after dismissal X-Men ‘97Just ahead of the show’s first season premiere, the show’s former showrunner Beau DeMayo appears ready to assemble a new creative team. But following De Meo’s recent claims that Marvel unfairly withdrew his work X-Men ‘97In the upcoming second season, the company said he was fired due to the “shocking” results of an internal investigation.
Despite DeMeo being fired before X-Men ‘97 After airing, his name will still appear on the upcoming second season due to his pre-production work on the project. But in a post posted to his X account on Thursday, DeMeo accused Marvel of robbing him of a second season because he posted fan art of his own. DeMeo, who is openly gay, hinted that Marvel’s decision was largely driven by fan art that depicted him as the X-Men Cyclops without his signature blue spandex during Pride Month on June 4. release. DeMeo also said his firing was “the latest in a disturbing pattern that I’ve experienced while working for Marvel.” X-Men ‘97 and embattled blade Movie.
But in a succinct statement hollywood reporterMarvel said DeMeo was fired after an investigation found he had engaged in “egregious” behavior toward other employees. According to anonymous sources citing THR“sexual misconduct” was part of the reason DeMeo was fired in the first season, and deadline His work was reportedly removed because he violated his separation agreement with Marvel.
After Marvel claimed it had good reason to let De Meo go, De Meo’s attorney Brian Friedman issued a statement defending his client, claiming Disney “secretly attempted to build illegal practices into the contract.” unreasonable projects to cover up the truth.
The statement continued: “As we will explain through detailed examples, which we will roll out in detail, Disney’s pattern is clear and is a repeated pattern of illegality. Once challenged or exposed, it will be passed A well-oiled international propaganda machine that gaslights and accuses anyone willing to tell the truth.
