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Geena Davis made headlines in 2021 after revealing her rocky working relationship with Bill Murray in her memoir, 'Dying of Politeness.' Davis shared several uncomfortable and distressing incidents from their collaboration on the 1990 film, 'Quick Change,' in which Murray served as both the lead actor and director. During a recent interview with Kara Swisher, Davis provided further insight into Murray's abusive behavior on set. One incident occurred on the first day of shooting, when they were filming a scene with numerous extras at a bustling Manhattan intersection. While Davis was in costume, the assistant director approached her. She explained that she had been asked to wait by the costume department and received permission from the assistant director to do so.
Murray, however, was dissatisfied with the brief delay. "Seconds later, Bill Murray—in a full clown costume, by the way—slams into the trailer with rage coming out of his eyeballs and starts screaming at me and swearing at me, 'Move! Move!'" She continued: "And he got behind me and screamed in my ear, 'Move! Move faster! Move it!' And we're getting to this intersection where there's hundreds of people watching this, and he keeps it up and keeps it up until he says, 'Stand there' and points to a mark on the pavement and starts shooting." Davis shared with Swisher that she was visibly trembling on camera following the verbal attack, and felt overwhelmed as she recounted the incident once more.
Murray's behavior on set has attracted criticism from other individuals as well. Lucy Liu spoke up in 2021, stating that he had insulted her in an "unacceptable" and "inexcusable" manner during the making of 'Charlie's Angels' (2000). Similarly, in 2022, allegations of Murray's inappropriate behavior on the set of Aziz Ansari's film 'Being Mortal' led to the suspension of production.
Years after they've stopped filming together, George Takei still has some choice words for his former 'Star Trek' co-star, William Shatner. In a 2022 interview with the UK's The Guardian, Takei, who starred as Sulu opposite Shatner's Captain Kirk, said there were healthy relationships among cast members, "except for one, who was a prima donna." The actor appeared to be alluding to Shatner, whom he later addressed more explicitly when he asked if any of the cast got along with Shatner. "No, none of us," Takei replied.
The creators of 'Superbad' have disclosed that there was tension between actors Jonah Hill and Christopher Mintz-Plasse during the production of the 2007 comedy. Hill, who had already been cast in the lead role, was brought in to act alongside actors auditioning for the role of McLovin.
Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte acted together in the film 'I Love Trouble' in 1994, and their on-set relationship was notoriously turbulent. Roberts, in an interview while filming, candidly expressed her disdain for Nolte. She described their dynamic as challenging from the beginning, and acknowledged that they easily irritated one another.
When the reporter inquired about Nolte's known crude behavior, Roberts responded, "[While he can be] completely charming and very nice, he's also completely disgusting. He's going to hate me for saying this, but he seems go out of his way to repel people."
During an interview with Insider on November 10, 2022, Nolte discussed the well-known conflict with his former co-star from almost three decades ago. He revealed that they have not communicated since their collaboration on the film in 1993, but Nolte emphasized that he does not view it as a feud. "I mean, it was absurd what we went through. It was partly my fault and a little bit of hers. Julia got married at the beginning of that film and it was one of those things where I just approached it all wrong."
However, things took a turn for the worse when Bell began sending aggressive messages to Peck on the night of his wedding. To add to the chaos, Bell made a public post about not being invited, which led to Peck's wife being attacked online. Although the two have been seen together in public a few times since then, Peck made it clear that they are not friends.
These two dominant women collaborated for several years on 'Sex and the City,' and subsequent movies. However, their relationship off-screen differed from their on-screen portrayal. According to reports, Cattrall harbored resentment towards SJP's higher salary, while Parker disapproved of Cattrall's character becoming a beloved choice amongst fans.
In the reboot of SATC, the new series 'And Just Like That,' Samantha, Cattrall's well-liked character, was noticeably absent. Cattrall had previously expressed her firm decision not to return as Samantha, which disappointed many fans. The finale of 'And Just Like That' aired without any appearance from Samantha. Sarah Jessica Parker, when asked by Variety, shared her thoughts on the possibility of Cattrall rejoining the show. She gave a clear response, saying, "I don't think I would, because I think there's just too much public history of feelings on her part that she's shared. I haven't participated in or read articles, although people are inclined to let me know."
