Bill Murray allegedly behaved inappropriately on his latest film. It’s not new territory

Actor Invoice Murray, who has developed a fame for turning into hostile towards his co-stars, has once more made headlines for allegedly misbehaving at work.

In keeping with Deadline, manufacturing on Searchlight Photos’ “Being Mortal” was suspended this week after Murray was reportedly accused of exhibiting inappropriate habits on set. The movie adaptation of surgeon Atul Gawande’s bestselling e book of the identical identify additionally stars Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer and Seth Rogen.

Deadline reported Thursday that the Murray criticism didn’t contain Rogen or Ansari, who can be credited as author and director of the image. Slated to premiere subsequent yr, “Being Mortal” will mark Ansari’s characteristic directorial debut.

Searchlight Photos confirmed Wednesday that the “Being Mortal” manufacturing had been suspended however wouldn’t touch upon an ongoing investigation. A consultant for Murray has not responded to a number of requests for remark.

Through the years, a number of individuals have accused the “Ghostbusters” star of turning into verbally and bodily violent behind the scenes of his initiatives and in his private life. Here’s a sampling of allegations beforehand leveled towards the display screen icon.

Laura Ziskin

In 2003, “What About Bob?” producer Ziskin instructed The Occasions that Murray “threatened to throw me throughout the parking zone after which broke my sun shades and threw them throughout the parking zone.”

Ziskin additionally mentioned Murray “playfully” threw her right into a lake throughout a disagreement on the set of the 1991 comedy.

Chevy Chase

In 2008, Chase instructed radio host Howard Stern about an altercation that occurred between him and Murray behind the scenes at “Saturday Evening Reside.”

In keeping with Chase — whom Murray changed on “SNL” — his “Caddyshack” co-star “charged” him earlier than taping a 1978 episode of the sketch comedy sequence. On the time, Murray had not too long ago been added to the forged, and Chase had returned to host the present.

“I used to be most likely a bit of stuffed with myself after a yr of fame or no matter,” Chase admitted. “I believe that Billy most likely needed to knock me down a few rungs, and I believe he needed to take me on.

“And mainly … phrases had been mentioned simply earlier than the present, within the make-up room, and he received me actually pissed. I lastly went to his dressing room simply earlier than the present and opened the door and mentioned, ‘Should you say one thing like that once more, I’m gonna’ — you understand, no matter.”

On “The Howard Stern Present,” Chase mentioned he later found that one other “SNL” forged member, John Belushi, had bad-mouthed him to Murray earlier than the encounter, laying the groundwork for his or her backstage brawl.

“What occurred was Billy jumped up from this sofa … and charged me on the door, and I instantly received right into a battle stance,” Chase continued.

“I had no downside with fights. I used to be able to stage him, and he was most likely able to scratch me up. And on the similar time … John places his hand on the door to dam it off. And as I bear in mind, I may need thrown a glancing punch off to [Belushi’s] brow. And Billy I believe may need hit him behind the pinnacle.”

Although Chase conceded that he and Murray have “by no means been shut,” they’ve been “pleasant,” performed golf collectively and “made an effort through the years to get to know one another higher and to place that stuff behind.”

Jennifer Butler

In Might 2008, costume designer Butler filed for divorce from Murray and accused the comic of abandonment, infidelity and abuse.

Butler and Murray share 4 youngsters and had been married for practically 11 years. In divorce papers, Butler alleged that Murray “hit her within the face after which instructed her she was ‘fortunate he didn’t kill her.’”

In a press release on the time, Murray’s lawyer mentioned he was “deeply saddened by the breakup of his marriage,” including that he and Butler had been “dedicated to the perfect pursuits of their youngsters.”

McG

In a Might 2009 interview with the Guardian, “Charlie’s Angels” director McG claimed Murray as soon as headbutted him.

“An inch later and my nostril would have been obliterated …,” he added. “It’s a passionate business.”

In a subsequent interview with the Occasions of London, Murray dismissed McG’s headbutt allegation as “full crap,” including that the filmmaker “deserves to die” for leveling it.

“I don’t know why he made that story up,” Murray mentioned on the time. “He has a really lively creativeness.”

Richard Dreyfuss

Dreyfuss described Murray as a “drunken bully” in a June 2019 interview with Yahoo Information during which he talked about engaged on movies akin to 1991’s “What About Bob?”

Intoxicated upon getting back from a dinner, Murray allegedly approached Dreyfuss and “screamed on the high of his lungs, ‘Everybody hates you! You might be tolerated!’”

“There was no time to react, as a result of he leaned again and he took a contemporary glass-blown ashtray. He threw it at my face from [only a couple feet away],” Dreyfuss added.

“And it weighed about three-quarters of a pound. And he missed me. He tried to hit me. I received up and left.”

Lucy Liu

On a July 2021 episode of the The Occasions podcast “Asian Sufficient,” Liu recalled having to defend herself when Murray allegedly started to “hurl insults” at her on the set of “Charlie’s Angels.”

“Among the language was inexcusable and unacceptable, and I used to be not going to only sit there and take it,” Liu instructed “Asian Sufficient” co-hosts Jen Yamato and Tracy Brown.

“So, sure, I stood up for myself, and I don’t remorse it. As a result of irrespective of how low on the totem pole you might be or wherever you got here from, there’s no must condescend or to place different individuals down. And I’d not stand down, and nor ought to I’ve.”

The actor and artist added that she has “nothing towards” Murray, who has been “completely good” to her for the reason that incident.

Occasions workers author Jen Yamato contributed to this report.