X-Men ’97 Creator Shares the ‘Truth’ About Marvel Firing on OnlyFans

Within the leisure trade, it’s straightforward to say that you simply’ve seen all the things, however now and again somebody decides that raises a number of eyebrows. In Beau DeMayo’s case, the previous creator and showrunner of X-Males ’97 has a brand new tactic to get his facet of the story out concerning his exit from the favored animated sequence. DeMayo, who was fired by Marvel earlier than the sequence premiered on Disney+, is taking a novel strategy to sharing the reality, however you’ll must subscribe to OnlyFans if you wish to hear it.

In a current put up on X, DeMayo wrote, “The one place you’ll hear the entire fact. Thanks for all of the love and assist,” adopted by a hyperlink to his OnlyFans web page – suggesting that, so as to entry DeMayo’s facet of the story, you’ll must pay $9.99 a month. The optics of this are particularly attention-grabbing contemplating the allegations leveled towards DeMayo concerning why he was fired by Marvel. Whereas OnlyFans isn’t only a hub for grownup materials, that’s primarily what it’s identified for, which doesn’t look good when in comparison with reviews that the author was fired partially for sending inappropriate pictures to varied members of his employees. When a commenter replied that paying $10 for this entry was a bit “wack,” DeMayo responded by saying, “Completely hear you, however there shall be loads of unique content material coming to this web page past simply this primary video. That is just the start of a bigger challenge.”

Deadline seen DeMayo’s content material on OnlyFans and provided transcripts from the 30-minute video, by which DeMayo describes the net reviews about his firing as a part of a coordinated “smear marketing campaign”:

“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 so as to cowl up the egregious prejudicial misconduct stretching from choose crew members on X-Males ’97, all the best way all the best way to the highest at Marvel Studios.”

DeMayo goes on to say that he was actually fired for “being homosexual, Black and open about it at Marvel Studios,” and that he “now not felt protected on the studio as a homosexual Black man.” Along with explaining why and the way he felt marginalized at Marvel, DeMayo says, “I’ve the receipts and the eyewitnesses as long as you cease coercing them to lie,” suggesting that Marvel or brokers performing on Marvel’s behalf are intimidating potential witnesses who can converse on DeMayo’s behalf.

Marvel Was Initially Obscure About Beau DeMayo’s Firing

When DeMayo was initially let go, Marvel was fairly hush-hush as to why, however final month the studio was a bit extra pointed by releasing an announcement that learn, “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.” The assertion appeared to be sparked by DeMayo suggesting he was let go as a consequence of homophobia after he shared Satisfaction Month fan artwork of himself as Cyclops in a suggestive costume. As soon as DeMayo recommended his firing was unjust and discriminatory, extra particulars emerged concerning the alleged causes behind his termination, which led to DeMayo’s authorized illustration getting concerned.

As soon as the allegations of sending lewd pictures to employees had been made public, DeMayo’s legal professional responded to Marvel and Disney’s assertions that he was let go over misconduct allegations. His legal professional, Bryan Freedman, blasted Disney for seemingly being a family-friendly model to the general public whereas planting salacious and defamatory tales about his shopper that merely weren’t true:

“Having a lot expertise with Disney, the playbook is at all times the identical. Household Pleasant on the skin, however secretly trying to plant unlawful unconscionable gadgets in contracts that silence the reality and cease the worker/buyer from asserting primary constitutional rights.”

DeMayo was finally stripped of his Season 2 credit on X-Males ’97 after his elimination as a consequence of what Disney described as “his repeated violations of his separation settlement.” DeMayo’s legal professional went on to fireplace again at Disney’s claims by saying, “As we’ll clarify by way of detailed examples which we’ll roll out intimately one after the other, Disney’s mannequin may be very clear and a repetitive unlawful sample. As soon as it will get challenged or opposed, the gaslighting and redirection of the blame towards anybody keen to inform the reality begins by way of a global well-oiled publicity machine.”