William Shatner Shuts Down Star Trek Podcast Host Who Wished He Was Dead
William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series, responded to a Star Trek podcast host who wished he was dead.
Heather Rae of The Tricorder Transmissions, a Star Trek centric podcast, took to Twitter to wish William Shatner was dead.
Rae has since deleted the tweet, but you can see a screenshot below.
As reported by Critical Blast, Rae would defend her Tweet and double down writing, “I simply wish that the better person who believed in equality was the one still with us. I won’t apologize for that.”
Shatner would initially respond with a simple statement, “What a thing to tweet!”
Here’s the tweet pic.twitter.com/P6uzhPrWST
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 9, 2019
His response would come under attack from another member of The Tricorder Transmissions podcast, Admiral Fliss.
Fliss would attack Shatner in a now-deleted tweet describing him as having a “cis het white male privilege.” She would also attempt to paint Shatner bringing attention to the tweet as “turning his fanbase against a member of the queer Star Trek community.”
Shatner would respond to Fliss by describing Rae’s initial attack as a “death threat.” He would add that Fliss “should be ashamed.”
Yes because she sends a death threat and I react so of course let’s just ignore the death threat and make the facts about her LGBTQIA status to exonerate her actions. You should be ashamed of yourself! #TrekTroll https://t.co/kJc60m7d5F
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 11, 2019
Since the coward deleted her tweet to me you can see how she played down the death wish as “flippant & forgettable” 🙄 pic.twitter.com/qrDssVIm73
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 12, 2019
Shatner would add that The Tricorder Show continues to send people to attack him.
Funny how that @TricorderShow podcast network keeps sending people to attack me when one of their own sent me a death threat. 🙄
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 11, 2019
The Tricorder Transmissions would eventually issue their own statement saying, “We harbor no ill will for William Shatner, only appreciation and love for his work.” They added, “The creator of the tweet has chosen to step away from the network and we are all deeply saddened that this happened.”
We harbor no ill will for @WilliamShatner, only appreciation and love for his work. The creator of the tweet has chosen to step away from the network and we are all deeply saddened that this has happened.
— The Tricorder Transmissions (@TricorderShow) June 11, 2019
They would add, “The remark was not intended as threat or to promote harm to anyone – and although her account has been made private, she has accepted responsibility for the poor wording, has deleted the tweet, and regrets having made it.”
The remark was not intended as a threat or to promote harm to anyone – and although her account has been made private, she has accepted responsibility for the poor wording, has deleted the tweet, and regrets having made it.
— The Tricorder Transmissions (@TricorderShow) June 11, 2019
Shatner would respond to The Tricorder Transmissions statement clearly mocking them, “Deeply saddened that someone who has a history of saying she wishes I was dead has left your organization but you have no ill will?” He then questioned, “s that a backhanded slam at me? You should have removed her immediately but instead you allowed another of you crew to attack as well.”
Deeply saddened that someone who has a history of saying she wishes I was dead has left your organization but you have no ill will? Is that a backhanded slam at me? You should have removed her immediately but instead you allowed another of you crew to attack as well. 🙄@StarTrek pic.twitter.com/a6EbpHph9G
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 12, 2019
Shatner would also tweet out that he believes, “Anyone who uses the Star Trek name in a podcast or any fan production should be inclusive not exclusive and to hurl hatred for “poorly worded” tweets should be disallowed from using any reference to Star Trek in marketing their show.”
Anyone who uses the @StarTrek name in a podcast or any fan production should be inclusive not exclusive and to hurl hatred for “poorly worded” 🙄 tweets should be disallowed from using any reference to Star Trek in marketing their show. @jvancitters
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 12, 2019
Shatner would continue to defend himself. He would note that this isn’t the first time Rae has made such statements.
This isn’t the first time she’s posted it. She’s a Cheerleader at #STLV She also did several @StarTrek podcasts. What is it about Gene’s inclusionary vision that missed her by miles that she could post that? Stop trying to make this about me unless you feel the same way as her?🤔 https://t.co/L1GMCA2pkp
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 14, 2019
He would reiterate that point.
Since you “know her” ask her how many times she’s posted or said that “poorly worded” statement. #manytimes I only caught her this time. https://t.co/Au7agtDF25
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) June 14, 2019
Admiral Fliss would announce that they were “no longer associated with The Tricorder Transmissions podcast network” earlier this week.
For the record, I am no longer associated with The Tricorder Transmissions podcast network.
— Admiral Fliss (@RadMissFliss) June 13, 2019
What do you make of Shatner’s statements in response to Rae, Fliss, and The Tricorder Transmissions Network?
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