'Rude, Grouchy Lout': How 'Caddyshack' Curmudgeon Bill Murray, 74, is Turning Off EVERYONE in Hollywood With His 'Poor-Me' Act
Bill Murray, 74, is turning off Hollywood insiders with his grouchy attitude and 'poor-me" behavior.
May 6 2025, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
Aging funnyman Bill Murray's new flick is called The Friend, and RadarOnline.com can reveal the 74-year-old Caddyshack curmudgeon has been dogged by bad publicity for a few years since his alleged raunchy behavior with a young female worker on the set of Being Mortal led to the partially shot movie getting canceled entirely.
"He's now tried to use this press tour for his movie The Friend to reverse some of that damage, doing a bunch of sit-down, off-limits interviews that ultimately landed with a thud," shared an insider.
Naomi Watts looked stunned when Murray kissed her live on-air, stealing her spotlight.
"Bill hates run-of-the-mill interviews with straight people and only reminded people how out of touch he truly is.
"He should be grateful he didn't do too much damage to yet another film in the process!"
The Friend, which costars Naomi Watts, only made a pathetic $3.1 million domestically in its opening weekend.
"The real disaster was Bill's recent press tour, which reminded mainstream Hollywood of how hopelessly over-the-hill and stuck in the past he is," said the insider.
"Bill's interview tour didn't help, especially since he was asked about his actions on Being Mortal almost every stop and offered very unsatisfactory explanations for his antics."
'The Friend' bombed at the box office, dragging Watts down with just $3.1 million in domestic earnings.
As RadarOnline.com reported, Murray was accused of inappropriate behavior during the 2022 production, where he reportedly straddled a young female production assistant and, in another instance, kissed her on the mouth when they were both wearing masks, per COVID protocols.
The studio launched an investigation and shut down production. The Milkshake star reportedly paid the woman a $100,000 settlement to keep her silent.
A source said: "Bill is still bitter over it. He recently told an interviewer, 'It's still baffling and slammed the 'lunatic arbitration' he went through as 'robbing him of justice.'"
A 'Being Mortal' assistant reportedly got a $100K payout after Murray’s on-set misconduct sparked backlash.
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Bill also triggered fury during a TV appearance with Watts when a viewer called in to ask the actress to name her best onscreen kiss, and before she could answer, Murray leaned over and smooched her on the mouth.
"He just humiliated her on live TV," said a watcher.
Another said: "I feel so bad for her that she had to pretend to be okay afterward.
Adds the source: "It's a sad reminder of what Bill has become in his old age: a stubborn, selfish relic of a less-evolved era in Hollywood."
