Jul 25, 2018 05:12 AM
(This post was last modified: Jul 25, 2018 05:18 AM by C C.)
More than a few days belated, but still belongs on the Hollywood casualty list of Twitter addiction. Especially since it heralds the start of retroactively penalizing actors, writers, producers, directors, etc for even old social media comments.
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the...092148.php
EXCERPT: Director James Gunn has been dropped from Disney’s Marvel franchise 'Guardians of the Galaxy' over old tweets. “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,” said Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, in a statement.
Gunn [...] apologized late Thursday after a series of old (now deleted) tweets resurfaced in which the filmmaker made what he admitted were “offensive” jokes about taboo topics like rape and pedophilia.
Gunn frequently tweets about his opposition to President Donald Trump, and thus drew the ire of fans of the president [...] who began posting a series of old tweets by Gunn [...] Online sleuths then dug up dozens of old tweets of the sort Gunn admitted were “offensive,” many from between 2008 and 2011.
[...] Gunn [...] said he understood Disney’s decision to fire him. [...] "In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people. I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies. For the record, when I made these shocking jokes, I wasn’t living them out. I know this is a weird statement to make, and seems obvious, but, still, here I am, saying it."
That sounded like a reasonable enough explanation to thousands of fans who quickly came to Gunn's defense; however, once other users pulled together and exposed the full extent of the offensive tweets and jokes, it was much, much, harder to defend [...] This firing comes on as well as the storm of tweets from fans who have been calling for equal justice to be the standard - even for a director fanboys love and adore as much as Gunn. It's sparked a heated cultural debate...
MORE: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/07/20/j...ve-tweets/
RELATED: Roseanne Barr “Disgusted” At Support For James Gunn Pedophilia Jokes
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https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the...092148.php
EXCERPT: Director James Gunn has been dropped from Disney’s Marvel franchise 'Guardians of the Galaxy' over old tweets. “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,” said Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, in a statement.
Gunn [...] apologized late Thursday after a series of old (now deleted) tweets resurfaced in which the filmmaker made what he admitted were “offensive” jokes about taboo topics like rape and pedophilia.
Gunn frequently tweets about his opposition to President Donald Trump, and thus drew the ire of fans of the president [...] who began posting a series of old tweets by Gunn [...] Online sleuths then dug up dozens of old tweets of the sort Gunn admitted were “offensive,” many from between 2008 and 2011.
[...] Gunn [...] said he understood Disney’s decision to fire him. [...] "In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people. I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies. For the record, when I made these shocking jokes, I wasn’t living them out. I know this is a weird statement to make, and seems obvious, but, still, here I am, saying it."
That sounded like a reasonable enough explanation to thousands of fans who quickly came to Gunn's defense; however, once other users pulled together and exposed the full extent of the offensive tweets and jokes, it was much, much, harder to defend [...] This firing comes on as well as the storm of tweets from fans who have been calling for equal justice to be the standard - even for a director fanboys love and adore as much as Gunn. It's sparked a heated cultural debate...
MORE: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/07/20/j...ve-tweets/
RELATED: Roseanne Barr “Disgusted” At Support For James Gunn Pedophilia Jokes
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