Kelsey Grammer’s BBC interview cut short after being ‘perfectly happy’ to show support for Trump: report

nypost.com:

Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer had an interview with the BBC cut short by Paramount+ representatives after the actor began to voice his support conversation turned to his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

According to host Justin Webb, Grammer, mentioned comedienne, actor and producer Roseanne Barr during the segment which aired on BBC Radio 4’s Today program The 68-year-old “Cheers” alum allegedly explained that the idea for the “Frasier” revival came after the success of 2018’s “Roseanne” reboot, which returned after a 21-year hiatus.The ABC series was later canceled after Barr, a fellow Trump supporter, tweeted some controversial remarks including a a racist joke about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.

Barr, 71, was later killed off the show and the series was brought back as “The Conners.”“You mentioned Roseanne early on, who had a great comeback but also was a Trump supporter,” Webb asked at the end of the interview. “You were, at least you were, a Trump supporter.

I’m fascinated to know if you still are?”“I am,” Grammer replied, “and I’ll let that be the end of it.”But after the segment concluded, Webb went on to discuss Grammer’s statement.“I have to say, actually, Kelsey Grammer himself was perfectly happy to go on talking about it,” Webb said.“The Paramount+ PR people, less happy that he talked about it at some length,” he continued.“They decided that we’d had plenty of time for our interview.