Chris Pratt Defends James Gunn with a Bible Verse
by EG
Right-wing trolls got what they wanted they dug up some old, offensive James Gunn jokes, but now some of Gunn's famous friends, including one of Disney's most valuable employees, are speaking up in his defense. Read on to see what Chris Pratt had to say about the situation.
Via People.
The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy is responding to the news that James Gunn, the writer and director of the first two films, was fired from the upcoming third installment due to old tweets in which he made light of pedophilia.
Last week, Disney booted Gunn from the franchise he built after conservative Twitter users found posts in which the writer/director made insensitive jokes.
As IndieWire reported, the franchise’s cast has started speaking out about the controversy.
Zoë Saldana tweeted, “It’s been a challenging weekend I’m not gonna lie. I’m pausing myself to take everything in before I speak out of term. I just want everyone to know I love ALL members of my GOTG family. Always will.”
Chris Pratt chimed in with a quote from the Bible: “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
Karen Gillan posted, “Love to every single member of my GOTG family.” She added, “Just to clarify, I’ll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all.”
Dave Bautista wrote, “I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what’s happening to him.”
Selma Blair, who doesn’t’ star in the films but is close with Gunn, promoted a petition for Disney to hire him again.
Get the rest of the story at People.
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