Geena Davis Shares More About ‘Inappropriate’ Interactions With Bill Murray
Geena Davis had offered more details about her experiences with Bill Murray.
Over the past few years there’s been a ton of conversation about what’s appropriate at the work place, including film/tv sets. The #MeToo movement inspired countless people out there to share their stories, including celebrities. That includes actress Geena Davis, who shared some uncomfortable experiences she had with Ghostbuster’s Bill Murray while working on 1990’s Quick Change. And the League of Their Own icon recently shared more information about the “inappropriate” interaction with Murray at the time.
Geena Davis has been definitely using her platform lately, offering a peek behind the curtain thanks to her new memoir Dying of Politeness. Back in October she shared some “awful” experiences, including when he insisted on using a personal massager on her in a hotel room. She recently recorded the podcast On with Kara Swisher, where she shared a more detail account of that incident. In her own words Davis said:
That certainly sounds like a harrowing experience for Geena Davis at the time. On top of Bill Murray reportedly being so forceful with the personal massager, the fact that the incident happened at a hotel suite is all the more alarming. A number of #MeToo stories have revolved around women being asked to go to a powerful figure’s suite for a “meeting”, including Harvey Weinstein. So while Davis is a celebrity, she’s seemingly got some similar experiences to those who are not public figures.
Geena Davis’ comments on this podcast is just the latest example of her really standing in her power and her lived experience. Her book is titled Dying of Politeness, and recounts plenty of times where she didn’t necessarily stand up for herself. That includes a number of different experienciences with Bill Murray filming and promoting Quick Change. After all, it was hard for women to stand their ground at the time.
Later in that same interview during On with Kara Swisher, Geena Davis shared another experience with Bill Murray on Quick Change. This time it wasn’t about him being physical with her, but intimidating her and humiliating her on the set. She offered new details about this story, saying:
Talk about a grueling day at work. Being screamed at is hard for most people, let alone when it’s being done by a powerful celebrity like Bill Murray. So it makes sense that this would be a story she never forgot, even after all these years. Especially since it was paired with that earlier personal massager moment.
For his part, Bill Murray hasn’t responded to Geena Davis’ allegations of abuse during and after Quick Change. Although other figures have made other allegations about his behavior on movie sets including Lucy Liu and Chevy Chase. He also recently paid a production assistant $100,000 after straddling her on the set of Aziz Ansari’s movie Being Mortal. The movie’s production was suspended in April of 2022, and hasn’t resumed.
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