X-Men '97 creator Beau DeMayo says he'll reveal the 'whole truth' of his firing—on OnlyFans

Earlier today (Wednesday, September 4), DeMayo shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) with a link to thebeaudemayo.com, saying that it is "the only place you'll hear the whole truth. Thank you for all the love and support."

When you follow that link, it leads to a picture of DeMayo in a Speedo sunning himself, as well as links to his Instagram, X, and OnlyFans accounts.

DeMayo's OnlyFans, which we previously reported in 2022 used to be cost-free and have numerous posts, has been scrubbed, and now has three posts, all of which are hidden behind a $9.99 a month paywall.

"Join me as we discuss my work on X-MEN '97 and other hit series, with behind-the-scenes content into what it's like to be about-and-proud Black artist in Hollywood," the page's description reads.

There are three posts, all of which were posted today, according to their publishing timestamps. While Out is not subscribed, there are text-based previews of the posts. The first says, "Hey everybody! Thank you all so much for your messages! I see the supportive chats in my inbox- I can't wait to respond to them all just yet but I will start working on that ASAP."

A second post repeats what DeMayo said on X, saying, "This is the only place you're gonna hear the WHOLE truth." A third post is simply titled "Out here making it happen."

In August, DeMayo made a statement saying that he had been punished by Marvel for posting some Pride-themed X-Men art sent to him by a fan.

"Above is #XMen fan-art I posted on Instagram for Gay Pride in June. On June 13, #Marvel sent a letter notifying me that they'd stripped my Season 2 credits due to the post. Sadly, this is the latest in a troubling pattern I suffered through while on working on #XMen97 and #Blade."

"I'll have more to say soon but must take a step back from social media to find a safer space for me to be out, proud, and nerdy," he concluded. "Stay tuned."

Shortly after that, rumors started swirling that DeMayo was fired because he allegedly sent photos and videos of himself to people on his staff.

"My client never sent lewd videos and photos to his direct reports. That is a bald faced lie," DeMayo's lawyer said in a statement. "No one who reported Beau to HR received an inappropriate photo or video. That is simply untrue. As a proud gay Black man, Disney knew exactly who he was and what he stood up for. That's why they did not tell him to stop his onlyfans page. They let him be himself which allowed his creativity to thrive. When they objected to his free speech rights and not complying with illegal NDA's a certain person over there tried to replace him because he was becoming more successful than other creators."

On its side, Marvel Studios released a statement saying DeMayo was fired after an internal investigation. "Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him immediately and he has no further affiliation with Marvel."

UPATE: DeMayo and his lawyer, Bryan Freedman filed a legal complaint today against Marvel alleging that the company had him sign an "illegal non-disparagement provision" and claiming that DeMayo "bore witness to and endured rampart discriminatory and harassing conduct during his years-long tenure with the Company."

The complaint also alleges that Marvel was "well aware that DeMayo possessed copius knowledge regarding Marvel's illicit and unsafe employment practices" and therefore "sought to silence DeMayo as part of his forced ouster."

"Backed by an army of well-versed employment attorneys, Marvel knowingly incorporated an illegal non-disparagement provision designed to muzzle an openly gay Black man and restict his statuatory rights," the complaint continues. "And, in fact, Marvel invoked this unenforceable provision to justify its nefarious removal of DeMayo's credits on the acclaimed series X-Men '97."

“There are only two possible explanations for why Marvel and Disney had Beau sign an NDA that so obviously violated basic California law," Freedman said in a statement. "Either incredulously Marvel and Disney’s hundreds of lawyers who advise over 250,000 employees all just happened to make a mistake or Marvel knowingly and intentionally attempted to silence Beau so they could have total control as to why he was no longer at Marvel, why he had his credits removed on season 2 and why he was uninvited to attend the very award show that nominated his hard work for an Emmy. Violating Beau’s statutory California rights will cost Marvel this case but more importantly, Marvel can no longer stop the truth from coming out.”

According to Deadline, DeMayo's OnlyFans video said in part, "The rumors being spread around me online are lies, and they are offensive, but more concerning is that they’re a smear campaign designed to discredit my credibility in order to cover up the egregious prejudicial misconduct stretching from select crew members on X-Men ’97, all the way all the way to the top at Marvel Studios."

He also admitted that his personality has clashed with coworkers and collaborators, but says his exiting the show was due to him being proudly gay and Black. "They wanted me to be the Black stamp of approval on this project, I declined. They wanted to erase aspects of my personality that clashed or proved inconvenient with the misguided narratives they wanted to establish. I declined," he said.

"I have the receipts and the eyewitnesses so long as you stop coercing them to lie, you can keep attacking me with lies and misinformation, but we can become the ugliest, most annoying version of that... or you can start acting like a studio that is worthy of a show like X Men '97," he continued.

This story is still developing.