We knew he did this, when the script for TFA was being written. I wonder if he meant that consultation or follow-up ones. Either way, there is way too much evidence that Lucas planted about Palps being alive/revived to ignore it. Also writers and game designers had to follow by his rules too, before the sale to Disney. The Book of Sith is all we need to know he was still alive/coming back/whatever.
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