Posted on 02/10/2021 12:43:22 PM PST by EdnaMode
Charisma Carpenter on Wednesday posted a lengthy message on social media in which she accused Joss Whedon of "hostile and toxic" behavior on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel.
"For nearly two decades, I have held my tongue and even made excuses for certain events that traumatize me to this day," she began.
"Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working together on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel," she wrote of the show creator. "The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively."
Whedon had no comment as of press time.
Carpenter claimed Whedon found his alleged misconduct "amusing," claiming he was particularly cruel to her while she was pregnant, even calling her "fat" in front of cast and crew.
"He was mean and biting, disparaging about others openly, and often played favorites," she wrote. When Whedon found out she was pregnant, she says, he asked the actress if she was "going to keep it" and "manipulatively weaponized my womanhood and faith against me," Carpenter alleged.
Speaking about her pregnancy and stress, Carpenter wrote that all her joy was "sucked right out," adding, “I made excuses for his behavior and repressed my own pain.”
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Cute, Thanx for sharing. DM
Sarah Michelle Gellar made a statement:
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sarah-michelle-gellar-joss-whedon-allegations-1234905160/
LOOK AT “me 2”
"Firefly" and "Serenity" on the other hand...
Suppose this is true, she should have spoken up much sooner.
“You “man side” Freepers, you all need to understand that #MeToo has been one of the very very few reliable weapons against these NY/DC/LA leftists. “
Yep.
Can’t explain why or how. Just seems interesting and entertaining.
And kept working for him.
After TV and movies, SMG actually became a symbol of the old American nuclear family and a successful real-life entrepreneur...
I don’t know about this situation but Joss Whedon has always struck me as being an a-hole. Just my general impression of him.
His shows have been hit or miss for me. Firefly/Serenity is a huge favorite of mine. I didn’t watch Buffy when it was originally on but have been trying it on Amazon Prime. I’ve watched about a season and a half. I don’t understand the appeal. The writing isn’t clever. Much of the acting is bad. I can see how it might grab a certain age demographic, but beyond that, I’m mystified.
Joss Whedon does not deserve our support, he’s a charter member of the Trump-haters organization. Vile man.
There is no shortage of talented artists who have also been total ego-driven vicious pricks. It’s part of the entertainment industry. Read the bios of some blues musicians sometime.
Viciousness in entertainment is so prevalent that people are pleasantly surprised when they see a successful actor or musician who is actually a nice person and not a raging nasty bully.
Anyone entering the industry should be aware of this and learn to let the nasty comments roll of ones back. Either that or find a different profession.
At the very least when the #metoo movement started.
Another “strong” woman...
I’m Team APoxOnAllTheirHouses.
Calling her out is not supporting him.
I trust neither, and care about neither.
I know he got fired from Justice League 2.
It’s possible that he’s a jerk and that she’s a washed up actress.
I have had mean bosses, but I didn’t cry to the press 20 years later.
Nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster
He isn’t just a jerk, he’s a homosexual abusive jerk. Mental and emotional abuse is just that, abuse, and homosexuals are very good at it.
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