Doesn’t surprise me. MM seems pretty full of himself.

I think Muhney has been railroaded. He may very well be an asshole, but after reading things Braeden says, that market has far from been cornered.

Actors are notorious ego maniacs and from what Ive read about the cast of Y&R, theres no shortage.

I think Hunter King is being used as a scapegoat and in the end this will hurt her more than Muhney.

If he assulted a female castmember, it should have been investigated by the authorities. Noone should lose their job based solely on allegation. a complaintant should also not be able to make the demand, “either I go to the authorities or he is fired”. Nothing has been proven.

I will say that this isn’t the first time we’ve heard talk of MM and rumours of harassment and bullying. I remember a couple of years ago that there was some dust up about him possibly being let go or leaving and that he was not the most congenial and cooperative person on the set. Final thoughts are that it’s kind of hard to ignore the charges when the cast is standing behind Hunter King. I would think there’d be some serious outrage if it was all invented, and that the MM crowd is only making themselves look like the worst of the worst in fandom by attacking HK. Just my two cents’ worth.

Why would two grown men fight over something neither one had the power to sway? Decisions about story lines and which characters stay or go are with the EP and the HW, not with the actors. Some viewers have been campaigning for years to get EB off the show, if he met them on the street would pick a fight with them too?
With egos that big it is surprising either of them can fit through a door—- unfortunately we cannot pick our co-workers, or maybe EB can— it sounds all very silly to me. Ogden Nash was correct when he said ” You are only young once but, you can stay immature indefinitely.”

And i doubt anyone would fly a banner over the studio for Eric Braeden…who do i believe…cant say…why…because i wasnt there!

I always LOVE how candid and BS-free Eric Braeden is in his interviews!

Sounds like the whole story will never be told to everyone’s satisfaction. Each person has a different on why MM was fired. Cast and crew of Y&R should leave it alone. The damage to everyone involved has already been done.

Leave it be.

The show has been damaged-maybe beyond repair-by bad writing and very bad management.Jill Phelps
and Jean Passanante are incompetent hacks who have destroyed more daytime dramas than are currently extant.Heartbreaking to see Bill Bell’s once great creation the unintelligible,unwatchable mess to which it has been reduced.Michael Muhney is,arguably,the best actor recently working in daytime.Eric Braeden is an over-paid,over-the-hill blowhard.

1st
Eric Braeden is the Y&R..
Sony/CBS will do anything to keep Eric..
Eric and Brandon fight.. this time it turned into to a fist fight. They can not work together.
To keep Eric Braeden happy Michel had to go.
The two no longer could work together, so Micheal was out..

CBS had to get rid of Michael.

what ever happened between HK and MM, if anything, was minor in comparison to EB and MM ..
MM was let go because of Eric Braeden , if it had been because of HK he would have been gone that day and charges brought.
something may have happened between HK and MM, but it was nothing to fire MM over, but a fist fight with MM and EB, Micheal would be gone.

Eric Braeden is king of Y&R and he knows it, with out him the Y&R would crash and burn, he knows that and Sony/CBS knows that..

I had said many times, it had to do with Eric Braeden , and it was.

I had already had enough of EB as Victor and have FF thru his scenes for a long time, but the firing of MM has effectively ended my watching Y&R. This interview just sealed the deal for me. Portraying an obnoxious, boorish character is fine, being one in real life, publicly, is just sad. No class, EB. Maybe he should keep this old saying in mind in the future: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”

I just don’t understnd this blind loyalty to MM. I know Eb has had runs ins with co workers in the past and has owned up to it, and I can repect him for that. But what does EB gain by lying about MM? Nothing. Obviously something happend for him to be terminated.

Y&r seems more intersting offscreen then on how pathetic !!

Fisticuffs? Does Braeden not realize he’s 100 years old?? What is wrong with him? First, Peter Bergman, now Michael Muhney. This man has a reputation for not getting along with costars. The old gnome is always threatening to beat someone up. Do your token scenes and then take a nap in your dressing room, Eric B… you heydey was in the mid 1980s.

