Hollywood stardom is one of the most competitive career paths a person can choose, so it’s no surprise that it can lead to a few bruised egos and other battle wounds when celebsdon’t see eye to eye sometimes causing literal physical harm. Whether theylost a coveted role, simply couldn’tseem to get along with a frustrating co-star, or hadmore tragic reasons behind their chaos, celebrities have filled tabloids with tales of jealousy and animosity since even before we discovered how to make moving pictures. Some stars were able to keep their tiffs under wraps for the most part, but the truth tends to find a way to rise to the surface for everyone eventually. I had heard of a few of the conflicts below before, but others are pairs that I had always assumed were the best of friends with each other. It just goes to show how talented they are when they manage to convince us otherwise. Take a look and let us know if we missed any famous feuds from back in the day. And don’t forget to SHARE with your friends!
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1. Laurence Olivier And Marilyn Monroe
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The pair were constantlyfighting for the same roles throughout their career, but itwas when Crawford married the actor Davis had been in love with, Franchot Tone, thatthe grudge really set in. It carried all the way to their co-starring roles inWhatever Happened to Baby Jane?with each actress accusing the other of physical abuse Crawford claimed to suffer a head injury after being kicked by Davis while Davis says she nearly broke her back trying to carry Crawford in one scene due to her wearing a weighted belt.
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3. Orson Welles And William Randolph Hearst
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This notorious photo tells the whole story on its own Loren, who was having a party thrown in her honor as an introduction to the Hollywood social circles, couldn’t contain her fear that the buxom beauty’s breasts might topple out of her dress. She was also aware of Mansfield’s tendency to manufacture “accidents” in order to gain attention and felt that she was taking attention away from her.
5. Debbie Reynolds And Gene Kelly
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Though they were sisters, the actresses were pit against each other from childhood as they competed forcoveted roles their entire lives and frequently fought. Fontaine claims her older sis once tried to fracture her collarbone to keep her from a role. On her end, Fontaine married de Havilland’s first boyfriend and was the first of them to win an Oscar, further fueling the jealous feud.
7. Dean Martin And Jerry Lewis
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Another comedy duo whoseanimosity toward each other often leaked out to the public with Costello accusing Abbott of being an alcoholic and Abbott threatening to beat up his portly sidekick. However, they continued to perform until 1957, but never spoke to each other outside of what was absolutely necessary for a scene.
9. Vivian Vance And William Frawley
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Sinatra was already jealous of Brando for being cast inOn The Waterfrontthe year before the pair co-starred inGuys and Dolls, and was further upset when Brando was given the lead role in the film. The singer would refer to Brando as “Mumbles,� and Brando infamously got back at Sinatra by forcing him to eat slice after slice of cheesecake by purposely flubbing in lines in a scene,
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knowing that Sinatra despised the dessert.
11. Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers
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