Several stars have now come forward and accused Bill Murray of some unsavory behavior…
Bill Murray is in hot water.
Murray has long been one of Hollywood’s biggest fan-favorite actors, but recently things have turned sour.
Earlier this year, reports began emerging of Murray’s “inappropriate behavior.”
The news of the “inappropriate behavior” led to a complaint being made against the seventy-two-year-old, which led to the production of one of his movies being suspended.
At the time, reps for the actor stayed quiet.
But now, Murray himself has broken his silence after sitting down with CNBC’s Becky Quick.
Murray explained:
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way. The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it.”
“And so they stopped the production.
“But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying to make peace with each other,” he said.
“I think that’s where the real issue is, between our peace.
“We’re both professionals. We like each other’s work. We like each other, I think, and if you can’t really get along and trust each other, there’s no point in going further working together or making a movie as well,” Murray continued.
“The world is different than it was when I was a little kid. You know, what I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now.
“Things change and the times change, so it’s important for me to figure it out. And I think the most important thing is that it’s best for the other person. I thought about it, and if it’s not best for the other person, doesn’t matter what happens for me,” he finished.
Murray did not, however, mention what the “inappropriate behavior” was.
He added that he hopes to get the situation sorted soon.
“She is calling him out for bad behavior-clearing out the bad blood from her archives. She is a wonderful actress with a genius level IQ,” wrote one person.
“This is becoming far too common nowadays. Let’s hold onto something a co-worker did in 1985 in the hope to use it when I want a return to relevance,” another disagreed.
Geena Davis revealed a “bad” encounter with Murray on the set of the 1990 movie Quick Change…
Davis, sixty-six, told The Times: “That was bad. The way he behaved at the first meeting.”
“I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part.
“I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition,” she said.
“But, you know, I was so non-confrontational that I just didn’t.
“There’s no point in regretting things, and yet, here I was regretting. And yes, exactly, it wasn’t my fault,” Davis said.
And now, another star has come forward with accusations against Murray.
Austin Powers and Avengers actor Seth Green.
Speaking on an episode of Good Mythical Morning, Green shared a disturbing past encounter with Murray.
“When I was nine years old, I did a spot on ‘Saturday Night Live,'” he began.
“So when I came to do that bit, I’m hanging out in the green room.
“Bill Murray was hosting the show and Bill Murray as everyone knows is great with kids,” Green continued.
“He saw me sitting on the arm of this chair and made a big fuss about me being in his seat.
“And I was like, ‘That is absurd. I am sitting on the arm of this couch. There are several lengths of this sofa. Kindly, F off,'” he said.
“And he was like, ‘That’s my chair.’ And then my mom goes, ‘You know, since he’s the Bill Murray you should maybe give him his seat.’
“And I go, ‘Are you this much of a jerk? You’re this rude to tell a nine-year-old to get out of your … what is this power play?'” Green said.
But then things got even worse…
“He picked me up by my ankles … he dangled me over a trash can and he was like, ‘The trash goes in the trash can!'” he explained.
“And I was screaming, screaming!
“And I swung my arms flailed wildly, full contact with his balls, full contact. He dropped me in the trash can, the trash can falls over. I was horrified,” Green revealed.
“I ran away, hid under the table in my dressing room and just cried.
“And [I] was like ‘Oh my god. I don’t want to do the show. I can’t believe this happened! I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life,'” he admitted.
Green said that Eddie Murphy and Tim Kazurinsky then tried to cover for Murray.
“They come back and come in my room. They’re like, ‘Hey, everybody knows Bill’s a d***, you know? He’s hosting the show. He’s probably really like nervous about it.
“You be a pro, right? The show must go on. You be a pro. You’re a pro, right?’ I was like, ‘I am a pro. I’m a pro,'” Green said.
What do you think of the allegations?