James Gunn Puts ‘Cruel’ ‘Star Wars’ Fans on Notice: ‘Go to Therapy’
Filmmaker James Gunn has spoken out against overzealous “Star Wars” fans who have used “their hate as a reason to be cruel.”
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” director is defending himself on Twitter after speaking his mind earlier in the week about Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in the “Star Wars” prequels and who recently shared that negative fan reaction made him suicidal.
The picture Gunn retweeted was of Best with his son at New York Harbor, where Best said he contemplated taking his own life.
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“People need to chill out,” said Gunn as part of a series of tweets. “‘Star Wars’ (or any movie) may be important to you, but it doesn’t belong to you.