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Former Joss Whedon Associates Back Abuse Claims

Paul Bois
Former Joss Whedon Associates Back Abuse Claims
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Following actress Charisma Carpenter publicly alleging that director Joss Whedon regularly engaged in abusive behavior on the set of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a number of former Whedon associates have come forward to bolster Carpenter’s claims.

In a lengthy post on social media last week, Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia on “Buffy” and the spinoff show “Angel,” claimed that Whedon was “mean and biting” after she became pregnant, calling her fat and putting her through intentionally difficult work hours.

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