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Costars do not all the time get alongside, however infrequently, a behind-the-scenes feud escalates to the purpose the place they may be able to’t stand operating in combination a 2d longer.
Here are 17 occasions actors allgedly attempted to get their costars fired:
1.
LisaRaye McCoy reportedly admitted to getting Stacey Dash fired from Single Ladies. In a promotional clip for Being, LisaRaye mentioned, “In Hollywood, I’ve learned to be a boss. I had to say to Stacey Dash, ‘If you don’t get your motherfucking finger out of my face…’ So for our second season of Single Ladies, there was a replacement for Stacey Dash.”
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On the set of The Notebook, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams argued so much. Director Nick Cassavetes informed VH1, “Maybe I’m not supposed to tell this story, but they were really not getting along one day on set. Really not. And Ryan came to me, and there’s 150 people standing in this big scene, and he says, ‘Nick, come here.’ And he’s doing a scene with Rachel, and he says, ‘Would you take her out of here and bring in another actress to read off camera with me?’ I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘I can’t. I can’t do it with her. I’m just not getting anything from this.'”
Nick persevered, “We went into a room with a producer; they started screaming and yelling at each other. I walked out. At that point, I was smoking cigarettes. I smoked a cigarette, and everybody came out like, ‘All right, let’s do this.’ And it got better after that, you know? They had it out…I think Ryan respected her for standing up for her character, and Rachel was happy to get that out in the open. The rest of the film wasn’t smooth sailing, but it was smoother sailing.” Ryan and Rachel famously skilled an “enemies to lovers” romance, and so they dated for 2 years after the film’s free up.
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On Celebrity Lie Detector, Tori Spelling admitted that, at the Beverly Hills, 90210 set, tensions between Shannen Doherty and the remainder of the forged had been prime. Describing the incident that was once the closing straw, Tori mentioned, “Shannen runs in and sits down to get hair done, and you could just feel everyone was turning and looking. I knew someone was gonna say something.” Shannen were given right into a “heated fight” with Ian Ziering, who allegedly informed her, “You are a C-U-N-T: Can’t Understand Normal Thinking.” Afterwards, the forged banded in combination to get Shannen fired, so Tori introduced the problem to her dad, collection author Aaron Spelling.
Tori mentioned, “I felt like I was a part of something, a movement, that cost someone their livelihood… Was she a horrible person? No. She was one of the best friends I ever had.” However, she felt she made the proper choice “in the workplace, as a coworker.”
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Shannen Doherty was once allegedly fired from Charmed on account of an ultimatum Alyssa Milano gave manufacturers. On Shannen’s podcast Let’s Be Clear, costar Holly Marie Combs mentioned, “[Producer Jonathan Levin] said, you know, ‘We’re basically in a position where it’s one or the other. We were told [by Alyssa] that it’s [Shannen] or me, and Alyssa has threatened to sue us for a hostile workplace environment.'” She additionally mentioned Alyssa allegedly “built a case for herself,” bringing a mediator in to file the entire cases she felt uncomfortable.
During a MegaCon panel, Alyssa denied her costars’ allegations. She mentioned, “I’m the most sad that a show that has meant so much to so many people has been tarnished by a toxicity that is still to this day, almost a quarter of a century later, still happening. And I’m sad that people can’t move past it. And I’m sad that we all can’t just celebrate the success of a show that meant so much to all of us.”
Later, on Instagram, Alyssa added, “This was so long ago that any retelling of these stories from anyone is just revisionist history. I will add, though, with absolute certainty—everything was documented. There was a professional mediator (I was told Holly and Shannen would not participate in any mediation) and an on-set producer/babysitter who were both brought in to investigate all claims. It was then recommended by this mediator, after collecting testimony from cast AND crew — what changes should be made if the show was going to continue. The studio, Aaron Spelling, and network made the decision to protect the international hit that was Charmed. I did not have the power to get anyone fired. Once Shannen left we had five more successful seasons and I am forever grateful.”
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Heidi Swedberg’s Seinfeld persona, Susan, was once killed off as a result of the remainder of the forged did not like appearing along her. On the Howard Stern Show, Jason Alexander mentioned, “I couldn’t figure out how to play off of her. Her instincts for doing a scene, where the comedy was, and mine were always misfiring. And she would do something, and I would go, ‘OK, I see what she’s going to do — I’m going to adjust to her.’ And I’d adjust, and then it would change.” He mentioned that, afterward, after Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus shared scenes with Heidi, “They go, ‘You know what? It’s fucking impossible. It’s impossible…And Julia actually said, ‘Don’t you want to just kill her?’ And Larry [David] went, ‘Ka-bang!'”
