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Will and Grace producers admit it was ‘not an easy year’ amid rumors of Debra Messing and Megan Mullally’s nasty feud

WILL And Grace bosses have admitted the past 12 months was not "easy" as rumors continue to suggest a feud between stars Debra Messing and Megan Mullaly.

As the 61-year-old actress who plays Karen Walker in the hit NBC sitcom, missed a Zoom chat with the cast on Sirius XM amid rumors of a nasty feud with Debra, show bosses acknowledged something "happened on the set this year" but that they will always focus on the work.

 Megan and Debra have been costars for years
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Megan and Debra have been costars for yearsCredit: Getty - Contributor

David Kohan and Max Mutchnick told : "It’s just about the work. And so if we stay true to that, then we just keep you guys out of whatever happened on the set this year because it would have done nothing but get in the way of the stories that we wanted to tell.

Max, 54, added: "It was not an easy year, but the permanent legacy of the show is much more important to us than any temporary squabble that would take place on the stage.";

The sitcom was revived almost a decade after its last episode for its 11th and final series this year.

Megan didn't appear in two of this year's episodes, and fans noticed that she had stopped following Debra and her other co-stars on social media.

 Megan Mullaly ditched an interview with Debra Messing ahead of the Will & Grace series finale
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Megan Mullaly ditched an interview with Debra Messing ahead of the Will & Grace series finaleCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 She failed to attend a Sirius XM chat with co-stars Debra, Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes
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She failed to attend a Sirius XM chat with co-stars Debra, Eric McCormack and Sean HayesCredit: SiriusXM
 The cast talked about the series coming to an end and the cultural impact it's had on viewers
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The cast talked about the series coming to an end and the cultural impact it's had on viewersCredit: SiriusXM

Her decision led to further speculation.

She appeared to talk about her rumored ongoing feud with Debra in a podcast with husband Nick Offerman back in January.

Megan first said: "I've been bullied - I'm 60 and I'm being bullied right now, so you know it's a very insidious and dangerous thing and I never want to lose that happy and innocent part of myself but it's almost like you have to kill that.

"But I never will, it's part of who I am, it's intrinsic to my nature."

 Megan previously hinted at a feud with Debra on her podcast
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Megan previously hinted at a feud with Debra on her podcastCredit: Getty - Contributor
 Megan is no longer following her co-stars
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Megan is no longer following her co-starsCredit: Alamy

She also seemed to explain why she doesn't follow her other costars on social media or why she doesn't interact with the cast.

She explained: "I'm pretty much on my own in this situation because the bully has recruited many of my allies to their side and now they're not my allies anymore."

Will and Grace star Debra Messing says she feels gratitude for the show as it comes to its end