Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer had an interview with the BBC cut short by Paramount+ representatives after the actor began to voice his support conversation turned to his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
According to host Justin Webb, Grammer, mentioned comedienne, actor and producer Roseanne Barr during the segment which aired on BBC Radio 4’s Today program
The 68-year-old “Cheers” alum allegedly explained that the idea for the “Frasier” revival came after the success of 2018’s “Roseanne” reboot, which returned after a 21-year hiatus.
The ABC series was later canceled after Barr, a fellow Trump supporter, tweeted some controversial remarks including a a racist joke about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Barr, 71, was later killed off the show and the series was brought back as “The Conners.”
“You mentioned Roseanne early on, who had a great comeback but also was a Trump supporter,” Webb asked at the end of the interview. “You were, at least you were, a Trump supporter. I’m fascinated to know if you still are?”
“I am,” Grammer replied, “and I’ll let that be the end of it.”
But after the segment concluded, Webb went on to discuss Grammer’s statement.
“I have to say, actually, Kelsey Grammer himself was perfectly happy to go on talking about it,” Webb said.
“The Paramount+ PR people, less happy that he talked about it at some length,” he continued.
“They decided that we’d had plenty of time for our interview. But I should stress that he was absolutely perfectly happy to talk about why he supports Donald Trump and still does in the coming election,” added Webb.
The Post has contacted Paramount+ and Grammer’s representatives for comment.
Grammer has been outspoken about his views on politics in the past as well.
He previously shared publicly that he voted for Trump in both 2016 and 2020 but that his affection former president has not affected his career in a negative way.
“I’m not aware of taking a hit for (it) but now, certainly passions run high, and certainly he has touched on an extraordinarily passionate response,” Grammer said of Trump in an 2019 interview with USA Today.
He added that he considers all politicians to be clowns.
“I think they’ve all been sort of the same party, the same bunch of clowns, the same bunch of really unpleasant people,: Grammer said. “And I don’t think they’ve been helping anybody but themselves.””
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