The drama revolving around allegations against Justice League director Joss Whedon continues to thicken, as Ray Fisher (Cyborg) has just openly refuted a statement from Warner Bros. addressing the issues with the film. This is the latest in a series of developments stemming from accusations against Whedon spanning back to the beginning of July.
In July, Fisher alleged toxic and abusive behavior from the director on the set of Justice League, saying Whedon’s behavior had been enabled by DC writer Geoff Johns and producer Jon Berg. He later claimed that DC Films President Walter Hamada had contacted him soon after to attempt to smooth things over. According to Fisher, he had also been in touch with a third party investigator hired by Warner Bros. Pictures. A spokesperson from Warner Bros. released a statement giving their side of the story, and Fisher quickly responded, saying the statement was an “attempt to discredit me to continue protecting those in power.”
The statement insisted that Hamada, whom Fisher said had “attempted to throw Joss Whedon and Jon Berg under the bus in hopes that I would relent on Geoff Johns,” did no such thing and simply offered to bring the actor’s allegations up to WarnerMedia directly. Notably, the spokesperson also alleged that, while they had hired an independent investigator, Fisher had avoided the investigator’s attempts to contact him.
Fisher quickly responded on Twitter with an email he had sent on August 26th detailing his interactions with the investigator, contrary to the claims from Warner Bros. He also included a video he had posted on August 21st, stating that he had every intention of personally vetting the investigator to ensure the issue was handled fairly. All the while, Fisher continually reiterated his stance that “Accountability>Entertainment.”
It’s worth noting that the Warner Bros. spokesperson also claimed that Fisher had yet to produce a “credible allegation of misconduct,” which interestingly could mean any number of things depending on who determines credibility. The allegations certainly seemed credible enough to hire an investigator, even if the stories on what happened afterward still don’t match up. Sometimes allegations are all there are to go on, and it’s the investigator’s job to determine credibility, not the studio.
Hopefully this issue is cleared up soon and the truth is revealed. In a world where abuses of power run rampant among productions both great and small, these allegations deserve nothing less than a full investigation. If Fisher’s claims are disproved, fine, that’s the end of it. But the eternal question remains: when even credible allegations have ruined people’s careers, what would someone hope to gain from false accusations?
Source: Deadline
![\"IT電腦補習](\"http://itteacheritfreelance.hk/test/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/logo2-2.png\"){kind=logo}
www.itsec.hk
www.itsec.vip
www.itseceu.uk
Leave a Reply