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Joss Whedon is finally addressing the many allegations of misconduct that have been leveled him by Justice League stars Gal Gadot and Ray Fisher, and by cast members of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

In a new profile for Vulture, the superstar showrunner admits having affairs with various Buffy employees when the show was on the air, and says he feels fucking terrible about them, mainly because it messes up the power dynamic.

Still, Whedon insists he felt he had to sleep with the women working for him and was powerless to resist.

Im not actually joking, Whedon insisted, saying he was surrounded by the types of women who would have ignored him when he was younger and feared if he didnt have sex with them, he would always regret it.

Whedon also denies Gadots claim that he threatened to ruin her career during an argument on the set of Justice League, saying she didnt understand his flowery way of speaking.

I dont threaten people. Who does that? Whedon said. English is not her first language, and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech.

In Whedons version, the two were arguing over a scene that Gadot wanted cut. Whedon said he joked that if she wanted to get rid of it, she would have to tie him to a railroad track and do it over his dead body.

Then I was told that I had said something about her dead body and tying her to the railroad track, he said.

Gadots response: I understood perfectly, she told Vulture via email.

Actor Ray Fisher who played Cyborg in the 2017 film also accused Whedon of slashing the characters presence and making choices that he thought would be offensive to the Black community.

He also accused Whedon of changing an actor of colors complexion to lighten their skin tone.

Whedon told Vulture that he gave the whole movie a lighter look in preproduction and that included the skin tones of all the characters.

He insists the only reason Fishers role was cut in his version of the film was because the story line logically made no sense, and he felt the acting was bad.

Whedon said none of Fishers claims were either true or merited discussing, and suggested there was some kind of conspiracy to get him.

Were talking about a malevolent force, he said. Were talking about a bad actor in both senses.

Fisher commented obliquely on Whedon on his Twitter post, but suggested there were more important issues.

Looks like Joss Whedon got to direct an endgame after all

Rather than address all of the lies and buffoonery todayI will be celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Tomorrow the work continues.#MLKDay

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Looks like Joss Whedon got to direct an endgame after all

Rather than address all of the lies and buffoonery todayI will be celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Tomorrow the work continues.#MLKDay

A>E
Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) January 17, 2022

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