By Mark Gray
4:47pm PST, Nov 10, 2023
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Tony Danza is being criticized for his alleged behavior involving a dog in New York City.
According to a Nov. 10 report from Page Six, the "Who's the Boss?" star let his feelings be known after a black Lab got in his way near his home in the city's Upper West Side neighborhood.
This alleged bad behavior follows an incident earlier this year in which Tony was publicly shamed for his treatment of a reporter.
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While the woman stands by her account of what happened, a Tony Danza pal called the story much ado about nothing.
"Tony saw a good-sized dog coming towards him and he knows the dogs in NYC have the right of way!" the source told Page Six. "He moved over to let the dog pass and the woman didn't pull back on the leash and the dog continued to come towards him. He had to jump over the dog to get out of the way."
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The doggie dustup occurred about six months after Tony Danza was called "unkind" and "condescending" for his behavior during a red carpet interview with a reporter.
During the opening night of the Broadway show "New York, New York," the "Taxi" actor told a reporter who was excited about the evening to "relax a little," telling him, "You're more excited than we are. Take it easy."
The reporter then asked Tony a Big Apple-themed question to tie in with the Broadway show. Tony leaned in, touched the man's face and said, "You know what you've got to do, buddy? You've got to come up with better questions." He then walked away.
The reporter, Rye Myers, later said Tony called to apologize.
"I just wanted to let you know that I did hear from Tony Danza earlier today," Rye said on TikTok. "He called me to apologize and squash the beef. It was great to hear from him and certainly much appreciated."
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Tony Danza made news recently because of a romance he had decades ago.
In John Stamos's new memoir, "If You Would Have Told Me" — which hit bookshelves on Oct. 24 — the "Full House" actor recalled being in "overwhelming" agony when he discovered then-girlfriend Teri Copley in bed with Tony in the '80s.
"Seeing him, realizing it was him and stuff, it was hard. I mean, it was awful," John told People magazine. "At first I was like, 'I'm going to kick his…' I didn't know it was [Tony] yet. I see his abs. I'm like, 'Maybe not. F*** it.' And I ran. … But I remember running down the driveway with tears streaming down my face and I didn't want anyone to see me."
Teri recently contradicted John's version of events, claiming she and Tony were not in bed when John made a surprise visit to her home. Teri said she was "fully dressed" and opened the door for John — from whom she'd recently split.
"[John] just shook his head and looked at me like, 'How could you?'" she claimed in a YouTube video. "Well, I looked at him and didn't say anything either. I just looked at him like, 'What do you care?' He certainly didn't come in my house and find me in bed naked with a sheet over [us]. I mean, none of that happened."
