Joss Whedon Has No Comment Following Ray Fisher's Claims Of Unprofessional Behavior

Joss Whedon Has No Comment Following Ray Fisher's Claims Of Unprofessional Behavior

Earlier today, Justice League actor Ray Fisher (Cyborg) made headlines when he accused director Joss Whedon of "gross, abusive" behavior on the set of the movie, but the filmmaker has declined to respond.

By MarkCassidy - Jul 01, 2020 02:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Justice League

Justice League star Ray Fisher sent the internet into tizzy earlier today when he made some pretty shocking claims about director Joss Whedon, who stepped in to finish the DC Comics team-up movie when Zack Snyder was forced to leave the project.

According to Fisher, Whedon's on-set treatment of the cast and crew "was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable." The actor also said that the Avengers director was "enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg."

Variety reached out to Whedon and a Warner Bros. rep for a response, but were met with a "no comment" from both parties. The filmmaker is expected to release some kind of statement in his own time, however.

Berg did respond to the trade, saying that it was “categorically untrue that we enabled any unprofessional behavior," and adding that he recalls Fisher being upset that they wanted him to say Cyborg's signature "booyah" phrase from the Teen Titans animated series.

None of Fisher's Justice League castmates have come forward to back up these accusations yet, but long-time DC portrait photographer - who also happens to be a close friend of Snyder's - did send out the following response to Ray's Tweet.

Meanwhile, Serenity actor Alan Tudyk has come out in support of Whedon.

Other, less reliable sources also seem to think that this is just the beginning, and Fisher's comments will ultimately lead to many other actors sharing stories about Whedon's unacceptable on-set conduct. That remains to be seen, of course.

What do you guys think? Were you surprised to hear these type of accusations leveled at Whedon? Drop us a comment down below.

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Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 2:29 PM
This isn't new exactly though, sadly. It came out he was a horrible person on the set of Buffy. So I'm not exactly shocked by any of this.
dracula
dracula - 7/1/2020, 2:32 PM
@Pasto - if you are refering to what his ex wife said fine, but what has anyone who worked with him on Buffy said
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 2:37 PM
@dracula - Fourth paragraph from the top (I suggest you read the entire thing) http://www.thewrap.com/joss-whedon-feminist-hypocrite-infidelity-affairs-ex-wife-kai-cole-says/
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 7/1/2020, 2:41 PM
@Pasto - Having affairs with coworkers or fans is not “on set” behavior... unless he was literally banging people on set.
lvcl
lvcl - 7/1/2020, 2:42 PM
@Pasto -

He is the director and actors must do what he says.

Ray Fisher looks like a bigmouth without experience
dracula
dracula - 7/1/2020, 2:43 PM
@Pasto - for some reason its not letting me read it. Yeah he cheated on his wife, but seriously nobody else from that time in his life has said anything against him. So yes he was a dick to his wife, but he did nothing illegal.

Also some of the best directors and actors of the past were well known assholes
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 2:43 PM
@Chewtoy - It was said that the affairs he had were with his "young nerdy" actresses on the set of Buffy that he was surrounded by. So yeah, I'd take that was "banging people on set", which is more less an abuse of power.
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/1/2020, 2:53 PM
@lvcl - You don’t know how this works.

Your boss tells you to jump off a roof, you do it?
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 2:53 PM
@dracula - It's not illegal to be unprofessional or an asshole. To my knowledge, Whedon hasn't committed a crime. He's just had various people say he is essentially a dick/douche bag to work with or be around.
dracula
dracula - 7/1/2020, 2:56 PM
@Pasto - good to know. Thats why people dont care about what happened with his wife. Nobody else said anything so its safe to say nobody was forced into anything and like in said,
Hitchcock
Brando
And plenty of others were well known assholes
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 7/1/2020, 3:00 PM
@Pasto - The thing is, it doesn’t actually say who he had affairs with. It juxtaposes a supposed comment from him (as relayed by his ex wife) that he was suddenly surrounded by temptation as a powerful producer that he “couldn’t touch”, and it then says he had his first affair during “Buffy”. It also says that he had a number of affairs and “a number of inappropriate emotional ones that he had with his actresses, co-workers, fans and friends”, but it doesn’t say which were which.

It’s certainly written to lead you to the conclusion that he used his power to take advantage of actresses, but it avoids actually saying so. No actresses have ever made that claim, that I’m aware of.
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 3:00 PM
@dracula - Ok well hang on. Brando straight up sexually assaulted his cast member. That's a tad bit different
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 3:02 PM
@Chewtoy - While you're correct, I feel like the past 10 (I'd say) years are examples of how it takes time for people to be brave enough to come out and say or share stories with how people in positions of power use that power to get some form of sexual gratification. So sure, someone hasn't come forward right now and said "Joss Whedon made me do X", but if any of the things said are true about how he acts on set of his projects and his overall personality (and tbh, from seeing how he acts I wouldn't exactly be shocked) then it's only a matter of time.
dracula
dracula - 7/1/2020, 3:05 PM
@Pasto - He did? I knew he was an asshole, and a diva, but did not know about that.

My point though is, someone being a scumbag does not make their work bad. Roman Palanski's The Pianist was still great and as a movie earned the best picture. Rosemarry's baby is still great. to be clear not saying Palanski deserves any forgiveness, just saying, a good movie or show is still a good movie or show
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 3:07 PM
@dracula - I understand what you're *trying* to say but your examples aren't exactly the best. Brando inserted a stick of butter into his co-star for a scene he had with her (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/12/05/why-the-last-tango-in-paris-rape-scene-is-generating-such-an-outcry-now/) and Polanski is an honest to god pedophile.

A better example of someone being a dick or an asshole but still having good movies or projects would be like, Clint Eastwood or something. He's an ass and a grumpy old (semi) racist man, but his movie are good.
Himura
Himura - 7/1/2020, 3:09 PM
@dracula - Yeah him being a scumbag doesnt make his work bad, its the fact that his show Buffy was all about empowering women and he was a big proponent of that to his fans. Him being ousted by his own wife for cheating on her and treating her this way makes him a hypocrite and tarnishes the work of Buffy.
dracula
dracula - 7/1/2020, 3:14 PM
@Himura - Wouldn't say it tarnishes Buffy, its still a great show that opened the door for a lot more female led action show, and its influence can still be seen today. Like seriously there were so many buffy knock offs, some are still around.

Cant wait for his new show on HBO
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 7/1/2020, 3:17 PM
@Pasto - I still haven’t seen much of an account of bad behavior on the sets of his projects, myself. That’s what I’m looking to find, as that would be in line with what Fisher is claiming. Do you happen to have a link to anything?
Pasto
Pasto - 7/1/2020, 3:25 PM
@Chewtoy - http://www.thewrap.com/joss-whedon-feminist-hypocrite-infidelity-affairs-ex-wife-kai-cole-says/ (Note: Claiming to be a feminist while using the set of your popular TV show that is cast full of young impressionable women as your hunting ground is a sleezy nasty thing to do)
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