Bill Murray Says ‘Being Mortal’ Allegations Led People To Go “Searching For More Proof” That He Is A “Monster”
deadline.comBill Murray reflected on the allegations and eventual $100,000settlement that derailed and subsequently shuttered Disney’s Searchlight Pictures adaptation of Being Mortal back in 2022.
In a new interview with the New York Times‘ podcast The Daily, the Groundhog Day actor discussed how it’s “rough stuff” to portray crummy characters, like his roles in On the Rocks and The Friend, his latest release opposite Naomi Watts. “When you’ve performed as a horrible creep, you know that ‘Hey, I have been that horrible creep and not seen it and not been aware of it,'” he said.
The comment then prompted the interviewer to question Murray about what happened on the erstwhile set of Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, which also featured cast members like Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer. “I don’t go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened on Being Mortal,” he began.
Continuing, he added, “I thought I was trying to make peace, I ended up, in my mind, being barbecued. Someone that I worked with, had lunch with on various days of the week and so forth.
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