Sarah Michelle Gellar Opens Up About All Those Rumors Of Cast Feuds On Buffy
17.03.2022 - 16:23
/ perezhilton.com
Less than a week after the — brace yourselves!!! — 25th anniversary of the premiere of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, we’re getting an unprecedented look behind the curtain courtesy of a new book.
This week, Evan Ross Katz released his book Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts. It’s part oral history, part re-examination of a series that was once thought of as a feminist masterpiece. In light of recent revelations of bad behavior behind the scenes, the book includes some truly tea-spilling interviews with the stars.
Yes, that includes the Slayer herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who got real about rumors of cast feuds. While she admitted there were certainly issues, she also had the wisdom that hindsight brings, meaning she could point to some of the larger causes.
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Alluding to the elephant in the room — accusations that Joss Whedon fostered a toxic work environment — SMG said:
The Cruel Intentions star referred to rumors of fights with David Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan (neither of whom chose to be interviewed for the book), saying:
And yes, she heard the rumors that she was the source of a lot of the fighting on set — the real stuff, not the ones where vampires poofed into CGI dust. She noted how she “had a lot on my shoulders” as a 19-year-old first-time TV lead, but she took responsibility as well, saying:
Most of SMG’s co-stars stood up for her, too, you’ll be glad to hear!
Danny Strong, who played nerdy Jonathan, said there was a lot of jealousy towards Sarah, going so far as to say it was “definitely pettier than other sets” he’s worked on. And he went on to co-create Empire, so that’s saying