Sarah Michelle Gellar has opened up about the legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer following the various allegations of abusive behaviour from creator J*ss W*edon.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the pop icon said she’s “not the only person” who has to wrestle with the consequences of the aforementioned individual, who was accused of misconduct on several film and TV sets, from Buffy to DC’s Justice League. “I hope the legacy hasn’t changed,” said Gellar. “I hope that it gives the success back to the people that put in all of the work.
I will always be proud of Buffy. I will always be proud of what my castmates did, what I did. “Was it an ideal working situation?
Absolutely not. But it’s OK to love Buffy for what we created because I think it’s pretty spectacular.” Gellar has previously avoided the subject, although she initially said she doesn’t “want to be forever associated” with the Buffy creator’s name after several of her co-stars, such as Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson and Michelle Trachtenberg, spoke out against him. “I’ve come to a good place with it, where it’s easier to talk about,” she continued to tell the publication. “I’ll never tell my full story because I don’t get anything out of it.