Joss Whedon: Buffy and Justice League director denies misconduct claims - BBC News

US director Joss Whedon has denied allegations of misconduct on the sets of productions like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Justice League.

In a lengthy New York magazine article published on Monday, Whedon denied having "threatened" Gadot's career.

He said he jokingly told her she would have to tie his body to a railway track and do it over his dead body, and that the Israeli actress had misunderstood that to mean he was threatening to tie her to a track.

But Gadot told New York Magazine there was no such misunderstanding.

"I understood perfectly," she told the publication.

In a Forbes interview, Fisher claimed he'd been told Whedon had used colour correction to change an actor of colour's complexion because he didn't like the actor's skin tone.

But that allegation was removed from the interview because the magazine said it was primarily based on third-person information.

Whedon has now told New York magazine he brightened the entire movie, including all the actors' faces, and that he had talked about his changes with Fisher for hours.

He said the conversations were friendly and respectful, and denied Fisher's allegations, saying none were "true or merited discussing".

Whedon told New York magazine he was "not mannerly" with Carpenter when she told him she was pregnant, but denied having ever called her fat.

Whedon told New York magazine he had no idea what the actress was talking about?

The director, who told the publication he has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from events in his childhood, admitted in the article that he could have handled his job and his marriage better - he had numerous affairs with colleagues and fans - but still believes he's "one of the greatest showrunners ever".