'Star Trek' alum William Shatner slams #metoo movement because he can't compliment 'women's legs' anymore

Shatner added how he had to rethink his compliments to women after he recently took a three-hour training course on sexual harassment in the workplace
UPDATED DEC 20, 2018

Legendary actor William Shatner has expressed his true feelings towards the #metoo movement which has, in recent times, taken the world by storm. The 'Star Trek' alum said that the movement has become way too "hysterical", and has reached a point where he no longer puts his arms around fans at 'Star Trek' conventions.

Although he admitted that he was in full support of the movement, he felt it had become "like the French Revolution", and he had to rethink compliments like "looking good" or "great legs" with a lot of his fans and followers.

Actor William Shatner speaks during the Smithsonian Magazine's 2016 Future Is Here Festival at The National Press Club in Sidney Harman Hall at the Shakespeare Theatre on April 22, 2016, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Actor William Shatner speaks during the Smithsonian Magazine's 2016 Future Is Here Festival at The National Press Club in Sidney Harman Hall at the Shakespeare Theatre on April 22, 2016, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

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