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Bill Murray Addresses Misconduct Claim: ‘I Thought It Was Funny’
Bill Murray discusses the misconduct allegations on Aziz Ansari’s ‘Being Mortal’ set, saying it was ‘funny’ and ‘stupid’
“I don’t go too many days or weeks without thinking of what happened,” Murray 74, told The New York Times ’ podcast “The Daily” in an interview published on Saturday, April 5, referencing the claims while promoting his new movie The Friend, in which he plays a not-so-great character. In 2022, the production of Aziz Ansari ’s directorial debut Being Mortal was shut down over complaints of Murray’s “inappropriate behavior” with someone he now says he “worked with, had lunch with on various days of the week and so forth.” The Oscar nominee explained he was trying to bring “lightness” to the “miserable” subject matter of the film, which is based on Atul Gawande ’s eponymous nonfiction book about the end of life. The woman who filed the Being Mortal complaint received a settlement of “just north of $100,000” from Murray, who also reportedly signed a non-disclosure agreement — despite his recent comments.
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