The beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar recently made explosive revelations about a past work environment she experienced as a young actress.
During a speech at The Wrap’s Power Women Summit in Los Angeles, Gellar opened up about the “toxic” workplace she encountered, leaving a lasting impression on her.
She is now a vocal supporter of creating a better and safer work environment for all employees in the industry. It looks like the 45-year-old actress is not afraid of speaking her truth!
“For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set, and so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like,”
Gellar said. She then claimed “women were pitted against each other” on purpose, per Fox News.
“If women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down,” the “Cruel Intentions” star continued.
Shocking Allegations! Sarah Michelle Gellar speaks out against “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon! The actress, who starred in the hit show from 1997-2003, has come forward with claims that Whedon created a “hostile and toxic work environment” on set.
Carpenter further accused Whedon of targeting her for her faith and firing her after she had a baby. Gellar, who has remained quiet since her initial statement, says she doesn’t want to be “associated with the name Joss Whedon” forever.
“Casually cruel’ is a perfect way of describing Joss,” writer Jose Molina agreed at the time. “He thought being mean was funny. Making female writers cry during a notes session was especially hysterical. He actually liked to boast about the time he made one writer cry twice in one meeting.”
During a recent lecture, Gellar stated that, with the exception of one poisonous environment, her experiences in Hollywood have been generally pleasant.
“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,” she said. “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.”