Joss Whedon: A timeline of allegations against the ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ creator

Joss Whedon, the author and director of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and flicks akin to The Avengers, has once more been accused of inappropriate conduct on a set.

Actress Charisma Carpenter, who labored with him on each Buffy and the spinoff Angel, on Wednesday charged Whedon with having created “toxic and hostile work environments” over the years. She detailed his alleged mistreatment, significantly throughout her being pregnant.

While Whedon’s staff didn’t reply to Yahoo Entertainment’s request for remark, he has denied such allegations in the previous.

Below is a breakdown of the worker accusations against Whedon over the previous 12 months and the fallout.

June 29, 2020: Ray Fisher calls Whedon’s conduct on Justice League ‘unacceptable’

On social media, Fisher says he’d prefer to “forcefully retract” a complimentary assertion that he made about Whedon whereas selling his 2017 superhero movie Justice League. Whedon rewrote the film and stepped in as a director after the unique filmmaker, Zack Snyder, left.

Fisher describes Whedon’s conduct throughout the manufacturing as “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and utterly unacceptable.” (He additionally accuses others of enabling Whedon, which was refuted.)

August 2020: WarnerMedia launches an investigation into the ‘Justice League’ allegations

A firm supply tells Variety that WarnerMedia is formally inspecting the manufacturing of the film amid Fisher’s claims. This comes amid Fisher persevering with to talk out on the challenge, with the actor saying that his profession has been threatened as a result of of his stance.

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September 2020: Jason Momoa publicly helps Fisher

Fisher’s Justice League co-star writes merely that he stands behind Fisher on social media. He elaborates later that month: “THIS SHIT HAS TO STOP AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT @ray8fisher AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPEN UNDER THE WATCH OF @wbpictures NEEDS PROPER INVESTIGATION.” He alleged {that a} casting announcement about him in one other film had been introduced as a method to distract everybody from “the shitty way we were treated on Justice League reshoots.” He added, “Serious stuff went down. It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable.”

September 2020: Fisher and WarnerMedia return on forth over the equity of the investigation

The leisure conglomerate and Fisher differ over the equity and efficacy of the investigation, akin to who’s interviewed.

“@wbpictures has conveniently avoided contacting key witnesses who gave damning statements to WB HR,” Fisher tweets Sept. 14. “They’ve also started interviews with (and have since ghosted) witnesses that have implicated former and current top level executives. Others (including an implicated individual that called me to apologize) have already been interviewed. We will not let ANY investigator cherry-pick interviewees that best suit @wbpictures’ false narrative and scapegoating efforts. All with stories WILL be heard!”

Warner Media, in the meantime, which has beforehand denied Fisher’s accusations, says that he didn’t cooperate with the firm’s investigation. (He says he met with investigators.)

Oct. 29, 2020: Fisher will get particular

In a Forbes interview, Fisher says studying that Whedon attemoted to digitally change the pores and skin tone of an actor throughout post-production, and that’s what prompted him to talk out against the director.

Whedon says that did not occur. “The individual who offered this statement acknowledged that this was just something that he had heard from someone else and accepted as truth, when in fact simple research would prove that it was false,” he says. “As is standard on almost all films, there were numerous people involved with mixing the final product, including the editor, special effects person, composer, etc. with the senior colorist responsible for the final version’s tone, colors, and mood. This process was further complicated on this project by the fact that [original director] Zack [Snyder] shot on film, while Joss shot on digital, which required the team, led by the same senior colorist who has worked on previous films for Zack, to reconcile the two.”

Nov. 25, 2020: Whedon departs The Nevers

Amid the allegations, the Buffy creator says he is parting methods together with his anticipated return to TV, HBO’s scifi collection The Nevers. “This year of unprecedented challenges has impacted my life and perspective in ways I could never have imagined, and while developing and producing The Nevers has been a joyful experience, I realize that the level of commitment required moving forward, combined with the physical challenges of making such a huge show during a global pandemic, is more than I can handle without the work beginning to suffer,” he says in a press release. “I am genuinely exhausted, and am stepping back to martial my energy towards my own life, which is also at the brink of exciting change. I am deeply proud of the work we have done; I’m grateful to all my extraordinary cast and collaborators, and to HBO for the opportunity to shape yet another strange world. The Nevers is a true labor of love, but after two plus years of labor, love is about all I have to offer. It will never fade.”

Dec. 11, 2020: Results of investigation into Whedon’s ‘Justice League’ launched

“WarnerMedia’s investigation into the Justice League movie has concluded and remedial action has been taken,” the firm says in a press release to Variety. There isn’t any rationalization of the “remedial action.”

Fisher says he was informed, “WarnerMedia appreciates you having the courage to come forward and assist the company with creating an inclusive and equitable work environment for it’s [sic] employees and partners.”

“There are still conversations that need to be had and resolutions that need to be found,” he writes. “Thank you all for your support and encouragement on this journey. We are on our way.”

The good vibes between Fisher and WarnerMedia don’t final, although. He tells the firm in December that he will not reprise his character Cyborg in an upcoming movie if the government, Walter Hamada, stays in place. He calls Hamada an “enabler.”

Feb. 10, 2021 Charisma Carpenter speaks out against Whedon

In a prolonged message, Carpenter accuses Whedon of having created “hostile and toxic work environments.” She says that he made “ongoing, passive threats to fire” her and referred to as her “fat” when talking to others. She says that after changing into pregnant, she was handled poorly and ultimately dismissed from the present.

“At six months pregnant, I was asked to report to work at 1 a.m. after my doctor recommended shortening my work hours,” Carpenter says. “Due to long and physically demanding days and the emotional stress of having to defend my needs as a working pregnant woman, I began to experience Braxton Hicks contractions.”

The similar day, Carpenter’s former Buffy co-stars, together with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg, assist her with statements of their very own.

“While I am proud to have my name associated with Buffy Summers, I don’t want to be forever associated with Joss Whedon,” Gellar says. She famous that she stood by all survivors of abuse and was “proud of them for speaking out.”

Trachtenberg reposts Gellar’s message, however she additionally added her personal.

“Thank you @sarahmgellar for saying this. I am brave enough now as a 35 year old woman….To repost this,” Trachtenberg says. “Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior….very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What Joss. Did. The last. Comment I will make on this. Was. There was a rule. Saying. He’s not allowed in a room alone with Michelle again.”

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