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12-15-2022, 03:42 AM
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“If women became friends, then we became too powerful,” Gellar said at the TheWrap’s Power of Women Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday
By Tracey Harrington McCoy
Published on December 14, 2022 11:29 PM
Sarah Michelle Gellar, who rose to fame playing Buffy Summers on Joss Whedon's TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (https://www.pajiba.com/pajiba_love/sarah-michelle-gellar-calls-buffy-an-extremely-toxic-male-set.php), is opening up (https://www.thewrap.com/sarah-michelle-gellar-extremely-toxic-male-set-buffy/) about her time working on a "toxic" set (https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/sarah-michelle-gellar-calls-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-an-extremely-toxic-male-set/) earlier in her career.
Though she did not specifically call out Whedon or the popular television series by name, the 45-year-old actress described her experience on a male-dominated set at the Power of Storytelling: Producers Roundtable at the TheWrap's Power of Women Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
"For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set," Gellar shared, per The Wrap. "And so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like, and that women were pitted against each other — that if women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down."
The Cruel Intentions star explained how this informed the rest of her career and what it means for the future of women in film.
"Now that I've had this opportunity to work with so many more women and men that support women as well, I realized how easy an experience it can be, but… unfortunately we're still in that place where all of those departments a lot of times need to be women for us to have a voice," Gellar said.
Representatives for Whedon did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
“If women became friends, then we became too powerful,” Gellar said at the TheWrap’s Power of Women Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday
By Tracey Harrington McCoy
Published on December 14, 2022 11:29 PM
Sarah Michelle Gellar, who rose to fame playing Buffy Summers on Joss Whedon's TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (https://www.pajiba.com/pajiba_love/sarah-michelle-gellar-calls-buffy-an-extremely-toxic-male-set.php), is opening up (https://www.thewrap.com/sarah-michelle-gellar-extremely-toxic-male-set-buffy/) about her time working on a "toxic" set (https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/sarah-michelle-gellar-calls-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-an-extremely-toxic-male-set/) earlier in her career.
Though she did not specifically call out Whedon or the popular television series by name, the 45-year-old actress described her experience on a male-dominated set at the Power of Storytelling: Producers Roundtable at the TheWrap's Power of Women Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
"For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set," Gellar shared, per The Wrap. "And so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like, and that women were pitted against each other — that if women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down."
The Cruel Intentions star explained how this informed the rest of her career and what it means for the future of women in film.
"Now that I've had this opportunity to work with so many more women and men that support women as well, I realized how easy an experience it can be, but… unfortunately we're still in that place where all of those departments a lot of times need to be women for us to have a voice," Gellar said.
Representatives for Whedon did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.