Ray Fisher has released a recording that seems to support his allegations regarding on-set issues and workplace harassment during Justice League reshoots and subsequent cover-up attempt by DC Films President Walter Hamada. The post comes after news that Fisher has been written out of his role in The Flash following his statement that he wouldn't participate in any film Hamada is involved in.
Fisher's case has been back and forth, rising to a crescendo in the past week. It seemed like it was over after the departure of Joss Whedon and WarnerMedia's claim the investigation had wrapped up, but Fisher hasn't relented. He's called Walter Hamada a "dangerous enabler" and says losing his role as Cyborg will be worth if it "brings accountability."
In his newest escalation, Fisher posted a recording that appears to be with an investigator from the case, affirming Fisher's actions and credibility:
You've been a gentleman and I'll say you've been a man of your word. And that is what we have reported to the company. Which is that you told us you'd give us names, you gave us names. You told us you would meet with us on a particular day at a particular time, you never tried to reschedule, you even gave us information after that. You've been a man of your word. You're someone we have found extremely credible. And the fact that you've risked so much is part of what lends itself to your credibility. But just also, the facts speak for themselves.
Fisher's tweet also says he hopes the recording "lends itself to the truth of the investigation, and to the credibility of my current claims against Walter Hamada’s dangerous behavior." While the recording doesn't outright reference any of his claims or the people he's named, it does confirm that he backed up all his claims and followed all his commitments with the investigator, which not only confirms there's merit to his claims, but also draws a direct contrast to Warner Bros. September press release attempting to paint him as difficult to work with and saying he hadn't provided any evidence of his claims.
Fisher's initial claims targeted Joss Whedon, Geoff Johns, and John Berg. Whedon recently departed his HBO Max show The Nevers, which Fisher says was due to the fallout of the investigation. He also indicated Geoff Johns will be parting ways with Warner Bros., and while the former DC Entertainment President has been quiet recently, especially during the release of Wonder Woman 1984 despite being a credited writer for the movie, and his newest comic moved from DC Comics to Image Comics, but he's still credited on a number of existing projects.
Now, Fisher is after DC Films President, Walter Hamada. Hamada was not the DC Films president during Justice League's production, Fisher said he attempted to talk to him multiple times in his attempts to start an investigation and claims Hamada dismissed Fisher's concerns and tried to cover-up the claims to protect Geoff Johns. Fisher's previous statements suggest Hamada was not a part of the recently completed investigation since he was not in power at the time. Fisher says his team is still in communication with WarnerMedia, so he's likely trying to get a fresh investigation into Hamada.
It's hard to know what will happen next, but it's clear Fisher is persistent in his efforts and has the records to back up many of his claims. Assuming he keeps the pressure up, WB's only option may be to go forward with another investigation examining Fisher's claims about Hamada, assuming they don't want the potentially bad optics of attempting to silence Fisher in court.
