from NPH's twitter

ActuallyNPH Eric Braeden is a D-Bag. the actor, (Robin's dad) agreed to a cameo, then last night bailed, saying the part wasn't 'substantial' enough.

about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone

Ausiello's post

http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/neil-patrick-harris-slams-eric-braeden-on-twitter-over-botched-himym-appearance/

From Deadline: http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/neil-patrick-harris-slams-eric-braeden-on-twitter-over-botched-himym-appearance/

From EW: http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/12/17/twitter-eric-braeden-neil-patrick-harris/

To be fair, I think EB had a point about the two lines and only finding out the day before. This whole thing is hilarious though. "Whippersnapper??" Who talks like that. LMAO.

People over 60, I guess... but he has alot of nerve accusing someone else of hubris. I wonder if Braeden is aware that NPH has starred in TWO hit tv series.

This has now crossed into the realm of the bizarre, but it's hilarious as hell. I'm not a NPH fan, but I guess EB doesn't realize that he was the lead on a primtime show by the time he was 16. Like it or not, his annoying ass isn't going anywhere soon.

That means squat. It's not a matter of not realizing - EB just doesn't care. He has that aura of superiority and he's fully aware of who NPH is, not like NPH is anyone to contend with regardless. The dude is damn lucky to have a job. EB does have a point though... the entertainment industry is very fickle. One day you can be a star and next you're not. After HIMYM is over, I doubt Hollywood will be breaking down NPH's door.

That clip of "I will crush you" by TGVN is absolutely hilarious! I remembered the very first time I saw it live I thought WOW! what an intense scene kudos to EB! And now it actually feels like a parody of soaps. Can't help but laugh your ass off.

Sounds like EB, whom I agree with NPH about, is trying to save face EB thinks he's all that and a bag of chips and he's definitely not.

Edited December 18, 201014 yr by Stiletto

Hahahahah hilarious. EB is a tool.

"Whoever this young man is..." WTF

NPH must be so happy that a man like EB decided to forgive him because it's Christmastime. Hahahahhaha

Really, this is just too funny for words.

One day you can be a star and next you're not. After HIMYM is over, I doubt Hollywood will be breaking down NPH's door.

I don't think NPH has ever been a star as much as a familiar face people know. That tends to help with roles, if you work hard enough. Look at the "comedian" Jon Cryer, who has made the same stupid faces for 30 years, and yet has rarely been out of work.

There are no real stars today and it seems like Hollywood cares less and less about actually making stars, more like just hyping a product (like the Autotuned hams on Glee) before cutting the dead weight loose within a year.

Edited December 18, 201014 yr by CarlD2

"I WILL CRUSH YOU, NPH!!!!!"

I must phrase in the correct TGVN vibe.

I WILL CRUSH YOU LIKE A BUG, NPH!

Hahahahah hilarious. EB is a tool.

"Whoever this young man is..." WTF

NPH must be so happy that a man like EB decided to forgive him because it's Christmastime. Hahahahhaha

Really, this is just too funny for words.

<span style="font-size:120%;">Iconic daytime actor Eric Braeden did not take to kindly to being called 'a D-bag' by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris on Friday. Following Harris' Twitter attack, Braeden shot back with some well chosen words of this own, saying that Harris "needs to be spanked" and that he could "get his teeth knocked in for that kind of nonsense."

"It was utterly inappropriate. He's a little boy," Braeden tells The Hollywood Reporter.

The Young and Restless star said he would not administer any beating or spankings to Harris.

"I need a worthy adversary," he says. "I don't even know who this fellow is."

Harris had objected to Braeden dropping out of an episode of How I Met Your Mother at the last minute because the part was not "substantial" enough -- and then wrote the offensive Tweet.

Harris did apologize, Tweeting later: "Now I feel bad for the D-bag comment. Don't know the guy personally. I'm just fiercely protective of our show."

But the damage was done.

"I don't have a Twitter thing," says Braeden. "But you have to be careful in this world."

Braeden did confirm he dropped out of the program because he was "exhausted" due to work and recent hip surgery and because the part only required two lines -- which he found out about at the last minute.

"Two lines, I don't do that for anyone," he says.

But in the end he called for peace on Earth.

"It's Christmas time and I will forgive him for my verbal transgressions," he says.</span>

Edited December 18, 201014 yr by Sylph

So Eric agreed to the part without knowing how many lines he would have? Riiiiiiiiiiight I find that hard to believe

So Eric agreed to the part without knowing how many lines he would have? Riiiiiiiiiiight I find that hard to believe

Well, considering he enjoyed his first appearance on the show so much, it's not that hard to believe. He probably assumed he'd have more than just two lines.

I don't think Eric Braeden would do anything without reading first. He probably did back out -- perhaps he did have a good reason (like the surgery).

Braeden or his publicist are very good at getting press attention from outlets like EW or NYT that would normally not touch soaps, other than NYT writing another article on daytime dying.

Based on his look-at-me responses I think Braeden is hoping he might become an Internet meme, like Chuck Norris.

BIG UPS TO NEIL PATRICK HARRIS!!

To be fair, I think EB had a point about the two lines and only finding out the day before. This whole thing is hilarious though. "Whippersnapper??" Who talks like that. LMAO.

I think that's just a substitute for the four-syllable word he really wanted to use.

I'm confused about those sentences as well.

Anyway, Braeden is a tool. He could have handled things differently than this.

Plus if he did have surgery, wouldn't a short part be better for him anyways then?

When the hell was he on Mary Tyler Moore?

I don't think the douchebag was on MTM show, I think he was using that as an example.

GO NPH!