Alice Wetterlund's onscreen work as rockstar engineer Carla Walton in seasons two and three of Silicon Valley earned her plenty of fans, but the actress and comedian recently opened up about what her offscreen experience working on the HBO comedy was really like. In short: T.J. Miller made being there a "nightmare," and his male costars didn't do anything to help the boys' club atmosphere. Disturbing physical and sexual assault claims were made against Miller in 2017, resulting in his Comedy Central show being canceled and his presence being wiped from the press tours for films like Ready Player One. He also earned a reputation for giving combative interviews, and was arrested in April after making a false bomb threat aboard an Amtrak train. An investigation from The Hollywood Reporter also revealed that Miller had been let go from Mike Judge's HBO series after he repeatedly showed up to work under the influence and displayed "explosive" behavior on set. Despite the allegations against him and his overall behavior, Miller has continued to be booked on on comedy shows like Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal's Hot Tub With Kurt & Kristen and Doug Benson's podcast Doug Loves Movies. Criticism about his inclusion on the shows drew criticism from people in the industry on Twitter, including Wetterlund. 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 After making a sarcastic joke about his antics, Wetterlund responded to a tweet about how the user was "confused" that she'd be criticizing Miller after working with him on the show, which is when she candidly recounted her experience. 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 Although her description of Miller's unprofessional actions on the set is nothing new, Wetterlund's assertion that the "all-male" set and male actors on the show enabled his behavior is. After learning of Wetterlund's claims, HBO gave a statement to Variety: "While this is the first time we have heard Alice Wetterlund comment on her experiences on Silicon Valley we are disappointed to learn of her concerns. HBO and the producers have always taken very seriously our responsibility to create a welcoming and congenial environment for everyone who works on the show."<doc-sep>Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Comedian and actress Alice Wetterlund blasted the cast and crew of “Silicon Valley” for allegedly enabling troubled former star TJ Miller‘s boorish behavior on and off the set of the HBO hit. “Yes! It is definitely time to rehabilitate TJ Miller’s career,” Wetterlund, 37, tweeted sarcastically on Tuesday. “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.” Wetterlund referred to a March incident in which an allegedly inebriated Miller, 37, allegedly made a bogus 911 call on an Amtrak train, causing hours of delays. He was charged with intentionally conveying to law enforcement false information about an explosive device on a train and may face up to five years behind bars if convicted. He was released on $100,000 bail and is awaiting trial. Wetterlund also claimed he was a nightmare on set and that no one else, least of all Miller’s male co-stars, did anything to stop it. She replied to a follower and fan of the series, “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 f—k off forever.” “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,” she added, explaining that she stayed on the show because she needed work and didn’t realize not all television shows had such an allegedly “toxic and weird” environment. Wetterlund didn’t detail Miller’s alleged on-set bullying before his exit, but in the past show insiders have claimed he was “dangerous” and “explosive” to be around. A rep for HBO told Page Six in a statement, “While this is the first time we have heard Alice Wetterlund comment on her experiences on ‘Silicon Valley,’ we are disappointed to learn of her concerns. HBO and the producers have always taken very seriously our responsibility to create a welcoming and congenial environment for everyone who works on the show.” Wetterlund’s allegations are the latest in a series of negative news about Miller. In December 2017, the “Emoji Movie” star, who went under the knife in 2010 to treat a brain disorder, denied a sexual assault allegation from a George Washington University classmate. A year earlier, Miller was arrested for allegedly slapping an Uber driver. He denied the allegations and later settled with the alleged victim for an undisclosed sum. “Silicon Valley” stars Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani and Jimmy O. Yang did not immediately return requests for comment. An attorney for Miller did not immediately return a request for comment.