William Shatner does not regret having jumped the funeral of Leonard Nimoy-he went to Mar-A-Lago instead

He raised the shoulders of hatred he received after the death of his Star Trek co-star in 2015.


William Shatner is not the type to censor his opinions, especially when it comes to her Star Trek co-stars . Although they worked together on the original series over 50 years ago, he always asked questions about his colleagues actors in interviews and regularly sirélé in the media with a former Castmate Camate in particular: George Takei . Shatner had a more friendly relationship with Leonard Nimoy , the spock to his kirk, but he was criticized for a decision he made following the death of Nimoy in 1995. In a new interview with Variety , the 91 -year -old actor addressed the hatred for which he obtained Jump the nimoy funeral And said he had no regrets to go to an event in Mar-A-Lago instead. Continue reading to learn more.

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Shatner was reserved during a fundraising.

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Variety Questioned shast on his inheritance, and he mentioned by jumping the funeral of Nimoy as an example of a good action he made.

"When Leonard Nimoy died a few years ago, his funeral was on Sunday. His death was very sudden, and I had to go to Mar-A-Lago for a collection of funds from the Red Red Cross . I was one of the celebrities raising funds. This event took place on Saturday evening, "said the actor.

"I chose to keep my promise and go to Mar-A-Lago instead of the funeral, and I said to the public:" People ask questions about an inheritance. There is no inheritance. The statues are demolished. more. No one remembers anyone. Remembered Danny Kay e or Cary Grant ? They were big stars. But they left and no one cares, "" continued Shatner. "But what lives are good deeds. If you do a good deed, it has repercussions until the end of time. It is the butterfly effect."

He does not regret the decision.

Leonardo Nimoy and William Shatner promoting a
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Shatner does not give much credibility to the counter coupling he received for jumping the funeral of his co-star.

"We do not care?" he said. "I know what I did was right. So that doesn't matter. We are criticized when we lift a finger. I don't read this kind of thing. to the evil that is there. "

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Shatner thinks that is what Nimoy would have liked.

The actor defended himself in an interview Additional Shortly after the death of the science fiction star in 2015, saying that Nimoy would not have wanted anything different.

"I felt that I had to go to the Red Cross meeting rather than going to his funeral," said Shatner. "Catch a little flak for that. But my thought was: we will remember the dead, but we will deal with the living whose needs are at the moment. And I therefore helped collect a lot of money for the cross -Rege who is helping people, and I know Leonard wanted me to do that. "

The actors had a fall before the passage of Nimoy.

Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, George Takei, William Shatner, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy at the James Doohan Farewell Star Trek Tribute in 2004
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Shatner shared that Nimoy stopped talking to him Before he die chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but claims that he does not know why. He then wrote a book on their relationship entitled Leonard: My fifty -year friendship with a remarkable man , which was published in 2016.

In 2022, Shatner was asked about their "rift" During an interview USA today .

"No rift. Just a separation," he replied. "I never understood it. I continued to try to get it, sending it messages. When you are really sick, you don't want to see anyone. Then I thought:" Well, that's it is still me, I suppose. But his daughter ( Julie [Nimoy] ) came to me and said to me, "He loved you. The universe sends me messages whatever happens, he loved me as I liked. Like a brother. He was my brother. We have shared a life. ""


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