During an interview on the podcast 'Inside of You,' Jensen Ackles shared some details about his experience working with Jessica Alba on the Sci-Fi series 'Dark Angel' in 2000. Ackles mentioned that, despite both actors being young and new to the industry, Alba was more experienced and took on the lead role, while he was the new kid on the block. He recalled the immense pressure Alba was under and the added tension on set due to her rocky relationship with one of her co-stars.
Alexa Nikolas took to Instagram to express her thoughts on Jamie Lynn Spears' new memoir, 'Things I Should Have Said,' alleging that Spears was "lying up a storm," calling Spears a "bully," and claiming "nothing that she said in her book about me actually happened." Nikolas famously left the 'Nickelodeon' show after the second season, and in the years following alleged that one of the reasons was because she'd been bullied by Spears.
According to Anthony Anderson, his relationship with Tracee Ellis Ross wasn't always as strong as it appeared on screen. Anderson revealed in an interview with Parade magazine that a joke he made years ago actually offended Ross and caused a decade of strained relations between them. "We laugh about this now, but Tracee didn't like me for maybe 10 years!" he said. "We hosted the Vibe Awards [in 2005]. As we were walking onto the stage there was a loud sound over the speaker, and I said, 'Tracee? Did you fart?' The audience loved it, but what I did not know is how offended Tracee was by that comment." He admitted, "She really didn't start liking me until we were midway through the first season of 'Black-ish.'" Fortunately their relationship is completely repaired and stronger than ever. "But today, there's nothing that I would not do for Tracee," Anderson added.
In 2021, it was revealed that Patrick Dempsey had become hard to work with, resulting in an unfavorable work environment. Another actor on 'Grey's Anatomy,' Isaiah Washington, recently made a surprising allegation, suggesting that Ellen Pompeo was given a sum of money by the producers to remain silent about Dempsey's conduct. During a podcast interview with Tavis Smiley, Washington asserted that she "took US$5 million under the table" during the height of the #MeToo Movement "to not tell the world how toxic and nasty Patrick Dempsey really was."
Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's feud over the course of several 'Fast and Furious' films has been widely publicized, across the press and over their personal social media accounts. But Diesel has since taken accountability for their infamous tension. Speaking to Men’s Health, the actor and producer said his "tough love" method in trying to get a good performance out of Johnson became their source of bitterness. "It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character," Diesel said. "My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be. As a producer to say, 'Okay, we're going to take Dwayne Johnson, who's associated with wrestling, and we're going to force this cinematic world, audience members, to regard his character as someone that they don't know."
A feud can endure for a considerable time! In November of 2020, Isaiah Washington, known for his role in the TV series 'Grey's Anatomy,' shared a picture of his former co-star Katherine Heigl on Twitter. Accompanying the photo, he wrote, "This woman once proclaimed that I should 'never' be allowed to speak publicly again," adding that public support for her proclamation cost him his career. "I wish I was on Twitter in 2007, because I will NEVER stop exercising my free speech," he said.
Heigl had accused Washington of using a homophobic slur against their co-star T.R. Knight. Washington denied the allegation but repeated the slur at the 2007 Golden Globes.
The Twitter clash between former 'Charmed' co-stars Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan initially stemmed from political differences, but soon escalated into a bitter revisiting of an old feud. It all started on August 21, 2020, when Milano expressed her support for the Democratic Party, prompting McGowan to criticize her for promoting white-centered feminism. McGowan further accused Milano of appropriating the #MeToo Movement "for fame, jealous of me for outing my rapist." She then claimed Milano threw tantrums on the set of 'Charmed', adding: "I cried every time we got renewed because you made that set toxic AF."
McGowan followed her criticism by sharing a clip from a 2018 interview in which she expressed her dislike for Milano, stating: "Because I think she's a lie." Milano responded with a sarcastic post on social media and later released a statement to E! News saying, "Hurt people hurt people. Commenting any further doesn't align with my wellness plan." The possibility of a 'Charmed' reboot seems unlikely at this point.
In July 2020, Mickey Rourke criticized his former co-star Robert De Niro, publicly sharing a picture of him on Instagram and directly confronting him in the caption. Referring to De Niro as a "big crybaby," Rourke revealed that he had recently discovered De Niro calling him a liar in the press a few months earlier. Rourke then warned that if he crossed paths with De Niro again, he would humiliate him "severely."
