David Boreanaz has come out and spoken on the Joss Whedon scandal following the recent allegations of misconduct directed towards him by Charisma Carpenter.
David Boreanaz Backs Charisma Carpenter Over The Joss Whedon Scandal
He told his fans on Twitter how he is backing Charisma: “I am here for you to listen and support you. Proud of your strength,” to which she replied: “I know you’re there for me, David. I appreciate all you’ve done to demonstrate that support privately as well. Especially since Wednesday. Thank you so much.”
This was all in response to the shocking revelation made by Charisma last week. She told her fans how she had been suffering silently: “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 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. 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.” And the scandal also impacted on the health of another Buffy star, Anthony Head. He told This Morning: “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. 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.”
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