Kattan, however, said it was clear what was causing Ferrell’s hurt. I’m going to be professional and still work with you on the show, but that’s it.” Without citing a reason, Ferrell reportedly told his colleague that “I don’t want to be your friend anymore. Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell Getty Images “So, I got all your messages, but I didn’t call you back because I didn’t want to talk to you,” Ferrell allegedly told Kattan. Heckerling ended up signing on as a producer on the movie, with John Fortenberry directing.Īfter the movie wrapped, Ferrell stopped responding to his calls and didn’t speak to him until they both returned to the “SNL” set for Season 23.

“I had tried to hide my relationship with Amy, not realizing how obvious it had been to everyone else, including Will (not to mention that Lorne told him about it in the first place),” Kattan wrote. The secret dalliances with Heckerling ultimately put a strain on his relationship with co-star Ferrell, according to Kattan. Kattan, then 27, said he initially rebuffed 43-year-old Heckerling’s advances, but relented following a “furious” call from Michaels claiming the director might back out of the project. In his explosive memoir, “Baby, Don’t Hurt Me,” Kattan revealed Michaels encouraged him to have sex with Amy Heckerling so she would stay attached to the 1990s comedy film. “Saturday Night Live” alum Chris Kattan claims in a new book that his friendship with “A Night at the Roxbury” co-star Will Ferrell was destroyed over an on-set relationship with the film’s would-be director - which he says producer Lorne Michaels pressured him into.

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