In September 2019, Rourke alleged that De Niro prevented him from being cast in 'The Irishman,' but these claims were later proven to be untrue. Rourke's discontent with De Niro appears to stem from their collaboration on the movie 'Angel Heart' in 1987.
These mega stars collaborated on the 2010 movie 'The Tourist'.
However, their on-screen chemistry failed to carry over into their personal lives, and it is said the two did not genuinely get along.
Teri Hatcher, known for her reputation as a diva, reportedly posed quite a challenge while working on the 1997 James Bond movie, 'Tomorrow Never Dies.'
Brosnan expressed growing impatience with Hatcher's recurring habit of arriving hours behind schedule.
Off-screen, the 'Lawless' brothers had a strained relationship.
Both have admitted to engaging in physical altercations during filming.
The on-screen dynamic between these two is well-known, but their off-screen connection had its difficulties.
Swayze revealed in his memoirs that Grey was often messing around on-set, which he found frustrating.
Although they later began a real-life romance, the actors did not have a good working relationship while filming 'The Notebook.'
Fighting during filming has been acknowledged by both parties involved.
Despite initially being friends, it appears that the two gossip girls are no longer in communication with each other.
Their separation could possibly be attributed to 18-hour days spent together working on set.
Lohan was extended an invitation to appear as a guest on 'Ugly Betty' in 2008, but her number of episodes was reduced from six to four.
She had conflicts with Ferrera and seemed to be disliked on-set for acting like a diva.
The absence of chemistry between the stars of 'Fifty Shades' is well-known and extends beyond what is widely documented.
During a 2014 interview, when asked if they despised each other, they responded with a stern and silence.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood had a disagreement during the filming of 'J. Edgar' in 2011. DiCaprio expressed dissatisfaction with a specific take, but Eastwood, as director, deemed it complete.
The duo collaborated on the long-running show 'The X-Files' and developed animosity towards each other as time went on.
In a 2008 interview, Duchovny mentioned that they had difficulty tolerating each other's presence due to the long hours they had to work together.
According to reports, the off-screen relationship between these two individuals, despite their romantic on-screen presence, was not as pleasant.
According to reports, crew members would allegedly call their love scenes by the term "hate scenes."
Reportedly, the golden girls had a difficult relationship behind the scenes.
According to reports, Bea Arthur did not appreciate Betty White's optimistic demeanor and was envious of her for receiving an Emmy nomination before her.
In the 2003 Broadway play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' these two actors shared the stage. However, Patric had negative feelings towards Judd.
During an interview, he referred to her as a "lazy and arrogant actress."
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In 2017, there was a major incident involving the cancellation of the third 'Sex and the City' movie due to Cattrall's unwillingness to cooperate. Cattrall openly commented in an interview that she and Parker were never friends. She shared her thoughts with Piers Morgan, stating, "I think she could've been nicer," she told Morgan. "I really think she could've been nicer. I don't know what her issue is."
Of course, Diesel seems to overlook that Johnson already had a lot of acting know-how. However, he insisted it was vital for the movie's creative vision. "Hobbs hits you like a ton of bricks. That's something that I'm proud of, that aesthetic. That took a lot of work," he continued. "We had to get there and sometimes, at that time, I could give a lot of tough love. Not Felliniesque, but I would do anything I'd have to do in order to get performances in anything I'm producing." After 'Furious 7,' Johnson departed from the main franchise to focus on the spin-off 'Hobbs and Shaw.' However, despite their ongoing feud, the actors have shared subsequent screentime again in 'F9' (2021) and 'Fast and Furious 10' (2023).
Josh Peck and Drake Bell, the two actors who starred in the popular Nickelodeon show 'Drake and Josh' in the early 2000s, have had a complicated relationship. Years after their success on the show, Peck opened up about his struggles with mental health and addiction that he experienced after his time in the spotlight. He also shared that his relationship with Bell took a dive after their time on the show. The rumors of their rift reached a peak when it was revealed that Peck did not invite Bell to his wedding in 2017. Peck explained on a podcast that they hadn't been in touch for about a decade, so he made the decision not to invite him.
In response, Heigl stated that Washington "needs to just not speak in public." A few months later, ABC announced Washington's departure from the show. The situation became more complex in 2014 when showrunner Shonda Rhimes openly expressed her dislike for Heigl.