<doc-sep>siliconvalley04 Silicon Valley type TV Show network HBO Silicon Valley actress Alice Wetterlund spoke out against former costar T.J. Miller in a series of tweets Tuesday night, calling him “a bully and petulant brat,” while also slamming unnamed male cast members who she says “enabled” Miller’s “unprofessionalism.” She went on to describe her experience on the HBO comedy as “kind of a nightmare.” “Yes! It is definitely time to rehabilitate TJ Miller’s career!” Wetterlund wrote sarcastically. “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.” (Miller was arrested in April for allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat while “intoxicated.”) To those on the show Wetterlund alleges were “complicit” in Miller’s behavior, she wrote, “They can f— off forever.” A representative for Miller did not immediately respond to request for comment Wednesday. An HBO spokesperson said in a statement, “While this is the first time we have heard Alice Wetterlund comment on her experiences on Silicon Valley, we are disappointed to learn of her concerns. HBO and the producers have always taken very seriously our responsibility to create a welcoming and congenial environment for everyone who works on the show.” Miller’s conduct previously came under scrutiny in December when the Daily Beast reported claims by an anonymous woman that Miller punched, choked, and sexually assaulted her while they were in college together. Miller denied the allegations in a joint statement with his wife, Kate. The couple admitted to knowing the woman before offering a different version of events. “We stand together in stating this is nothing more than an unfortunate resurgence of her lies designed to wreak havoc on two happily married people in the public eye,” they said. Wetterlund played a computer engineer named Carla Walton on seasons 2 and 3 of Silicon Valley; Miller played Erlich Bachman, a lead character, for four seasons and exited in May 2017. According to Wetterlund, she didn’t speak out about Miller when she was on the show because she “needed the job,” it was her “first recurring role,” and she “had no idea it wasn’t always toxic and weird.” Miller told EW in June of last year that he left Silicon Valley because he wanted more time to work on projects like The Emoji Movie and Gorburger. The show’s creator, Mike Judge, said of Miller’s departure, “There are a lot of different ways you can find out somebody doesn’t want to do the show anymore. And it’s not fun to work with someone who doesn’t want to be there, [especially when] they’re one of the main people and you’ve got however many crew members and extras and people who are [not paid as well] and they’re all showing up before 7 a.m., and then are just like, ‘Oh, OK, we’re not shooting today.’” At the time of the announcement, HBO announced Miller’s departure was a “mutual” decision.<doc-sep>
Silicon Valley actress Alice Wetterlund has accused her former co-star T.J. Miller of being "a bully and petulant brat" on the set of the show in a series of tweets posted on Wednesday night. Wetterlund, who appeared in the HBO series for two seasons in 2015-2016, also accused other male cast members of enabling his behaviour. 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 The "fake bomb threat" refers to an incident that occurred earlier this year, in which Miller was arrested after claiming a female train passenger had "a bomb in her bag". Wetterlund then followed up on her original tweet with a claim about Miller's behaviour on Silicon Valley. 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 Wetterlund went on to respond to several questions from people on Twitter. If it was so awful, why did you stay? Doesn't that just make you complicit as well? Or does that only count for the other cast members? — A Dude (@EastNash10) 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 It is unfair to say that everyone is TJ b/c of TJ's behavior. Based on unknown behaviors (b/c she's not saying) from 2015. NOBODY was speaking up about anything in 2015. Its not worth talking about any of this, b/c any nuanced point just gets buried under drivel like "no excuse" — A Dude (@EastNash10) July 18, 2018 How do you know I didn’t speak up? Just because you didn’t hear about it? I didn’t realize HBO HR is supposed to contact you. — Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) July 18, 2018 "While this is the first time we have heard Alice Wetterlund comment on her experiences on Silicon Valley, we are disappointed to learn of her concerns," a HBO spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. "HBO and the producers have always taken very seriously our responsibility to create a welcoming and congenial environment for everyone who works on the show." Last December, Miller was accused of sexually assaulting a woman when he was a student at George Washington University. He released a lengthy statement on Instagram denying the claims. Mashable has reached out to T.J. Miller's representatives for comment.