Beau DeMayo Speaks Out on Disney Firing via His OnlyFans, Claims “Being Gay, Black, and Open About It” Was the Real Reason Behind Firing

Beau DeMayo has recently gained attention, not only for his work on the popular show X-Men ’97 but also because he was dismissed from his role as showrunner and head writer earlier this year, just weeks before the first season was due to premiere.

Neither DeMayo nor the company has explained the reasons for his departure, but his recent allegations against the company have sparked significant interest in the case.

DeMayo accused the studio of discrimination based on his sexual orientation and possibly his race, prompting Disney and Marvel Studios to address the reasons behind his dismissal. A studio spokesperson stated that DeMayo was fired due to the shocking findings of an internal investigation. An industry insider later added that DeMayo had been accused of harassing his coworkers, including sexual harassment.

Allegations against DeMayo included sending inappropriate photos to young staffers, groping assistants, and engaging in emotional and physical abuse. In response, DeMayo hired a lawyer who publicly stated that his client would contest the allegations, though he did not explicitly claim DeMayo’s innocence.

After a few weeks of relative quiet, DeMayo recently made another statement on his personal OnlyFans account.

The rumors being spread around me online are lies, and they are offensive, but more concerning is that they’re a smear campaign designed to discredit my credibility in order to cover up the egregious prejudicial misconduct stretching from select crew members on X-Men ’97, all the way all the way to the top at Marvel Studios.

Source: DeMayo’s OnlyFans account via Deadline

Beau DeMayo has alleged that his firing from Marvel Studios was due to his identity as a gay Black man. He claims that his openness about his sexuality and race led to his dismissal and the removal of his credits for the second season of X-Men ’97. DeMayo says he felt unsafe at the studio after his initial conversation with HR, which he believes played a role in his departure.

In the end, the offenses Marvel and others have leaked are designed to distract you from what really offended them. Someone like me dared to speak truth to people like them. They wanted me to be the Black stamp of approval on this project, I declined. They wanted to erase aspects of my personality that clashed or proved inconvenient with the misguided narratives they wanted to establish. I declined. They tried to intimidate me with both explicit and implied threats. I was not intimidated. Everything they have done since then has been designed not just to silence me and smear me, but to crush me and to remind me to know my role.

I have the receipts and the eyewitnesses so long as you stop coercing them to lie, you can keep attacking me with lies and misinformation, but we can become the ugliest, most annoying version of that of that … or you can start acting like a studio that is worthy of a show like X Men ‘97.

DeMayo’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, a well-known lawyer specializing in high-profile wrongful termination cases, responded to DeMayo’s confessions on OnlyFans. Freedman indicated that legal action is forthcoming, as he has filed a formal complaint.

DeMayo, who intends to detail his prior employment with Marvel via OnlyFans, bore witness to and endured rampant discriminatory and harassing conduct during his years-long tenure with the Company. Well aware that DeMayo possessed copious knowledge regarding Marvel’s illicit and unsafe employment practices, the Company sought to silence DeMayo as part of his forced ouster. Backed by an army of well-versed employment attorneys, Marvel knowingly incorporated an illegal non-disparagement provision designed to muzzle an openly gay Black man and restrict his statutory rights, and, in fact, Marvel invoked this unenforceable provision to justify its nefarious removal of DeMayo’s credits on the acclaimed series X-Men ‘97.

The removal of DeMayo’s credits was the catalyst for the controversy. Initially, he was upset about not being invited to the Emmy Awards despite X-Men ’97 receiving a nomination. The situation escalated when he received notice that his writing credits for Season 2 had been removed.

DeMayo had previously admitted that he was heavily involved in writing Season 2. However, after several months, Brad Winderbaum, Marvel’s Head of Animation, confirmed that the script had undergone significant changes, making the removal of credits understandable.

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