>>149813938
He didn't "go back and say it's not canon". He always said so, from the start. And the EU itself said so: these were just their interpretations, and not the official version of Star Wars. Lucas has all the right in the world to do this. He created Star Wars, and let other people play in the sandbox and make money off of it. They did not do it for free. It was just business. It was merchandise. Like coffee mugs or t-shirts. You and some fans have this weird parasocial relationship with it, when Lucas was patently clear about its purpose and its narrative status, or "canonicity" if you will.