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"Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has claimed that Mad Men&amp;#039;s executive producer Matthew Weiner is the reason why Frank Darabont was fired from The Walking Dead. Recent reports have suggested that Darabont, who wrote and directed the AMC drama, was sacked from the show. Sutter has now suggested that Darabont lost his job because he complained about the programme&amp;#039;s budget cuts.  The financial changes have been linked to Mad Men&amp;#039;s new deal, which was reached after long negotiations between AMC and Weiner. Meanwhile, talks about the future of Breaking Bad reportedly stalled for financial reasons, although the differences now appear to have been resolved.  Sutter wrote on his Twitter page: &amp;quot;Why Darabont got fired - Weiner. He held AMC hostage, broke their bank, budgets were slashed, s**t rolled down hill on to [Breaking Bad creator Vince] Gilligan and Frank [Darabont]. &amp;quot;No-one else wants to f**king say it, but the greed of Mad Men is killing the other two best shows on TV - Breaking Bad and Walking Dead.&amp;quot; Sutter continued: &amp;quot;Darabont reacted strongly to slashed budgets. He made mistakes, he was fired. No creative in town will trust AMC to back up their artists... I don&amp;#039;t know [Weiner], got no beef with him. Just hate that Darabont is being demonised. No-one has the balls to tell the truth. [Mad Men] gutted AMC.&amp;quot; Sutter later stood by his comments, although he said that he has &amp;quot;trouble determining the line between honesty and brutal frankness&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I usually get pushed past it by bulls**t and injustice,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Apparently speaking one&amp;#039;s mind is outrageous, troublesome and self-indulgent. Man, this is a town full of silent, terrified d**ksuckers. Did I cross the line?&amp;quot; The new season of Sons of Anarchy will kick off on FX on September 6. &amp;gt; Sons of Anarchy creator angry over Emmy snub Watch a trailer for the fourth season of Sons of Anarchy below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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