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O'Neill/Bearse friction as reported in L.A. _Daily News_ 2/27/96

posted 9 years ago by josephnatescott
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"It's abnormally quiet around the set of 'Married ... With Children' - because of a 20-megaton blowup between Ed O'Neill and co-star Amanda Bearse.

It seems the friction their characters - Al Bundy and neighbor Marcy D'Arcy - display toward one another on the ribald Fox show has been spilling over into real life for quite some time. It finally erupted a few days ago in the makeup area - with O'Neill and Bearse hurling insults at one another. Before they marched out of each other's hearing range, we're told, she accused him - among other things - of being lazy, and he told her he had the power to have her removed from the cast.

Since then, the two haven't been speaking, and it appears the longest-running sitcom on the tube could wind up its ninth season with the feud still in force."

[–] mcfly-31 9 years ago

yeah, that was crazy to hear him talk about it on a youtube video for the Museum of Television or something. he was saying how Amanda didn't invite him to her wedding because she thought he would laugh at two women in tuxedos. he told her he was offended at that... but then he laughed anyway lol!

"Jesus, does anyone?"

[–] josephnatescott 9 years ago

Yeah, and during MWC Christina (who overall loves Ed) complained to Ed that his "funny" jokes or pranks or whatever were hurtful to people's feelings and he basically responded, well, they're _funny_. Sounds like the way Rob Schneider reportedly used to treat people when he was King Of The Set when he was young (but stopped doing because he's interested in growing up).

[–] maxp84z 8 years ago

Lmao. Love Ed and Al even more now. He's amazing. I have no problem with gay people wanting to marry but imagining two women in tuxedos is hilarious.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (70601346) 8 years ago

I do not think Mr. O'Neill would have done anything out of the way at her wedding considering he's on a show with gay folks at the moment.