Early this month, Ray Fisher accused Joss Whedon of abusive behavior on the set of “Justice League.” Fisher now says there is an investigation underway to “get to the heart” of the allegations, and that Whedon should be “scared” of the investigation.
During a spotlight panel at the online Justice Con event, Fisher talked about his comments from early this month alleging that Joss Whedon engaged in “gross, abusive, unprofessional” behavior on the set of “Justice League.” When asked to compare working with both Snyder and Whedon on the film, Fisher quickly dismissed comparing both directors, but did speak about his recent comments.
“What I will say toward the Joss Whedon situation is obviously I put out some pretty strong words and some pretty strong comments about Joss Whedon, and every single one of those words, every single one of those comments, is true,” Fisher said. “There is a process that is being undergone as we speak to get to the heart of everything that I’m talking about.”
The actor also doubled down on his allegations and challenged Whedon head-on, saying “If anything I said about that man is untrue, I invite him wholeheartedly to sue me for libel, to sue me for slander.” Whedon was going to have a panel at Comic-Con@Home Friday evening, but it was canceled without much fanfare.
Fisher also responded to a statement by “Justice League” producer Jon Berg, “His denial of the situation, his denial of the enabling of that situation was asinine, it was tone deaf, and it was completely disrespectful to the situation,” Fisher added. “That man is scared. He should also be, because we’re going to get to the heart of it.”
Fisher didn’t offer any further details on the allegations, but he says that he’s taking action. “It’s taken me two and a half years to get all the information I need to be able to build something that’s strong enough so people can’t dismiss it,” the actor explained, saying he has approached people who would be “willing to speak” and has started a process that is “making sure that people can tell their stories in a confidential way that they don’t get any sort of retribution done against them.”
You can watch the rest of the panel below:
