"Silicon Valley" Actress Accuses Male Co-Stars of Enabling T.J. Miller's Behavior

Alice Wetterlund, who played engineer Carla Walton in Season 2 of Silicon Valley, called out her former male co-stars on Twitter for the toxic work environment on set. In the tweets, Wetterlund described her experience parodying the tech gender imbalance as “toxic and weird” and “kind of a nightmare.”

Her recent Twitter comments are in response to former Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller’s continued success in the comedy world, even though he was accused by multiple women of sexual assault and harassment last year. Miller also sent a vile transphobic email to a film critic, reports The Daily Beast, and was arrested and charged in April for calling in a false bomb threat against a female Amtrak passenger. Miller has appeared in Deadpool 2 and has continued to tour and appear on comedy shows and podcasts.

Yes! It is definitely time to rehabilitate TJ Miller’s career! We can’t afford to lose talent at a time like this, we need more—not less—comedic hijinks such as *checks notes* calling in a fake bomb threat

— Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) July 17, 2018

In the tweets, Wetterlund calls out the male cast members, saying that they “enabled him” and were “complicit in his unprofessionalism.” She went on to say, “They can f–k off forever.”

Thank you! I hope to not ruin it for you, but TJ Miller was a bully and petulant brat and pretty much everyone who had any power on that (almost all male) set, including the male cast members, enabled him and were complicit in his unprofessionalism. They can fuck off forever. https://t.co/YxGHiSYMrJ

— Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) July 18, 2018

I’m pretty open about this, and I don’t know if other women on the show had a different experience than me, but it was kind of a nightmare.

— Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) July 18, 2018

Not a dumb question. One, I needed the job, two, it was my first recurring role and I had no idea it wasn’t always toxic and weird. Now I know!

— Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) July 18, 2018

In May 2017, HBO announced that the producers of Silicon Valley and T.J. Miller had decided that he would not return for season five. The statement called it a “mutual agreement” and said, “T.J. has brought to life an unforgettable character, and while his presence on the show will be missed, we appreciate his contribution and look forward to future collaborations.” The Daily Beast writes that a month later, Miller aggressively trash-talked producer Alec Berg and co-star Thomas Middleditch in an interview.