EB spoke out in 2019 and 2022 complaining that Mal Young had tried to reduce or remove Victor's presence on the show.
Now it's 2026 and EB is 7 years older, so I don't know how he's react if any new HW tried to reduce Victor's airtime.
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January 31, 2019. Eric Braeden did an "ask me anything" facebook live. He spoke out about Mal Young (without saying Mal's name).
https://www.facebook.com/officialericbraeden/posts/670448483370736
* * * To watch the video clip, go here
Transcript of the video clip:
Question: "A lot of people asking what happened to Victor's office?"
EB replied, "Well, let me be very honest with you. There was an attempt by the former executive producer / headwriter to diminish the role of Victor Newman. I'll say it very clearly and very succinctly, he attempted to diminish him, to bring the character down. Never forgive him for that. But he's gone. Bye bye!"
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March 23, 2022, in an SOD interview about the Ashland Locke storyline (link)
EB spoke about Mal Young without saying his name:
Braeden: Well, of course! Look, let's be very honest. The last regime introduced things that no one gave a damn about, okay? Let's call a spade a spade. No one gave a damn about some of those storylines, no one, because they were not part of the history of that show! I hate to say it, but obviously, the Newman empire is one of the main cornerstones of the show. What the last regime really wanted, to be frank with you, was to get rid of me and get rid of Melody, if you want to know the truth.
Digest: I want to know the truth, but that is so crazy to me!
Braeden: Of course, it's crazy! You must remember that people who come onto the show as new executive producers have their own egos, and they think they can rewrite it, they can redo it all. What they don't understand is that Bill Bell was a brilliant man who laid a very sound foundation, and if you want to veer away from that foundation, it will begin to flounder. That’s all I'm going to say.
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