After the creator of X-Males ‘97, Beau DeMayo alleged that Marvel Studios and Disney “stripped” him of his Season 2 credit over a “homosexual satisfaction” fan artwork that he shared on Instagram, Marvel fired again at him and supplied perception into why he was fired.
Marvel shared in a earlier assertion: “Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an inner investigation. Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him instantly and he has no additional affiliation with Marvel.”
DeMayo is now taking pictures at Marvel claiming that “These allegations of egregious misconduct are false.” he additionally known as out Marvel over its alleged “poisonous atmosphere” and “close to prison working circumstances” that “turns people towards each other, stokes paranoia to make sure compliance.”
It was reported that DeMayo was fired for alleging sending “pictures of himself in varied states of undress” to a number of younger employees members.
These pictures are stated to have proven DeMayo “carrying superhero costumes and putting sexually suggestive ‘hero’ poses that may very well be used as ‘inspiration’ for the present.” It was additionally stated that DeMayo allegedly groped an assistant and was each emotionally and bodily abusive to employees members.
With reference to this, DeMayo shared on his OnlyFans subscription social platform: “The rumors being unfold round me on-line are lies, and they’re offensive, however extra regarding is that they’re a smear marketing campaign designed to discredit my credibility in an effort to cowl up the egregious prejudicial misconduct stretching from choose crew members on X-Males ’97, all the way in which all the way in which to the highest at Marvel Studios.”
He went on to confess that “character conflicts occur, particularly in artistic environments like Hollywood” and stated the true challenge for being fired by Marvel was “being homosexual, Black and open about it at Marvel Studios.”
He stated: “Ultimately, the offenses Marvel and others have leaked are designed to distract you from what actually offended them. Somebody like me dared to talk fact to folks like them. They wished me to be the Black stamp of approval on this mission, I declined.
“They wished to erase facets of my character that clashed or proved inconvenient with the misguided narratives they wished to ascertain. I declined. They tried to intimidate me with each specific and implied threats.
“I used to be not intimidated. All the things they’ve performed since then has been designed not simply to silence me and smear me, however to crush me and to remind me to know my position.”
DeMayo additionally stated: “I’ve the receipts and the eyewitnesses as long as you cease coercing them to lie, you’ll be able to maintain attacking me with lies and misinformation, however we will grow to be the ugliest, most annoying model of that of that … or you can begin appearing like a studio that’s worthy of a present like X Males ‘97.”
DeMayo’s legal professional, Bryan Freedman, has filed an expedited jury trial searching for grievance in LA Superior Courtroom to have an allegedly “unlawful non-disparagement provision” faraway from the author’s exit bundle paperwork.
That submitting makes some fairly harsh claims towards defendant Marvel Amination Studios for making an attempt to shove DeMayo out and maintain him quiet.
The submitting says: “DeMayo, who intends to element his prior employment with Marvel through OnlyFans, bore witness to and endured rampant discriminatory and harassing conduct throughout his years-long tenure with the Firm.
“Effectively conscious that DeMayo possessed copious information concerning Marvel’s illicit and unsafe employment practices, the Firm sought to silence DeMayo as a part of his compelled ouster.”
“Backed by a military of well-versed employment attorneys, Marvel knowingly included an unlawful non-disparagement provision designed to muzzle an brazenly homosexual Black man and limit his statutory rights.
“And, in reality, Marvel invoked this unenforceable provision to justify its nefarious elimination of DeMayo’s credit on the acclaimed collection X-Males ‘97.”
Freedman went on to say: “There are solely two potential explanations for why Marvel and Disney had Beau signal an NDA that so clearly violated primary California legislation.
“Both incredulously Marvel and Disney’s a whole bunch of attorneys who advise over 250,000 workers all simply occurred to make a mistake or Marvel knowingly and deliberately tried to silence Beau so they might have whole management as to why he was now not at Marvel, why he had his credit eliminated on season 2 and why he was uninvited to attend the very award present that nominated his exhausting work for an Emmy.
“Violating Beau’s statutory California rights will value Marvel this case however extra importantly, Marvel can now not cease the reality from popping out.”
This entire factor is simply getting uglier and uglier.
Supply: Deadline
