Joss Whedon

There was a time when Joss Whedon could do no wrong. From Firefly to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, It seemed like everything he touched became a hit. You couldn’t be a proper nerd if you didn’t love at least one of his properties (mine was Firefly, though I can still sing all the words to every song in Dr. Horrible).

But—and at this point, I’m not even sure why we bother being surprised at this stuff anymore—it appears there may be a dark side to him. Many actors that he has worked with have come forward to claim that he engaged in some pretty crappy behaviors; the phrase “casual cruelty” gets thrown around a lot. WarnerMedia investigated these claims and says that “remedial action was taken,” whatever that means.