“Flirts that go too far” and “hostile” behavior. The revelations about Bill Murray continue.

Bill Murray has long been known for his quirky humor. But for some Hollywood studio regulars, the joke has gone on long enough. Several anonymous witnesses have thus condemned the columns New York Post, on Monday, October 17, regarding the actor’s “hostile” and inappropriate behavior. Accused of forcibly kissing an employee on set Being mortal Bill Murray is now under fire for massaging Aziz Ansari and Geena Davis without her consent. A controversy that doesn’t surprise the unnamed producer interviewed New York Post.

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“It’s his way of flirting with women”

“I wasn’t at all surprised by his actions on set Being mortal were revealed, said the witness, who previously worked with the comedian. The only thing that surprises me is that nothing like this has happened before.” Until add. “Bill Murray flirts with people on set and it’s too far. Kissing someone with a mask is too far. It’s his way of flirting with women, although I haven’t seen him touch anyone.” An anonymous source also claimed that the hero Ghostbusters (1984) “flirted not only with female production assistants,” but with “all women.” “I’ve seen her courting makeup artists and costume designers,” she said.

“Bad” meeting

An attitude criticized by many actors. In his memoirs Dying of politeness (translate, die of politenessPosted on October 11 Geena Davis thus recounted her “bad” encounter with Bill Murray in a hotel room in the early 1990s. The actress, who was 34 years old at the time, wanted to take on a role in the film. 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. “.

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 the set and arrives there in front of hundreds of cast, crew and curious bystanders.”

Hanging on the bin

Since then, actor Seth Green (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) also told about the humiliation to which the actor allegedly subjected him in “Good Mythical Morning”. He was 9 years old at that time. Bill Murray wouldn’t want a little boy backstage on “Saturday Night Live” sitting on a chair. The actor then allegedly grabbed Seth Green by the ankles before hanging him by his ankles over a trash can and throwing him inside. The object would then flip. “I ran away, hid under my dressing table and started crying,” Seth Green recalled.

Argument with Lucy Liu

Anjelica Houston, who toured with Bill Murray Aquatic life (2004) also told about her bad experience with the actor in the columns New York Magazine. According to him, the actor would then “invite all the cast of the film to dinner… except him”. “He treated me like sh*t,” she said. In late July, Lucy Liu also condemned Bill Murray’s actions on the set of the Asian Enough podcast. Charlie’s Angels (2002).

They would indeed clash after the actor, angry that a detail of the script had been rewritten without his approval, called her a “TV actress”. He would also have an “unforgivable and unacceptable” attitude towards her, “shout insults”. A version of the facts confirmed by Drew Barrymore, who is also present on the set.

dark side”

The stories about Bill Murray’s alleged outbursts just don’t stop pouring in. The latter allegedly also threw an ashtray at Richard Dreyfuss during filming What’s up, Bob? (1991). Two years later, he was pushing director Harold Ramis in a fit of rageAn endless day, against the wall. During the first day of shooting Ghostbusters, he would also “lift Sigourney Weaver on his shoulders” without her permission. “He was a good player, but it showed the dark side of Bill Murray,” says Gavin Edwards, the author. The Tao of Bill Murray.

“He kissed her body and rode her”

Information website to jump On Monday, October 10, she also revealed that Bill Murray had forcibly kissed an employee, thus forcing the production to halt filming. Being mortal. “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.”

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.

Inappropriate attitude towards his fans.

Numerous anonymous sources have also been highlighted in the columns New York Post, that the actor, under the guise of humor, regularly showed inappropriate behavior towards his fans. “It’s one thing to steal fries, as he did from fans in Times Square and Martha’s Vineyard; It’s quite another to pick up and throw their phone off the roof, as he did to those taking pictures of him at a restaurant in Carmel, California in 2016,” he wrote. New York Post.

But for Gavin Edwards, the actor “always gets away with it because of the reputation he’s built for himself.” Bill Murray has largely not responded to these allegations. In late April, however, he announced on CNBC that the incident happened on set Being mortal due to a simple “difference of opinion” with the woman he had tried to kiss. He also called the incident an “educational experience” before adding: “This world is different from the world of my childhood.”