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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The "Buffy" star spoke about the on-set rule in an Instagram post.</li><li>It follows costar <keyword id="1696473" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Charisma-Carpenter">Charisma Carpenter</keyword> alleging that Whedon "abused his power on numerous occasions."</li><li>Sarah Michelle Gellar has spoken in defense of Carpenter.</li></ul><keyword id="16127" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michelle-Trachtenberg">Michelle Trachtenberg</keyword> has given a "last" comment about her experience on the "Buffy the Vampire" set with its creator <keyword id="829527" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joss-Whedon">Joss Whedon</keyword>.On Thursday, the actress (who played Dawn Summers on the show) claimed that there was a rule on set that Whedon was not allowed to be in a room alone with her."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," <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH9ce-ByTV/">Trachtenberg wrote in an Instagram post</a>. In the same post, Trachtenberg had <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH4s_WjfZF/">reposted "Buffy" star Sarah Michelle Gellar's social media post</a> saying she "stands with all survivors of abuse and am proud of them for speaking out."Insider contacted Whedon's and Trachtenberg's representatives for further comment but did not get a response. <div type="image" title="Michelle Trachtenberg Whedon instagram statement" height="596" width="938" msid="80883617" hostid="261"></div>Trachtenberg originally shared Gellar's post with the caption "I am brave enough now as a 35 year old woman... To repost this," she wrote. "Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior....very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What Joss. Did."She later edited the caption and added the part about the on-set rule.Stories of Whedon's on-set behavior first made news <a href="https://www.insider.com/buffy-star-charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-2021-2">on Wednesday</a> when her "Buffy" costar Charisma Carpenter took to her social media with a lengthy statement claiming Whedon "abused his power on numerous occasions" while she worked for him on "Buffy" and the spin-off series "Angel."Looking back on her experience, Carpenter wrote, "the disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer."<div type="image" title="joss whedon mtv movie awards" height="1688" width="2251" msid="80883618" hostid="261"></div>"Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me, which wreak havoc on a young actor's self-esteem," Carpenter wrote. "And callously calling me 'fat' to my colleagues when I was 4 months pregnant, weighing 126 lbs. He was mean and biting, disparaging about others openly, and often played favorites, pitting people against one another to compete and vie for his attention and approval."Carpenter also claims that when she was pregnant, Whedon "asked me if I was 'going to keep it' and manipulatively weaponized my womanhood and faith against me."The latest "Buffy" star to come out and support Carpenter is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLLQW6cJ2gF/">Eliza Dushku who on Thursday wrote on her Instagram</a>: "CC, my heart aches for you and I'm so sorry you have held this for so long," she wrote. "Your post was powerful, painful, and painted a picture we'll collectively never un-see or un-know."Along with being the creator of "Buffy" and "Angel," Whedon also directed the first two Marvel "Avengers" movies, 2012's "The Avengers" and 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and directed the reshoots of 2017's "Justice League" after Zack Snyder exited. It was following "Justice League" that Whedon's alleged bad behavior on set was first publicly discussed when Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in the movie, <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1278362556214755329?s=20">spoke out</a> last year against Whedon's treatment of the cast and crew on the movie saying it was "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable."The claims have since been backed up by Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman in the movie and said the cast was <a href="https://www.insider.com/jason-momoa-says-cast-treated-badly-during-justice-league-reshoots-2020-9">treated "s---ty" during reshoots</a>. Gal Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman, also has said that her <a href="https://www.insider.com/gal-gadot-justice-league-director-joss-whedon-wasnt-the-best-2020-12">experience with Whedon on the movie "wasn't the best."</a>

Michelle Trachtenberg says Joss Whedon was not allowed to be alone with her on the 'Buffy the Vampire' set

