Director James Gunn Apologizes for ‘Offensive’ Old Tweets Joking About Rape, Pedophilia

The Wrap ^ | July 20, 2018 | Thom Geier

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James Gunn, the writer-director of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, 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.

“Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo,” Gunn wrote in a series of tweets. “As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.”

Gunn, who apparently deactivated his personal website in the midst of the online firestorm, added, “In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people. I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies.”

Gunn, a political liberal who tweets frequently about his opposition to President Donald Trump, drew the ire of fans of the president such as right-wing provocateur Mike Cernovich, who began posting a series of old tweets by Gunn, many subsequently deleted.

On the internet, though, nothing stays buried forever.

And some online sleuths dug up dozens of old tweets of the sort Gunn admitted were “offensive,” many from between 2008 and 2011.

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I am very pro- free speech. I remember enjoying Andrew Dice Clay stupid jokes. But I would have someone snooping around this guy to see if he had babysitting gigs on the side that were gratis and if any child actors he had on the set know what Gunn’s “silly place” is.