In her memoir, published on Tuesday, October 11, the actress recalls the inappropriate behavior Bill Murray would have towards her during an audition in a hotel room in the early 1990s.
“There’s no point in regrets, but I had them,” he said. Gina Davis confided in her memoirs. Dying of politeness (translate, die of politeness), published this Tuesday, Oct. 11, about alleged inappropriate behavior toward Bill Murray in the early 1990s. Thelma and Louise (1991) thus recounted their “bad” meeting in a hotel room during a private hearing.
The actress, then 34, wanted to play the part Quick change, a film co-directed by the actor and Howard Franklin. that Times “Geena Davis is introduced to Bill Murray in a hotel suite (…), where Murray greets her with a massage device called The Thumper, which she insists on using on herself, despite her adamant refusal. “.
Cry and caravan
An atmosphere of anxiety that the actor would immortalize behind the scenes of a feature film. “Later, during filming, Murray finds her in her trailer and starts yelling at her for being late (then she waits for her wardrobe to be delivered to her),” she points out. Times. He continues to yell at her as she rushes to sit down and gets there in front of hundreds of cast, crew and curious bystanders.”
An attitude that Gina Davis described as “rude” in the columns of a British daily newspaper. “The way he behaved during the first meeting…” she explained. I should have left or defended myself, and in this case I wouldn’t have gotten the role. I could have avoided such treatment if I had known how to react or what to do during the hearing. But you know, I was running away from confrontation so much that I wasn’t.” An incident for which the actress “regretted” a long time ago, she admitted. He admits today that he “was not responsible for it”.
In the video of the Cannes Film Festival. “Thelma and Louise changed my life,” confides Geena Davis
“He started kissing her body and riding her”
This is not the first time that the main characterendless day (1993) accused of misconduct; Information website to jump Indeed, on Monday, October 10, it was revealed that Bill Murray would forcefully kiss an employee, thus forcing the production to halt filming. Being mortal, by Aziz Ansari. “Murray thought this much younger woman was flirting with him,” says journalist Eric Gardner. At one point they were both at the bedside (…) Murray started kissing her body and riding her.”
An attitude that the “terrified” unnamed young woman would perceive as “purely sexual.” “Maybe it was a joke, but he didn’t warn,” the journalist continues. He couldn’t move because he was heavier than him (…)”. The comedian would then kiss her on the mouth, “even though Murray and his wife were wearing masks when he did it due to health protocols related to COVID-19.”
The young woman would file a complaint. The actor and the latter finally reached a financial agreement in the amount of 100,000 dollars (103,000 euros). “Murray was unhappy,” a source close to the actor told the reporter. Not just because of this incident, which he thought was due to a lack of communication, but also because his colleagues were out of a job.
Lucy Liu’s allegations
In late July, Lucy Liu also condemned Bill Murray’s actions on the set of the Asian Enough podcast. Charlie’s Angels (2002). The two would indeed clash after the comedian called her a “TV actress”. According to him, he will also have an “unforgivable and unacceptable” attitude towards her. A version of the facts confirmed by Drew Barrymore, who is also present on the set.
Source: Le Figaro
