https://www.cnet.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-stars-react-to-disney-firing-james-gunn/

Guardians of the Galaxy series director and writer James Gunn no longer works for Disney after a series of off-color tweets from between 2008 and 2012 resurfaced, sparking outrage online. Gunn, who was working on the third volume of the series, has accepted responsibility, but a backlash to his firing has already emerged, kindled by the focus on fandom during San Diego Comic-Con 2018.

A petition to re-hire Gunn has topped 188,000 signatures at the time we published this story, and there are plenty of other similar petitions on Change.org. Two of the top reasons for signing echo the talking points from many other fans online:"A person should not be fired for stupid jokes made a decade ago that he already apologized for years ago!" one reads, while another says "Disney shouldn't give in to reactionary right-wing forces."