Chris Pratt Defends Fired 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Helmer James Gunn

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 Chris Pratt Defends Fired Guardians of the Galaxy Director James Gunn
  The actor tweeted a Bible verse that called for less judgment.
 
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After filmmaker James Gunn was fired last week, SFGate reports reactions from the Guardians of the Galaxy cast have been flooding in. Actor Chris Pratt seemed to weigh in by quoting a Bible verse on Sunday. He tweets, "Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger." While Pratt doesn't mention Gunn by name, the tweet comes just two days after Disney fired the director for jokes he had made years ago on Twitter about subjects such as rape and pedophilia.
 
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