Lucy Liu has no regrets regarding his altercation with Bill Murray on the set of Charlie and his funny ladies. In an article published by the British daily The GuardianLucy Liu returned to the incident, during which she came to blows with the actor after he insulted her on the film set: “I would have done the same in any situation” , she said.
In full promotion of the new film of Steven Soderbergh, PresenceLucy Liu delved into memories of her career and being a person of color in the 1990s entertainment industry. She remembers being “aware that certain situations weren’t safe” and that it “was better to stay away”, thus avoiding “negative situations, where someone would have taken advantage of me, or which would have fostered a certain confusion”.
Like the one that broke out between Lucy Liu and the famous actor Bill Murray on the set of Charlie and his funny ladies in 2000. In the role of Alex Munday, Lucy Liu formed the famous trio of vigilantes alongside Cameron Diaz et Drew Barrymorewhile Murray played Charlie’s assistant Bosley. While they were rehearsing a scene together, as the actress has already recounted in a podcast, Murray allegedly made “inexcusable and unacceptable” remarks against her, insinuating that she “didn’t know how to act”, as one could. read it in the London newspaper The Times in 2009. Liu did not hesitate to react to these comments by physically attacking the actor. “I defended myself and I don’t regret it,” she declared in the podcast Asian Enough of LA Times in 2021. Regardless of your position or where you come from, there is never a need to be condescending or put down others. »
Murray, for his part, gave his views on the incident in the article in Times : “Look, I will never take you seriously if you work with me and you are not professional. If our relationship is professional and you don’t stick to it, it’s not even worth it. »
“Collective effort”
If the actress does not go into detail about what happened on set in the article Guardianshe fully assumes her actions. “I didn’t really think about it. I would have done the same in any situation, she said of her altercation with Murray. I think when I feel like something doesn’t feel right, I protect myself. It’s an innate thing to do if you feel like there’s an injustice, and that’s still how I feel. »
Charlie and his funny ladies was Lucy Liu’s first major blockbuster role, but she didn’t hesitate to stand up to a veteran like Murray after feeling he was disrespecting her. As she explains in the Guardianshe was never one to shut up and play the good girl. “If that had been the case, the path would have been much easier. But since I was never that person, I had to find a way to do it differently. » She recalls her precarious position in the industry as an Asian American actress. “I think the road has never been easy, for me and for all of us. And I say “we” because I truly believe this is a collective effort. I will never take credit for that. Others paved the way for my career. »
Lucy Liu is not the first to complain about Murray’s conduct. Actresses like Geena Davis et Anjelica Huston have also expressed their problems with the actor in the past, accusing him of obscene and crude behavior. More recently, Murray was reportedly forced to pay compensation of around $100,000 to a “much younger” woman, a crew member on what would have been the actor’s directorial debut. Aziz Ansari, Being Mortal. In April 2022, production of the film was suspended after a complaint filed by the young woman accusing the actor, then aged 71, of having forcibly kissed her on the set; the filming never resumed.
Originally published by Vanity Fair US
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