Did Ed Asner take his feud with Mary Tyler Moore to the grave? According to one tabloid report, Asner hated his co-star till his last breath. Here’s what we know.
Ed Asner ‘Resented’ Mary Tyler Moore?
This week’s edition of the National Enquirer reports Ed Asner may have worked with Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but he was far from her biggest fan. Asner was awarded three Emmy Awards during his time on the show. However, Asner felt that Moore always overshadowed him. An inside source dished, “Ed loved working on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and he made a lot of friends for life there. Mary was an ice queen. She was often distant and standoffish. “
The insider says, “Besides that, she was then married to Grant Tinker, who ran MTM Enterprises and produced the show. Mary was not just ed’s co-star but his boss, as well. Ed resented that at first and always felt he had to prove himself!” The outlet notes that Asner once said he didn’t expect Moore’s performance to have such an impact when they first started working together. “At the time, I thought we were doing a cute little show,” Asner once said, “but when the accolades started coming in for her being a leader, Mary was happy to accept them.”
Ed Asner Mad At ‘Ice Queen’ Mary Tyler Moore’?
After investigating the claims, we discovered that they are false. Asner and Moore never had a feud. They were very close while they were co-stars. And while Asner may have said that Moore was a “queen” that happily accepted accolades, he also said she thoroughly deserved them.
“I knew from the start that Mary was tip-top — something special, as an actor and a boss. While she was working 10 to 12 hours a day, the rest of us were working eight at best. Mary did whatever was necessary to get the scene accomplished,” That was the same interview Asner gave.
And after Moore’s passing in 2017, Asner told People, “She was a queen but, she never demonstrated queenly privileges. Her generosity was quite noted,” adding, “I was always pleased with the treatment, and it was seven years of the yellow brick road. That’s how the Mary Tyler Mooreshow went.”
This tabloid was taking advantage of Asner’s recent passing to make up stories about him. In reality, both Asner and Moore were Hollywood legends who sang each other’s praises. It’s downright shameful to suggest that they were feuding, especially when neither of them is here to set the record straight.
The Tabloid On Celebrity Feuds
This isn’t the first time the National Enquirer has invented a celebrity feud. The magazine reported earlier this year that Julia Roberts was fighting Natalie Portman over makeup brands. Later, the outlet reported that Jennifer Aniston was fighting with Vera Farmiga over a job. According to the tabloid, Aniston kept her distance from Jimmy Kimmel. The outlet also reported Kim Cattrall was fleeing New York to get away from her estranged Sex and the City co-stars. The tabloid can’t be trusted when it comes to celebrity feuds.