Was his cosplay too gay?Former "X-Men 97" showrunner Beau DeMayo claims the studio stripped him of his season two credits because of some homoerotic fan art he posted on Instagram for Pride Month. DeMayo recently reposted the art — a cartoon he drew of himself as an underwear-clad, musclebound Cyclops — along with the comment that "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 X-Men ’97 and Blade." The "troubling pattern" DeMayo mentions would seem to allude to his mysterious sudden firing from the show in March. Marvel responded to DeMayo's post by offering its own reasons for this parting of ways. "Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an internal investigation," the studio said in a statement. "Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him immediately and he has no further affiliation with Marvel." The studio further claimed that it stripped DeMayo of his credits after he repeatedly violated his termination agreement. As for the exact nature of the behavior that led to DeMayo's firing, showbiz journalist Jeffrey Sneider cited unconfirmed rumors that DeMayo groped an assistant and sent male staffers suggestive pics of himself naked and in "superhero" poses. Although DeMayo has yet to offer his own detailed version of why he was fired, in a recent post on X, he wrote that "the truth will be revealed."A a popular reboot of the beloved 1990s "X-Men" animated series, "X-Men '97" faced criticism from some fans for taking the previously male character Morph and making him "nonbinary." DeMayo, who took credit for the change, later confirmed that the character had "romantic feelings" for fan-favorite Wolverine.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An Arizona mayor had a woman arrested at a recent city council meeting after she spoke out against a city attorney in apparent defiance of meeting rules.On Tuesday, Rebekah Massie, 32, attended the city council meeting in Surprise, Arizona, a city of some 143,000 residents just outside Phoenix. When her turn came to speak during public comments, Massie — described by the Sinclair National Desk as a "Libertarian activist" — took the opportunity to criticize Surprise city attorney Robert Wingo and a raise he had reportedly been given.'Do not put your hands on me!'According to Massie, Wingo engaged in "numerous violations, or alleged violations, and in blatant disregard ... for not only the Arizona revised statutes, the state Bar rules of professional conduct, but also the Arizona state Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the federal level."Massie then referenced previous election integrity issues and insisted that Wingo "did nothing" about them.Shortly thereafter, Mayor Skip Hall warned Massie that, by "attacking the city attorney personally," she was apparently violating one of the rules governing public comments. The rule says: Oral communications during the City Council meeting may not be used to lodge charges or complaints against any employee of the City or members of the body, regardless of whether such person is identified in the presentation by name or by any other reference that tends to identify him/her.Massie countered that she was sharing only "factual information" and that the rule itself is "unconstitutional.""That's a violation of my First Amendment rights," she said calmly.Massie further asserted that she could stand at the podium and shout curse words at Hall for three minutes and that speech would still be "protected" by the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.At that point, Hall became exasperated and threatened to have Massie escorted out of the chamber. While Massie acknowledged that meeting rules forbade her from publicly criticizing city officials, Massie once again argued that the rule was unconstitutional."That's your opinion," Hall insisted.Massie was flabbergasted that Hall would threaten to have her hauled out of the room in front of her 10-year-old daughter, who was in attendance, simply because she had exercised her "First Amendment rights." She also indicated that Mayor Hall may have violated meeting rules about debate.After more back and forth, a security officer walked over to the podium and attempted to walk Massie out. When she refused, the officer began putting her hands behind her back."Do not put your hands on me!" Massie railed."Are you kidding me?" she continued. "Why am I being detained? Under what charges?"The officer then dragged Massie out of the meeting by force as she screamed, and another meeting attendee — perhaps Massie's daughter — quickly left as well, video of the meeting showed.Massie was later cited for alleged trespassing, a class 3 misdemeanor, as well as for allegedly resisting arrest and obstructing government operations, both class 1 misdemeanors.Massie claimed that she was never read her Miranda rights and not permitted to contact an attorney, according to Not the Bee. She also accused the arresting officer of throwing her on the ground and against a wall."I'm not resisting, my daughter is here, I don't know what's going on, you say I'm being detained, but I don't know what for," Massie said, according to Not the Bee.The city claimed Miranda rights were not warranted in Massie's case because she had not been interrogated, only cited and released. City officials "remain strong in their stance that the anti-free speech policy isn't a violation of the First Amendment," Not the Bee said.The entire meeting can be seen here. Massie appears at about the 1:58:04 mark.H/T: Libs of TikTokLike Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Illustration: The Verge Apple announced that chief financial officer Luca Maestri will step down from his role at the start of next year. He’ll remain at the company as the head of its corporate services team, leading “information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development.” Maestri joined Apple in 2013 after serving as the CFO of Xerox. He became the CFO just one year later, replacing Peter Oppenheimer. CNBC notes that when he took over, Apple’s annual revenue was $183 billion, and last year, it reached $383 billion. Apple also announced an expansion to its share repurchase program to $90 billion, which Maestri would oversee. This spring, Apple announced it would increase the amount from $90 billion to $110 billion, breaking... Continue reading…

This fall, the iPhone will undergo two massive transformations that will fragment it in ways previously thought impossible. First, Apple Intelligence will only run on iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro models, which means your iOS 18 experience will differ depending on your hardware. Second, the European Union (EU) is getting its own iPhone update that has nothing to do with hardware or Apple Intelligence. On that note, Apple Intelligence isn't even coming to supported devices in Europe when the US and the rest of the world will get it. I'm talking about sideloading apps on the iPhone, using third-party App Store alternatives, and even replacing default iPhone apps with other options. This EU iPhone experience is the "fun" one. That's what you'll hear about it. It's probably the iPhone experience Apple will have to courageously offer worldwide sooner than later. But I'm certain many iPhone users will prefer not to go for the fun experience. I say that as a European with access to the fun EU iPhone: I want none of the changes coming to iOS because regulators wanted them. Continue reading... The post Why I’m keeping all the default iPhone apps Apple is letting me delete appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $199 Apple iPad 9, $30 Crest 3D Whitestrips, $298 Sony XM5 ANC headphones, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $525+ free Today’s deals: Rare Nintendo Switch discount, $75 WiFi 6 router, $139 AirPods 3, $260 Vitamix blender, more Today’s deals: Crazy-fast mini PC for $670, $45 Ninja blender, $34 Roku Streaming Stick 4K, more

  By Joanne M. Pierce/The Conversation For decades, winning an Olympic medal has been described as the Holy Grail of sports. Athletes aren’t the only ones in search of a Holy Grail. For example, in 2012, when physicists discovered the Higgs boson, a particle viewed as one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe, it was described as “a true Holy Grail.” In the same way, many automobile enthusiasts list several collectible cars as Holy Grails because they are so rare that it is a real challenge to find them. In general, people refer to a goal that seems almost impossible to reach as a Holy Grail. More technically, the term Holy Grail refers specifically to the cup that Jesus used at the Last Supper. But exactly what is the quest for the Holy Grail? As a specialist in medieval Christian history, I know that several important threads have combined over the centuries to give rise to the Holy Grail metaphor commonly used nowadays. These include elements of pre-Christian mythology, the veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature from Britain and France. Read moreSection: ArtifactsOther ArtifactsNewsMyths & LegendsEuropeRead Later