate.

Several disability rights activists and other Twitter users began to explain why Gadot's words were so problematic, noting that disabilities shouldn't be viewed as life-inhibiting circumstances that people will be "freed of" upon death.

I think you’re fantastic Gal but this tweet is very ableist. His physical constraints didn’t stop him from changing the world. People with disabilities don’t wish for death to be free of their challenges. We wish to be valued for what we CAN do, not pitied for we can’t. — Adam B. Zimmerman (@ABZimm) March 14, 2018

Yes!!!! Thank you. Stop making death seem like a positive alternative to being disabled!! It’s that attitude more than anything that makes disabled ppl’s lives difficult. — Nina Fiore (@NeedsNYC) March 14, 2018

Gal I am chronically ill. Can't shower or even get myself out of bed. Lost 18 years thus far. But I ran a charity funding research for my illness #ME and advocate for Change. All from my bed. Is my life not important? Disablement is not shameful, bigotry is. Watch @unrestfilm pls — amara campbell (@amaracampbell) March 14, 2018

Ms. Gadot, he will always be remembered for his brilliance and humor despite his physical condition. I must disagree however, with a mind like his, he had no physical constants. He took trips through space, time and dimensions that we could not even imagine. May he Rest In Peace. — Rev. Gary Conkle (@nthdeegree) March 14, 2018

So what we're NOT gonna do is talk about Stephen Hawking's disability like it was a tragedy. Because it wasn't. Disabilities are not tragedies. Abled people can go away. https://t.co/e1PB6TB79F — Ophelia Brown (@bandaidknees) March 14, 2018

Though Gadot's tweet gained its fair share of attention, others defended her words, arguing that she meant no harm.

He literally had physical constraints, there’s nothing been said here that’s offensive. People really need to calm down and stop jumping down everyone’s throats over every comment - it’s like people go looking to be offended. — Phil Wyne (@PhilWyne) March 14, 2018

It should also be noted that actress was certainly not the only one to mention Hawking's disability while paying tribute to him, since he spent the majority of his life advocating for people with disabilities. Aside from written tributes, several images of Hawking walking out of his wheelchair, such as the cartoon below, were also shared online.

I know that people are not sharing this image to be ableist, but please remember that it ties into the rhetoric of “Stephen Hawking is now free of his wheelchair now that he is dead”. This is highly problematic since it reinforces the “better dead than disabled” trope. pic.twitter.com/08csp8Ml1d — Derek Newman-Stille (@DNewmanStille) March 15, 2018

The image also suggests that Hawking was not free as a wheelchair user. Remember, his wheelchair allowed him mobility and access to different areas. He was not “confined to his wheelchair” as people keep saying - his wheelchair was a vehicle of freedom, not confinement. — Derek Newman-Stille (@DNewmanStille) March 15, 2018

Though Gadot and many others likely meant no harm with their tributes, there's no denying their words sparked an important discussion on ableism.