Sarah Michelle Gellar Describes Working On An “Extremely Toxic Male Set”
Earlier this year, more allegations came out about Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon being a boss with the social graces of a rabid squirrel. And as charming as that may seem, it doesn’t work on set when you’re primarily being mean to the women who don’t want to fuck you. Poor little rich man. Former stars of the show, like Charisma Carpenter and Danny Strong, have already mentioned him as being a tyrant toward some of the actors. However, the star of the show Sarah Michelle Gellar has only offered support and never spoken out directly. UNTIL NOW! But then again, not really.
According to People, at TheWrap’s Power of Women Summit in Los Angeles, SMG briefly talked about working on an “extremely toxic male set.” SMG didn’t mention Buffy or Joss by name, but we all know what she’s talking about. Oh, SMG, we appreciate your attempt at being coy, but you should have started your speech with, “Joss Whedon is a dick!”
“For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set,” Gellar shared, per The Wrap. “And so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like, and that women were pitted against each other — that if women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down.”
“Now that I’ve had this opportunity to work with so many more women and men that support women as well, I realized how easy an experience it can be, but… unfortunately we’re still in that place where all of those departments a lot of times need to be women for us to have a voice,” Gellar said.
And with that, any plans for a Buffy reboot with the original cast are over. Thanks a lot, Joss! He hasn’t responded to SMG’s claim, but he’s probably at the grocery store picking up a dozen cartons of eggs to throw at her house later because that’s what overgrown spurned dorks do with their free time.
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