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Joss Whedon’s colleagues are speaking out about working with him afterBuffy the Vampire Slayeractress Charisma Carpenteraccused the director of abusive behaviorearlier this week.
“‘Casually cruel’ is a perfect way of describing Joss,” Molinawrotein a tweet. “He thought being mean was funny. Making female writers cry during a notes session was especially hysterical. He actually liked to boast about the time he made one writer cry twice in one meeting.”
A rep for Whedon did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Marti Noxon, theBuffyshowrunner during its final two seasons, shared her own tweet on Friday saying Carpenter and her costarsMichelle Trachtenbergand Amber Benson “deserve to be heard.”
“I would like to validate what the women of Buffy are saying and support them in telling their story,” shewrote. “They deserve to be heard. I understand where @AllCharisma, Amber, Michelle and all the women who have spoken out are coming from.”
“He proceeded to attack my character, mock my religious beliefs, accuse me of sabotaging the show, and then unceremoniously fired me the following season once I gave birth,” she claimed.
“Back then, I felt powerless and alone,” Carpenter said in the statement. “With no other option, I swallowed the mistreatment and carried on.”
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The new allegations come the year after actorRay Fisheraccused Whedon of being “gross, abusive, unprofessional, andcompletely unacceptable” while they worked together onJustice Leaguein 2017.
WarnerMedia launched aninternal investigationafter Fisher’s claims, and said when the investigation concluded in December 2020 that “remedial action has been taken.”
In aresponse to Carpenter’s statementWednesday, Fisher called the actress “one of the bravest people I know.”
“I am forever grateful for her courage and for her lending her voice to the Justice League investigation,” hesaid on Twitter. “Read her truth. Share her truth. Protect her at all costs.”
source: people.com
