Following Beau DeMayo's ousting from Disney, the former X-Men '97 showrunner recently claimed that the House of Mouse told him to make the animated show "less gay", specifically the relationship between two characters who are at odds with one another.
X-Men '97 Showrunner Was Allegedly Told To Make Professor X and Magneto "Less Gay"
Marvel Studios issued an official statement saying that X-Men '97 creator and head writer Beau DeMayo was fired from the series in March 2024 due to "egregious" misconduct.
While both parties have already made their sides of the story clear to the public, DeMayo added another behind-the-scene statement that Disney allegedly made him do.
A recent report from IGN explained the damaging working conditions under Pixar, specifically the changes made during the production of the hit animated film, Inside Out 2.
Apart from the "pains of layoffs" and "pressure" in creating the Inside Out sequel, DeMayo added coal to the fire by saying that Disney allegedly also told him the "same words" Inside Out 2 faced: make X-Men '97's Magnus and Professor Xavier "less gay."
You can check out his tweet on X (formerly Twitter) below:
When a fan shared their insight on what goes and what does not under Disney's animations, DeMayo replied, "True, but when they start misinterpreting two males exchanging a look of brotherly solidarity before battle as 'too gay' and one exec's favorite word 'creepy', there's an issue."
Again, though, Marvel and Disney have yet to address DeMayo's statement, so it remains to be seen whether this happened behind the scenes or not.
Magneto and Professor X have been longtime comrades on their journey as castaway mutants from society, and it could appear to be a misinterpretation from both parties on what intention was held across the series episodes.
That said though, this wouldn't be the first time DeMayo has been quite open in his allegations against Marvel and Disney's statements following his firing.
Previously, his claims had been directed at how his openness when it comes to his sexuality and race led to his dismissal from the credits of X-Men '97 season 2.
For now, Marvel has rewritten the script for the second season while keeping DeMayo's name out of the project.
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