Beau DeMayo, the former showrunner and lead writer on X-Men '97, is breaking his silence after allegations of misconduct emerged in relation to his firing by Marvel Studios.
Over Labor Day weekend, DeMayo signaled to his followers on social media that something would arrive this week, captioning one photo on Instagram as "the calm before the storm." He then released a nearly 30-minute video statement to his OnlyFans page on Wednesday, in which he called the accusations against him "false" and part of "a smear campaign" from the studio designed to discredit him, while alleging what he called "near-criminal working conditions at Marvel."
Marvel did not respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
"I first want to address the massive elephant in the room," DeMayo said in the video. "The allegations being made against me are very serious and I take them seriously. It's why I took some time for myself these last few weeks, one, to sit with my legal team and figure out how best to respond, but more importantly, just sit with those I love, those closest to me, and assure them of what I will assure you now and what they already knew.
"These allegations of egregious misconduct are false," he continued. "The rumors being spread around about me online are lies and they are offensive, but more concerning is that they're a smear campaign designed to discredit my...
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