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#’Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar slams ‘extremely toxic male set’ early in career

“‘Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar slams ‘extremely toxic male set’ early in career”

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed that early in her career, she had it “ingrained” in her head that all sets were “extremely toxic.”

At the Wrap’s Power Women Summit on Wednesday, Gellar, 45, discussed the manipulative and misogynistic behavior prevalent in those workplaces.

“For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set,” she said. “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.”

Gellar never called out “Buffy” showrunner Joss Whedon by name — but the embattled filmmaker has racked up allegations of toxicity and abuse.

“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 continued.

Sarah Michelle Gellar attends TheWrap's 5th Annual Power Women Summit at Fairmont Miramar - Hotel & Bungalows on December 14, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.
Sarah Michelle Gellar at the Wrap’s fifth-annual Power Women Summit on Wednesday in Santa Monica, California.
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Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer."
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” starred Alyson Hannigan (clockwise from top) as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers and Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris.
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Whedon has faced multiple allegations from several stars across his productions.

In February 2021, Charisma Carpenter, 52, who played Cordelia Chase on “Buffy” and its spinoff, “Angel,” took to social media to accuse Whedon of “toxic” and “hostile” behavior.

“Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel,” Carpenter wrote in her statement.

Gellar offered her solidarity, saying: “While I am proud to have my name associated with Buffy Summers, I don’t want to be forever associated with the name Joss Whedon … I stand with all survivors of abuse and am proud of them for speaking out.”

Amber Benson, 45, who played Tara on “Buffy,” additionally shared her experience at the time, tweeting: “Buffy was a toxic environment and it starts at the top.”

Michelle Trachtenberg, 37, claimed Whedon engaged in “not appropriate behavior” when she was just a teen on the set of “Buffy.”

Joss Whedon,(right), creator, writer and director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer talks to Sarah Michelle Gellar, with cast in background.
Whedon talks to Gellar on the set of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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Whedon was also accused of “abusive” behavior on the set of the 2017 “Justice League” film.

Ray Fisher, 35, claimed that Whedon’s behavior on set was “gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable.” Jason Momoa, 43, echoed Fisher’s allegations.

This January, Whedon denied the allegations of abuse.

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