New York Post

‘Flash’ of anger at Warner Bros.

- By ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD

Fans of the DC Cinematic Universe are wondering why Warner Bros. Discovery has not pulled the plug on “The Flash” although its scandalous star, Ezra Miller (in and out of character, below), has been charged with burglarizi­ng a home in Vermont in just the latest bit of trouble that has befallen the 29-year-old actor.

A day after “The Flash” star Ezra Miller was charged with felony burglary, fans demanded Tuesday that Warner Bros. Discovery pull the superhero movie.

Miller, 29, allegedly stole bottles of alcohol from a Stamford, Vt., home May 1.

Miller, who portrays The Flash, has displayed a pattern of disturbing behavior this year, and has been accused of grooming young girls in a cult-like situation, The Post has previously reported.

Miller’s felony charge Monday sparked a firestorm on Twitter, just days after Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav described “The Flash” as central to the company’s strategy for superhero blockbuste­rs.

“With all his grooming/ sexual assault allegation­s and now this and Warner Bros. hasn’t pulled #TheFlash yet??” wrote one fan on Twitter.

The “Perks of Being a Wallflower” actor was also charged in Hawaii in March with disorderly conduct, and in April with second-degree assault. Miller was accused of being the subject of 10 calls to 911 in less than a month while living in the Aloha State.

In late June, Rolling Stone reported that Miller was housing a mother and her three young children in an allegedly drug-and-gunfilled Vermont farmhouse.

Zaslav recently decided to shelve “Batgirl,” another big-budget movie, starring

Leslie Grace, although the film was already complete, because it allegedly isn’t very good.

Fans slammed the company, noting the hypocrisy of cutting a film in order to protect the company’s reputation but standing behind another film although its star faces criminal charges.

“So Batgirl, w/ an AfroLatina star gets axed because Warner Bros has to protect the brand, but #TheFlashMo­vie is moving forward with Ezra Miller despite multiple credible allegation­s and a perfectly suitable replacemen­t in Grant Gustin waiting in the wings? Make it make sense,” tweeted one user.

Warner Bros. Discovery did not return requests for comment.

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