Joss Whedon Put on Blast By Ex-Wife: ‘He Is Not Who He Pretends to Be’

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-Ooh boy. Joss Whedon must have had a rough weekend after his wife of 16 years wrote an essay for The Wrap accusing him of multiple on-set affairs. In the scathing article, ex-wife Kai Cole called him a “hypocrite preaching feminist ideals.” Personally, though I still love and adore a lot of his work (Buffy, Angel and Dr Horrible will always hold a special place in my heart), the bloom fell off the Whedon rose when Charisma Carpenter talked about being fired from Angel when he found out she got pregnant. And yes, you can be a cheater and still be a feminist. But I think the reason this story is chafing so many of his female fans today is not because he is accused of infidelity as much as that he’s accused of using white male privilege/power to justify it. According to his wife, he said of his actions: “In many ways I was the HEIGHT of normal, in this culture. We’re taught to be providers and companions and at the same time, to conquer and acquire — specifically sexually — and I was pulling off both!” Like being a serial cheater is somehow fulfilling a masculine destiny? Yuck.

-The day the essay dropped, the biggest Whedon fansite shut down after 15 years.

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-Bless the lead signer of The Architects, who stopped his show when he saw a woman being groped.

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Jay-Z is trying to make us believe that infamous elevator fight marked his “one disagreement ever” with Solange. That’s cute.

-Man, last night’s Game of Thrones was a bit of a mess. Why aren’t they killing major characters off? What are they doing to the Stark sisters?!

-This is an interesting piece about how celebrities should react in the aftermath of Neo-Nazi protests. I have to say, I’ve lost some respect for some of the celebs I follow who are usually very vocal yet have remained silent on this.

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Jen McDonnell is an entertainment freelancer and social media specialist. She put her celeb stalking skills to good use as managing editor of www.dose.ca. Likes: pop culture, celebrity dirt, guilty pleasure TV, George Clooney, cheese. Dislikes: people who use 'begs the question' incorrectly. Follow Jen on Twitter @jen_mcdonnell. Follow Jen

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