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Dax Shepard Reveals He Was Fired From ‘Will & Grace’ Last Year

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Dec. 18 2018, Published 5:14 p.m. ET

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Dax Shepard’s road to stardom wasn’t always paved with success and glory. In fact, on a recent episode of his podcast, Armchair Expert, he got candid about a pretty huge failure.

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During a conversation with actor Sean Hayes, Dax opened up about the time he was axed from the Will & Grace reboot in 2017. “I was fired from your show,” the 43-year-old admitted. “Which is my only firing experience of my life.”

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However, Dax insisted he had no hard feelings. “I’m fine with it now. It was an interesting feeling to get fired,” he said.

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He only worried that him getting sacked would alter the friendship he had with Sean. “The only thing I cared about is that you and I were involved,” he continued. “Had it been any other thing with a bunch of strangers, I would have been like, ‘Oh, whatever. I was at a table read for 45 minutes and then I got fired. Who gives a s—?’”

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“The only thing is there was no anonymity to it for me,” the Parenthood star explained. “I knew many of the people at that table read. I think maybe that was the only element that I was like, ‘Well, that’s kind of embarrassing. These are people that I know, and then I got canned.”

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Sean admitted the moment was just as upsetting for him. “I almost blocked it out, because it was horrible that it happened,” he said.

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Dax also added,“That’s the only time in being friends in twelve years that I feel like, ‘Oh my god, I feel like something is awkward between us.'”

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However, the pair has worked hard to preserve their relationship. “I blocked it out,” the Will & Grace actor explained, “Because it has nothing to do with me or you.”

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What do you think about Dax’s bombshell firing? Let us know in the comments.

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