Petition calls Disney to rehire James Gunn

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Disney lost little time firing James Gunn of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3" after the offending tweets of his past resurfaced. Now, just a day later, the refoulement of this decision can be seen in Dave Bautista's statement that he "is not going" with Gunn's shot and a petition calling Disney to rehire him.

"I'm smart enough to know that it probably will not change anything but I hope it could get Disney to realize the mistake they made and stop doing it anymore. in the future "begins the petition. "I agree that if people say stupid shit while working for a studio, the studio has every right to fire them during the possible controversy." This situation is very different. because he made those jokes years before working for Disney and also the fact that they were jokes. "

Gunn's tweets, some dating back to 2008, made jokes about rape and pedophilia . among other taboo subjects. They were dug up by right-wing activist Mike Cernovich, who was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "male supremacist" who is "known to stimulate or generate conspiracy theories as mbadively successful as #Pizzagate "

. own controversial tweets, a of 2012 drew particular attention: "Have you ever tried to 'violate'? a girl without using force? Try it. It's basically impossible. The rape of the date does not exist. "

The director "The Gray" took Twitter to share the petition, which has been signed by nearly 6,000 people so far.

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