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James Gunn's brother Sean responds to Guardians firing

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Photo credit: Getty Images

From Digital Spy

Guardians of the Galaxy star Sean Gunn has responded after Disney fired his brother James Gunn as director of Vol 3.

Gunn's old tweets, which included jokes about controversial topics such as paedophilia and rape, prompted the studio to fire the filmmaker.

Dave Bautista (Drax), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) and Zoe Saldana (Gamora) have all since responded to the news, and Sean is the latest to break his silence.

Photo credit: Marvel Studios
Photo credit: Marvel Studios

"I hope it goes without saying that I love and support my brother James. And I'm quite proud of how kind, generous, and compassionate he is with the people in his life, whether they are friends, family, colleagues, fans, or strangers," he wrote on Twitter.

In the series of tweets, Sean goes on to detail how his brother grew alongside the Guardians. "Working on those movies made my brother a better person, and they made me one too. I'm proud of that," he wrote.

Read Sean's full response below:

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Following the decision to remove Gunn from the upcoming Marvel film, a spokesperson for Disney said: "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."

Gunn has addressed the sacking, both on Twitter and with a subsequent statement, apologising for his past behaviour and crude jokes while promising he's not that person today.


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