Matthew Lawrence Reveals He Got In Trouble On Set For Turning Down Gabrielle Union’s 1 Request – HuffPost

Judgment day arrived a bit ahead of schedule for Matthew Lawrence, courtesy of his failure to meet one actor’s work standards.During a candid moment on Monday’s episode of the podcast “Magical Rewind,” hosted by his “Boy Meets World” castmate Will Friedle and actor Sabrina Bryan, the trio dived into behind-the-scenes of the ’90s TV Movie “H-E Double Hockey Sticks.” The film, which centered Friedle’s devilish character who was sent to Earth to capture the soul of a young hockey player (Lawrence), also starred a young Gabrielle Union. During the filming process, Union allegedly wanted to rehearse lines with Lawrence, but the actor declined her offer. “There was this one moment where — and, again, I’m oblivious, I had no idea — she wanted to rehearse,” Lawrence recalled. “And I was like, ‘No, I’m good.’”His rationale? “Running lines” took “all the freshness” out of the performance. Union allegedly wasn’t thrilled with his decision and took her grievances to a higher power.“And she got angry and went and reported me to the director and the studio,” Lawrence said. “The only time in my entire career, because usually I’m, like, the advocate, and I’m fighting for kids and, like, you know, women’s rights. This is the only time in my life when I was called into the office for something I did on set. And I had no clue.”Lawrence confessed that this was his only “run-in” with another actor — a moment that he said left him “embarrassed.” The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won’t back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.At the time, Lawrence said he wasn’t familiar with Union, but recounted that people on set knew that she was going to blow up and become a big star. The same year as the film’s debut, she went on to star in “10 Things I Hate About You,” and “She’s All That,” and the following year had appeared in the cult classic “Bring It On” as well as “Love & Basketball.”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you’re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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