However, Jason later apologized for the way he informed that tale, tweeting, “OK, folks, I feel officially awful. The impetus for telling this story was that Howard said, ‘Julia Louis-Dreyfus told me you all wanted to kill her.’ So I told the story to try and clarify that no one wanted to kill Heidi… [She] was generous and gracious, and I am so mad at myself for retelling this story in any way that would diminish her. If I had had more maturity or more security in my own work, I surely would have taken her query and possibly tried to adjust the scenes with her. She surely offered. But, I didn’t have that maturity or security.”
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Lawrence Tierney, who performed Elaine’s father on one episode of Seinfeld, was once by no means introduced again as a result of the remainder of the forged discovered him intimidating and horrifying. In a Season 2 DVD additional, Julia Louis-Dreyfus mentioned, “It’s too bad he was so cuckoo because I’m sure he would’ve been back otherwise.” Jason Alexander mentioned, “There was every reason in the world to have that be an ongoing character because there was just so much tension between him and every other character. It was brilliant.”
However, the forged went on to explain an alleged incident the place Lawrence stole one in all Jerry’s knives from the set and concealed it in his jacket. After Jerry Seinfeld referred to as him out on it, Lawrence attempted to make a shaggy dog story then pulled the knife out, made the Psycho sound, and complicated on Jerry a little bit. Jason added, “Lawrence Tierney, I think, scared the living crap out of all of us.”
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Thirteen years after his Heroes persona was once killed off, Leonard Roberts alleged that he was once written off the display on account of tensions with Ali Larter, who performed his onscreen spouse. He informed Variety, “The script suggested D.L. and Niki had a volatile relationship — and it wasn’t long before art was imitating life, with me on the receiving end of pushback from my co-star regarding the playing of a particularly tense scene.” He mentioned he talented Ali a bottle of wine and a be aware as an olive department, however she allegedly by no means replied to both.
He additionally mentioned, “In a private rehearsal [of a bedroom scene], Greg Beeman, our director, asked if she was willing to lower the straps of the top she was wearing and expose her bare shoulders only above the sheet that covered her, in order to give the visual impression she was in the same state of undress as me, as I was shirtless. My costar refused Beeman’s request, and I was instantly aware of the tension on the set. I remember instinctively checking to make sure both my hands were visible to everyone who was there, as not to have my intentions or actions misconstrued. Despite Beeman’s clear description of what he was looking for visually, my co-star insisted she was, indeed, being asked to remove her top completely, and rehearsal was cut. She then demanded a meeting with Beeman and the producers who were on set and proceeded to have an intense and loud conversation in which she expressed she had never been so disrespected — as an actress, a woman or a human being.”
He claimed that she requested him to stay the “discussion” between them, and the scene was once finished along with her straps visual. He mentioned that, after observing a scene the place Ali’s persona seduced Adrian Pasdar’s, “I asked Pasdar if there had been any concerns similar to what I witnessed during my episode. He replied to the contrary, and mentioned her openness to collaboration and even improvisation…I couldn’t help wondering whether race was a factor.” Leonard alleged that, after the upfronts, collection author Tim Kring knowledgeable him by the use of voicemail that his persona was once going to be killed off off-screen sooner than Season 2 on account of “the Ali Larter situation.”
Leonard persevered, “[In person] Kring began by reiterating that because of my co-star, he just couldn’t make my remaining on the show work story-wise. I’m typically not one who refers to himself in the third person, but in that instance, I felt compelled to channel my inner Alexander O’Neal and pointed out he fired Leonard Roberts, but only mentioned Leonard Roberts’s co-star as the reason for his firing, and that Leonard Roberts found that…curious. Kring said he felt my character had been painted into a corner, due to the fact that ‘we’ didn’t have ‘chemistry’…I replied that I found it interesting he had created a world where people flew, painted the future, bent time and space, read minds, erased minds; and were indestructible, yet somehow the potential story solution of my character getting divorced left him utterly confounded. I also questioned how a ‘we’ issue could be cited as justification for the firing of ‘me.'”
Leonard ended up with the ability to in truth movie his persona’s loss of life scene, regardless that “the shot ended not with [him], but with Niki’s face alone in the frame, splattered with D.L.’s blood.”
Speaking to Variety, Greg Beeman denied listening to a “a loud argument or [Ali] saying anything about being disrespected.” Tim Kring mentioned, “I acknowledge that a lack of diversity at the upper levels of the staff may have contributed to Leonard experiencing the lack of sensitivity that he describes.” Ali Larter informed TV Line, “I am deeply saddened to hear about Leonard Roberts’s experience on Heroes, and I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn’t match my memory nor experience on the show. I respect Leonard as an artist, and I applaud him or anyone using their voice and platform. I am truly sorry for any role I may have played in his painful experience during that time, and I wish him and his family the very best.”
