‘Buffy’ Star Charisma Carpenter says Joss Whedon was abusive on set – deadline

Former Buffy the vampire and Angel Actress Charisma Carpenter accuses the show’s creator, Joss Whedon, of abusive and harassing behavior on the set. In an Instagram message posted today, the actress says that the incidents caused a chronic physical condition that I still suffer from. ‘

Carpenter claims the Buffy creator called her ‘fat’ when she was 4 months pregnant, threatened to fire her and made people argue for his approval on the set.

One specific example she cites is when, during a closed-door meeting, Carpenter, after learning of her pregnancy, said Whedon “asked me if I was going to keep it.” religious beliefs, accuse me of sabotaging the show, and then fired me the next season without ceremony as soon as I gave birth. ”

After the meeting, Carpenter says she ‘felt powerless and alone’, but with a baby on the way, also felt she had no other option, so she ‘swallowed the abuse and continued’. The lack of empowerment sucks the joy of being a new mother. “And Joss was the vampire,” she says.

Carpenter says she was asked by Justice League the accusations of actor Ray Fisher against Whedon, who made the film for Warner Bros.

Fisher has been at odds with Warner Bros. since July last year. and accused Whedon of abuse during the redesign of Zack Snyder after Justice League. A subsequent Warner Bros. investigation states that an unspecified ‘remedial action’ was taken and that the investigation was completed. No other details were released. Fisher was later fired from the studio’s upcoming Flash film.

Carpenter revealed in her Instagram post on Wednesday that she participated in the Warners investigation and said she believes Fisher and that she is fired from The flash was ‘the last straw for me’. She continues: “It makes me annoyed and sad that in 2021 professional professionals will still have to choose between whistleblowers in the workplace and job security.

As a single mother whose family’s livelihood depends on my trade, I’m scared. Despite my fears about its impact on my future, I can no longer remain silent. It is overdue and necessary. It’s time. “

The deadline reached WarnerMedia and representatives for Whedon for comment, but did not return.