Bill Murray
Hollywood star on leave of absence from filming
Bill Murray during a video call at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
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What happened during the shooting of “Being Moral”? Bill Murray has reportedly been suspended from the set for ‘inappropriate behavior’.
What happened on the set of “Being Moral” with Hollywood superstar Bill Murray (71)? According to consistent media reports, the leading actor was suspended for “inappropriate behavior”. Filming is said to have been temporarily interrupted by the production company Searchlight Pictures. An e-mail to the employees allegedly states that an official complaint was made at the end of last week to the attention of an issue that is now being investigated. However, those responsible will not be more specific.
More information has not yet leaked out to the public. According to a report by People magazine those responsible do not want to announce any further details for the time being. Filming on “Being Moral” by director, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari (39) started in March. According to insiders, half of the film, which deals with the topic of end-of-life care, is already in the can.
Lucy Liu has already complained about Bill Murray
Actress Lucy Liu (53) made a dispute with her colleague Murray public in the summer of 2021. Together they stood in front of the camera for the movie “Charlie’s Angels” in 2000. Liu reported that Murray allegedly insulted her. The reason: You and other colleagues reworked a scene during a rehearsal when Murray was not there.
At the time, Liu said on the Los Angeles Times podcast “Asian Enough”: “Some of his language was inexcusable and unacceptable and I didn’t want to just sit there and accept it.” She immediately put up a fight back then and doesn’t regret it. Colleague Drew Barrymore (47) also confirmed the incident on the set. “Comedians can be a little dark sometimes and he just came in in a bad mood,” Barrymore said at the time.