It is with a beating, heavy heart that I say I coped in isolation and, at times, destructively. “The disturbing incidents triggered a chronic physical condition from which I still suffer. In a lengthy message shared on her social media on Wednesday, Carpenter wrote of the show creator, “Joss Whedon abused his power on numerous occasions while working together on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel,” she wrote. She was the female lead on Angel for four of its five seasons, returning as a guest star in its 100th episode in its final season. She starred for the first three seasons on the series before her character went on to star opposite David Boreanaz in Buffy spinoff Angel. I admire, respect, and love you.”Ĭarpenter was an original series regular on The WB Network/UPN’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing high school student Cordelia Chase. She also expressed her hope that Carpenter and “countless others feel the solidarity and connection” they have “likely missed for too long.” “It starts and will end because of courageous truth-tellers like you. She studied piano and drums and practiced several types of dance growing up. She played lead roles on the Fox TV series Dollhouse and Tru Calling. She was born on December 30,1980, Watertown, MA. What I’m learning more and more - and have personally found most valuable - is that profound healing can only come from naming and disclosing what actually happened, the necessary first step (once someone’s ready) to freeing ourselves from our secrets, untold truths which have kept us isolated, ashamed and held hostage.”ĭushku went on to say that “neglecting to ‘name’ the power/gender/sexual/racial abuse epidemic in the entertainment industry (and for that matter society in general), enables the abusers and only emboldens and ultimately fortifies abusive systems.” Her film roles include True Lies, The New Guy, Bring It On and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. She went on to write, “I frequently think of the saying, “We are as sick as our secrets.” Our secrets indeed make and keep us sick.
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