‘X-Men 97’ Creator Beau DeMayo Slams Marvel & Disney For ‘Egregious Prejudicial Misconduct’, Says His Identity As A Black, Gay Man Was ‘Weaponized By’ Execs

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‘X-Men 97’ Creator Beau DeMayo Slams Marvel & Disney For ‘Egregious Prejudicial Misconduct’, Says His Identity As A Black, Gay Man Was ‘Weaponized By’ Execs

Beau DeMayo, the creator and executive producer of Marvel’s X-Men 97 is calling out the company, as well as Disney, amid their continued fallout.

In a new video posted to his OnlyFans profile, Beau DeMayo accused the companies of “egregious prejudicial misconduct.”

For a recap, he was fired in March, one day before his series premiered on Disney+. He claimed last month that he also wasn’t credited for season 2 of the animated series after he posted a fan’s drawing that showed him shirtless as X-Men’s Cyclops character. The artwork was a nod to gay pride back in June, which is pride month.

 

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Marvel then broke its silence on Beau DeMayo’s firing and said he was let go because of the “egregious nature” of what was discovered in an “internal investigation.” A source with knowledge of the matter said he was accused of sexual misconduct, and that he also breached his termination agreement with Marvel.

Now, he’s firing back. DeMayo said in his OnlyFans video,

“These allegations of egregious misconduct are false.”

He added,

“They are offensive. But more concerning is that they’re a smear campaign designed to discredit my credibility in order to cover up egregious prejudicial misconduct stretching from select crew members on ‘X Men ’97’ all the way to the top of Marvel Studios.”

He alleged that he suffered and witnessed the misconduct on the set of X-Men 97, where he was a showrunner, and Blade, where he briefly worked as a screenwriter. He said that his alleged violation of his termination agreement was him posting fan art about the show and speaking about how the 2016 shooting at LGBTQ night club Pulse inspired an episode.

He added that he was banned from “third party, non-Disney Comic-Con panels” and going to the Emmy Awards, although X-Men 97 is nominated for best series.

He alleged his identity as a Black man caused him to be

“weaponized by Marvel execs and select crew members to undermine me.”

He claimed that they used,

“the same dog-whistling stereotypes favored by bigots for decades: He’s big, he’s intimidating, to opinionated, angry, emotional, flamboyant, dramatic, a pervert.”

He alleged execs “painted” him as an “abuser” when he refused to have the character Jubilee 

“make gang signs or paint the sky with plasmoids in the shape of middle fingers.”

He told one producer that a star was having an “exploitative sexual relationship” with a production assistant, and the producer allegedly “buried” his report and told the individual that DeMayo was making claims about him. The producer in question then “repeatedly” mocked DeMayo over his shirtless “thirst traps” on Instagram, stating the producer alleged

 “his underage son, and his kid is wondering, ‘Do they need to buy me shirts for Christmas?’”

At a company barbecue in 2021, DeMayo said a lead artist came up to him and said,

 “that her husband felt that I must get a lot of dick based upon how I look.”

Marvel execs also made a joke about hiring a young Wesley Snipes to write Blade. DeMayo said the jab served as one of the reasons he created a video “so that you can see that Wesley Snipes and I look nothing alike.”

His “last straw” occurred when he was at Blade’s production offices, which happens to be at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. He said while there, he was told,

“someone needed to crack the whip around here.”

He alleged that when he expressed concerns, he was pulled from the film, despite being in the middle of relocating to Atlanta.

He added that although he has “the receipts and eyewitnesses” to support his allegations, he instead wants to give them to authorities

“so that those responsible are able to receive what I was not a full and fair investigation away from the public eye. This is me trying to do the right thing. And this is Marvel’s chance to do the same.”

DeMayo filed a lawsuit, via his lawyer Bryan Freedman, against Marvel on Tuesday (Sept. 3) to block the non-disparagement provision in his separation agreement. Bryan Freedman alleges it violates California’s new NDA laws which lets an employee share

“information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination.”

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