‘HANDSY’ MURRAY FUROR
Flick axed ‘indefinitely’
Bill Murray got “touchy” with women on the set of his latest movie “Being Mortal,” before filming was shut down, a source exclusively told The Post on Friday.
“He was very hands-on touchy, not in any personal areas, but he would put an arm around a woman, touch her hair, pull her ponytail — but always with a comedic aside,” the source said.
“It is a fine line and — of course, everybody loves Bill — and while his conduct is not illegal, some women felt uncomfortable and he crossed a line.”
Filming of the 71-yearold “Saturday Night Live” legend’s movie was initially suspended last week after a complaint was reportedly filed alleging “inappropriate behavior by the actor.”
But on Thursday, the film was canned indefinitely amid an investigation into the “Ghostbusters” star’s on-set actions.
Aziz Ansari, who is di- recting and co-starring with Seth Rogen, apparently refused to tolerate Murray’s alleged behavior and had a showdown with the “Lost In Translation” star following the filing of the complaint.
“A few women complained, then Bill and Aziz had a big disagreement,” the source said.
Another source said that Murray, who is apparently single, “loves women and loves to flirt, he enjoys poetry and romance, he’s always flirting, but it is always couched in comedy. ”
“It isn’t clear if he crossed a line,” that source said.
Meanwhile, Richard Dreyfuss’ son, Ben, dropped a bombshell allegation Thursday night that the Walt Disney Co. was forced to forced to hire bodyguards to protect the cast and crew of his dad’s 1991 comedy “What About Bob?” from Murray.
Ben Dreyfuss, 35, claimed on Twitter that Murray “had a meltdown . . . because he wanted an extra day off” but was denied by the late producer Laura Ziskin.
Murray allegedly “ripped off her glasses off her face and my dad complained about his behavior and Bill Murray threw an ashtray at him,” Ben Dreyfuss wrote.
“Everyone walked off the production and flew back to LA and it only resumed after Disney hired some bodyguards to physically separate my dad and Bill Murray in between takes,” Ben Dreyfuss tweeted.
He added sarcastically: “I was like 5 at the time and these are some of my fondest and earliest memories lol. Good movie though!”
The elder Dreyfuss previously addressed the alleged ashtray incident by calling Murray a “drunken bully,” but without airing all the dirty laundry.
“He put his face next to me, nose-to-nose, and he screamed at the top of his lungs, ‘Everyone hates you! You are tolerated!’ ” Dreyfuss revealed in 2009.
“There was no time to react because he leaned back and he took a modern glass-blown ashtray, He threw it at my face from [only a couple feet away]. And it weighed about three-quarters of a pound. And he missed me. He tried to hit me. I got up and left.”
Two lawyers for Murray didn’t respond to inquiries, and a spokesperson for “Being Mortal” declined to comment.