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Greg Cipes Says WB Dropped Him After Parkinson’s Disclosure as Reports Point to Creative Recast

Unnamed reports say producers offered him a new role following concerns about his Beast Boy performance.

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.