'Guardians of Galaxy' director James Gunn fired by Disney over tweets about rape and pedophilia
Disney has announced that it has cut all ties with James Gunn after certain tweets that the director had made joking about delicate topics such as rape and pedophilia resurfaced recently.
The tweets, which were made nine or 10 years ago, was unearthed by conservative outlet The Daily Caller, and soon enough, several prominent personalities on the right were retweeting the posts, which garnered significant attention.
Forced to act swiftly, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn released a statement that confirmed the termination of their relationship with Gunn which read: "The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him."