William Shatner talks about his former shipmate on Star Trek

I was reading a wonderful topic the other day on a blog by Mike Brotherton about separating the art from the artist. He was pondering the idea of what do you do as a fan of a writer, actor, artist, or musician, with whom you find distasteful in their personal views, but enjoy their work. Do you continue to watch or listen to their work even though you dislike the artist? Or do you separate the two? I loved this post because I am passionate about the Star Trek franchise but I do not know much about the personal lives of some of the actors and I could really care less because I enjoy their work. Sometimes I avoid learning more about their lives because I want to continue enjoying their work only as it relates to Star Trek. There have been other actors I have stopped watching because I completely disagree with their political or religious views. So the bottom line for me is, I have a hard time watching someone with whom offends my personal philosophies. I wouldn't shell out my hard earned money to buy their book or see their movie. I say this about currently working artists because I do not know if they are using their money to actively support causes that seek to repress my way of life and/or philosophy of life. If the artist is already deceased, then I may be more lenient and separate the art from the artist, unless they were publicly known for harming people. Even so, it is hard to truly know an artist because what we are presented with is their work.
As far as William Shatner goes, I have read his autobiography, and I recognize his arrogance and VERY large ego, but I have always found him loveable and charming when I have heard him interviewed. This, I am sure, is for the fans, and that is his job, to maintain his fan base, and he is good at it.
The autobiography I refer to is called "Star Trek Memories." In the epilogue of the book he writes candidly about his relationship with his former castmates. Nichelle Nichols told him he could be inconsiderate and difficult to work with. She let him know that other actors felt the same way. The only other actors who would meet him for the book were Walter Koenig, and George Takei. Niether of the last two mentioned told him their negative feelings. This book was written in 1993.
Now, in 2008, William Shatner is upset that he was not invited to the wedding of George Takei. Takei says he did invite Shatner, so, I am not sure what to think about why William Shatner made this video.
My best regards are sent out to George Takei and his partner of 21 years!
I posted the video, anyway, for you to decide what is going on here. As for me, I still love Star Trek and can separate the artists from their work in this case because it seems to be a personal dispute between the two actors that has become public.