Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Trump Hating Movie Director Joss Whedon Faces Charges of Cruelty From Co-Workers

Trump hating Joss Whedon is in career free fall. The Cut reports:
Since the start of his career, Joss Whedon has cultivated a reputation as a progressive writer and director, one whose work — including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and The Avengers — features strong, complicated female leads. In recent years, his self-described “woke bae” image has shattered. In 2017, Whedon’s ex-wife accused him of multiple infidelities during their marriage, all while he was posturing as a male feminist; that year also saw the leak of his egregiously sexist 2006 script for Wonder Woman. More recently, Whedon has been accused of “gross, abusive” behavior on set, first by Justice League actor Ray Fisher. Then Charisma Carpenter — who played a pivotal role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as its spinoff, Angel — confirmed a rumor that has long been swirling in the industry, that Whedon allegedly retaliated against her over her pregnancy.
Joss sure is something.