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‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Director James Gunn Fired Over Inappropriate Tweets

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Renowned director James Gunn has been fired from the upcoming movie “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” after old tweets reemerged in which Gunn makes inappropriate statements regarding pedophilia and child sexual abuse. James Gunn attends the premiere of Disney And Marvel’s “Ant-Man And The Wasp” on June 25, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Getty Images) Disney fired the 51-year-old Gunn Friday after the tweets were dug up by several media outlets. They are dated between 2009 and 2012 and joked about issues including pedophilia, child molestation and rape. “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 to CBS2. Gunn initially deleted his Twitter account Friday morning, but then later re-published it with the following statement: “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. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor. “It’s not to say I’m better, but I am very, very different than I was a few years ago; today I try to root my work in love and connection and less in anger. My days saying something just because it’s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over.” “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. “Anyway, that’s the completely honest truth: I used to make a lot of offensive jokes. I don’t anymore. I don’t blame my past self for this, but I like myself more and feel like a more full human being and creator today. Love you to you all.” Gunn was scheduled to appear at San Diego Comic-Con Friday to represent the “Guardians” franchise before Sony canceled the appearance. He wrote and directed the worldwide hits “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” Prior to those, he directed the movies “Slither” and “Super,” along with a TV series called “PG Porn.” He is currently writing and producing a reboot of “Starsky & Hutch” for Amazon.

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July 20, 2018 0 comment
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Woman Arrested For Violently Beating 92-Year-Old Willowbrook Man

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WILLOWBROOK (CBSLA) – A woman has been arrested on allegations she violently beat a 92-year-old grandfather while he was taking a walk in Willowbrook on the Fourth of July. Rodolfo Rodriguez recovers at his Willowbrook home. (CBS2) Laquisha Jones, 30, was arrested Tuesday on one count of assault with a deadly weapon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reports. She was taken into custody at 7:30 p.m. in the area of 60th Street and Crenshaw Avenue. At about 7:30 p.m. on July 4, 92-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez was taking a walk at East 118th and Robin streets when he was at attacked. Rodriguez’s grandson, Eric Mendoza, told CBS2 that his grandfather was on the sidewalk when he accidentally bumped into a little girl while trying to walk around her. In response, a woman believed to be the girl’s mother threw Rodriguez to the ground and started hitting him with her fist. She then began striking him with a brick. “When I take the picture, she said, ‘oh, he tried to touch my girl,’” the witness said. “I saw everything, this is a lie. And when the guys came, they hit him in the face, his body, everything.” The attackers fled as law enforcement was being called, the witness said. Deputies responded to Martin Luther King Medical Center, where Rodriguez was taken. Rodriguez, who doesn’t speak English, suffered broken ribs, a broken cheek bone and bruises all over his body. He has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at his home. “I’m just overwhelmed how anybody can do this to a human being at all,” Mendoza said. “He’s 92 years of age. There’s no harm that he meant for you to treat him the way you did.” In a news release Wednesday, the sheriff’s department said that a motive in the attack is unknown and investigators are working to confirm the driver’s claim that several men joined in on the assault. The brick used in the beating has not been found. A GoFundMe page to raise money for Rodriguez’s medical bills has already received more than a quarter-million dollars. Jones, meanwhile, is being held on $200,000 bail. Anyone with information on the case should call LASD detectives at 323-568-4800.

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