George Lucas has apologised for remarks he made in an interview in which he referred to Disney as "white slavers".
Lucas, the creator of the original Star Wars films, sold the franchise to Disney for $4.05bn in 2012.
Last week, the filmmaker told US TV host Charlie Rose he had sold his "kids... to the white slavers".
In a statement issued on Thursday, he said he "misspoke and used a very inappropriate analogy". He added that he had "great respect for the company".
The latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens - a sequel to the original trilogy and directed by JJ Abrams - was made by Disney.
"I have been working with Disney for 40 years and chose them as the custodians of Star Wars because of my great respect for the company and Bob Iger's leadership," Lucas said, in his statement.
"Disney is doing an incredible job of taking care of and expanding the franchise.
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