The Truth About Cybill Shepherd's Relationship History

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Her awkward 'thing' with Bruce Willis

Though she first rose to fame as the star of classic films like "Taxi Driver," Cybill Shepherd's second act was as a television star. She led the sitcom "Moonlighting" alongside Bruce Willis, and the contentious behind-the-scenes relationship between the two stars became the stuff of television legend. Willis and Shepherd did not get along, to say the least; years later, Shepherd told Entertainment Weekly, "At one point in the show, it had gotten to where we just hated each other. It was a very volatile show anyway, but that's also what made it great." Still, though, Shepherd felt the chemistry with Willis was stronger than with any of the other actors she screen-tested with. "With Bruce, the temperature in the room went 20 degrees higher. For me, anyway," she recalled.

Rumors abounded that their feud was the result of a romantic fling that went sour. According to co-star Curtis Armstrong's memoir "Revenge of the Nerd," Willis told him that there was a "thing" between them that didn't go well. Shepherd finally admitted as much in her own memoir, writing that she suggested consummating their mutual attraction early in the filming of the show. He showed up at her place with a bottle of whiskey, and they kissed passionately. It never progressed beyond that, though. As Shepherd remembers, "We never did finish what we started in private, but anytime we had a kissing scene, he stuck a big camel tongue halfway down my throat."