His comments about SQ being a fanon ship were fine, and any backlash he got from saying that was totally uncalled for.
I think the thing that could have potentially gotten him into trouble with the powers that be is that he kept talking and mentioned how SQ gets discussed amongst the cast, and he actually name checked JMo and Lana, saying that they were aware of how nasty some SQers can be. People took it as him generalising that the whole of SQ Nation is hated and gossiped about by the cast, including JMo and Lana themselves, which is a contradiction of what they’ve said previously about loving the SQers, (and even if it’s true and the bad apple SQers do get discussed amongst the cast, it’s really bad PR to make that public knowledge), which is what led to both actresses tweeting that he didn’t speak for them. He also implied that as someone who is on the show, he has inside knowledge of future storylines, which Adam later refuted. I think those are the things that could have put his job in jeopardy. When you imply something that your boss himself has to do damage control for, and when one of the main stars of your show tweets you that she “resents” how your actions have affected her…that’s not necessarily conducive to job security.
I don’t think he intended to say anything that was out of line or malicious. From what I’ve seen, he seems to be a lovely, lighthearted kinda person. The whole situation escalated really quickly, and he got upset, and overwhelmed, and said stuff he probably shouldn’t have. That happens to everyone. It’s just unfortunate that in this case he did it very publicly and it involved high profile people, so maybe his slip up can’t be as easily brushed under the rug. They may deem it necessary to fire him as damage control, to prove to the SQ fanbase in particular that those involved in the show aren’t against them. It would be really sad if someone actually losing their job resulted from an innocent comment about a ship.
Fans just need to STOP ASKING actors if they ship stuff, and actors need to NOT REPLY to those questions.