Bill Murray revealed he doesn't believe journalist Bob Woodward's exposure of Richard Nixon after reading his biography on his late friend John Belushi.
The comedian described the project as inaccurate, leading him to question the infamous Watergate scandal.
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During an appearance on 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' Bill Murray revealed he believed Richard Nixon was framed.
By Katherine Tinsley
2:20pm PST, Mar 3, 2025
Woodward, who is an award-winning journalist, and his investigation of Nixon led to the president's resignation.
Members of Nixon's re-election committee placed listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate building, which greatly impacted Nixon's political career.
Members of Nixon's re-election committee placed listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate building, which greatly impacted Nixon's political career.
Murray discussed his reaction to reading Wired with Joe Rogan on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.
"When I read Wired, the book written by what's his name? Woodward. About Belushi. I read like five pages of Wired, and I went, 'Oh my God. They framed Nixon,'" he told the UFC commentator.
"When I read Wired, the book written by what's his name? Woodward. About Belushi. I read like five pages of Wired, and I went, 'Oh my God. They framed Nixon,'" he told the UFC commentator.
Nixon became the only American president to relieve himself of duties, but Murray wonders if there was foul play involved.
"If this is what he writes about my friend that I've known, you know, for, you know, half of my adult life — which is completely inaccurate, talking to like, the people of the outer outer circle, getting the story — what the h— did that could they have done to Nixon?" he asked.
"If this is what he writes about my friend that I've known, you know, for, you know, half of my adult life — which is completely inaccurate, talking to like, the people of the outer outer circle, getting the story — what the h— did that could they have done to Nixon?" he asked.
Murray later revealed that he didn't finish the book, but the small pieces he consumed he didn't believe to be true.
"I just felt like if he did this to my friend like this, and I acknowledge I only read five pages but the five pages I read made me want to set fire to the whole thing," he continued.
"I just felt like if he did this to my friend like this, and I acknowledge I only read five pages but the five pages I read made me want to set fire to the whole thing," he continued.
The Ghostbusters star's opinion of Woodward changed due to his portrayal of Belushi.
"See if you get those five pages I went," Murray stated. "If they if he did this to Belushi, what he did in Nixon's is probably soiled for me, too. I can't, I can't take it."
"See if you get those five pages I went," Murray stated. "If they if he did this to Belushi, what he did in Nixon's is probably soiled for me, too. I can't, I can't take it."
For his deep dive into Belushi's life and death, Woodward spoke to his widow, former coworkers and more for the project. However, Murray questioned the quality of the reporter's examination.
"And I know you say, well, you could have two sources and everything like that, but the two sources that he had, if he had them for the Wired book, were so far outside the inner circle that it was it was criminal," Murray claimed.
"And I know you say, well, you could have two sources and everything like that, but the two sources that he had, if he had them for the Wired book, were so far outside the inner circle that it was it was criminal," Murray claimed.
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