Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the supernatural series titular character Buffy Summers, appeared to validate castmate Charisma Carpenter s claims in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
As Charisma Carpenter shares explosive allegations of Joss Whedon’s “toxic” abuse on the set of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she’s far from the first to denounce the disgraced director.
Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase in
Buffy and its spin-off
Angel, posted a lengthy statement on Wednesday (10 February) detailing years of alleged hostilities from Whedon.
She accused him of “abusing his power” by frequently undermining her with “mean and biting” behaviour, stoking the actor’s performance anxiety while disempowering her and “alienating” her from her peers.
“The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition which I still suffer. It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively,” the star said.
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The director, best known for creating the classic TV show, has been accused of abusing his power and cultivating a toxic workplace from several Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars.
You could say we saw this coming. Remember when Whedon’s (unmade, thank God)
Wonder Woman script leaked? It was full of sexism and misogyny. A telltale sign perhaps of something hidden beneath the surface. Rumours surrounding Joss Whedon and his behaviour have been whispered about for years, but now several actors who have worked with him, including Ray Fisher, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter, and Amber Benson have spoken out against him.
Buffy actress Charisma Carpenter accuses show creator Joss Whedon of creating toxic work environment and abusing his power - as she claims he called her fat and killed off her character after she had a baby
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Charisma Carpenter has hit out against the show s creator Joss Whedon, calling him toxic and cruel
Whedon has not yet responded to the allegations made by Carpenter
Carpenter, who portrayed Cordelia Chase in the drama for four years and in its spin-off series Angel, claimed Whedon fired her after she got pregnant in 2003
The allegations came in a lengthy post to Twitter on Wednesday, in which the 50-year-old says she was speaking out in solidarity with actor Ray Fisher
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MCDONOUGH, Georgia Georgia Republicans are fractured over GOP lawmakers push to question President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College win.
Party faithful in the state, host to two critical Senate runoffs Tuesday that will decide the chamber s balance of power, are split over how aggressively congressional Republicans should block Wednesday s certification of Biden s 306-232 electoral vote victory over President Trump.
After a small get-out-the-vote event in McDonough, Georgia, organized by Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Chuck Blakley, 57, urged GOP members on Capitol Hill to contest the outcome because he believed there was a considerable amount of fraud in the Nov. 3 count. Yet he was realistic regarding what the procedural protest could achieve.