Western Journalism: Bill Murray, who has made generations of fans laugh over the years as an actor and comedian, was anything but funny during an encounter with a local newspaper photographer on Martha’s Vineyard, according to a police report.
Peter Simon, 71, said he was on assignment Wednesday night, taking pictures for The Martha’s Vineyard Times at a local restaurant when Murray accosted him, according to a police report
Simon is the brother of singer Carly Simon.
Peter Simon told authorities that he was photographing a couple watching a band perform at the restaurant for his weekly social feature in the newspaper.
Simon then claimed someone grabbed him from behind, turned him around and slammed him up against a door. Simon claimed the man said he should throw the photographer out of the restaurant.
“He looked like he was ready to strangle me,” Simon told The Boston Globe.
Simon claimed he didn’t recognize Murray, instead asking the actor “Do you know who I am?” as a way to let Murray know he was a well-respected photographer in the community.
Simon claims Murray responded in a similar manner, saying “Do you know who I am?” MORE
SNIP: Yeah yeah, I know, ‘who cares’? But, I just love celebrity cat fights that begin with, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
I’m not a big fan of celebrities but if someone was to say they were Carly Simon’s brother as a way of conveying importance I might want to kick his ass too.
Let me look, yep, the bag is empty, no more damns to give.
I have heard before Murray isn’t really much of a nice guy.
> I just love celebrity cat fights
Celebrity cat… fight? That’s just the spray some tom left on a lamppost.
Kind of like “Lost in Translation” but set off of Cape Cod, no Scarlett Johansson, and no Japanese, just obnoxious Americans. Maybe they will throw in a cameo by gay man of color who people want to ogle because he knows Oprah, Jay-z and Bey.
i say let em go at it, at least they make me look normal now.
bill’s a legend in his own mind, and always so rude.
now pete wants to fix bill like rosa fixed vee.
http://tiny.cc/etgrwy
It seems they both had a bad case of memory lapse. It must be hard when you have to ask others who you are…
After the first “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?”, it just became a pissin’ contest.
Murray must be there because Barryboy is in town. The photographer blocked his view of the magnificent specimen.
Thats what happens when you get too many assholes in one room.
That looked like the Home Port in Menemsha where I worked summers while in college. Carly, James Taylor Dan Akroyd, Belushi, Lady Bird, and others would show up for lobsters. Horrible tippers – we hated getting those tables… But the midnight jams on the beach with a bonfire were awesome baby!!
Watch out, Peter, Bill is likely to do it again tomorrow.
Wow.
That’s gay.
“He looked like he was ready to strangle me,”
Awwwww … poor baby!
How did they “feel” about the encounter, afterwards?
Share some white “whine” and Brie?
Enough to make you puke.
izlamo delenda est …
Simon should not forget that since he was banned anyway for being attacked by this insufferable asshole (2x’s that night), the best thing he should have done is apply a solid heel of his hand to this dipshit’s nose.
“~You’re so vain ….~~~” lol
We should quarantine all these self-important people on Martha’s Vineyard.
Alcohol brings out the best in people doesn’t it?
Don’t like having your picture taken by strangers? Don’t go out in public.
I. Cant. Even.