The Guardians of the Galaxy cast has spoken. On Monday, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana,_ and Vin Diesel, among others, shared an open letter on Instagram in which every member of the blockbuster Marvel series’s core cast declares that they “fully support” ousted director James Gunn and wish to see him reinstated at the helm of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn was fired by Disney a little over a week ago after old, offensive tweets of his were resurfaced by far-right figures and went newly viral. Pratt, along with the rest of the Guardians cast, didn’t immediately distance himself from the director, instead tweeting out a Bible verse intimating that he was going to stand by Gunn. Now, with the open letter—signed by each member of the core cast, including Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, and Karen Gillan—the stars have made their feelings crystal clear.

“We fully support James Gunn,” the letter begins. “We were all shocked by his abrupt firing last week and have intentionally waited these ten days to respond in order to think, pray, listen, and discuss. In that time, we’ve been encouraged by the outpouring of support from fans and members of the media who wish to see James reinstated as director of Volume 3 as well as discouraged by those so easily duped into believing the many outlandish conspiracy theories surrounding him.”

In his Instagram caption, Pratt writes that “although I don’t support James Gunn’s inappropriate jokes from years ago, he is a good man. I’d personally love to see him reinstated as director of Volume 3. If you please, read the following statement- signed by our entire cast.”

The letter also makes it clear that the cast as a whole doesn’t support Gunn’s old Twitter jokes—many of which were about pedophilia. But they also believe he has grown and changed since making those off-color jokes. “He changed our lives forever,” the note reads. “We believe the theme of redemption has never been more relevant than now.”

The cast also decries how quickly Gunn was slammed in the court of public opinion—though there are, for what it’s worth, also some thoughtful, nuanced pieces out there about his situation, and how easily Twitter can be weaponized against any public figure.

“Given the growing political divide in this country, it’s safe to say instances like this will continue, although we hope Americans from across the political spectrum can ease up on the character assassinations and stop weaponizing mob mentality,” the letter continues.

The letter ends with the cast warning readers to think twice before expressing certain opinions online. Representatives for Disney have not yet responded to Vanity Fair’s request for comment about the letter.