“There was a lot of damage done during that time and many of us are still processing it twenty plus years later.” “Buffy was a toxic environment and it starts at the top,” Benson tweeted. Fisher, 33, worked with Whedon on 2017’s “Justice League” film, and last summer the actor alleged on Twitter that Whedon’s behavior on set was “gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable.” Co-star Jason Momoa, 41, who plays Aquaman, backed Fisher’s claims as well.Īmber Benson, 44, who played Tara on “Buffy,” responded to Carpenter’s post with her own experience on the set of the show. The post is captioned “My truth” across platforms and hashtagged #IStandWithRayFisher. Michelle Trachtenberg: Joss Whedon ‘not appropriate’ when I was a teen on ‘Buffy’ Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia Chase in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and its spinoff series, “Angel.” Getty Images And throughout the workplace, she writes, he employed “mean and biting” behavior. She also claims she was involved in a closed-door meeting in which Whedon “manipulatively weaponized my womanhood and faith against me” and accused her of “sabotaging the show.” In another meeting, she alleges, he “interrogate” her about a rosary tattoo. call time from her despite her being six months pregnant and her doctor’s advice to shorten her work hours. Sarah Michelle Gellar, 43, chimed in after Carpenter’s post when viral, writing: “While I am proud to have my name associated with Buffy Summers, I don’t want to be forever associated with the name Joss Whedon … I stand with all survivors of abuse and am proud of them for speaking out.”Ĭarpenter goes on to claim that Whedon allegedly called her “fat” when she was four months pregnant and in a “retaliatory” move demanded a 1 a.m. It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively.” The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. “While he found his misconduct amusing, it only served to intensify my performance anxiety, disempower me, and alienate me from my peers. “Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel,” Carpenter writes in the essay-length post. Nathan Fillion wants Joss Whedon uncanceled so they can work together againĪnother actor has come forward to accuse director Joss Whedon, 56, of alleged abusive on-set behavior.Ĭharisma Carpenter, 50, who played Cordelia Chase in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and its spinoff series, “Angel,” took to social media Wednesday to detail Whedon’s alleged “toxic” and “hostile” behavior toward her and others. ‘Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar slams ‘extremely toxic male set’ early in career Sarah Michelle Gellar on ‘Buffy’ reboot: ‘It doesn’t need to be done’ Sarah Michelle Gellar on her rep for being ‘difficult’: ‘If people think you’re a bitch, it’s almost better’
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