Five months after Marvel Studios was fired X-Men ’97 Creator Beau DiMaio said Thursday that the writer won’t be credited on the second season of the hit Disney+ show for mysterious reasons, which he finished work on before he left. DeMayo made the request on social media, saying it was part of a “complicated pattern” he endured while working at Marvel.
Marvel quickly backtracked, and in a statement The Hollywood ReporterHe gave insight into his firing, saying it came after an internal investigation revealed “tremendous” findings.
“Above is #XMen fan-art I posted on Instagram for Gay Pride in June. On June 13th, #Marvel sent me a letter saying they removed my Season 2 credits due to the post,” DiMaio X wrote on Thursday.
DiMaio spent several years at Marvel working on a long-gestating draft knife feature and TV show Moon NightAnd added: “Unfortunately, this is just the latest in a series of problems I’ve experienced while working on #XMen97 and #Blade.”
Marvel responded by saying that DeMayo’s behavior was the reason for his firing and the loss of his credits.
“Mr. “DeMayo was fired in March 2024 following an internal investigation,” a Marvel spokesperson said in a statement. “Given the egregious nature of the findings, we immediately cut ties with him and he has no further association with Marvel.”
Following his departure, sources said the two sides reached an agreement over the issue of tweeting about the show, which DiMayo continued to do occasionally. In light of Breeches, his credit for season two was removed. While no details about the reason for the termination or the internal reviews have been released, sources say it involved sexual misconduct.
DeMayo did not immediately return a request for comment.
DeMayo was an avid social media user during his tenure at Marvel X-Men Even running small notes and shirtless photos and non-obvious fan accounts. All of this led to LGBTQ publishing outside to announce him”The sexy, gay Marvel writer & showrunner needs to know.”
On the surface, the idea that Marvel would strip DeMaio of credit because of one social media post is stretching credibility, as outside observers note that the gay pride illustration is similar to many of his posts while working at Marvel. And fired Marvel executive Victoria Alonso retained credits from projects she previously worked on following her exit in 2023. But revelations from an internal investigation point to deeper reasons.
Despite the bad press surrounding DeMayo’s firing, X-Men ’97 It was a huge hit with audiences and critics, earning Marvel Studios its first perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and earning DeMayo an Emmy nomination for the episode “Remember It.” Marvel teased season two at T23, while the studio tapped Matthew Chauncey to write season three following DiMayo’s firing.
Until now, DiMayo has remained largely mum on his firing from Marvel, albeit in recent days He did Note that he unsuccessfully tried to get a seat at the Emmys from the studio.
In his initial X post on Thursday, DeMayo concluded: “I have more to say soon but I need to take a step back from social media. Wait” he said.
But after the initial publication of this article, he responded to Marvel’s statement, to write“The truth will come out. After their Disney Plus debacle, Marvel likes to misrepresent alleged contract violations in tweets. This is unfortunate, but not surprising. Wait” he said.
