Beau DeMayoThe lawyer has issued a statement regarding the dismissal of the creator of “X-Men 97”.
In March 2024, DeMayo was fired as head writer of X-Men ’97 after completing work on the first two seasons of the Disney+ series. Marvel did not give a reason for DeMayo’s firing at the time.
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, DeMayo claimed on X that Marvel would strip him of his credits for the second season of X-Men 97 because he shared X-Men Gay Pride fan art on Instagram in June 2024.
Marvel responded in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: “Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an internal investigation. Given the egregious nature of the findings, we immediately severed ties with him and he has no further ties to Marvel.”
According to Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, DeMayo’s “outrageous” behavior allegedly includes sending “photos of himself in various stages of undress” to several young employees. He is also said to have groped an assistant and abused employees both emotionally and physically.
What did Beau DeMayo’s lawyer say about the situation at X-Men 1997?
DeMayo’s lawyer Bryan Freedman made a statement to Deadline about the situation.
“Having a lot of experience with Disney, I can say that the rules of the game are always the same,” he said. “On the outside, they are family-friendly, but secretly they try to insert illegal and immoral clauses into the contracts that conceal the truth and prevent the employee/customer from exercising their basic constitutional rights.”
“As we will explain through detailed examples that we will detail one by one, Disney’s model is very clear and a repeating illegal pattern. As soon as it is questioned or exposed, the gaslighting and redirection of blame to anyone willing to tell the truth begins, by a well-oiled international publicity machine.
“Beau DeMayo wants nothing but the truth from Marvel/Disney. He will boldly tell the truth. So will I. Stand by.”
