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Hollywood celebrities often get into feuds with each other. This seems to be true for Steven Seagal and John Leguizamo who recently reignited a decade-long feud. Talking about an infamous incident on the sets ofExecutive Decisionback in 1996, the ongoing feud seems to have been brought back once again.
With the recently released movieThe Menumaking rounds on the internet, John Leguizamo, who portrayed the character of “Movie Star” stated that he based his character on Steven Seagal. Recalling the feud that went down on the sets ofExecutive Decision,John Leguizamo called Seagal a“horrible human”and that he is a washed-up star now.
John Leguizamo Called Steven Seagal A“Washed-up”Actor
The Menuis a 2022 comedy/horror movie that made the audiences question their own food (and the chef). Portraying the character of a washed-up movie star with ego problems, John Leguizamo was praised for his unique character that seemed to blur the lines between reality and stardom.
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Talking about the movie, Leguizamo revealed that his character was directly inspired by the actor/martial artistSteven Seagal. Recalling the decades-long feud that they had between them, Leguizamo called the actor a“horrible human”and a“washed up”actor.
“I’ve met lots of these stars like that, maybe before they were washed up, I kind of based mine on Steven Seagal. I had a bad run-in with him. We did a movie together. It was Executive Decision. He’s kind of a horrible human.”
After calling him a horrible human being,John Leguizamorevealed the feud that went down between the duo and how it has evolved over the years. By calling him a horrible human, it seems that the feud did not go down a good way and ended up turning worse over the years.
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The Infamous Feud Between John Leguizamo And Steven Seagal
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It is time for the big reveal. The reason for the animosity between the two actors that has once again been reignited started on the sets of the 1996 movieExecutive Decisions.According to John Leguizamo, Seagal was rude to the actor on set and even physically attacked him which led to the eventual bad blood.
“He came in and was like, [low, breathy voice] ‘I’m in command. What I say is law.’ So I started, like, [snorts]. I mean, who the fuck talks like that? Who comes into rehearsal and says that shit? So I started laughing and he slammed me with an aikido elbow against a brick wall and knocked all the air out of me,”
After the on-set decisions were too much to handle, the movie was eventually released but Steven Seagal and John Leguizamo never saw each other’s faces again.
The John Leguizamo starrerThe Menuis available on HBO Max.
Source:Insider
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