8.
At the Television Critics Association’s 2015 press excursion, John Stamos admitted that rumors he attempted to get Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen fired from Full House had been true — and he quickly succeeded! He mentioned, “It’s sort of true that the Olsen twins cried a lot. It was very difficult to get the shot. So I [said], ‘Get them out…!’ That is actually 100 percent accurate. They brought in a couple of unattractive redheaded kids. We tried that for a while, and that didn’t work. [Producers] were like, all right, get the Olsen twins back. And that’s the story.”
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In a since-deleted TikTook, Miss Benny alleged that Candace Cameron Bure attempted to get her got rid of from Fuller House. She mentioned, “One of the Tanner sisters is like very publicly, uh, not for the girls, if that makes sense. I remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person allegedly was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show.”
“I was also sort of warned and prepared that this person’s fanbase might be encouraged to target me, specifically. The fact that this teenage actor, who’s coming in to make jokes about wearing a scarf, is suddenly a target from an adult is crazy to me. So, to this day, despite working on the show every day for two weeks straight, I have only had a conversation with one of the Tanner sisters. Positive is that I had a really fun time actually shooting the show with all of the other actors who were willing to talk to me,” she mentioned.
However, Candace denied Miss Benny’s claims, telling Entertainment Weekly, “I never asked Miss Benny’s character to be removed from Fuller House and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show. Fuller House has always welcomed a wide range of characters. I thought Miss Benny did a great job as ‘Casey’ on the show. We didn’t share any scenes together, so we didn’t get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best.”
10.
On How Rude, Tanneritos!, Christine Lakin alleged that she was once fired from Fuller House sooner than filming any scenes on account of a video she made criticizing Candace Cameron Bure’s brother’s anti-gay remarks. She mentioned, “About two days before the table read, I got a call from my manager saying, ‘Yes, something happened.’ They’re pushing the table read. I think there’s some stuff with the script they want to rewrite. The next day happened, and my manager calls and says, ‘Hey, I don’t know how to tell you this, but you’ve been let go.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, they just said they’re rewriting the character, and they’re not going to need you anymore.’ And I was like, ‘What did I do wrong?’ I didn’t even go to a table read.”
She mentioned that she requested one of the most display’s writers about it, however they could not supply a reason why. As she mulled over it, she speculated her firing could have needed to do with Candace. Christine mentioned, “I participated in a Funny or Die video that a friend of mine made, and at the time, Funny or Die had just come out. Kirk Cameron had said some public things about the LGBTQ community, and I thought those were very damaging…I’ve tried to use humor to sort of pop that bubble of discord or maybe call people out in a satirical way. So I participated in it, and it went viral, and [a] bunch of other people in it, and blah, blah, blah. And all I can think of is that it created some bad blood, and seven years later, my presence was not wanted. That’s maybe what I think. It was a bummer for me. It really was.” Candace and Netflix’s reps did not reply to People‘s request for remark.
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Mel Gibson was once solid to play a tattoo artist in The Hangover Part II, however because of protests from one of the most remainder of the forged and group, he was once dropped. In a observation, director Todd Phillips informed Variety, “I thought Mel would have been great in the movie, and I had the full backing of Jeff Robinov and his team. But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast.” The announcement got here a number of months after a rant wherein the actor allegedly made racial and dangerous remarks against Oksana Grigorieva, his ex-girlfriend, leaked and went viral.
Previously, Mel’s would-be costar Zach Galifianakis informed the podcast Comedy Death Ray, “I’m in a deep protest right now with a movie I’m working on, up in arms about something. But I can’t get the guys to [listen]…I’m not making any leeway.”
12.
Richard Gere initially performed Chico in The Lords of Flatbush, however he had numerous stress with lead actor Sylvester Stallone. In a Q&A, Slyvester mentioned, “We never hit it off. He would strut around in his oversized motorcycle jacket like he was the baddest knight at the round table. One day, during an improv, he grabbed me (we were simulating a fight scene) and got a little carried away. I told him in a gentle fashion to lighten up, but he was completely in character and impossible to deal with.”
