rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Breadcrumb Trail Links Celebrity Canada ‘She took an hour asking ridiculous questions. I feel it was to get a bad interview so she could play victim for ratings,’ Star Trek icon says Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Sep 20, 2023 • 3 minute read William Shatner Photo by AP Article content As longtime CTV anchor Sandie Rinaldo celebrates her momentous 50th anniversary with the network, she is looking back at her most notable interviews to help mark her milestone. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. Article content But after sharing an anecdote about profiling William Shatner, first 29 years ago and again for an hour-long special that aired this week, Rinaldo has rankled the iconic Star Trek actor to the point where he has vowed to never speak to the broadcast outlet again. Article content Rinaldo introduced the clip of her new interview with Shatner, calling their 1994 chat her “most challenging.” “I will never forget the day I tried to interview William Shatner; tried being the operative word … no one prepared me for what was to happen; I would come face to face with a force of friction,” Rinaldo said. Rinaldo recounted how she tried to get him to open up, asking him about his life growing up in Montreal. “He shut me down, didn’t want to talk about himself and abruptly ripped off his microphone and stormed out.” Your noon-hour look at what’s happening in Toronto and beyond. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don’t see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “You are still a little bit cantankerous,” she said to Shatner in their new interview, telling the actor, “I need the eye contact.” As he looked away from her, she said, “It’s going to be this type of interview, I can tell.” Rinaldo then confronted Shatner, telling him “There are people who haven’t liked you along the way.” “You think so?” Shatner responded. “I can’t imagine that no one would not like me along the way.” When Rinaldo suggested that their conversation should take a different turn, Shatner snapped, “Are you capable of doing something differently? … Look into yourself … are you able to do a different kind of interview?” When she told him that their last sitdown didn’t go well, Shatner asked, “Was it cantankerous? Maybe you bring out cantankerousness. I have no recollection of it whatsoever.” Advertisement 4 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content When she asked him if he was going to leave again, Shatner said, “You leave. It’s my office!” “In true form Shatner was still irascible, difficult and yet this time also lovable and funny,” Rinaldo said, recounting their long-awaited catch-up. “The banter between us mostly bordered on the absurd. Did I learn anything new about him? Not really. Did I laugh a lot? I sure did. Did he walk out on me? He most definitely did not. An eight-minute interview, the time allotted again this time, morphed into an hour.” But the edited interview didn’t land so well with the 92-year-old when one fan tagged him on X and said, “I just watched your interview with Sandie Rinaldo. Very disappointed in you; that’s all I can say.” “It appears she had an agenda,” Shatner fired back. “Her @CTVNews producer called begging for a 30 min interview. I relented and said OK when I usually only give national outlets 15-20 mins. She then took an hour asking ridiculous questions. I feel it was to get a bad interview so she could play victim for ratings. Read her article. @CTV should be ashamed for airing the embarrassment of their employee’s agenda. I am ashamed of the yellow journalism that Canadian news reporters appears to stoop to for eyeballs. CTV won’t be interviewing me again after this — so you have nothing to worry about.” Advertisement 5 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “She should absolutely be ashamed of herself, as should CTV news,” one fan wrote, responding to Shatner’s message, with another adding, “Sad that reputation destruction is such a staple of modern society.” One person suggested that going forward Shatner demand a deposit from journalists. “Next questionable media outlet begging for an interview, ask for a large deposit and if everything goes well they get the deposit back. If not, then you get paid for an acting job [in] a TV fiction piece.” For the record, we’ve interviewed Shatner many times over the years (one of which you can watch right here on this story). He’s spoken to us about his travel into space, the meaning of Captain Kirk’s final line and the secret to a long life. He also once shared his motto with us, and it’s something we still like thinking about: “There’s always tomorrow.” mdaniell@postmedia.com X: @markhdaniell William Shatner on why he wept after space trip and the meaning of Kirk’s final words ‘My big plan is to keep breathing’: William Shatner on retirement, ‘Star Trek’ and his favourite thing to do in Toronto William Shatner: ‘Star Trek 5’ glorious and Kirk didn’t have to die in ‘Generations’ Article content Share this article in your social network Comments Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. Join the Conversation Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
William Shatner blasts Sandie Rinaldo: ‘CTV won’t interview me again’
Denial of responsibility! Swift Telecast is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials, please contact us by email – swifttelecast.com. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.