William Shatner’s “Twitter Funeral” For Leonard Nimoy

William Shatner’s “Twitter Funeral” For Leonard Nimoy

Captain James T. Kirk doesn’t believe in “no win situations.” But that is exactly where William Shatner, the famed actor who portrayed the character for three seasons of “Star Trek” on television and in seven feature films, found himself this past weekend. On Friday, Shatner’s long time co-star and good friend Leonard Nimoy passed away, leaving fans around the world mourning the loss of a legend. It was naturally assumed that Shatner would be a prominent presence at his friend’s funeral.

The problem: Shatner was already solidly committed to a be at a charity event for the Red Cross. Shatner tweeted the following:

He also tweeted:

Shatner sent his daughters, Melanie and Lisbeth, to attend the funeral in his place due to his commitment to the charity, and he tweeted comments and remembrances of his friend and co-star throughout out the day, having a “Twitter funeral” of sorts, even interacting with fans and answering their questions about Nimoy.

Clearly, this was not enough for some, however, and the Captain quickly found himself in the position of having to go to Red Alert as he was fired upon by all sides. The New York Daily News blasted away at Shatner, calling “Captain Jerk” on their front page for his failure to “beam over” to Nimoy’s funeral.

New York’s radio host Todd Schnitt also chided Shatner in a tweet:

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Shatner responded harshly to his critics, defending his position and the difficult decision placed before him;

When asked why did not just simply leave the fundraiser, Shatner responded with:

Shatner also wrote:

Shatner took the media personalities to task for making such public judgements, in particular stating that:

Should Shatner have rushed to his friend’s funeral, or honored his commitment to the charity? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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