A reporter says Bruce Willis once made her wait 9 days for a 'nightmare' interview and then didn't tip the waiter at the restaurant he forced shut
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- In a brand new podcast, a journalist says Bruce Willis as soon as made her wait 9 days for an interview.
- Martha Frankel stated on "Haileywood" that the actor made a restaurant shut down after which didn't tip.
- She additionally referred to as the general expertise of chatting with him "a nightmare."
A journalist mirrored on interviewing Bruce Willis in 1996, calling it "a nightmare."
iHeartRadio's new unique podcast, "Haileywood," tells the story of how Willis moved into the small city of Hailey, Idaho, within the '90s, purchased and developed property, after which seemingly deserted the city, as The Independent reported.
On the primary episode, "His Personal Personal Idaho," host Dana Schwartz spoke with a journalist who stated she had a adverse expertise with the "Die Onerous" star.
In 1996, journalist Martha Frankel obtained an task to interview Willis for Movieline in London. It's an task that she described to Schwartz on the podcast as "a nightmare."
Frankel stated she waited 9 days for Willis to agree to talk together with her. As an alternative, spending her time at a spa in Windsor, a city about 30 miles west of London.
The journalist stated she tried to ease the actor's trepidation concerning the interview with tales of mutual buddies they've in widespread or the promise of conducting the interview over a poker recreation together with his staff. Willis needed "no a part of" any of the techniques Frankel used to attempt to make him really feel safe, she stated.
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"He didn't actually need to speak about something," stated Frankel, recalling their interview. "It was only a drag and he wasn't enjoyable and he wasn't humorous. And I do know he's all of these issues. I had seen him in motion. I do know he could be that."
Frankel described Willis as "very serious" and adamant about going off the document to speak about his failed 1991 musical, "Hudson Hawk."
However Frankel stated she was bothered by greater than Willis' steely conduct towards her. The actor made the restaurant they ate at shut right down to the general public throughout dinner service "in order that no one would come over for his autograph," she stated, including that Willis didn't tip on the finish of the meal.
"After which he didn't throw $300 bucks on the desk for the waiter," she stated. "So I did."
"I would like wealthy individuals to be extra beneficiant than not wealthy individuals," Frankel informed Schwartz. "However you understand what was the most effective factor? He walked out and in of that lodge and no one stated a phrase to him, no one acknowledged him."
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Insider reached out to a rep for Willis to verify Frankel's recollection, however didn't instantly hear again.
This isn't the primary time Willis has been labeled as troublesome by journalists. In 2013, he apologized for a "boring" interview on BBC's "The One Present," blaming jetlag, The Hollywood Reporter wrote.
That very same yr, Willis was referred to as "impolite," "painful," and "utterly uncooperative" by Britain's Magic 105.four reporter Jamie Edwards whereas selling his film, "Pink 2," with Mary Louise Parker, reported Page Six.
As lately as final July, "Celebrity Karaoke Club" host AJ Odudu referred to as an interview with Willis a "huge disappointment." She described Willis as "completely appalling."
New episodes of iHeartRadio's podcast, "Hailywood," can be found on Wednesdays.
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