By Katherine Tinsley
1:09pm PST, Feb 4, 2025
Kelsey Grammer recently opened up about his rift with former Cheers costar Ted Danson.
Last year, the two actors shared that they went 30 years without speaking, but Grammer recently clarified what caused them to have a falling out.
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Last year, the two actors shared that they went 30 years without speaking, but Grammer recently clarified what caused them to have a falling out.
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In an interview on the "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" podcast, the two creatives discussed their spat.
"This isn't self-deprecating, but it's — I feel like I got stuck a little bit with you during the Cheers years. I have a memory of getting angry at you once," Danson told Grammer on his podcast, as they chatted about why they stopped speaking.
"Yeah, you came and told me that one day," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum replied.
"This isn't self-deprecating, but it's — I feel like I got stuck a little bit with you during the Cheers years. I have a memory of getting angry at you once," Danson told Grammer on his podcast, as they chatted about why they stopped speaking.
"Yeah, you came and told me that one day," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum replied.
After Cheers wrapped in 1993, Danson kept his distance from Grammer.
"And it's stuck in both of our memories," Danson revealed. "But I feel like, f—, I don't know."
"I missed out on the last 30 years of Kelsey Grammer and I feel like it's my bad, my doing, and I almost feel like apologizing to you," he added. "I apologize to you and me that I sat back, you know, and didn't … and I really do apologize."
Despite the tension between them, Danson left an impact on Grammer's life.
"You said something wonderful to me, though, too, that I've always, I quote to other people," Grammer revealed. "When I turned 40, you came up and you said, 'You know what it means, don't you? Now that you're 40, it means you're finally worth having a conversation with.'"
"You said something wonderful to me, though, too, that I've always, I quote to other people," Grammer revealed. "When I turned 40, you came up and you said, 'You know what it means, don't you? Now that you're 40, it means you're finally worth having a conversation with.'"
In a recent interview, Grammer implied that fans overreacted to the podcast episode.
"It got a little blown out of proportion. There really wasn't an argument. It was at a time in my life when I was actually going through a lot of self-doubt, self-loathing, honestly," the dad-of-seven told the New York Post.
"It got a little blown out of proportion. There really wasn't an argument. It was at a time in my life when I was actually going through a lot of self-doubt, self-loathing, honestly," the dad-of-seven told the New York Post.
The comedian later blamed his addiction battle for the feud.
"It was when I was drinking a lot. Ted had just come up and said, 'You know, I'm kind of mad at you that sometimes you don't show up ready to go.' And I said, 'OK, I respect that.' And that actually was sort of it," he explained.
"It was when I was drinking a lot. Ted had just come up and said, 'You know, I'm kind of mad at you that sometimes you don't show up ready to go.' And I said, 'OK, I respect that.' And that actually was sort of it," he explained.
Grammer wasn't willing to give intimate details about their disagreement, but he was understanding of Danson's decision.
"Now, maybe what happened for Ted was he stepped away from what might have been a better friendship," Grammer noted. "Maybe he just had to protect himself. I don't really know. But, I said, 'Thanks.' We were fine with that."