Sarah Michelle Gellar became known for her role in the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. A shoot of which she has very bad memories because of the “toxic male environment”, as she explains.
This is not the first time that we have learned that the world of cinema and series is plagued by a few crooked directors and producers who take advantage of their power to harass young actresses. Sarah Michelle Gellar made itbitter experience while filming the Buffy the Vampire Slayer saga. The 45-year-old actress played Buffy Summers, the heroine of the series, which marked many young people in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Guest of the Power Women Summit event – which gives voice to several influential women in the entertainment world – organized by the website The Wrap on Wednesday in Los Angeles, Sarah Michelle Gellar returned to her debut in front of the camera, of which she has a bad memory.
“For a long time I was on a set that I think was known to be an extremely toxic male set. And so, it was ingrained in my head that this was what all the sets looked like, and the women were pitted against each other – that if the women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to remain discreet“, she launched. The star of Buffy the vampire slayer explained how this shoot influenced the rest of her career and what it means for the future of women in film. “Now that I’ve had the opportunity to work with many more women and men who support women as well, I’ve realized how easy the experience can be, but… unfortunately we’re still at that stage. where these fields often need more women for us to have a voice.”
Another actress had already castigated the attitude of the director of the series
She’s not the first actress to castigate the environment of the supernatural series. In February 2021, another star of the series, Charisma Carpenter also spoke out against Buffy and Angel creator Joss Whedon. In a long and moving statement posted on social media, the actress accused the director of having abused her power, including repeatedly threatening to fire her and placing additional work stress on her while she was pregnant. “For nearly two decades, I held my tongue and made excuses for certain events that still traumatize me to this day,” the actress said. “Joss Whedon abused his power many times while we worked together on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. While he found his misbehavior amusing, it only heightened my performance anxiety. , taking away my responsibility and distancing myself from my peers”.