According to writer Seth Rogen, when Mintz-Plasse auditioned, "Jonah immediately hated him." Producer Judd Apatow remembered that Mintz-Plasse was "very caustic and attacked Jonah and did improvs insulting Jonah." Hill told producers that he didn't like him and didn't want to work with him. Apatow reportedly responded, "That’s exactly why we’re hiring him. It couldn't be more perfect. The fact that it bothers you is exactly what we want." Hill's character, consistently irritated by the self-assured, nerdy McLovin, contributed greatly to the success of the comedy and its status as a classic.
According to Ackles, Alba seemed to become a bully towards him as soon as he joined the show. He described their dynamic thus: "I was the new kid on the block, and I got picked on by the lead. Like the worst kind of bickering a brother and sister could do. She had it out for me. It wasn't that she didn't like me. She just was like, 'Oh, here's the pretty boy that network brought in for some more window dressing because that's what we all need.'"
A day later, Nikolas again posted on Instagram, this time sharing a photo of herself in tears to illustrate "what lying and bullying continues to do to others." She explained further. "One minute you are able to laugh it off and then the next moment you are crying endlessly about it. Especially as you keep getting triggered by more hurtful words revealed about you from the person who wounded you deeply as a child." Nikolas added: "Healing is never linear. Even though you pray for it to be nightly. It's hard. Really hard. Reading more cruel lies tonight really broke me down. It's not fair."
Earlier Shatner had called out his former co-stars in an interview with the UK's Times newspaper for using slander against him as publicity for themselves. "George has never stopped blackening my name," Shatner said. Well, Takei responded in his Guardian interview and said he decided he doesn't need Shatner's name. "I have much more substantial subject matter that I want to get publicity for, so I'm not going to refer to [Shatner] in this interview at all. Although I just did. He's just a cantankerous old man and I'm going to leave him to his devices. I'm not going to play his game," Takei concluded.
Rebel Wilson has been hinting for a while that she he has major beef with a former co-star, and would be revealing all in her memoir 'Rebel Rising.' The actress previously stated on social media that a “massive a**hole” she once worked with had hired a crisis PR team and started threatening her after she claimed she would dedicate a chapter to unveiling his terrible behavior in her book.
On March 25, she finally named the actor in question. “I will not be bullied or silenced with high priced lawyer or PR crisis managers. The ‘a**hole’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is Sacha Baron Cohen.” Wilson played Baron Cohen's wife in his 2016 comedy 'The Brothers Grimsby,' which Baron Cohen wrote, produced, and starred in. Wilson claims that he repeatedly pressured her to do naked scenes and other acts that made her uncomfortable.
In a 2014 radio interview, Wilson described the type of interactions they had on set. “Every day he’s like, ‘Just go naked, it will be funny. Remember in ‘Borat’ when I did that naked scene? It was hilarious,’” Wilson says she was pushed to the point of threatening to call their shared agent and report him for harassment. “On the last day, I thought I’d obviously won the argument, and he got a body double to do the naked scene.” However, he allegedly tried to add unscripted elements to their final scene together that made her comfortable.
The 'Borat' star denied the allegations in a statement delivered by a spokesperson: “While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of ‘The Brothers Grimsby.’” Wilson's book was released in the US in April. In the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, allegations against the actor were blacked out due to differences in defamation laws in those countries.
DiCaprio is said to have had a breakdown. Relations between the two were strained throughout the filming.
It's often assumed that on-screen chemistry between characters translates to a real-life connection between actors. However, this is not always the case. Whether the relationship is doomed from the beginning or the extensive time spent together on set eventually drives them apart, it is surprisingly common for co-stars to develop a hatred towards each other.
Curious to learn more? Take a look at this gallery to discover which other co-stars can no longer tolerate one another.
Co-stars who hate each other
When acting isn't enough to hide their differences
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It's often assumed that on-screen chemistry between characters translates to a real-life connection between actors. However, this is not always the case. Whether the relationship is doomed from the beginning or the extensive time spent together on set eventually drives them apart, it is surprisingly common for co-stars to develop a hatred towards each other.
Curious to learn more? Take a look at this gallery to discover which other co-stars can no longer tolerate one another.