Buffy actress Charisma Carpenter accuses show creator Joss Whedon of being 'toxic and absusive'

Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Charisma Carpenter has hit out against the show's creator Joss Whedon, calling him 'toxic' and 'cruel', claiming he called her fat and killed her character off after she had a baby. Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Charisma Carpenter has hit out against the show's creator Joss Whedon, calling him 'toxic' and 'cruel', claiming he called her fat and threatened to fire her when she got pregnant Carpenter, who portrayed Cordelia Chase in the drama series for three seasons and then in its spin-off series Angel, made the allegations in a Wednesday Twitter post 'For nearly two decades, I have held my tongue and even made excuses for certain events that traumatize me to this day,' Carpenter began in her post. As a result of Whedon’s alleged toxic workplace behavior, Carpenter said she experienced Braxton Hicks contractions, or false labor pains often brought on by stress, during filming in 2003 Carpenter claims Whedon would regularly make 'passive-aggressive' threats to fire her throughout the filming of the two shows, which she said 'wreaks havoc on a young actor’s self-esteem' Citing a series of 'disturbing incidents', Carpenter claimed her interactions with Whedon triggered an unspecified 'chronic physical condition' that she still allegedly suffers from today, some 20 years later Once eventually informed, Carpenter said Whedon requested a one-on-one meeting with her, in which he allegedly asked her, ' going to keep it?' As a result of Whedon’s alleged toxic workplace behavior, Carpenter said she experienced Braxton Hicks contractions, or false labor pains often brought on by stress during filming in 2003 The lead in Buffy, Sarah Michelle Gellar, voiced support for Carpenter in an Instagram post on Wednesday, which read: '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. Sophia Crawford and Jeff Pruitt, a now-married couple who met while working on Buffy’s stunt team, also accused Whedon of abuse Prior to Carpenter's Wednesday post, the most recent allegation of toxic workplace behavior against Whedon was made by actor Ray Fisher, who accused him last summer of 'gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable' while on the set of Justice League in 2017.