Brian Cox said that hisSuccessioncostar Jeremy Strong ’s Method acting was " f*cking annoying . " He said , " Do n’t get me going on it . "
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Many actors find lifelong friends, true love, and even chosen family on set. However, not every set of costars has a good working relationship, and sometimes they feel it’s important to speak out about their experiences with a certain costar.
Here are 13 actors who have called out their male costars:
1.In a 2024 Instagram story post,Rebel Wilsonalleged that a male celebrity was “trying to threaten” her over a chapter in her upcoming memoir,Rebel Rising, that she reportedly wrote about him. Calling him an “asshole,” she said that he “hired a crisis PR manager and lawyers.” A day later, she revealed the actor in question was herThe Brothers GrimsbycostarSacha Baron Cohen, whose representativesdeniedthe allegations Rebel reportedly makes in her book.
Back in 2014 , Rebel toldThe Kyle & Jackie O Show , " Sacha is so outrageous . Every single sidereal day , he ’s like , ' Rebel , can you just go naked in this scene ? ' And I ’m like , ' No ! ' Sacha and I have the same agent in America , and I ’m like , ' Sacha , I ’m move to call our federal agent Sharon and tell apart her how much you are chevy me . ' Every day , he ’s like , ' Just go naked , it will be funny . Remember inBoratwhen I did that nude scene ? It was hilarious . ' On the last day , I believe I ’d obviously win the argument , and he got a trunk double to do the naked shot . Then in the last scene … he was like , ' Rebel , can you just stick your digit up my butt ? ' And I went , ' What do you mean , Sacha ? That ’s not in the script . ' And he ’s like , ' depend , I ’ll just pull down my pants , you just stick your finger up my target , it ’ll be a really funny bit . ' … You do n’t wanna be a prima donna , so I … sound out , ' I ’ll slap you once on the prat , and that ’s it . ' "
Ten age later on , Sacha ’s reps toldVariety , " While we appreciate the importance of speaking out , these demonstrably false claims are direct contradict by extensive detailed evidence , including coetaneous documents , movie footage , and eyewitness account from those present before , during , and after the yield ofThe Brothers Grimsby . "
2.A 2021New Yorkerprofile revealed thatJeremy Strongis essentially a Method actor (though he wouldn’t describe himself that way) — much to the chagrin of some of hisSuccessioncostars.
Kiernan Culkin say , " It ’s hard for me to actually describe his physical process because I do n’t really see it . He puts himself in a bubble . [ … ] [ His ego - closing off ] might be something that help oneself him . I can tell you that it does n’t serve me . "
Brian Cox said , " The result that Jeremy gets is always pretty rattling . I just concern about what he does to himself . I worry about the crises he puts himself through in society to prepare . [ … ] Actors are comic wight . I ’ve worked with intense doer before . It ’s a particularly American disease , I think , this inability to separate yourself off while you ’re doing the business . "
Two class later , however , Brian toldTown & Countrythat being around an actor who ’s perpetually in theatrical role is " fucking annoying . " He said , " Do n’t get me get on it . "
Around the same time , Jeremy referred to the viral New Yorker patch as his " 15 min of ignominy , with a retentive bum . " He toldGQ , " I had n’t felt judged like that in a very long time . [ … ] I was less bothered by other actors stimulate feelings or notion about the means I work . Really , it was just feeling exposed . "
3.On a 2023 episode of herBitch Seshpodcast,Casey Wilsonsaid that herThe Santa ClausescostarTim Allenwas “such a bitch” when they worked together. She said, “Worst, truly single worst experience I’ve ever had with a costar ever.”
She say , " [ In the setting , ] I ’m supposed to fuddle affair at him . He ’s issue forth down the chimney , obviously as Santa . And I am woken up thinking there ’s an trespasser — essentially like a home intrusion scene . I basically hear him — he exit , ' You got ta tell her to stop step on my lines . ' The manufacturer wrench to me with repulsion on his human face and has to walk one foot to me and he goes , ' Tim would ask that you stopped stepping on his note . ' "
She also alleged that he was " so fucking rude " and " never made eye impinging , never said anything " to her .
4.In her memoir,Love, Pamela,Pamela Andersonallegedthat Tim, her costar inHome Improvement, flashed her to get “even” because he’d seen the former Playboy model naked before. Tim denied her claims.
Pamela wrote , " On the first Clarence Day of motion-picture photography , I walk out of my dressing room , and Tim was in the hallway in his robe . He opened his gown and flash me quickly — totally naked underneath . "
Tim toldVariety , " No , it never befall . I would never do such a thing . "
5.Viola Daviscalled out the way Jared Leto decided to get in character forSuicide Squad. She toldVanity Fair, “He did some bad things, Jared Leto did. He gave some really horrific gifts. He had a henchman who would come into the rehearsal room. And the henchman came in with a dead pig and plopped it on the table, and then he walked out. And that was our introduction into Jared Leto.”
