Dave Coulier has stood by former 'Full House' costar Candace Cameron Bure after a public feud with Miss Benny.
He subtly addressed the feud while discussing an episode of spinoff 'Fuller House' which he directed, and was nominated for a GLAAD Award.
“It was really nice to have that happen, for people to be recognized, for that episode to be recognized. We were always a show that was very inclusive, and we tackled a lot of subjects that sitcoms really traditionally didn’t talk about, you know, like drugs and alcohol with kids, growing up and all of the things that can happen along the journey of adolescence.”
Miss Benny was featured in the episode as Casey, the first openly gay character. Dave declined to comment on her claims Candace attempted to get her character written off the show.
Instead, he praised Candace for her leadership on set.
“Candace was kind of the driving force of Fuller House. She was a producer and she was kind of the leader of the wolf pack with the girls and I thought she was tremendous. I was so proud of those girls.”
He emphasised he has “always been Switzerland” when it comes to disputes between cast members.
“Everybody kind of tells me, ‘Oh, here’s what she said.’ But we’re like a family, you know? We bicker, we argue, we call people out on their stuff. We have problems with each other, but at the end of the day, we love each other and we kind work through it. I mean, we’ve been through pickups, cancellations, births, deaths, marriages, divorces — the stuff that any family goes through.”
“We text on someone’s birthday, we say congratulations for things, we ask each other for help. It’s really a wonderful family. I don’t think any of us in the very beginning expected that to happen for the rest of our lives. So I keep in touch with everybody.”
Miss Benny made headlines earlier this month after claiming Casey was almost cut from the show per Candace's request.
“One of the Tanner sisters is very publicly not for the girls. I remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person allegedly was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show.”
“To this day, despite working on the show every day for two weeks straight, I have only had a conversation with one of the Tanner sisters.”
Candace proceeded to deny the allegations.
“I never asked Miss Benny’s character to be removed from Fuller House and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show. Fuller House has always welcomed a wide range of characters. I thought Miss Benny did a great job as ‘Casey’ on the show. We didn’t share any scenes together, so we didn’t get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best.”
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