The 13 lifeguards and one pool manager fired over making a “Gangnam Style” spoof at El Monte city Aquatic Center in August are pleading to get their job back. The YouTube video with nearly 1.5 million views was made on their free time, but The Weekly has learned that the lifeguards were already in hot water, and the video was just the last nail in their coffin.

And here comes the awesome bit …

Psy, the South Korean pop star behind the hit, “Gangnam Style,” has asked that the guards be given their jobs back, and they have started a petition drive on Change.org that has has added up to nearly 13,000 supporters so far.

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