Kurt Sutter Takes a Shot at Disney After FX Firing: “Hakuna Matata, Motherf***ers”
By
Claire Spellberg @c_spellberg Oct 18, 2019 at 10:06am
It means no worries, for the rest of your days. On Thursday,
Mayans M.C. co-creator
Kurt Sutter was fired from the
Sons of Anarchy spinoff due to an internal dispute, and he didn’t go quietly. Just a few hours after news of his firing made waves, Sutter
took a shot at FX and parent company Disney in a savage tweet. “So ready to nail this audition and start my next gig,” the producer wrote alongside an image advertising a Walt Disney World audition. “Hakuna matata, motherf***ers.”
According to
Deadline, Sutter was
fired from FX drama Mayans M.C. Thursday afternoon after cast and crew members complained about his on-set behavior. In a letter sent to his inner circle on the
Sons of Anarchy spinoff, Sutter placed much of the blame on Disney, which recently acquired FX as part of its major Fox merger. “I’ve felt the creative scrutiny of Disney from day one,” he wrote in the letter (obtained by Deadline). “Notes on scripts and cuts have been heavy handed. Demanding a level of dumbing-down story and inane PC restraints like I’ve never experienced before. I genuinely feared for the creative future of the storytelling. So I pushed back. Hard.”
Sutter went on to say that FX chairman John Landgraf and Disney Television Studios boss Dana Walden “sited a summary of a slanted truth formulated by lawyers and clerks” that helped to push him out. “The truth is, the suits wanted me gone. I stepped on toes and bruised egos. And in this Disney regime, I’m dangerous to the wholesome brand. And clearly not worth the trouble. So 18 years of friendship, loyalty and producing quality television, was flushed down the drain. They threw me under the f***ing bus.”
Late Thursday night, Sutter addressed the controversy on Twitter. Alongside a screenshot of a Disney World audition for Festival of the Lion King,” the
Sons of Anarchy creator wrote, “Thanks for all the love and support. I’ve been vocalizing all day. So ready to nail this audition and start my next gig. Hakuna matata, motherf***ers.” So much for the happiest place on Earth.