Fired creator of “X-Men 1997” hits back at Marvel in OnlyFans post

Beau DeMayo, the creator of the Marvel animated series X-Men '97 who was fired in March, just weeks before the show's premiere, has hit back at the studio, which accused him of “egregious” misconduct.

Last month, Marvel issued a statement saying DeMayo was fired “following an internal investigation.”

“Given the egregious nature of the results, we immediately severed ties with him and he has no further ties to Marvel,” the studio said.

Now, diversity reports that DeMayo responded with a 30-minute video posted to his OnlyFans profile on Wednesday (September 4).

“These allegations of blatant misconduct are false,” DeMayo says in the video.

“They are offensive,” he continues. “But even more disturbing is that it is a smear campaign designed to discredit my credibility in order to cover up egregious, prejudiced misconduct ranging from select crew members of 'X-Men 97' to the top of Marvel Studios.”

DeMayo claims he witnessed various forms of misconduct while working on X-Men '97and during his time as screenwriter of the lengthy blade Restart.

In the video, DeMayo further claims that he has “the receipts and eyewitness accounts” to prove the wrongdoing and hopes to share them confidentially with Marvel and Disney “so that those responsible can learn, away from the public eye, what I believe was not a full and fair investigation.”

“I'm trying to do the right thing,” he says. “And this is Marvel's chance to do the same.”

The Independent has contacted Marvel Studios for comment.

During his time at X-Men '97DeMayo had regularly posted updates about the show on social media, in addition to topless photos of herself.

Before he was fired in March, DeMayo had reportedly already begun having casual discussions about Season 3 storylines with his team. He also had press appearances scheduled and was preparing for the show's premiere in Los Angeles.

It's not uncommon for Marvel or another studio to part ways with writers, but it's less common for top creatives on a Marvel project to cancel press events and miss a premiere so suddenly. The Hollywood Reporter.

DeMayo was first hired by Marvel in November 2021. His hiring was celebrated by fans and others in the industry, as several of the X-Men '97 The characters and storylines he wrote were influenced by his identity as a black gay man.