I dunno–the idea of EB being bullied by anyone is rather an amusing thought. These behind the scene glimpses are far more interesting than Y&R is right now. This is the ultimate play within the play.
I’d like to hear Eric recite Dylan Thomas’s poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. I am sure he would bellow out every line. “RAGE! RAGE! AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT!”

Ha! I just caught something funny. Eric says of Hunter King,”I hardly know the girl. I just don’t know people’s names until they’ve been here for ten years.” Even when he’s defending himself, he shoots himself in the foot.
I can’t help it, gotta love EB.

What EB is saying remind me a lot of his encounter with PB,If you listen to rumor and allegation EB is said to have the biggest ego at Y&R and huff and puff his chest making all type of demand and get his way.

Well, Eric seems to have a high opinion of himself. I do think when Eric was let go or something before, he seemed to not like that MM didn’t have his back. I can’t read the article because there’s so right scroll bar. Will try later. Too bad they didn’t have the camera rolling for this drama. Very sad all the way around. And how rude that Eric doesn’t learn his co-workers’ names until they’ve been there for 10 years.

Sounds like MM leaving had more to do with EB than anything that had anything to do with HK.

EB seems so sophisticated, kind, and amiable. Until he opens his mouth and speaks.

Very bored with this entire scandal. Time to move on.

Eric has a huge ego. It’s apparent in all of his interviews. I would want him off a show I were on, too. Just based on everything I’ve read from him and every interview he’s done. He seems as if he’s *entitled* to what he has, and anyone who hasn’t worked like him doesn’t deserve the recognition. But that is also due to his upbringing. Just be more humble Mr. Mumbles!

The more these people step forward to defend Muhney’s firing, the more I smell a rat and it isn’t necessarily Muhney. There is NO excuse for sexual harassment. If the allegations were found to be true after complete investigation, termination was absolutely appropriate. But, there is also no reason to publicly comment on internal personnel matters. That is private information between the employees involved and their employer.

Maybe they need to do a corresponding behind the scenes reality version of Y&R. The drama sounds so much more intriguing. Having said that (with sarcasm, of course), I will say yet again that no one really knows what happened, and I’m not quite sure it’s any of our business, EXCEPT when it gets to the point that uninformed so-called fans are harassing young innocents like Ms. King, and I commend Mr. Fairman for taking a stand himself against personal attacks. As for me, I’m much more concerned about what happens on screen. There is some outstanding acting and production going on, but there has been a decline in overall writing quality and show direction. I am excited, though, about Mr. Tom’s return as Billy, but it dashes my longstanding hope for a Heather Tom return, since the characters are married. Another hope I have is that Ashley Bashioum would return as Mac and reunite with Billy. I also enjoyed Chris Engen in the role of Adam, and maybe he would consider a return. If not, I agree a name like Trevor St. John or John Brotherton would be excellent recasts. I miss Phyllis so much, and I wish she would return to her soulmate, Nick.

MM and EB really sound like a couple of first class Primadonnas – fist fights, trying to get each other fired, do they think they really are Adam and Victor Newman? – This interview really didn’t help anybody and makes both MM and EB look bad – why doesn’t everybody follow PB’s example and keep their mouths shut – is he the only adult in the room over there? – it seems like every time the story dies down somebody kicks the hornet’s nest again – do they want this scandal to go on as long as one of Y&R’s story lines?

This keeps getting weirder every day. I wonder what REALLY happened??

wow michael was a trouble maker, with a huge ego. what a pathetic jerk, he deserved to be fired. eric braeden , i love he is straight to the point. dont mess with eric or victor newman, because michael you are a punk alright. lol.

I’m team Mr. Braeden all the way…..

Well the old lion, EB came out the winner, he did win. BUT the show is the loser. His days of huffing and puffing, Pat, should have ended before this. MM was the future with Billy Miller. Let’s see new actors replace those two, and how long and painful that will transition be.

Some fools made idiotic decisions by not designating and nurturing the MM and BM as franchise actors.
If those guys would have been treated and paid as the stars and future, things may have played out differently.