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Melanie Lynskey said Joss Whedon wanted her to play Willow in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."</li><li>The Emmy nominee said she initially turned down the offer as she "wasn't super into" TV at the time.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/the-last-of-us-melanie-lynskey-responds-criticism-body-type-2023-2">Melanie Lynskey</a> may have <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmy-nominees-winners-list-2023-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scored two Emmy nominations</a> earlier this month for her performances in "<a href="https://www.insider.com/how-yellowjackets-stars-would-do-stranded-wild-2023-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellowjackets</a>" and "<a href="https://www.insider.com/the-last-of-us-melanie-lynskey-jason-ritter-cameo-clicker-2023-3">The Last of Us,</a>" but it turns out the actor wasn't always so keen to be on television. In a recent interview with Evan Ross Katz for his newsletter <a href="https://evanrosskatz.substack.com/p/melanie-lynskey-yellowjackets-season-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shut Up Evan</a>, Lynskey revealed that she was approached by "<a href="https://www.insider.com/buffy-stars-where-are-they-now-2017-3">Buffy the Vampire Slayer"</a> <a href="https://www.insider.com/joss-whedon-controversy-scandals-timeline-explained">creator Joss Whedon</a> to play the role of the titular teen's best friend, Willow Rosenberg, but she had conflicted feelings about leaping from film to TV."It was kind of a visa issue, but not really," she said. "I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career."She continued: "I had a very old-school agent who was like, 'TV? That's for has-beens!' and I was like, 'I don't think it is anymore.' Certainly, now things have really changed, but I just wasn't super into it at the time."Lynskey said that despite her agent's reservations, she took an initial dinner meeting with Whedon, who made it clear that he wanted her for the part opposite lead star Sarah Michelle Gellar."I don't remember if it was an offer or if it was like, 'Would you come read for it?' or what it was, but we stayed in touch after that," the actor who had wowed the world with her debut in Peter Jackson's 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures."<div type="image" title="Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan in &quot;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&quot; (1997)." height="720" width="960" msid="101960863" hostid="261" sizebytes="34336"></div>Several months later, Lynskey said she was approached by Whedon again, as they had decided to replace actor Riff Regan, who had played Willow in the pilot."He said, 'Now, do you think you would want to do it?' And I had seen the pilot and I was like, 'Oh, this is good,' and I kind of took my agent into it," she recalled. "And then, it became this whole thing of, 'Well, now you have to audition.' So I auditioned."Lynskey said she did but it ended up being a "whole process" where she was told that she wasn't dressed right for the role of Willow, and ultimately she was passed on in favor of Alyson Hannigan.Despite everything that went down, Lynskey said she holds no ill will towards Hannigan, as she thinks she was "absolutely wonderful" in the role, which she held for seven seasons. "All was as it should have been," she said of the show which also starred David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Anthony Head.

Melanie Lynskey says she turned down audition for Willow in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' because she wasn't 'sure about doing television' at the time

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A scene from "Gossip Girl" went viral on TikTok for a wardrobe malfunction.</li><li>In a scene from 2012, Blake Lively can be seen wearing sweatpants beneath a body-con dress.</li></ul>A scene from "Gossip Girl" is going viral on TikTok after a viewer spotted Blake Lively, who played protagonist Serena van der Woodsen, wearing a pair of exceedingly low sweatpants beneath a body-con dress, and uploaded the moment to TikTok.In the clip, posted <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blairwaverly/video/7191867218328554794">January 23</a>, a user named Blair Waverly shared a snippet of a scene from season six, episode four of the series. It shows Lively in a brief interaction with Michelle Trachtenberg, who played antagonist Georgina Sparks in the show.As the camera panned from Lively's upper body to briefly including her legs in the shot, a pair of grey sweatpants pulled down under her dress came into view for about five seconds.The TikTok, which included the on-screen caption, "Gossip Girl was so real for letting the whole cast wear sweats and Uggs just out of frame," went viral — it has been viewed more than 6.4 million times and received hundreds of comments from fans of the show who spotted the detail for the first time."It's giving zoom call outfit," Waverly <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blairwaverly/video/7191867218328554794?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966">joked</a>. "They got real lazy during that last season lol," another wrote."I THOUGHT THAT WAS THEIR FASHION," commented one viewer, with another reiterating the sentiment: "Honestly the 2000s was such a fashion hellscape, I saw this and didn't even bat an eye."Some appreciated how accidentally on-brand the slip-up was, saying "Serena would actually do this." Van der Woodsen was crowned the show's "biggest risk-taker" in fashion by personal stylists <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/best-and-worst-outfits-on-gossip-girl-ranked-2019-11#both-experts-agree-that-serenas-style-deserves-top-marks-9">interviewed by Insider in 2019.