She continued , " Now , I ’m terrified just as a individual … But the 2d part was , ' Oh shit , I ’ve got to have my stuff together . ' You spill about commitment . And then he ship Margot Robbie a black informer — it was still alive — in a box . She screamed , and then she kept it . "
She continued , " Some of the terminology was inexcusable and unacceptable , and I was not going to just sit there and take it . So , yes , I stood up for myself , and I do n’t regret it . Because no matter how low on the totem pole you may be or wherever you make out from , there ’s no need to condescend or to put other people down . And I would not suffer down , and nor should I have . "
The impact of that bit carried on years down the bloodline . She preserve , " I call up years later , maybe even tenner later , some work party fellow member that I did n’t even know at the metre came up to me on other sets and say me that they were there at the time and they were really thankful that I did that . I have nothing against Bill Murray at all . I ’ve determine him since then at aSNLreunion , and he came up to me and was perfectly nice . But I ’m not going to pose there and be attacked . "
7.In her memoir,Unsinkable, Debbie Reynolds alleged that Gene Kelly, herSingin' in the Raincostar, made unwelcome advances toward her during a kissing scene. She wrote, “The camera closed in. Gene took me tightly in his arms…and shoved his tongue down my throat. ‘Eeew! What was that?’ I screeched, breaking free of his grasp and spitting. I ran around frantic, yelling for some Coca-Cola to cleanse my mouth. It was the early 1950s, and I was an innocent kid who had never been French-kissed.”
She continued , " It felt like an rape . I was stunned that this thirty - nine - year - old human race would do this to me . "
8.Meryl Streep called out herKramer vs. Kramercostar Dustin Hoffman for slapping her mid-take without permission. In 2018, she told theNew York Times, “It was overstepping. But I think those things are being corrected in this moment. And they’re not politically corrected; they’re fixed. They will be fixed because people won’t accept it anymore. So that’s a good thing.”
She also said , " This is guileful because when you ’re an actor , you ’re in a scene , you have to find spare . I ’m certain that I have unwittingly injure the great unwashed in physical scenes . But there ’s a certain amount of pardon in that . But this was my first picture show , and it was my first take in my first movie , and he just slap me . And you see it in the movie . "
9.Donald Glover’sCommunitycostar Chevy Chase reportedly made insensitive racial jokes between takes in an attempt to throw him off. In 2018, Donald told theNew Yorker, “I just saw Chevy as fighting time — a true artist has to be OK with his reign being over. I can’t help him if he’s thrashing in the water. But I know there’s a human in there somewhere — he’s almost too human.”
In the same consultation , Chevy say , " I am saddened to hear that Donald perceived me in that light . "
10.In a 2018tweet, Alice Wetterlund described her experiences working with T.J. Miller onSilicon Valley. She said, “I’m pretty open about this, and I don’t know if other women on the show had a different experience than me, but it was kind of a nightmare.”
She alsocalledhim " a bully and petulant brat " and called out other nameless men on set who " enable " his " unprofessionalism . "
On theJim Norton & Sam Robertsshow , T.J. said , " She may have had that experience , but it ’s people trying to enter the headline and get into the media cycle . It was not my experience that anyone was hector her or being tight to her . "
In astatement , an HBO spokesperson say , " While this is the first time we have hear Alice Wetterlund comment on her experience onSilicon Valley , we are disappointed to teach of her fear . HBO and the producers have always taken very seriously our responsibility to create a welcoming and congenial environment for everyone who work on the show . "
11.In 1993, Julia Roberts told theNew York Timesthat herI Love Troublecostar Nick Nolte was “completely disgusting.” She said, “He’s going to hate me for saying this, but he seems [to] go out of his way to repel people. He’s a kick.”
She also said , " From the instant I meet him , we sort of gave each other a hard time , and naturally , we get on each other ’s heart . "
12.Tyrese Gibson had a challenging time working with James Franco onAnnapolisbecause of the latter’s decision to employ Method acting strategies. In 2007, Tyrese toldElle, “James Franco is a Method actor. I respect Method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we’d have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. I was always like, ‘James, lighten up, man. We’re just practicing.’ He never lightened up.”
The following year , James toldGQ , " I take full blame for any problems on that film . If he had a bad experience process with me , I was credibly a jerking . I was not purposely cruel to him , but I was believably so wrapped up in my performance that I was not as friendly as I could have been . This is such a stupefied issue , I ca n’t consider I ’m still speak about it . But when I ’m expect about it in the press , it makes it seem as if it ’s still an issue . I think Tyrese is a sweet guy with a good heart . I like him all the best . "
13.And finally, Freddie Prinze Jr. “hated every moment” of doing24. He called his costar Kiefer Sutherland “the most unprofessional dude in the world.”
He toldABC News , " That ’s not me talking trash . I ’d say it to his side — I think everyone that ’s worked with him has say that . "
In a statement toCBS News , Kiefer ’s reps said , " Kiefer worked with Freddie Prinze Jr. more than five year ago , and this is the first he has heard of Freddie ’s grievances . Kiefer enjoy working with Freddie and wishes him the best . "
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