Yes, for sure EB was a big part of the past, just like Jeannie, Michelle, and Peter, were equal contributors. I didn’t see EB as the sole star. It was other storylines and people loving other actors which has really propelled the show. The past couple years Muhney, Miller and Bergman were the male stars.
EB is NOT THE FUTURE of the show, sure he wants to remain in that position of power and big bucks.

However, MM has more raw, natural talent than EB, and lives in a society based on forgiveness (right Eric) and hopefully a short memory. If MM did actually do something foolish regarding HK, he’ll pay to a certain degree. He is already paying.

I am sick of Victor. His contribution is minimal.
EB is hurting this show and needs to be shown the door.

Hi Michael Fairman,

Can you create a poll on these various topics and issues?
That would be great to see.
Thanks,
jo

If EB is Y&R, he should have the sense to demand better scripts and storylines! Victor has turned into a joke. No wonder he doesn’t really have trouble memorizing lines since he’s repeating the same damn lines every episode.

Anyone who’s followed the tweets of both EB and MM knows that EB had quite a lot of nasty things to say about MM this past year, saying he couldn’t act, wasn’t professional and so forth and it all boiled down to something that a fan had tweeted that she had stated MM said about EB. EB apologized, and MM was quite a gentleman during the whole thing, never saying anything bad about EB nor rising to the bait of the (seriously) nasty things EB was tweeting.

EB has a history of being difficult to work with on the set. Anyone happen to remember his infamous pounding of Peter Bergman? That feud went on for several years, but it never resulted in PB nor EB being fired.

Again, something more is going on here, and it’s not that EB has a poor opinion of MM. Considering just a couple months ago he was singing MM’s praises as an actor and co-worker, I don’t know how he can change his mind so quickly…Oh, that’s right … he’s still on contract with CBS…

OMG… Ya know what, I AGREE WITH MICHAEL!!! He’s younger, better and has lasting ability – MICHAELS AMAZING!! Eric Braydaen your arrogant & its been coming off on screen for a while, your scenes make me cringe & im sick of it. Maybe you & TPTB should realize that Michael SHOULD be the next Matriarch of the show, he’s “got it” probably better then you (if he’d stay). Out with the old, in with the new!!! So if this is the “scheme” if this is why this all is happening, listen up Y&R… I’d rather watch Michael Muhney vs Eric Brayden ANYDAY!!! Fire EB or tell his to suck it up & deal with it & bring Michael back (cause he’s right) he IS the new Shinning Star! Also, I have to say, I’m truly just as upset about losing Billy Muller, Y&R should have done EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to keep him, NOT looking foward to Tom reprising the role at all… BM became Billy on our screen and in our hearts forever! When did Y&R get so stupid? Oh, right.. When the hired Jill Farren Phelps!!!!!!!

The show has never been about one character this is what is driving me crazy it is an ensemble that makes it work. Gosh MacDonald Carey/DOOL knew that and he was a motion picture star before they brought him to DOOL. EB just had to get in on the action.

I still believe there is a lot more to this than just the rumor about Hunter. Nobody disputes what a great actor Michael Muhney is and he was fast becoming the star of the show. This had to rub some of the older actors the wrong way. Whatever happened, they’ve lost a great actor which I’m sure they will soon regret!

What Eric Braeden has failed to take from this crisis is the confirmation of everything that Michael Muhney was saying, that the fans see MM as the new King of GC & that it is time for EB to be phased out. It must be difficult for the man who has been the biggest draw card for Y&R for 30 years to see his star waning & the emergence of not only the next big star, but the character that was destined to take his place. Bad decision to keep the old dog on.

Wow! The backstage drama of this show sounds more dramatic than many shows!

There are millions of us who want Eric Braeden and his horrid undead Mr. Mumbles character off the show.

If THIS was Muhney’s only indiscretion then I’d be behind him 100% – or anyone else with the courage to tell that decrepit untalented old windbag to STFU.

Y&R would win me back as a viewer if they had a “buried alive” storyline, with Victor six feet under and Nikki too drunk to dig him up – Nick being too stupid to do it and poor Victoria unable to find the grave because she’s confused by her hair.

