Dave Bautista has spoken out to defend James Gunn after the director was fired from 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'.



The 51-year-old filmmaker has been booted from the helm of the upcoming movie after offensive social media posts he had made in the past resurfaced online but the franchise's star has admitted he is "not OK" with the "loving and caring" helmsman's dismissal.



He tweeted: "I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He's gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He's made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what's happening to him".

Gunn previously issued his own statement on the incident, where he apologised for the comments he made in the past.