“If it had been me producing that show, I would have killed Spike off in a heartbeat,” Marsters admitted to Radio Times. This tension is not lost on Marsters, who admits he wouldn’t have kept his character around. But it’s also hard to narratively justify a vampire turning from Slayer-killer to trusted ally to love interest. Sure, it’s easy to see how he became a favorite among fans, with his shocking blonde hair, leather duster, and bad attitude.
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Whatever else you think of the vampire-turned-love interest of the influential tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, actor James Marsters wants you to know that he’s a monster. It was clear to me the 1:00am call was retaliatory.Spike is a monster. "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. "At six months pregnant, I was asked to report to work at 1:00am after my doctor recommended shortening my work hours," she continued. "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. 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."Ĭarpenter went on to give details about her experience with Whedon once she told him she was pregnant. "And callously calling me 'fat' to my colleagues when I was 4 months pregnant, weighing 126 lbs. "Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me, which wreak havoc on a young actor's self-esteem," Carpenter wrote. Looking back on her experience working under Whedon, the actress said, "the disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer."
She said she also took part in the WarnerMedia investigation of Whedon's behavior on the set of "Justice League." It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively."Ĭarpenter said it was Fisher speaking out about Whedon that led to her finally doing the same. The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. "While he found his misconduct amusing, it only served to intensify my performance anxiety, disempower me, and alienate me from my peers. "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. 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." On July 1, 2020, actor Ray Fisher tweeted that Whedon was 'gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable' on the set of 'Justice League'Īfter 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.Ĭharisma Carpenter (left) and Joss Whedon (right).Ĭarpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the show and its spin-off, "Angel," pubicly accused Whedon of abusing his power in a statement on Twitter. Suddenly I am a powerful producer and the world is laid out at my feet and I can't touch it."Ĭole 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." It felt like I had a disease, like something from a Greek myth. It often indicates a user profile.Ĭole 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. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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