Charisma Carpenter accuses Joss Whedon of misconduct and toxic behaviour on 'Buffy' sets

Charisma Carpenter is the latest Hollywood star to comment on Joss Whedon’s toxic behaviour. The Buffy actor took to Twitter and issued a formal statement about the same. In her statement, she even supported Justice League star Ray Fisher and his toxic behaviour claims against Whedon. Find out more details about this story below.

Charisma Carpenter accuses Joss Whedon of toxicity on 'Buffy' sets

Marvel's The Avengers director Joss Whedon has found himself in hot waters again. Whedon received severe backlash after Justice League star Ray Fisher accused him and Geoff Johns of racism and toxic behaviour. Now, the latest person to support Fisher’s claims is Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor, Charisma Carpenter.

Charisma Carpenter took to Twitter and issued a statement about how Whedon “abused his power on numerous occasions”. In her statement, Charisma wrote that Joss Whedon found his misconduct "amusing" on the sets of their hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Carpenter also added that Whedon’s misconduct led to her developing performance anxiety and triggered a chronic physical condition.

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Talking about Ray Fisher’s claims against Whedon, Charisma Carpenter said that she was “gutted” to read Fisher’s accusations and added that the Avengers: Age of Ultron director has a history of being “casually cruel”. Carpenter also added that Joss Whedon has been creating “hostile and toxic work environments” since the beginning of his career and she knows this as she has experienced it first-hand.

In her statement, Charisma revealed that Joss Whedon called her “fat” when she was 4-months pregnant and weighed 126 pounds. She continued and wrote, Joss was “mean and biting, disparaging about others openly, and often played favourites, pitting people against one another to compete”. Carpenter also revealed that Joss fired her from the show once she gave birth to her baby. Take a look at Charisma Carpenter’s statement here.

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Joss Whedon is yet to respond to Charisma Carpenter’s toxic behaviour allegations against him. The moment Carpenter made her statement it received various reactions. Some fans supported her, while some asked her for proof. Take a look at all of these Twitter reactions to Charisma Carpenter’s accusations against Joss Whedon here.

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