</a>Viewers have <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blairwaverly/video/7191867218328554794?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966">guessed</a> the sweatpants were for comfort, while others speculated that Lively had ripped her dress, though Waverly noted it would be a mistake regardless of the cause for the drawstring pants to have made it into the final cut.As commenters pointed out, it's not an uncommon practice in television production to allow actors to wear comfortable clothing out of frame — but those items are meant to be edited out before an episode airs."Every show does this. The actors are there for about 11 hours a day," TikToker Alicia Van Doren <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blairwaverly/video/7191867218328554794?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966">wrote</a>. "It's the standard."In a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://officeladies.com/episodes/2019/11/13/episode-5-basketball">November 2019 episode</a> of the podcast "Office Ladies" — which sees "The Office" costars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey rewatch the show — Fischer, who played receptionist Pam Beesly, told listeners the same practice was used on the set of the Emmy-award-winning hit, and the crew made comfort requests like putting a moratorium on control-top pantyhose because of their 12-hour workdays."Sometimes, if I was only seated behind the reception desk," Fischer said, "I only dressed the top half of Pam and the bottom half was Uggs and sweatpants."It's not the first time "Gossip Girl" — a teen drama centered on "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUX1DTAVKME">the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite</a>" that aired from 2007 to 2012 — has gone viral for its <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@triciaerb3/video/6828734139345177861?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966">bloopers</a>, including in this particular scene.Angles of the same scene uploaded by a TikToker in 2020 show Lively making a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@skyehanamaikai/video/6819343653744479493">dramatic exit wearing the same dress with bare legs </a>— before cutting to the clip showing the sweatpants. (The 2020 video racked up <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@skyehanamaikai/video/6819343653744479493?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7189743907088401966">8.8 million views</a>). The original "Gossip Girl," is based on a series of the same name by author Cecily von Ziegesar. A reboot, created by Joshua Safran — an executive producer and writer for the original — failed to capture the fanfare and devotion of the original, potentially due to a "premise that made no sense in 2021," as then-social media fellow Kara Schindler put it in an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.insider.com/gossip-girl-reboot-doomed-to-fail-cultural-changes-opinion-2021-7">Insider opinion piece</a>.Five days before the 11-year-old clip of Lively's sweatpants blooper made its viral rounds on the internet again, Safran announced <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnmq4fKr0Nq/">via Instagram post</a> that the sequel was canceled. The finale aired on January 26.Email tips on all things internet to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:mleighton@insider.com">mleighton@insider.com</a>.

A scene from 'Gossip Girl' has gone viral on TikTok as viewers notice Blake Lively wore pulled-down sweatpants under a skin-tight mini-dress  

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Snyder and her husband, Zack, left "<keyword id="254726" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Justice-League">Justice League</keyword>" after the death of their daughter, Autumn.</li><li>Before the movie opened in theaters, Snyder was informed of an "incident" involving <keyword id="829527" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joss-Whedon">Joss Whedon</keyword>.</li><li>"I went to the higher-ups that someone came to me about Joss," Synder told Insider.</li></ul>Actor Ray Fisher was the first to speak out last year about filmmaker Joss Whedon's alleged inappropriate behavior on the set of "Justice League."Now producer <keyword id="1706630" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Deborah-Snyder">Deborah Snyder</keyword>, who stepped away from the 2017 film, <a href="https://www.insider.com/deborah-snyder-justice-league-zack-snyder-cut-joss-whedon-2021-3">told Insider</a> she was also made aware of an "incident" involving Whedon.Snyder along with her husband and longtime producer partner, director Zack Snyder, left "Justice League" due to the suicide death of Zack's adopted daughter Autumn. Before the movie opened in theaters, the producer said she was informed of an "incident" involving Whedon, who had taken over following Zack's exit.