Bill Murray Opened Up in a New Interview About the Incident That Led to Being MortalAziz Ansari's Directorial Debut, Being Shut Down in What was described at the time as Murray's “Inappropriate Behavior.”
In a conversation discussing as new movie The Friend with The New York Times, Murray Was Asked About the Parallels Bethaeen Walter, The Film's Character He Portrays, and His Own Experience with Both of Them Being Accuged of “Inappropriate Miseduct.” When Asked If He Thought About That, Murray Said, “I Don't Go Too Many Days or Weeks Without Thinking of What Happened in Being Mortal“.”
In 2022, Production On Being Mortal Was suspended after a complaint or “inappropriate behavior” was made against murray. At the time, Searchlight pictures said in an email to the production crew that it loaked into the accident. “After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decion that produced continues at this time,” The Company Said.
In Murray's Interview with The Times, He detailed some of the specifics of what happened, Saying that he Had Been “Trying to make Peace, but instead i ended up being, to my mind, barbecued.”
He aided that the incident was with someone he world with, and it was a person Who he'd had lunch with several turns a week. It Took Place During A Time When Everyone on Set Was Wearing Masks Due to Covid.
“We were all straded in this one room listening to this crazy scene. I dunno what prompted me to do it,” he said. “It's Something that i Had Done to Someone Else Before, and the Thought it was funny, and Every time it Happened, IT was Funny.
“I was Wearing in Mask, and the Her Gaves a Kiss, and She was Wearing in Mask,” he continued. “IT Wasn'T Like i touched Her, but it was just, the Her Gaves A Kiss Through in Mask. And She Wasn't a Stranger. “
Murray Said the Incident Still Bothers Him since the Film was indefinitel Suspended Shortly After and “That Movie was Stopped by the Human Rights Or 'H&R of the Disney Corporation, Which is probably a quotle bit more screement than some other country'.”
“IT Turned Out There Were Pre-Existing Conditions and All This Kind of Stuff. I'm like, What? How Was Anyone supposed to know Anything like that?” he said. “There was no conversation, There was nothing. There was no peacemaking, Nothing. It Went to this Lunatic Arbitration, Which, If Anyone Ever suggests You Go To Arbitration: Don't do it. Never Ever Do It. Because You Think it's Justice, And It Isn.”
He aided that he be belieaved he has learned from the experience, but that “it was a Great Disappointment, Because I Thought I Knew Someone, and I Did Not. I Certainly Thought it was light. I Thought it Was Funny. To me it's still funny, The Idea That You Could Give Give Give Someone a Kiss with a Mask on.
Adapted from Sigrid Nunez's Novel, The Scott McGehee and David Siegel-Directed The Friend Stars Naomi Watts, Who Plays in New York Writer That is Saddled with the dog of Her Friend Walter (Murray) Followin His Death. The Film Was Widely Released in Theaters on Friday.
