Overview
- Cipes wrote on Instagram that he was fired on February 14 shortly after publicly sharing his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
- Warner Bros. has not provided a substantive public response to the allegation.
- Sources cited by TheWrap, Deadline, and The Independent say producers were recasting Beast Boy for creative or performance reasons rather than health.
- Those reports say Cipes was offered a different character and a potential development deal, with some scripts already recorded for the new role.
- A #savebeastboy petition gained traction after DC influencer Emmanuel Devon Newsome highlighted Cipes’ claims, as posts noting a July 28 recording session for season 10 fuel questions about the timeline.