Poor Y&R really stinks these days and Eric Braeden and his ego aren’t helping – and never have.

Eric is lying! I mean really? Michael wanted to be the head honcho I don’t believe that at all, maybe Eric was threatened by him and he was the cause of Michael being fired along with Hunter….so sick of Eric running the damn show he is an employee he’s not the boss they give him way to much power.

People ! EB doesnt own the damm show! The fans do!! I think the writting of the show it is totally ridicules,luck of imagination ,who ever should go, the story lines are everywhere,most of the young actors sucks!,the only decent one older was mss cooper (RIP) ,just mark my words. R&Y will be the next soap cancel,the good ones are either leaving or getting fired!…what does it tell you …EB its only one man !to ruin a man life over egomits despicable !!! This its another fan ign off Y&R …

Everyone needs to come out and say what they think about MM. That’s the only way to put an end to this.

That Eric Braeden interview was nothing but a bunch of self-righteous and self-serving BULLSHIT. And, EB himself is nothing but an arrogant, bullying and over-the-hill BLOWHARD!!!!! INSUFFERABLE JACKASS!!!!!

EB should just keep quiet. This interview did him no favors. Reading this makes me side with MM! I mostly FF through Victor’s scenes these days, but rarely FF through Adam’s scenes. I think it would be in Y&R’s best interest if everyone just shut up and let this story die down.

I read an article that said when the EB/PB fight happened years ago, EB wanted PB fired. It was Jeanne Cooper who went to Bill Bell to say that it would not be fair for PB alone to be fired – that if anything, they should either both be kept on the show or both be fired. Needless to say, they stayed.
There’s def more to this story and I’m sure the network and all parties involved never thought that the backlash over the MM firing would be what it is. I don’t agree with the hateful nature of ANY of the nasty comments – I mean, really, we’re adults people – and obviously we DON’T know all of what really happened. There are always two sides to every story and somewhere in the middle lies the truth. EB didn’t help himself in the interview – I mean, really…you don’t know actors names until they’ve been on the show for 10 years?? That just screams arrogant ass!!

Idk if any of you are on twitter BUT Kristiff St. John is saying things without “saying” them Like “you were all deceived” and then he has @hunterking “tell the truth”. Hummm, How ironic that This EB article just came out basing MM (jealous much). IMO it Sounds like EBs ego is bigger then the show.. maybe he’s behind this whole thing. Seems like KSJ is saying this was all a set up. But he’s not saying it outright.. YET! This is crazy & if this was all a plan… They should fix it.. Get rid of EB and bring back MM to save the show & keep the fans that are standing behind MM. Get rid of JFP too please, non of this probably ever would have happened if she didn’t touch our show. I’m so annoyed with Y&R don’t even want to watch. Posts on twitter are also saying fans wish the rest of the Cast would be quiet w comments – cause now fans are looking at them different & feeling disgusted. This stinks!

Braeden’s ego is about the size of the Goodyear blimp. I can’t imagine having to work with this arse day-in and day-out. He reads his lines on his phone all of the time, you can tell it. He says he ad libs, but we all know he goes off script constantly. I’m sure Muhney could only take so much after being crapped on too. Every conflict has two sides. If Bill Bell Sr had been there, this would have never been an issue. He would have stepped in and fixed it. Y&R is a shadow of itself. Once proud, now just loud.

Braeden should have retired three years ago.

Since I have commented about the great Mr. Eric Braeden many time over the past few years on your site, you most likely know how I feel about him! In my opinion Eric Braeden is a man of impeccable integrity, I believe in him and in his complete honesty! What he said in this interview, I believe to be utterly true! I have No comment about Mr. Muhney!

Sounds like Eric should go. everyone is tired of him. he also has mistreated Peter Bergman and no telling who else. if I was in the cast, I would keep my distance from him. he needs to be replaced immediately. I always thought it was a family show, but now they have so much baggage in the cast, even gays. they need The Lord and the Bible.