Editing Charisma Carpenter (section)

==Personal life==
Carpenter married Damian Hardy on October 5, 2002, in her hometown of Las Vegas.<ref name="Carpenter husband split 2007">{{Cite magazine | url = https://people.com/celebrity/buffys-charisma-carpenter-husband-split/ | title = ''Buffy''{{'}}s Charisma Carpenter, Husband Split | last1 = Miller | first1 = Gerri | last2 = Chi | first2 = Paul | magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date = November 27, 2007 | access-date = July 10, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180509101802/http://people.com/celebrity/buffys-charisma-carpenter-husband-split/ | archive-date = May 9, 2018 | url-status = live}}</ref> In March 2003, Carpenter gave birth to a son, Donovan Charles Hardy.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625904,00.html | title = Passages: Charisma Carpenter a Mommy | last = Barile | first = Louise A. | magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date = March 27, 2003 | access-date = June 5, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080416034806/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625904,00.html | archive-date = April 16, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref> In late 2007, the couple separated<ref name="Carpenter husband split 2007"/> and their divorce was finalized on July 8, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2813_charisma_carpenter_hammers_home_divorce.html | title = Charisma Carpenter Hammers Home Divorce | last = Finn | first = Natalie | work = [[E!]] | date = July 8, 2008 | access-date = September 10, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080926205527/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2813_charisma_carpenter_hammers_home_divorce.html | archive-date = September 26, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref> Carpenter is Catholic.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2021/02/buffy-creator-accused-of-abusive-behavior-denigrating-catholic-beliefs-of-actress/ | title = 'Buffy' creator accused of abusive behavior, denigrating Catholic beliefs of actress | last = Collins | first = Charles | website = [[Crux (online newspaper)|Crux]]| date = February 11, 2021 | access-date = February 11, 2021 }}</ref> 

In February 2021, Carpenter spoke out against director Joss Whedon in support of [[Ray Fisher (actor)|Ray Fisher]] who claimed to have experienced a toxic environment at the hands of the director.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56023198 |title=Joss Whedon: Buffy stars accuse TV show's 'cruel' creator |work=BBC News |date=February 11, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021 }}</ref> She accused Whedon of dismissing her from ''Angel'' in 2003 because of her pregnancy, returning in a guest role for a [[You're Welcome (Angel)|2004 episode]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Watts |first1=Marina |title=Charisma Carpenter Says Joss Whedon Accused Her of 'Sabotaging' 'Angel' With Her Pregnancy |url=https://www.newsweek.com/charisma-carpenter-says-joss-whedon-accused-her-sabotaging-angel-her-pregnancy-1568319 |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=January 19, 2023 |date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>