Only Murders in the Building star Steve Martin has denied claims he “hit” Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes while filming scenes together in the 1986 musical. Little shop of horrors.
“I remember we had good communication as professional actors,” his statement read. “But when it’s implied that I hurt her or somehow carelessly performed stunts, I have to object. I remember being EXTREMELY careful about the fake shot — the same caution I would use with any similar scene. There was never any physical contact between her and me, random or otherwise, in this scene or any other we’ve shot.”
Steve Martin sings ‘Dentist’ in Little Shop of Horrors
The 78-year-old added that he remembers how the actress always told him that she was fine, and that director Frank Oz and others were always on the set.
Steve played dentist Orin Scrivell in the cult classic, and Miriam played his nurse. During the song ‘Dentist’, viewers see Scrivello punch his nurse and slam the door in her face.
© Isabel Infantes – PA ImagesMiriam Margolyes claims Steve hit her ‘all day’
“The whole day I was hit by doors that opened in my face; repeatedly punched, slapped and knocked down by the unlovable and undesirable Steve Martin — perhaps he was faking the method — and came home grumpy with a pounding headache,” Miriam, 82, wrote in her new autobiography, Oh Miriam!: Stories from an unusual life.
“Let it not be said that I have never suffered in the name of art,” she added.
The book was released on September 14, 2023.
© Archive PhotosEllen Greene, Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in a scene from the movie ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’, 1986.
“I always rehearse physical actions in slow motion,” Frank Oz added in his own statement.
“The scene was supposed to include a fake shot. It’s a mystery what she’s talking about. That’s not the Steve I know or anyone knows. He’s always been professional and respectful of everyone on all my shoots.”
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© GothamSelena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin were spotted on the set of Just Murder in the Building
He was married for eight years between 1986 and 1994 to actress Victoria Tennant and remarried on July 28, 2007 to former journalist Anne Stringfeild.
WITHsaturday night live boss Lorne Michaels served as best man, but the wedding was a surprise for guests who were told Steve and Anne were hosting a party at their home.
The couple met in person a year after Anne first called the actor to check on information published by the New Yorker about him, and during that time the pair struck up an instant connection.
© Getty The couple married in July 2007 at Steve’s home in Los Angeles
“We talked on the phone for a year before we even met,” Steve told AARP Magazine in 2017.
Anne, now 51, gave birth to their daughter Mary in December 2012.
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