14 Pairs Of Onscreen Partners That Are Actually Sworn Enemy

Workplace conflicts are normal. Once in a while, we get into situations at work where people feel combative or threatened… which leads to heated arguments and workplace tensions.
But you might feel surprised that the same thing happens in the Entertainment industry. But with egos involved, the bitter coworkers tend to escalate tensions to the point of a full blowout. Or even physical altercations.
In fact, some of these fights are so bad the people involved don’t even want to work together ever again. And since they are celebrities, we got the front row seats to their workplace drama thanks to the tabloids.
The aftermath of these disputes is often messy, and can lead to decade-long feuds - that’s right, you’ve heard me correctly, decades! And, wow, the people involved do not hold back when recounting the reasons for the fallout.
So… which of these conflicts is the most infamous? Here are 14 pairs of costars who hate each other so much that they never want to work together again.

#1 Will Smith - Janet Hubert

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Janet Hubert told TMZ in 2011 that there would be no Fresh Prince reunion because she would never work with Will Smith again. But the two managed to make peace on the show cast reunion in 2020.

#2 Paris Hilton - Tina Fey

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After Paris Hilton hosted Saturday Night Live, then–cast member Tina Fey has some derogatory language to describe the heiress. Apparently, Hilton locked herself in her dressing room after refusing to do a sketch of her private video leak.

#3 George Takei - William Shatner

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Their feud lasted decades, with Takei and Shatner trading barbs in their autobiographies, in the press, and on social media. But they still temporarily worked together for Star Trek projects on and off. Regarding William Shatner, George Takei said he had "a lot of friends in Star Trek cast, except for one."

#4 Julia Roberts - Nick Nolte

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Julia Roberts described her "I Love Trouble" co-star Nick Nolte as "completely disgusting." The two had so much trouble getting along on set that they had to film most of their scenes together using stand-ins."He's going to hate me for saying this, but he seems to go out of his way to repel people," Roberts told reporters.

#5 Freddie Prinze Jr. - Kiefer Sutherland

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After working on 24, Freddie Prinze Jr. took a significant break from acting because of his experience of working with Kiefer Sutherland was so bad: "Kiefer was the most unprofessional dude in the world."

#6 Archie Panjabi - Julianna Margulies

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Archie Panjabi quit The Good Wife after allegations of a feud with costar Julianna Margulies, fueled by the revelation that they'd shot their final scene separately, with a green screen.

#7 Rose McGowan - Alyssa Milano

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On Twitter, Rose McGowan chastised Alyssa Milano for making the Charmed set "toxic AF" 14 years after the show finished.

#8 Sylvester Stallone - Richard Gere

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According to Sylvester Stallone, Richard Gere was fired from The Lords of Flatbush after they got into a physical altercation. Gere dropped mustard on Stallone's clothes when they were eating lunch together in the back of a Toyota. "Richard was given his walking papers and to this day seriously dislikes me," Stallone shared.

#9 Samantha Ware - Lea Michele

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Samantha Ware accused Glee co-star Lea Michele of practicing "tragic microaggressions" that made her doubt her acting career, and her accusations were backed up by Alex Newell and Heather Morris.

#10 Kiely Williams - Adrienne Bailon Houghton

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Kiely Williams stated on Instagram Live that she would never want to be on The Real, Adrienne Bailon Houghton's talk program. The pair worked together first in the girl band 3LW, and then in Disney’s hit franchise Cheetah Girl. [Adrienne] didn't come to my dad's funeral or call me when he died,” she said.

#11 Tommy Lee Jones - Jim Carrey

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Tommy Lee Jones told Jim Carrey that he despised him while they were filming Batman Forever. Apparently, this causes some interesting physical signs when Jones sees Carrey: "the blood drained from his face in such a way that I realized that I had become the face of his pain," Carrey recounts.

#12 Bill Murray - Lucy Liu

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Bill Murray used "inexcusable and unacceptable" words to insult Lucy Liu while filming Charlie's Angels. He was recast for the sequel. Liu talked about the experience: "No matter...[where] you came from, there's no need to condescend or to put other people down."

#13 Kevin Smith - Bruce Willis

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Kevin Smith called Bruce Willis a lot of choice words after they collaborated on Cop Out, including “unhappiest," "most bitter," and “meanest.”

#14 Debra Winger - Shirley MacLaine

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When filming Terms of Endearment, Debra Winger and Shirley MacLaine made little attempt to conceal their disdain for one another, and it reached a climax when they were both nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.