Marvel fired Beau DeMayo just before the debut of ‘X-Men ’97’ earlier this year. The reasons for his firing were not clear at the time, but the company recently stated it was due to misconduct.
Rumors suggested that DeMayo sent personal photos and videos to his team during the show’s production. The writer’s lawyer denied the claims in a new statement via The Streamr: “My client never sent lewd videos and photos to his direct reports. That is a bald-faced lie and defamatory. No one who reported Beau to HR received an inappropriate photo or video. That is simply untrue.”
“As a proud gay Black man, Disney knew exactly who he was and what he stood up for,” the statement went on, “That’s why they did not tell him to stop his Onlyfans page. They let him be himself which allowed his creativity to thrive. When they objected to his free speech rights and not complying with illegal NDAs a certain person over there tried to replace him because he was becoming more successful than other creators.”
The lawyer added, “Ask Disney if his separation agreement illegally silenced him. Let me know what they say. Don’t print this crap. It’s wrong and defamatory.”
Beau DeMayo did major work on ‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2 before Marvel/Disney parted ways with him. But the company removed his name from the credits following a pride celebration post featuring a fanart in June.
A Marvel spokesperson denied the claims that the decision was because of the Pride Month post. “Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an internal investigation. Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him immediately and he has no further affiliation with Marvel,” last week’s statement read.
DeMayo promised that he would return with ‘more to say soon’ after a break from social media.
