Bill Murray Gives First Comments on Inappropriate Behavior Complaint: ‘It’s Been Quite an Education for Me’

variety.com:

J. Kim Murphy Bill Murray has offered his first statement on the suspension of production on “Being Mortal,” which Searchlight Pictures deemed necessary after investigating complaints of inappropriate behavior against the actor.Murray shared his comments during an interview on CNBC Television at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Neb.

on Saturday. Without going into detail about the dynamic between himself and aggrieved parties, Murray explained his perspective on the situation and its aftermath.“I had a difference of opinion with a woman I’m working with.

I did something I thought was funny and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray told CNBC. “The movie studio wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out and investigate it and so they stopped the production.” Murray went on to explain that he has been in contact with the woman he offended, expressing hope that both of them could comfortably work together to continue the film’s production.“As of now we’re talking and we’re trying to make peace with each other,” Murray continued. “We’re both professionals.

We like each other’s work — we like each other, I think. If we can’t get along and trust each other, there’s no point in going further working together or making a movie… It’s been quite an education for me.