Star Trek‘s George Takei and William Shatner have been feuding for years, and it seems nothing has modified between them judging by a brand new interview Takei did with The Guardian newspaper within the U.Ok. The Sulu actor, who starred within the 60s collection alongside Shatner’s Kirk, mentioned there was a wholesome camaraderie on set amongst solid members “apart from one, who was a prima donna.”
It appears the actor was referencing Shatner, who he addressed straight afterward when requested if the solid obtained together with him. “No, none of us,” Takei responded. Earlier this month, Shatner spoke towards his Star Trek co-stars publicly going towards him. “I started to know that they had been doing it for publicity,” Shatner mentioned. “Sixty years after some incident they’re nonetheless on that monitor. Don’t you suppose that’s a bit bizarre? It’s like a illness. George has by no means stopped blackening my identify. These individuals are bitter and embittered. I’ve run out of endurance with them. Why give credence to individuals consumed by envy and hate?”
In his interview with The Guardian, Takei says of Shatner, “I do know he got here to London to advertise his guide and talked about me wanting publicity through the use of his identify. So I made a decision I don’t want his identify to get publicity.” He continues, “I’ve far more substantial material that I need to get publicity for, so I’m not going to confer with [Shatner] on this interview in any respect. Though I simply did. He’s only a cantankerous previous man and I’m going to depart him to his units. I’m not going to play his recreation.”
Beforehand in 2021, Takei mocked Shatner’s area journey on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. “He’s boldly going the place different individuals have gone earlier than,” Takei instructed Web page Six. “He’s a guinea pig…he’s not the fittest specimen of 90 years previous, so he’ll be a specimen that’s unfit!”
Takei is in the UK, at present selling “Allegiance” forward of the launch of its British manufacturing.
