Overview
- Cipes wrote on Instagram that Warner Bros. fired him on Valentine’s Day shortly after he publicly shared his Parkinson’s diagnosis, calling the loss of the role devastating.
- DC influencer Emmanuel Devon Newsome posted Cipes’ allegations, tagged James Gunn, cited Sam Register in the dispute, and launched a petition using the #savebeastboy campaign.
- Warner Bros. Television did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to recent reports.
- Cipes has voiced Beast Boy since the original Teen Titans in 2003 and across nine seasons of Teen Titans Go!, making him a long-running fixture of the franchise.
- Dexerto reports a source told Deadline the part was being recast over creative differences with an offer of a different role, a characterization the studio has not confirmed.