The story of one mask. There's no other way to describe the scandalous history surrounding Bill Murray, whose inappropriate behaviour and misconduct on the set led to the shutdown of his film Being Mortal. The actor recently pulled back the curtain and shared his version of events.
In an interview with the New York Times, Murray complained that he was made out to be a monster, when, in fact, many of the changed circumstances of reality were unknown to him.
"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?' There was no conversation, there was nothing. There was no peacemaking, nothing. If anyone suggests you go to arbitration: Don’t do it. Never do it. Because you think it’s justice. It isn’t."
Murray also added that the film was being shot during the Covid pandemic, and when the awkward kiss occurred, both he and his co-star were wearing masks. "I dunno what prompted me to do it. It's 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 wasn't like I touched her, but it was just, I gave her a kiss through a mask, through another mask, to another person. And she wasn't a stranger."
Reflecting on the incident, Murray expressed disappointment with the backlash to Being Mortal but admitted he learned something from it. He acknowledged misjudging the situation, initially seeing it as lighthearted and funny, but now recognises it as a mistake.
