Actors Who Got Their Co-Stars Fired

Tinseltown can be tough enough to navigate without off-screen animosity getting in the way. For some co-stars, the bad blood becomes too much to bear. Whether it's a television program where the actors have to work together for years on end, a movie where they're isolated for months on set, or even a stage show where everyone goes home after, some of Hollywood's most elite thespians couldn't pretend to get along with their colleagues and instead helped give them the boot. Here are some actors who used their celebrity clout to kick their rivals to the curb.

Money is a hot topic in show business. Some say actors make too much. Others are obsessed with the rich and famous. Few really know how all that dough is divvied up. An actor's monetary value is a shadowy concoction of talent, audience allure, credentials, physical appearance, gender, and good ol' fashioned greed that's calculated according to who's doing the appraisal. In other words, it's complicated.

Some of Hollywood's most beloved movies and TV shows were fraught with drama behind the scenes. We've pulled together a few of the most shocking co-star battles, from catty cover shoots to Oscar-winning dramas.

Aside from the world of politics, there is probably no greater arena for the clash of egos than a Hollywood film set. The tabloid industry grew almost entirely out of reporting on industry feuds, and there were none juicier than when a star would pull rank and get their own director booted from a project. It didn't happen a lot, but when it did it made huge waves, to the point where the Directors Guild eventually had to intervene and limit the scope of a star's power. But it wouldn't be Hollywood if there weren't some great behind-the-scenes stories, right? Here are the actors who got their directors fired.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images By /July 31, 2020 6:23 am EDT When watching a movie or TV show, it's only natural for viewers to buy into the illusion that's …