Buffy actors James Marsters and David Boreanaz.
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Buffy actors Dave Boreanaz and James Marsters have joined the vocal choir to lend their support to the many actresses who allege misconduct against Joss Whedon. Boreanaz, who played a private investigator Angel, who turns through the vampire Buffy the Vampire Slayer and this is subsequent spin-off Angel, to Twitter to support his former Buffy co-star Charisma Carpenter, who accused Whedon of abusive and unprofessional behavior in a two-part statement she posted on social media titled “My Truth.” In the statement, Carpenter claims that Whedon made her “continuous, passive-aggressive threats”, and that he was “mean and biting, openly condescending to others, and that he often played favorites, and pitted people against each other. Boreanaz spoke with co-actors Sarah Michelle Gellar, Eliza Dushku and Michelle Trachtenberg with Carpenter. “@ AllCharisma I’m here for you to listen and support you. Proud of you force [heart emoji][prayer hands emoji]”Boreanaz tweeted in response to Carpenter’s statement.
James Marsters, who played the British vampire Spike on Buffy and Angel, also took to social media to show his support for Carpenter, tweeting: “Although I will always be honored to play the character of Spike, the Buffy series was not without challenges. I do not support any abuse of any kind and am sad to hear of the experiences of some of the cast. I send my love and support to all involved. Stories of Whedon’s alleged misconduct on the Buffy and Angel sets reappeared after actor Ray Fisher accused the director of abusive behavior on set relocation for Justice League. Whedon denied all Fisher allegations and bowed out of the upcoming HBO series The Nevers with reference to exhaustion.