Joss Whedon is speaking out.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel creator is opening up about allegations leveled against him by people who worked on the two shows.
Charisma Carpenter went public with allegations against Whedon in February 2021, revealing that she stands with Justice League star Ray Fisher following allegations he made about Whedon the year before.
Carpenter alleged that Whedon’s “casually cruel” behavior included threatening to fire her, calling her “fat” when she was four months pregnant, asking her if she was going to “keep” her baby, and firing her after she gave birth.
“Joss has a history of being casually cruel. He has created hostile and toxic work environments since his early career,” Carpenter wrote on Instagram at the time.
“Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me…. And callously calling me ‘fat’ to colleagues when I was four months pregnant, weighing 126 lbs."
"He was mean and biting,...
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel creator is opening up about allegations leveled against him by people who worked on the two shows.
Charisma Carpenter went public with allegations against Whedon in February 2021, revealing that she stands with Justice League star Ray Fisher following allegations he made about Whedon the year before.
Carpenter alleged that Whedon’s “casually cruel” behavior included threatening to fire her, calling her “fat” when she was four months pregnant, asking her if she was going to “keep” her baby, and firing her after she gave birth.
“Joss has a history of being casually cruel. He has created hostile and toxic work environments since his early career,” Carpenter wrote on Instagram at the time.
“Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me…. And callously calling me ‘fat’ to colleagues when I was four months pregnant, weighing 126 lbs."
"He was mean and biting,...
- 1/17/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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