Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and Angel star Charisma Carpenter has levelled allegations of mental abuse at the shows' creator Joss Whedon.
The claims come months after Ray Fisher, an actor on Whedon's Justice League movie, accused him of "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable" behaviour on set.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Carpenter, 50, wrote: "For nearly two decades, I have held my tongue and even made excuses for certain events that traumatize me to this day.
"Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working together on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
"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.
"Last summer, when Ray Fisher publicly accused Joss of abusive and unprofessional behaviour toward the cast and crew during reshoots on the Justice League set in 2017, it gutted me.
"Joss has a history of being casually cruel. He has created hostile and toxic work environments since his early career. I know because I experienced it first-hand. Repeatedly.
"Like his ongoing, passive-aggressive threats to fire me, which wreaks havoc on a young actor's self-esteem. And callously calling me 'fat' to 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."
Whedon has yet to comment on Carpenter's allegations.
Neil Wilkes
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