Jason Momoa Says Warner Bros. Is Covering Up Justice League Abuse
By: Shannon Ashley
Tags: Equality, Life, Culture, Film, Entertainment

In case you missed it, Warner Bros. now says they have looked into Ray Fisher’s allegations of abuse and found nothing to truly investigate. It’s a big deal, because their announcement shows their commitment to calling Fisher a liar, even though they’re not using the actual word.

According to the studio, Ray refused to speak to investigators. The insinuation, of course, is that Ray has nothing substantial to say. Here’s the full statement from Warner Bros.

“In July, Ray Fisher’s representatives asked DC Films President Walter Hamada to talk to Mr. Fisher about his concerns during the production of Justice League. The two had previously spoken when Mr. Hamada asked him to reprise his role as Cyborg in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Flash movie, together with other members of the Justice League. “In their July conversation, Mr. Fisher recounted disagreements he’d had with the film’s creative team regarding his portrayal of Cyborg, and complained that his suggested script revisions were not adopted. Mr. Hamada explained that creative differences are a normal part of the production process, and that a film’s writer/director ultimately has to be in charge of these matters. “Notably, Mr. Hamada also told Mr. Fisher that he would elevate his concerns to WarnerMedia so they could conduct an investigation. At no time did Mr. Hamada ever ‘throw anyone under the bus,’ as Mr. Fisher has falsely claimed, or render any judgments about the ‘Justice League’ production, in which Mr. Hamada had no involvement, since filming occurred before Mr. Hamada was elevated to his current position. “While Mr. Fisher never alleged any actionable misconduct against him, WarnerMedia nonetheless initiated an investigation into the concerns he’d raised about his character’s portrayal. Still not satisfied, Mr. Fisher insisted that WarnerMedia hire an independent third party investigator. “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 the investigator. Warner Bros. remains committed to accountability and to the 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.”

However, Ray Fisher has been quite vocal in his explanation. He refuses to give his full statement until he can give it to an independent and unbiased investigator.

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To-date, the “independent” firm hired by @wbpictures has conveniently avoided contacting key witnesses who gave damning statements to WB HR. They’ve also started interviews with (and have since ghosted) witnesses that have implicated former and current top level executives. 1/2 Others (including an implicated individual that called me to apologize) have already been interviewed. We will not let ANY investigator cherry-pick interviewees that best suit @wbpictures’ false narrative and scapegoating efforts. All with stories WILL be heard! A>E 2/2 — Ray Fisher, September 14, 2020

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Due to the purposeful lack of transparency (and in some cases blatant lies) on the part @wbpictures and the 3rd-party firm hired by them to investigate Justice League—an official request for a change of investigator has been made of @WarnerMedia. 1/2 So as to protect the witnesses involved, and the information they possess, I strongly encourage ANY and ALL that have been contacted by the current investigator to respectfully decline to interview until a truly independent 3rd-party is engaged by @WarnerMedia. A>E 2/2 — Ray Fisher, September 17, 2020

Now, Momoa has stepped in to support his co-star and suggest that it’s the Warner Bros execs who are the liars. In fact, he’s gone as far as to say they intentionally faked news about him doing a “Frosty the Snowman” film for the sole purpose of burying Fisher’s claims on social media.

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“THIS SHIT HAS TO STOP AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT @ray8fisher AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPEN UNDER THE WATCH OF @wbpictures NEEDS PROPER INVESTIGATION I just think it’s fucked up that people released a fake Frosty announcement without my permission to try to distract from Ray Fisher speaking up about the shitty way we were treated on Justice League reshoots.

Serious stuff went down. It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable. #IStandWithRayFisher. aloha j”

See, back in July, after Fisher made his original accusation against Joss Whedon, he followed up that tweet with another which said Whedon’s abusive behavior was enabled by Jon Berg and Geoff Johns. Hardly an hour passed after Fisher tweeted about thosee enablers, that Warner Bros. sent out a very strange press release claiming Jason Momoa was set to star in a live-action remake of Frosty the Snowman.

Let that sink in for a moment.

Oh, and Jason Momoa wasn’t just cast as Frosty. The film would specifically — or, suspiciously — be produced by Whedon’s key enablers Berg and Johns.

How strange for such news to be released within an hour of Ray Fisher’s accusations against two of Hollywood’s elite men. In case you’re unaware, Geoff Johns is a successful comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. He was the President and Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. In 2018, Geoff resigned as CCO and took a writer and producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment.

Jon Berg is a producer and production manager, known for Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Justice League. He served as the co-president at Warner Bros. before leaving his executive role and moving into production. There’s a feeling that no matter how much Warner Bros. or DC shifts these boys around, they’re still protected much like other elite Hollywood men.

So, at this point, both Ray and Jason maintain that Warner Bros. is playing games.

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If you still think Jason playing Frosty was EVER a real thing—please wake up! Hopefully now people see the depths that some are willing to go to hide the truth. To think they believed my brother would sellout the cast/crew of JL for a corncob pipe and a button nose...🤦🏾‍♂️ A>E — Ray Fisher, September 14, 2020

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