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James Gunnwill no longer directGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
3,according to a statement from a Disney spokesperson.
The directors dismissal comes afterhis old tweets joking about pedophilia and rapewere recirculated by Trump supporters online.
Gunn had been at work on the thirdGuardians of the Galaxyinstallment, set for release in fall 2020.
Gunn has been critical of Donald Trump, and caught the ire of right-wing bloggers after his anti-Trump statements.
Hes sincedeleted his personal website, and the old tweets.
I used to make a lot of offensive jokes.
Love you to you all.
Regardless of how much time has passed, I understand and accept the business decisions taken today.
Even these many years later, I take full responsibility for the way I conducted myself then.
Correction: A previous version of this post stated that James Gunn deleted his Twitter account.
It is still active.
