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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Rider Strong<\/strong> says he was \u201cnever close\u201d with Ben Savage<\/strong><\/a> despite the pair playing best friends on the beloved ABC sitcom Boy Meets World<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cBen refused to do the [rewatch] podcast [\u2018Pod Meets World\u2019], but we still communicated with him, still on friendly terms, we thought,\u201d Rider <\/strong>revealed in new documentary Doc Meets World<\/em>, which debuted at the 2026 Tribeca Festival<\/em> (via Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>). <\/p>\n \u201cBut he unfollowed us on Instagram and blocked our phone numbers. I feel sorry that he\u2019s missing out on the experience that\u00a0Danielle<\/strong>\u00a0[Fishel<\/strong>] and\u00a0Will<\/strong>\u00a0[Friedle<\/strong>] and I are having,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n On the sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 and spawned the spinoff series Girl Meets World<\/em>, Rider <\/strong>and Ben<\/strong> played Shawn Hunter and Corey Matthews, respectively. <\/p>\n Despite not being close, Rider <\/strong>said he and Ben <\/strong>formed a \u201cmind meld as performers and trusted one another\u201d on set.<\/p>\n According to Rider<\/strong>, Ben <\/strong>stayed cordial with him and his Pod Meets World<\/em> cohosts Danielle <\/strong>and Will<\/strong>, but later turned down an invite to become a cohost himself, allegedly saying he didn\u2019t think it was a \u201cworthwhile creative endeavor or way to connect with fans.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI flat-out told him, \u2018Wow, I\u2019m really going to miss you doing this; I think you\u2019re making a mistake. I really wish you would consider it,\u2019\u201d Rider <\/strong>shared in Doc Meets World<\/em>. \u201cAnd he said, \u2018I promise you it\u2019s just not for me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n After that, Ben <\/strong>reportedly stopped communicating with his former costars in 2020, with Will sharing a bunch of unanswered texts in the doc that date back several years.<\/p>\n In the documentary, Danielle <\/strong>also spoke about her experience on the show and why Boy Meets World<\/em> led her to step away from acting<\/a> after it was over.<\/p>\n Posted To:ABC<\/a> Ben Savage<\/a> Boy Meets World<\/a> Rider Strong<\/a> Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n