<div type="image" title="joss whedon mtv movie awards" height="1688" width="2251" msid="81421259" hostid="261"></div>"There was one incident I was aware of that I had reported back to the studio right before the movie came out," she said. "I went to the higher-ups that someone came to me about Joss.""I think it was resolved in a way that the person was happy with," Snyder continued. "That's all I can really say."WarnerMedia confirmed Snyder's report to Insider but had no further comment. Reps for Whedon declined to comment.After Fisher spoke out in the summer of 2020, other stars from the movie also shared their stories, including <a href="https://www.insider.com/jason-momoa-says-cast-treated-badly-during-justice-league-reshoots-2020-9">Jason Momoa</a>, who plays Aquaman, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/gal-gadot-justice-league-director-joss-whedon-wasnt-the-best-2020-12">Gal Gadot</a>, who plays Wonder Woman.An investigation by WarnerMedia concluded in 2020 with no details given except that <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/12/ray-fisher-justice-league-probe-ends-remedial-action-warnermedia-joss-whedon-1234655411/">"remedial action" was being taken</a>.<div type="image" title="justice league" height="830" width="1107" msid="81421260" hostid="261"></div>In February, actress Charisma Carpenter, who starred in the Whedon-created TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," also <a href="https://www.insider.com/buffy-star-charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-2021-2">spoke out</a> against the filmmaker, claiming he "abused his power on numerous occasions."Carpenter's costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/michelle-trachtenberg-joss-whedon-buffy-set-2021-2">Michelle Trachtenberg</a> also shared her story on the "Buffy" set, claiming that there had been a rule created that Whedon was not allowed to be in a room alone with her.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH4s_WjfZF/">"Buffy" star Sarah Michelle Gellar also shared a post on social media,</a> writing that she "stands with all survivors of abuse and am proud of them for speaking out."Whedon's reps did not respond to requests for comment on these accusations.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/what-is-zack-snyder-justice-league">much-anticipated "Snyder Cut"</a> of "Justice League" will be released in a four-hour version on HBO Max on March 18.Though it's a fulfilling moment for the Snyders, Deborah admitted it has been painful to learn what happened on the "Justice League" set after they left."As a female producer I strive for creating a safe work environment for everyone to be creative, so to hear allegations that that happened on a movie with so many of our crew was upsetting," she said. "I applaud Ray and others who came forward in this investigation because I think it takes a lot of courage, quite honestly, to do that."

'Justice League' producer Deborah Snyder says she reported an 'incident' involving Joss Whedon back in 2017

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Actors from <keyword id="1696473" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Charisma-Carpenter">Charisma Carpenter</keyword> to <keyword id="2705513" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ray-Fisher">Ray Fisher</keyword> have alleged Whedon behaved poorly on set.</li><li>The allegations are mostly from his time on "Buffy" (1997-2003) and "Justice League" (2017).</li><li>Whedon was also accused of threatening to harm <keyword id="1670519" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gal-Gadot">Gal Gadot</keyword>'s career while directing "Justice League."</li></ul>In less than a year, writer-director <keyword id="829527" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joss-Whedon">Joss Whedon</keyword> has gone from a Hollywood A-lister known for writing strong-willed female characters to the latest example of a person in the industry accused of abusing their power.Whedon is best known as the creator of popular TV series like "<keyword id="841350" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</keyword>," its spin-off "Angel," and "Firefly," as well as directing hit blockbuster movies "<keyword id="319257" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Avengers">The Avengers</keyword>" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Now, Whedon has been accused by numerous actors of unacceptable behavior on set.What pushed the floodgates opened was a <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1278362556214755329">July 2020 tweet</a> by Ray Fisher, who plays Cyborg in "Justice League," calling out Whedon's behavior after he took over the movie from Zack Snyder.Since then, others like "Buffy" and "Angel" star <a href="https://www.insider.com/buffy-star-charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-2021-2">Charisma Carpenter</a> and Fisher's "Justice League" costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/gal-gadot-justice-league-director-joss-whedon-wasnt-the-best-2020-12">Gal Gadot</a> have spoken out against the director.Here's a timeline of Whedon's recent controversies.