Beau DeMayo sits for interview with, ghosts Vanity Fair
A.V. Club • • entertainment
Key Points:
- In early 2024, DeMayo was fired from the X-Men ’97 show due to what Disney described as “egregious” behavior, while DeMayo claimed he faced prejudicial treatment as a gay, Black man.
- DeMayo alleges that after working on a canceled Blade movie and returning to X-Men ’97, he experienced increasingly explicit racist, sexist, and homophobic behavior in the workplace.
- He recounts receiving an unexpected call from Disney’s HR about a misconduct accusation from a coworker, which he says was a traumatic experience that shattered his sense of safety at work.
- Vanity Fair notes that DeMayo ceased communication with them in early 2025 but observed that his online presence, particularly on OnlyFans, became more explicit over time.
- DeMayo maintains that his OnlyFans account was approved by Marvel, with the condition that he not advertise the show or link its content to his explicit material, indicating no direct professional conflict.
