William Shatner is making news once again following his historic Blue Origin spaceflight. However, this time around, the actor is calling out his “Star Trek” co-star George Takei over a shady comment about the 90-year-old actor’s body.
Takei, who has publicly feuded with Shatner for years, took a dig at the Canadian actor’s “unfit” body when asked about his former cast member’s trip on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin capsule.
Shatner fired back at Takei’s comments on Friday in a tweet. “Don’t hate George. The only time he gets press is when he talks bad about me,” he tweeted.
“He claims 50+ years ago I took away a camera angle that denied him 30 more seconds of prime time TV. I’m giving it back to him now by letting him spew his hatred for the world to see! Bill the [pig emoji].”
Shatner’s tweet was a response to comments made by Takei, 84, on Wednesday night at the opening of “Thoughts of a Colored Man.”
“He’s boldly going where other people have gone before,” sarcastically told Page Six.
Takei went on to suggest Shatner’s seat on the New Shepard was for scientific analysis. “He’s a guinea pig, 90 years old, and it’s important to find out what happens,” he continued.
“So 90 years old is going to show a great deal more on the wear and tear on the human body, so he’ll be a good specimen to study. Although he’s not the fittest specimen of 90 years old, so he’ll be a specimen that’s unfit!”
Blue Origin has several requirements for passengers who fly on the suborbital space rocket. Passengers must be 18 years or older, between 5’0” to 6’4” and 110 pounds to 223 pounds.
Those aboard the spaceflight should also be in good physical shape and must be able to climb seven flights of stairs in a minute and a half.
On October 12, William Shatner is set to become the first living member of the iconic show's cast to journey to the final frontier, as a guest aboard a Blue Origin suborbital rocket on the company's second crewed flight Photo: AFP / Mark RALSTON
