'What the f**k are you doing?' Geena Davis says Bill Murray yelled at her, details alleged film set abuse
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: American actor and producer Geena Davis disclosed on Monday, January 9, that Bill Murray shouted at her while he was wearing a clown suit on the set of their 1990 comedy 'Quick Change.' This is not the first time, however, that the 66-year-old has spoken against the Emmy Award winner. In October last year, Davis first accused the actor in her memoir “Dying of Politeness" where she claimed that he used a massage tool on her in her hotel room despite her refusal in 1989.
Now, while appearing on New York magazine’s 'On with Kara Swisher', she described the alleged on-set incident. As per her claims, she was meeting with Murray and the co-producers when he supposedly asked her if she had tried the device. “I’m like, ‘No, no, no, thank you.’ And he keeps at it,” Davis alleged, according to New York Post. “And I keep saying ‘No’ to the point where I would’ve had to scream at him, ‘Stop f–king asking me! I am not doing it. Do you understand?’ Which I was far too timid to do."
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“So I perched on the corner of the bed and let him do it, and he did it for like one second, and then didn’t ask how I liked it or anything. So I realized it was just to see if he could force me to do something inappropriate,” Davis alleged. “I looked to them hoping they would say, ‘Come on, Bill, give it up’ or something. But they didn’t." It was not the end of the alleged abuse though as Davis said that it continued even on the next day.
“We were shooting a huge scene out on an intersection in Manhattan with hundreds of extras and giant crew and all that stuff. And they said, ‘We’re ready for you to come to set,’” explained Davis. “Well, costumes asked me to wait here one second. Can I do that, or should I come with you? He said, ‘No, no, no.’ The AD said, ‘No, go ahead. Wait here.’"
Davis revealed that Murray stormed to her dressing room in full clown costume just mere seconds after the assistant director left and screamed at her. “‘Get the f–k out there! What the f–k are you doing? Move! Move,” detailed Davis. “And he got behind me and screamed in my ear, ‘Move! Move faster! Move it!’ And we’re getting to this intersection where there’s hundreds of people watching this, and he keeps it up and keeps it up until he says, ‘Stand there’ and points to a mark on the pavement and starts shooting,” she alleged. Murray then supposedly came to ask her what was going on after a couple of takes.
According to the podcast’s host, Kara Swisher, Murray has been accused by Solange Knowles of touching her hair against her will, and his 'Charlie’s Angles' co-star Lucy Liu accused him of “inappropriate” and “inexcusable” comments that were made to her on the set of the 2000 spy flick. “Talking about it actually, it’s still — it’s very emotional for me because I felt so ashamed, you know, for somebody who wants to do things right. You know,” said Davis.
'Bill Murray sucks'
Twitter users also reacted to Davis' allegations against Bill Murray. One user tweeted, "Bill Murray sucks. As a person and actor!" Another posted a GIF to remind Davis that it is time to stop. One wrote, "add it to the pile of people who’ve claimed he’s not actually the fun guy he presents himself as including Lucy Liu and Richard Dreyfus" while another tweeted, "At this point I wonder if there are actors who worked on his movies who feel slighted because they were Not screamed at by Bill Murray." One wrote, "Maybe she should have moved."
add it to the pile of people who’ve claimed he’s not actually the fun guy he presents himself as including Lucy Liu and Richard Dreyfus
— wyatt derp (@brandogdad) January 10, 2023
At this point I wonder if there are actors who worked on his movies who feel slighted because they were Not screamed at by Bill Murray. 🤨 pic.twitter.com/0NJmGUl5fH
— Phillydude (@Fairwinds10) January 12, 2023
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