James Gunn has been fired as director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 because of old tweets that recently emerged where he joked about subjects like paedophilia and rape. Photo / AP
Selma Blair has urged fans to sign a petition in support of James Gunn.
The 51-year-old filmmaker - who wrote and directed the first two installments of the Guardians of the Galaxy film series - has been booted from the helm of the upcoming third movie by Walt Disney studios
after offensive social media posts he had made in the past resurfaced online.
The Cruel Intentions star has lent her support to the director by sharing a link to a Change.org petition.
She tweeted: "Marvel: RE-HIRE JAMES GUNN - Sign the Petition! via @Change. Because if people are punished despite changing, then what does that teach people about owning mistakes and evolving? This man is one of the good ones.(sic)"
The petition has already attracted over 22,000 signatures.
