Bill Murray claims world wants proof he’s ‘absolute monster’ after calling past allegations 'outrageous'

Bill Murray had a fiery response to assertions of past inappropriate behavior including the time actress Geena Davis claimed in a memoir he pulled down her dress strap years ago When Murray was urged about Davis asserts that he dressed her down by The New York Times he called the claims outrageous When someone has an episode like mine on Being Mortal the world goes searching for more proof that this person is a monster an absolute monster Murray remarked BILL MURRAY SNAPS AT MAN IN NEW YORK MOVIE THEATER ACCUSES HIM OF ASSAULT Well I ve had interactions with hundreds of thousands of people over years Now you can come up with half a dozen If you really worked you d allegedly come up with a couple dozen In Davis memoir Dying of Politeness she alleged Murray had behaved inappropriately with her when the two co-starred in the crime comedy Quick Change She wrote that Murray made her uncomfortable during a joint appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show when he tried to pull down the strap of her dress multiple times The actress also recalled her first meeting with Murray and described how he allegedly insisted on using a massage device he called The Thumper on her despite her repeated refusals Davis additionally recounted an instance in which she suggests the Groundhog Day star screamed at her on the film's set in front of more than people BILL MURRAY S ON-SET ASSERTIONS CONTINUE TO ROCK HOLLYWOOD A LOOK AT HIS LONG HISTORY OF CELEBRITY FEUDSEarlier that year production was paused on Being Mortal after a complaint of inappropriate behavior was made against Murray Murray admits he had regrets about the situation and thinks about the on-set interactions frequently I don t go too various days or weeks without thinking of what happened in Being Mortal he advised The New York Times I tried to make peace I thought I was trying to make peace I ended up being to my mind barbecued It still bothers me because that movie was stopped There was no peacemaking nothing It went to this lunatic arbitration LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSMurray detailed the awkward moment and added it wasn t meant to be inappropriate He explained the encounter happened during the trying times of the pandemic and he wasn t sure what prompted him to do it It s something that I had done to someone else before and I thought it was funny and every time it happened it was funny Murray noted I was wearing a mask and I gave her a kiss and she was wearing a mask It wasn t like I touched her but it was just I gave her a kiss through a mask And she wasn t a stranger Murray added that he and his colleague had lunch several times and thought the gesture was amusing at the time CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe longtime actor s admissions come after he in recent weeks snapped at a man in New York while he promoted his new film The Friend In a viral video Murray got into an altercation in the lobby of a theater with a man he held was being aggressive toward him At the beginning of the video Murray is walking with a assurance guard inside the theater A man is walking close behind him and Murray suddenly stops and stomps on the ground seemingly at the man's feet Stop it he mentioned as he turned and pointed at the man who this instant put his hands up If you attack me like that again I'll step on your foot No no the man responded as he stepped back and kept his hands up But Murray kept talking to him as protection guards guided him away Don't do it he noted That's a physical assault you just made Don't do it again Don't do it again You're not big enough to do that The man can be heard yelling Sorry as Murray is led off Fox News Digital's Emily Trainham contributed to this document