{"id":2092105,"date":"2025-10-15T04:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2092105"},"modified":"2025-10-15T04:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:28:09","slug":"cybill-shepherd-talks-ending-feud-with-moonlighting-costar-bruce-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cybill-shepherd-talks-ending-feud-with-moonlighting-costar-bruce-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybill Shepherd Talks Ending Feud With Moonlighting Costar Bruce Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cybill-shepherd\/\"><strong>Cybill Shepherd<\/strong><\/a> is thankful that her rocky relationships with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bruce-willis\/\"><strong>Bruce Willis<\/strong> <\/a>and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/christine-baranski\/\"><strong>Christine Baranski<\/strong><\/a> are in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">While speaking to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cybill-shepherd-on-mending-fences-with-bruce-willis-and-christine-baranksi-11826361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em> <\/a>in an interview published on Tuesday, October 14, Shepherd, 75, shared how relieved she was that her feud with <em>Moonlighting<\/em> costar Willis, 70, got squashed following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/emma-heming-willis-reveals-bruce-lives-in-a-2nd-home-amid-dementia-battle\/\">his dementia diagnosis<\/a> and announcement he would be stepping away from acting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cYes, I\u2019m very grateful for that,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cYeah, it was time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em>Moonlighting<\/em> aired from 1985 to 1989 and starred Willis as David Addison, a private detective who finds himself having to begrudgingly partner with Maddie Hayes, played by Shepherd, after he falls on unexpected hard times. The pair\u2019s on-screen tension and bickering that drew viewers in, however, eventually seeped into the actors\u2019 real-life dynamic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cybill-shepherd-recalls-working-with-very-funny-bruce-willis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cybill-shepherd-recalls-working-with-very-funny-bruce-willis\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Cybill Shepherd Says Bruce Willis Was \u2018Very Funny\u2019 on &#8216;Moonlighting&#8217; Set<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLegendary actress Cybill Shepherd has nothing but positive things to say about the A-list costars in her past \u2014 including Bruce Willis and Christine Baranski. \u201cHe had more hair when we started,\u201d Shepherd, 74, told Us Weekly exclusively about working with Willis, 69, while discussing her upcoming appearance at the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">During a 1990 appearance on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bt4EQ3XrOFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> The Arsenio Hall Show<\/em><\/a>, Willis confessed that he never spent time with Shepherd outside of filming together, and poked fun at the fact Shepherd was seemingly \u201cstill talking\u201d about their show even after it ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">When host <strong>Arsenio Hall<\/strong> asked if Willis would consider reuniting with Shepherd for a film in the future, the <em>Die Hard<\/em> star shot down the idea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cI don\u2019t think so. Not right now, anyway. Listen, <em>Moonlighting<\/em> was a very good show for me, and I had a lot of fun doing it. It reached a point where it was no longer fun,\u201d Willis confessed. \u201cIt also reached a point where we kind of ran out of things for these people to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Willis also confirmed that he and Shepherd didn\u2019t \u201cget along\u201d very well on set, explaining, \u201cFourteen-hour days, five days a week, and I was working 12 months a year \u2026 I have no hard feelings. I\u2019m doing other things now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:98.2%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-4132862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski\" width=\"1000\" height=\"982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TSDCYBI_WA009.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Carsey-Werner Co. \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\">Shepherd addressed the feud herself in 2000, alleging that the sexual tension between Maddie and David on the series initially carried over off screen. She recalled once \u201cpassionately sucking face\u201d with Willis on a sofa in the early days of <em>Moonlighting\u2019s<\/em> run. However, when she allegedly approached Willis with a bottle of wine to see if they were \u201cgoing to do something about this or what?\u201d Willis shot her down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWe never did finish what we started,\u201d she confirmed to <em>The Scottish Daily Record<\/em> in 2000, before admitting she was thankful nothing romantic happened between them. \u201cBut once I got to know him I was glad I didn\u2019t get involved. Bruce Willis is a jerk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">However, more than decade later, Shepherd spoke about Willis again, shortly after his March 2022 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/emma-heming-willis-was-scared-to-say-anything-about-bruces-dementia\/\">aphasia diagnosis<\/a>, this time telling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2022\/05\/22\/cybill-shepherd-on-loving-bruce-willis-and-the-fight-to-erase-multiple-sclerosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Extra<\/em><\/a> that she would \u201calways love\u201d her former costar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">While speaking to People on Tuesday, Shepherd also confirmed that her feud with <em>Cybill<\/em> castmate Baranski, 73, had also been buried. Shepherd starred on the \u201890s sitcom, which ran from 1995 to 1998, as the titular character who attempts to make her acting dreams come true. Baranski played her best friend Maryann.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/12-unexpected-celebrity-feuds-we-never-saw-coming\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Britney-Spears-and-Alyssa-Milano-Unexpected-Celebrity-Feuds.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Britney Spears and Alyssa Milano Unexpected Celebrity Feuds\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Britney-Spears-and-Alyssa-Milano-Unexpected-Celebrity-Feuds.jpg?quality=74&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/12-unexpected-celebrity-feuds-we-never-saw-coming\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Unexpected Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrity feuds are so captivating that there\u2019s even an award-winning Ryan Murphy anthology TV series devoted to the topic. While some A-list beefs seem inevitable \u2014 Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B, for example, or Jef Holm vs. Arie Luyendyk Jr. \u2014 others seem to come out of nowhere. Freddie Prinze Jr., for instance, spoke ill [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWe\u2019re good now,\u201d Shepherd told <em>People<\/em> of her current relationship with Baranksi. When asked how the two were able to get to a better place, she added, \u201cJust a talk and be real open-hearted with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In Shepherd\u2019s 2000 memoir, <em>Cybill Disobedience<\/em>, Shepherd wrote that she and Baranski didn\u2019t get along due to Baranski being \u201cunfriendly.\u201d Baranski, meanwhile, told<em> The Guardian<\/em> in 2022 that there were in fact \u201cissues\u2019 on set, but she preferred \u201cto take the higher ground and say, look, that show gave me so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybill Shepherd is thankful that her rocky relationships with Bruce Willis and Christine Baranski are in the rearview mirror. While speaking to People in an interview published on Tuesday, October 14, Shepherd, 75, shared how relieved she was that her feud with Moonlighting costar Willis, 70, got squashed following his dementia diagnosis and announcement he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2092106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,21741,24386,21738,21913],"class_list":["post-2092105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-news","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cybill-Shepherd-Talks-Ending-Feud-With-Moonlighting-Costar-Bruce-Willis.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2092107,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092105\/revisions\/2092107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2092106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}