George Takei opens up on feud with 'Star Trek' co-star William Shatner
George Takei has opened up about his long-running feud with his former Star Trek co-star William Shatner.
"It's all coming from Bill. Whenever he needs a little publicity for a project, he pumps up the so-called controversy between us," Takei told the New York Times Magazine.
Takei also spoke about when Shatner had called him "psychotic" seven years ago.
"Two months after my wedding, he went on YouTube and ranted and raved about our not sending him an invitation. We had. If he had an issue, he could have easily just phoned us before the wedding, simple as that," Takei said. "But he didn't. And the reason he raised that fuss two months later is because he was premiering his new talk show, "Raw Nerve."
Takei also said that while Shatner is a wonderful actor, he does like to "have the camera on him all the time."
"It's difficult working with someone who is not a team player. The rest of the cast all understand what makes a scene work - it's everybody contributing to it," Takei said.
Takei mentioned, however, that he doesn't need to forgive Shatner, and had already invited his former Star Trek co-star to the opening night of his new Broadway musical Allegiance.
