X-Males ’97 creator and head author Beau DeMayo was faraway from the present and later stripped of credit score for its second season. He now says that was over a homosexual delight put up he made on Instagram final June. An announcement from Disney claims that’s false and that the artistic was fired over “egregious” misconduct.
“Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an inside investigation,” the corporate mentioned in a press release to Selection. “Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him instantly and he has no additional affiliation with Marvel.”
Disney’s assertion got here after a shock put up from DeMayo by which he prompt a homosexual delight put up on Instagram on June 4 sharing fan artwork of the author as Cyclops was the true motive he was stripped of credit score for X-Males ’97’s upcoming season 2.
“Above is #XMen fan-art I posted on Instagram for Homosexual Delight in June,” DeMayo tweeted on August 16. “On June 13, #Marvel despatched a letter notifying me that they’d stripped my Season 2 credit as a result of put up. Sadly, that is the most recent in a troubling sample I suffered by whereas on engaged on #XMen97 and #Blade. I’ll have extra to say quickly however should take a step again from social media to discover a safer house for me to be out, proud, and nerdy. Keep tuned.”
Whereas DeMayo parted methods with Marvel simply previous to the discharge of X-Males ‘97’s first season, a Disney+ sequel to the beloved cartoon sequence that used to air on Fox Youngsters, he was vocal concerning the present after it started streaming, discussing the story with followers and saying he had written “rather a lot” of season 2 earlier than leaving the present. DeMayo additionally often weighed in on fan theories, together with confirming that non-binary mutant Morph had romantic emotions for Wolverine.
The precise circumstances round his firing had been unclear on the time, however a supply now tells Selection that “proof” of alleged sexual misconduct was a part of the investigation of DeMayo previous to his departure. Marvel Animation chief Brad Winderbaum beforehand advised Selection that DeMayo “did wonderful work writing Seasons 1 and a pair of, and I can’t anticipate followers to see the sequence.”
Responding to Disney’s most up-to-date assertion on his firing, DeMayo wrote in a follow-up put up final night time that “The reality can be revealed.” He continued, “After their Disney Plus catastrophe, Marvel desires to mislead with alleged contract breaches over tweets. It’s tragic it’s come to this however unsurprising. Keep tuned.”
