Anthony Head and James Marsters have spoken on the allegations made by Charisma Carpenter against the show’s creator Joss Whedon.
Anthony Head and James Marsters Speak Out On The Joss Whedon Scandal
In an interview with This Morning, Anthony expressed how it has been a terrible ordeal which has impacted on his health: “I’ve been up most of the night just running through my memories thinking, ‘What did I miss? And this is not a man saying, ‘I didn’t see it, so it didn’t happen.’ It’s just; I am gutted, I’m seriously gutted, because one of my memories, my fondest memories of Buffy, was the fact that it was so empowering, not just in the words of the script, but the family feel of the show.”
And he continued by revealing how he wished he could have helped the situation if he knew about it at the time: “I’m really sad if people went through these experiences that they didn’t — I was a sort of like a father figure and I would hope that someone would come to me and say, ‘I’m struggling’ or ‘I just had a horrible conversation. Admittedly the first post by Charisma was when she was working on Angel, and I was long gone, but there are other posts subsequently that are making me think, ‘How on earth did I not know this was going on?”
The impact of the scandal has been far and wide since Charisma released her statement. She said at the time: “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.” And the show’s other star James Marsters, who was best known for playing Spike, has also added his input.
He told his fans via Twitter that he condemns any kind of abuse: “While I will always be honoured to have played the character of Spike, the Buffy set was not without challenges. I do not support abuse of any kind and am heartbroken to learn of the experiences of some of the cast. I send my love and support to all involved.”
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