{"id":227963,"date":"2025-12-11T19:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/227963\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:59:08","slug":"kelsey-grammer-slammed-by-costar-who-alleged-he-farted-constantly-on-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/227963\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Grammer slammed by costar who alleged he &#8216;farted constantly&#8217; on set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kelsey Grammer expressed support for President Donald Trump, prompting a reply from former costar Lauren Holly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holly alleged that Grammer &#8220;farted constantly&#8221; on the set of the 1996 film Down Periscope.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kristen Johnston replied to Holly&#8217;s post, calling the admission &#8220;phenomenal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kelsey-grammer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kelsey Grammer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kelsey Grammer<\/a>&#8216;s costar in the 1996 submarine comedy film <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/1996\/08\/02\/down-periscope\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Down Periscope;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Down Periscope<\/a> may have gotten a whiff of a little more than tossed salad and scrambled eggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/frasier\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Frasier;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Frasier<\/a> actor expressed enthusiastic support for President <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a> at the State Department Kennedy Center Honors presentation dinner over the weekend, Grammer&#8217;s former costar, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/lauren-holly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lauren Holly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lauren Holly<\/a>, took a jab at the entertainer on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response to a news report about Grammer&#8217;s praise for Trump, Holly shared a memory from the set of Down Periscope to her official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@laurenholly\/post\/DSBeU6EgD3G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Threads;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Threads<\/a> page on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Pictorial Press Ltd \/ Alamy Stock Photo Lauren Holly and Kelsey Grammer in 'Down Periscope'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a6b00ecd9429eca59677cd62c9e181fd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pictorial Press Ltd \/ Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n<p> Lauren Holly and Kelsey Grammer in &#8216;Down Periscope&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He farted constantly on the set of Down Periscope,&#8221; Holly wrote, drawing replies from several actors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actress Kristen Johnston commented on the note, calling it &#8220;phenomenal,&#8221; while stand-up comedian Judy Gold responded with a simple &#8220;thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Oscar-winning Sleepless in Seattle screenwriter David S. Ward, Down Periscope received largely negative reviews and underperformed at the box office, grossing only $25 million in North America on a reported $30 million budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Entertainment Weekly has reached out to a member of Grammer&#8217;s team for a response to Holly&#8217;s message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holly&#8217;s post came after Grammer&#8217;s vocal support for President Trump, with the 70-year-old actor telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/kelsey-grammer-calls-trump-one-greatest-presidents-weve-ever-had-kennedy-center-honors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fox News<\/a> that he thinks Trump might be one of the best leaders in American history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think he&#8217;s extraordinary. He&#8217;s one of the greatest presidents we&#8217;ve ever had. Maybe the greatest,&#8221; Grammer told the outlet at the Kennedy Center event, where Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, \u00a0George Strait, Michael Crawford, and Kiss were also recognized.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg via Getty\u00a0 President Donald Trump\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8126f47bf45f559c122d7593fa562251.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg via Getty <\/p>\n<p> President Donald Trump<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;There are some things he still wants to get done, and I think that&#8217;s terrific, but there was a big hill to climb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grammer also made headlines recently after his daughter Greer Grammer detailed her relationship with him on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pretty-basic-with-alisha-marie-and-remi-cruz\/id1439655378\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pretty Basic\u00a0podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pretty Basic\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know my dad until I was 16,&#8221; Greer said on the podcast. &#8220;People have misconceptions about me when they hear my last name because they&#8217;re like, &#8216;Oh, well, that&#8217;s Kelsey Grammer&#8217;s daughter. Clearly, she grew up in this way.&#8217; And that makes so much sense. I&#8217;d think that too. But yeah, I think that&#8217;s the biggest misconception about me is: my dad left when I was four and then I didn&#8217;t meet him again until I was 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kelsey-grammer-farted-constantly-lauren-holly-down-periscope-11866726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points Kelsey Grammer expressed support for President Donald Trump, prompting a reply from former costar Lauren Holly.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,122250,18,117,19,17,73054,122249,122248,10595],"class_list":{"0":"post-227963","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-down-periscope","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-kelsey-grammer","15":"tag-kristen-johnston","16":"tag-lauren-holly","17":"tag-president-donald-trump"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115702711806065085","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}