“Then, we had been rehearsing at Coney Island, and it was once lunchtime, so we determined to take a ruin, and the one position that was once heat was once within the backseat of a Toyota. I used to be consuming a hotdog, and he climbs in with a part a hen lined in mustard with grease just about dripping out of the aluminum wrapper. I mentioned, ‘That factor goes to drip in every single place.’ He mentioned, ‘Don’t concern about it.’ I mentioned, ‘If it will get on my pants, you are gonna find out about it.’ He proceeds to chew into the hen, and a small, greasy river of mustard lands on my thigh. I elbowed him within the aspect of the top and principally driven him out of the automobile. The director had to select: one in all us needed to pass, one in all us needed to keep. Richard was once given his strolling papers and to nowadays significantly dislikes me. He even thinks I’m the person answerable for the gerbil rumor. Not true…however that is the rumor,’ he mentioned.
13.
Samantha Ware alleged that Leah Michele threatened to have her fired from Glee. Samantha informed Variety, “When you’re shooting a scene, sometimes the camera is on you and sometimes it’s not, but you still have to be in the scene. The camera wasn’t on us, so it’s not like we had to give a full throttle performance, but apparently, I was goofing around when the camera wasn’t on me, and she took that as me being disrespectful to her…She waited until the scene was over, and she stopped in the middle of the stage and did a ‘come here’ gesture, like how a mother does to their child… [She said,] ‘You need to come here right now.’ I said, ‘No,’ and that’s when she decided to threaten my job, and said she would call Ryan Murphy in to come and fire me.”
Samantha mentioned that she did not assume Ryan was once ever in truth informed in regards to the incident, but it surely nonetheless terrified her. She mentioned, “It’s scary. For the full week, I was thinking I’m probably going to get an email, and I might not be able to do the last three episodes, or I might not be able to sing another song. When I tried to speak up for myself, she told me to shut my mouth. She said I don’t deserve to have that job. She talked about how she has reign. And here’s the thing: I completely understood that, and I was ready to be like, ‘This is your show. I’m not here to be disrespectful.’ But at that point, we were already past the respect, and she was just abusing her power.” Representatives for Glee and Lea declined to remark at the Variety tale.
14.
In since-deleted posts on Twitter, Elizabeth Aldrich, who was once Lea Michele’s understudy in Ragtime‘s unique Broadway run, alleged, “[Lea] was absolutely awful to me and ensemble. She demeaned the crew and threatened to have people fired if she was in anyway displeased. I used to cry every night from the mean and manipulative things she would do. She was 12. She was terrifying.”
15.
In 2013, Alec Baldwin and Shia L. a.Beouf had been set to celebrity within the Broadway play Orphans in combination, however “there was friction between [them] from the beginning.” Shia discovered all his strains sooner than rehearsals began, however Alec does not be informed his strains prematurely, which brought about them to argue. One day, after Alec felt Shia “attacked [him] in front of everyone,” he requested for a ruin, referred to as a gathering with the director and level supervisor, and mentioned it was once both him or Shia. He volunteered to surrender, however they determined to fireplace Shia as an alternative. In an essay for Vulture, Alec wrote, “And I think [Shia] was shocked. He had that card, that card you get when you make films that make a lot of money that gives you a certain kind of entitlement. I think he was surprised that it didn’t work in the theater.”
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In 2013, lead actor/government manufacturer Charlie Sheen reportedly threatened to surrender Anger Management if manufacturers did not hearth Selma Blair, who allegedly doubted his paintings ethic. Less than 24 hours later, he reportedly fired her himself in an expletive-laden textual content. In reaction to her dismissal, Selma merely tweeted, “I thank you for support and love.”
Charlie later denied reviews that he had her fired, telling The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno, “One of our primary characters, Selma Blair, who played Kate, was written out because [the show] was not about our relationship, and the problem was too many people were still excited about the Two and a Half [Men] character and thought the Anger Management character was a little dull.”
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And in spite of everything, after a horseback driving harm pressured Sean Young to drop out of Batman, manufacturer Jon Peters sought after Michelle Pfeiffer to exchange her. However, Michael Keaton reportedly blocked her casting as his love hobby as a result of they had been exes in actual lifestyles. Costar Robert Wuhl informed The Hollywood Reporter, “At the time, Michael told me he was trying to get back with his ex-wife. Keaton was firmly, and underline firmly, against that casting of Pfeiffer, and he and [producer Jon] Peters got into it.”
However, Michael modified his track when Michelle was once solid as Catwoman in Batman Returns. She informed Entertainment Tonight, “It was great actually working with him, having had a history, because I was really out of my element. Also, the fact that he had done this kind of picture before, and I didn’t know what to expect. I felt really comfortable with him. I felt really safe with him. I could go to him and say, ‘Why am I feeling so awful? I don’t know what’s going on.’ And he would explain it to me. ‘I know. I went through it on the first one.'”