Bill Murray clears the air on 'Being Mortal' set misconduct allegations

Bill Murray opened up about what happened on the set of Being Mortal which was shut down over complaints of the prolific comedians onset misconduct reported VarietyWhile speaking with The New York Times as quoted by Variety regarding his new movie The Friend Murray disclosed a surprising fact that he and his character in the film Being Mortal was accused of inappropriate misconductThe Being Mortal actor disclosed the details of the incident which led to allegations of misconduct against him He saidIt was Covid we were all wearing masks and we were all stranded in this one room listening to this crazy scene I dunno what prompted me to do it Its something that I had done to someone else before and I thought it was funny and every time it happened it was funny I was wearing a mask and I gave her a kiss and she was wearing a mask It wasnt like I touched her but it was just I gave her a kiss through a mask And she wasnt a stranger said Murray as quoted by VarietyMurray admitted the incident still bothers him since shortly after the movie was shut down by human rights or H amp R of the Disney corporation which he described as more strident than some other countriesIt turned out there were preexisting conditions and all this kind of stuff Im like what How was anyone supposed to know anything like that 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 Dont do it Never ever do it Because you think its justice and it isnt said Bill Murray as quoted by VarityHowever after the whole incident the actor still believes that it was a funny incident which was taken out of contextBut 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 its still funny the idea that you could give someone a kiss with a mask on Its still stupid Its all it was said Bill Murray as quoted by VarietyThe upcoming film of Bill Murray The Friend is directed by Scott McGehee and David SiegelAs per Variety the movie follows New York City writer Iris Naomi Watts whose life of quiet and solitude is upended by Apollo a great dane inherited from her late mentorAccording to Variety back in April of 2022 production on Being Mortal was indefinitely suspended after a complaint was issued about Murrays onset incidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params