<h2>Whedon first faced public scrutiny after his portrayal of Black Widow in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' was labeled misogynistic in 2015</h2><div type="image" title="Scarlett Johansson Black Widow" height="1200" width="1600" msid="82005850" hostid="261"></div>Up to this point in his career, Whedon's reputation in Hollywood was that he was a major feminist voice in the industry. He was known for creating strong female characters, especially on his hit show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003).However, the release of "Avengers: Ave of Ultron" in 2015 threw that reputation into question.The sequel to Whedon's hugely successful "The Avengers" showcases Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow character as a sexy caretaker to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo). In one lambasted scene, she tells the man known for turning into the Hulk that she's a monster too - because she can't have children.Whedon received <a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/5/11/8582081/avengers-age-of-ultron-joss-whedon">a lot</a> of <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/black-widow-this-is-why-we-can-t-have-nice-things-1702333037">backlash</a> for how Black Widow appeared to be reduced to her reproductive system.Whedon left Twitter soon after the release of the movie. However, he <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/joss-whedon-on-leaving-twitter#.oq1dkBEwoB">told BuzzFeed</a> it was "horse----" for people to think it was over that."Every breed of feminism is attacking every other breed, and every subsection of liberalism is always busy attacking another subsection of liberalism, because god forbid they should all band together and actually fight for the cause," he said."Age of Ultron" would mark the last time Whedon would direct a Marvel movie.<h2>In June 2017, Whedon's scrapped 2006 'Wonder Woman' script leaked online. Fans called it 'sexist.'</h2>Many fans who read Whedon's <a href="https://indiegroundfilms.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/wonder-woman-aug7-07-joss-whedon.pdf">unmade 2006 "Wonder Woman" script</a> after it leaked called it "<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/joss-whedon-leak-wonder-woman-script-sexist-a7800571.html">sexist</a>." In the script, Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman leans heavily on her male co-star and love interest, Steve Trevor.A year after the leak, Whedon <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/joss-whedon-wonder-woman-batgirl">told Vanity Fair</a> he thought his script was "great.""I don't know which parts people didn't like but I went and re-read the script after I heard there was a backlash. I think it's great," Whedon said. "People say that it's not woke enough. I think they're not looking at the big picture. It's easy to take one phrase out of context, and [I wasn't] the most woke individual who ever lived at that time, 10 years ago. But I was in there swinging and the movie has integrity and the characters have integrity and I stand by it."<h2>A few months later, Whedon's ex-wife Kai Cole publicly accused Whedon of having 'secret' affairs on the 'Buffy' set</h2><div type="image" title="Joss Whedon Kai Cole Kevin Winter Getty" height="1728" width="2304" msid="82005852" hostid="261"></div>In a guest blog for <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/joss-whedon-feminist-hypocrite-infidelity-affairs-ex-wife-kai-cole-says/">The Wrap</a> in November 2017, titled "Joss Whedon Is a Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals," Cole wrote Whedon had affairs on the set of "Buffy" when they were married.Cole also claims that after their marriage was over, Whedon came clean, writing to her: "When I was running 'Buffy,' I was surrounded by beautiful, needy, aggressive young women. It felt like I had a disease, like something from a Greek myth. Suddenly I am a powerful producer and the world is laid out at my feet and I can't touch it."Cole said that Whedon also admitted that "he hid multiple affairs and a number of inappropriate emotional ones that he had with his actresses, co-workers, fans, and friends, while he stayed married to me."Whedon's rep responded with this statement: "While this account includes inaccuracies and misrepresentations which can be harmful to their family, Joss is not commenting, out of concern for his children and out of respect for his ex-wife."<h2>On July 1, 2020, actor Ray Fisher tweeted that Whedon was 'gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable' on the set of 'Justice League'</h2>After the exit of Zack Snyder on "Justice League" due to the death of his daughter, Whedon, who was already doing rewrites on the movie, was brought on to direct.Whedon's reshoots massively altered Snyder's vision. The movie opened in 2017 and was a critical and box office bust.In July of 2020, actor Ray Fisher - who plays Cyborg in the film - accused Whedon of bad behavior on set."Joss Whedon's on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable," <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1278362556214755329">Fisher tweeted</a>.Fisher's tweet was the first indication that Whedon at the helm of "Justice League" was a disaster.