Published 19:02 IST, September 7th 2020
Ray Fisher accused by Warner Bros. for not cooperating with investigators
Justice League actor Ray Fisher's controversy has taken another step. Warner Bros. has now claimed that Ray Fisher is not cooperating with the investigators.
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Warner Bros. has fired back at actor Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. On Friday, Warner Bros. shared a statement in response to Ray Fisher's accusation about opprobrious behaviour on set of Justice League from Joss Whedon, Jon Berg and Geoff John. Warner Bros.'s official statement stated that Fisher has t been cooperative with investigation this far. Read ahead for more details.
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Warner Bros. statement
This investigator has attempted multiple times to meet with Mr. Fisher to discuss his concerns but, to date, Mr. Fisher has declined to speak to investigator. Warner Bros. remains committed to accountability and to well-being of every cast and crew member on each of its productions. It also remains committed to investigating any specific and credible allegation of misconduct, which thus far Mr. Fisher has failed to provide.
On July 1, Ray Fisher took to his social media and stated that Justice League director Joss Whedon was abusive as well as inappropriate on set. He said, "Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable". In this tweet, he also stated that director’s behaviour was ‘enabled’ in many ways by co-producers of film, Geoff Johns and Jon Berg. Check out Justice League actor’s tweet.
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According to CBR.com, Ray Fisher accused Geoff Johns of threatening his career. In August, he also shared that his claims were being investigated by WarnerMedia. As per recent updates, actor has made ar claim. He said that DC Films President Walter Hamada endeavoured to "throw" Whedon and Berg "under bus" in an attempt to get Fisher to relax regarding his claims against Johns. Warner Bros. on Friday replied to Ray Fisher's claims, take a look at ir statement.
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In July, Ray Fisher’s representatives asked DC Films President Walter Hamada to talk to Mr. Fisher about his concerns during production of Justice League. two had previously spoken when Mr. Hamada asked him to reprise his role as Cyborg in Warner Bros.' upcoming Flash movie, toger with or members of Justice League.
In ir July conversation, Mr. Fisher recounted disagreements he’d had with film’s creative team regarding his portrayal of Cyborg, and complained that his suggested script revisions were t adopted. Mr. Hamada explained that creative differences are a rmal part of production process, and that a film’s writer/director ultimately has to be in charge of se matters.
tably, Mr. Hamada also told Mr. Fisher that he would elevate his concerns to WarnerMedia so y could conduct an investigation. At time did Mr. Hamada ever 'throw anyone under bus,' as Mr. Fisher has falsely claimed, or render any judgments about Justice League production, in which Mr. Hamada had involvement, since filming occurred before Mr. Hamada was elevated to his current position.
While Mr. Fisher never alleged any actionable misconduct against him, WarnerMedia neless initiated an investigation into concerns he’d raised about his character’s portrayal. Still t satisfied, Mr. Fisher insisted that WarnerMedia hire an independent third party investigator.
19:02 IST, September 7th 2020