Was it right for Disney to fire James Gunn?

Director James Gunn (of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies) was recently fired by Disney after tweets that he made years ago were brought to light. The tweets in question were a series of “edgy” jokes about pedophilia.

I’ve seen some of the tweets; they were bizarre and powerfully unfunny, but clearly the effort of someone trying to be edgy and shocking.

Many people are drawing comparisons between Gunn’s firing and that of Roseanne. Others note that the tweets were brought to Disney’s attention by right-wing activists trying to knock Gunn, an outspoken Trump critic, down a few pegs. Seems to me that it shouldn’t matter who brought the tweets to Disney’s attention. They’re either grounds for firing or they’re not.

A number of Hollywood figures have now come to Gunn’s defense. What say you? A fair move by Disney or a kowtowing to an alt-right smear campaign?