<h2>Later that month, a stunt woman and stunt coordinator on 'Buffy' - who were dating during the making of the series - claimed Whedon demanded they break up or leave the show</h2>"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" stunt coordinator Josh Pruitt as well as Sophia Crawford, who worked as Sarah Michelle Gellar's stunt double for the first four seasons on the show, <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/12/egomaniac-joss-whedon-faces-claims-buffy-stunt-double-12942160/">told Metro in July 2020</a> that they left the show after an ultimatum by Whedon to either end their relationship or leave the series."He went from the humble writer who used to turn to me for ways to shoot fight scenes into a real egomaniac who believed his own hype," Pruitt said. "Then again, maybe he was always that way and I was simply too naive to see it as he never showed that side to me before."According to Pruitt, Whedon told him and Crawford that "no one will ever hire you again after this."<h2>On July 14, 2020, actor James Marsters told a story about Whedon backing him into a wall on the set of 'Buffy'</h2><div type="image" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20th Television" height="671" width="895" msid="82005853" hostid="261"></div>Marsters, who played the popular vampire villain-turned-love-interest Spike, said on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj19YNIu1Mw">"Inside of You" podcast</a> that Whedon once backed him up against a wall."I came along and I wasn't designed to be a romantic character, but then the audience reacted that way to it," Marsters said. "And I remember he backed me up against a wall one day and he was just like, 'I don't care how popular you are, kid, you're dead. You hear me? Dead. Dead!' And I was just like, 'Uh, you know, it's your football, man. OK.'"Marsters' Spike character had an on-and-off relationship with Buffy from season two to the end of the series, something Marsters said Whedon never intended.The actor said Whedon never apologized to him about the incident.<h2>In September of 2020, Jason Momoa said the 'Justice League' cast was treated 's---ty'</h2><div type="image" title="justice league" height="1536" width="2048" msid="82005855" hostid="261"></div>Momoa was the first "Justice League" cast member to back up Fisher's earlier claims of Whedon's behavior on set of the film."This s--- has to stop and needs to be looked at @ray8fisher and everyone else who experienced what happened under the watch of @wbpictures needs proper investigation," <a href="https://www.insider.com/jason-momoa-says-cast-treated-badly-during-justice-league-reshoots-2020-9">Momoa wrote in his Instagram post</a>.Momoa, who plays Aquaman in "Justice League," also claimed that news announcing he was voicing Frosty the Snowman in a Warner Bros. live-action movie on the Christmas character was "fake" and purposely announced on the same day that Fisher tweeted out about Whedon."I just think it's f---ed up that people released a fake Frosty announcement without my permission to try to distract from Ray Fisher speaking up about the s---ty way we were treated on 'Justice League' reshoots.""Serious stuff went down," Momoa continued. "It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable."WarnerMedia conducting an investigation of Whedon's behavior. In December, the result of that investigation was said to have led to "remedial action."<h2>In December 2020, Gal Gadot said her experience working with Whedon on 'Justice League' 'wasn't the best'</h2>In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gadot revealed that she had <a href="https://www.insider.com/gal-gadot-justice-league-director-joss-whedon-wasnt-the-best-2020-12">an issue with Whedon</a>, but unlike Fisher, her issue was taken care of, she said."I'm happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth," Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman in "Justice League," told the paper. "I wasn't there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon - I had my own experience with [him], which wasn't the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it."We would later learn what exactly led to the clash between Gadot and Whedon.<h2>'Buffy' star Charisma Carpenter accused Joss Whedon on February 10, 2021, of abusing his power on the show</h2><div type="image" title="Charisma Joss" height="675" width="900" msid="82005856" hostid="261"></div>Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the show and its spin-off, "Angel," pubicly accused Whedon of abusing his power in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/buffy-star-charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-2021-2">statement on Twitter</a>."Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working on the sets of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel,'" Carpenter wrote in her statement. "While he found his misconduct amusing, it only served to intensify my performance anxiety, disempower me, and alienate me from my peers. The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively."Carpenter said it was Fisher speaking out about Whedon that led to her finally doing the same. She said she also took part in the WarnerMedia investigation of Whedon's behavior on the set of "Justice League."Looking back on her experience working under Whedon, the actress said, "the disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer.""Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me, which wreak havoc on a young actor's self-esteem," Carpenter wrote. "And callously calling me 'fat' to my colleagues when I was 4 months pregnant, weighing 126 lbs. He was mean and biting, disparaging about others openly, and often played favorites, pitting people against one another to compete and vie for his attention and approval."Carpenter went on to give details about her experience with Whedon once she told him she was pregnant."In that closed door meeting, he asked me if I was 'going to keep it' and manipulatively weaponized my womanhood and faith against me," she said."At six months pregnant, I was asked to report to work at 1:00am after my doctor recommended shortening my work hours," she continued. "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. It was clear to me the 1:00am call was retaliatory."After Carpenter's tweet, co-stars like <a href="https://twitter.com/amber_benson/status/1359555694098190337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359555694098190337%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2Fbuffy-star-charisma-carpenter-joss-whedon-2021-221-2">Amber Benson</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH4s_WjfZF/?utm_source=ig_embed">Gellar</a> supported her claim. And Benson said the show had a "toxic environment."Whedon has never responded to Carpenter's claims.<h2>A day later, 'Buffy' star Michelle Trachtenberg revealed Joss Whedon was not allowed to be alone with her on set</h2><div type="image" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20th Century Television" height="1957" width="2609" msid="82005858" hostid="261"></div>In a reply to Gellar's Instagram post supporting Carpenter speaking out about Whedon, Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Dawn Summers on "Buffy," revealed that there was an on-set rule that Whedon wasn't allowed to be in a room alone with her."I am now brave enough now as a 35 year old woman… to repost this," Trachtenberg wrote. "Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior… very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What. Joss. Did."Trachtenberg later added: "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."Whedon has not responded to Trachtenberg's claim.<h2>In March 2021, 'Justice League' producer Deborah Snyder said she reported an inappropriate incident involving Whedon to Warner Bros.</h2>It turns out before Fisher's tweet about Whedon, Warner Bros., the studio that released "Justice League," was aware of the director's behavior on set.Deborah Snyder, the wife of Zack Snyder and his producing partner, <a href="https://www.insider.com/deborah-snyder-justice-league-zack-snyder-cut-joss-whedon-2021-3">told Insider</a> that she was informed of an inappropriate incident involving Whedon before the movie's theatrical release in 2017."There was one incident I was aware of that I had reported back to the studio right before the movie came out," she said. "I went to the higher-ups that someone came to me about Joss.""I think it was resolved in a way that the person was happy with," Snyder continued. "That's all I can really say."WarnerMedia confirmed Snyder's report to Insider but had no further comment. Reps for Whedon declined to comment.<h2>In April 2021, an explosive report claimed Whedon had threatened to harm Gal Gadot's career if she didn't say the lines he wrote for 'Justice League' reshoots</h2><div type="image" title="wonder woman 1984 diana prince wonder woman" height="1509" width="2012" msid="82005860" hostid="261"></div>In an explosive story in The Hollywood Reporter, Fisher went on the record for the first time about the allegations he made against Whedon. In the story, a source also claimed the director <a href="https://www.insider.com/joss-whedon-threatened-gal-gadot-career-justice-league-2021-4">threatened to harm Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot's career</a>.Sources told the trade that Gadot pushed back on lines Whedon wanted her to say, which led to a confrontation."Joss was bragging that he's had it out with Gal," a witness on the set told THR. "He told her he's the writer and she's going to shut up and say the lines and he can make her look incredibly stupid in this movie."Citing a knowledgeable source, THR said that Gadot and "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins "went to battle" with Whedon, which led to a sitdown with then-Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara.Gadot told THR in a statement: "I had my issues with [Whedon] and Warner Bros. handled it in a timely manner."

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