‘Teen Titans’ Actor Claims WB Fired Him for Having Parkinson’s

Greg Cipes, the voice actor for Beast Boy in Teen Titans and different animated DC initiatives, alleges he was fired from his longtime position earlier this yr after publicly revealing his Parkinson’s illness prognosis.

On Sunday, web journalist and DC fan Emmauel Newsome tagged Superman director James Gunn in an Instagram publish about “upsetting particulars” regarding Cipes allegedly being dropped by Warner Bros. following his prognosis with Parkinson’s illness.

Cipes introduced his prognosis in March, and in Newsome’s publish, the actor claimed that WB fired him quickly after. In line with Newsome, Cipes was axed by longtime WB Animation president Sam Register, regardless of Cipes’ fellow Titans actors calling for the choice to be overturned.

“It’s like a dying to me that solely followers can deliver again to life,” Cipes stated. In addition to voicing Beast Boy in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go, the actor has reprised the position in Younger Justice and DC Tremendous Hero Ladies, and could be heard in Ben 10, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Final Spider-Man.

Newsome’s publish additional alleged that Cipes could also be probably changed by a mimic within the upcoming Go season, and the journalist has created a petition to assist the actor get his job again.

In line with a supply chatting with TheWrap on Sunday, Teen Titans Go’s producers reportedly talked with Cipes about him probably stepping down on account of “efficiency points.” The supply claimed that the actor’s efficiency was now not appropriate for the position of Beast Boy, however the producers reportedly wished to maintain Cipes on by creating a brand new character for him to voice. Negotiations had been apparently ongoing previous to Newsome’s explosive Instagram publish.

And that’s all we all know at time of writing. io9 has reached out to each Warner Bros. and Cipes, and this story shall be up to date if and once we be taught extra.

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