Burt Reynolds famously fought with Joan Rivers, spoke out against Charlie Sheen, and even flung manure at The National ENQUIRER — but he saved his final celebrity feud for “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter! The notoriously ornery actor made it clear he didn’t get along with the younger actress while filming “The Last Movie Star.” Then, the “Smokey and the Bandit” star kept blasting his co-star a year after filming. As covered by The ENQUIRER, Ariel had to watch as her struggling co-star was caught needing a stuntman just to double for him walking on the set of the movie. The ailing actor still didn’t let that keep him from finding the energy to keep mocking Ariel, who had been cast as a young girl looking after an aging celebrity as he attended a small-town film festival…
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Burt originally faked some friendship with Ariel while trying to sell the movie in 2017 — admitting they "butted heads," but insisting “I'm crazy about her now.” Just a year later, however, Burt can't even bother with Ariel's name while promoting their film. Instead, he's praising other actresses, telling the Post: “I like
Mariska Hargitay. I got a crush on her.”
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“Difficulty was with the girl playing my assistant and driver,” Burt told New York Post columnist Cindy Adams when the film was released — not even referring to Ariel by her name. “She was mouthy. I never worked with someone like that. I told her, ‘Don’t do that. Do not talk to me like that.’ And it stopped.”
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Insiders also told The ENQUIRER that Burt had complained Ariel still "had to earn" the attitude that he thought she was showing on the set. Ariel, meanwhile, stayed positive about dealing with the older actor — although she noted that "Burt was still a little confused when I was taking the selfie!"
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Burt originally faked some friendship with Ariel while trying to sell the movie in 2017 — admitting they "butted heads," but insisting “I'm crazy about her now.” Just a year later, however, Burt can't even bother with Ariel's name while promoting their film. Instead, he's praising other actresses, telling the Post: “I like
Mariska Hargitay. I got a crush on her.”
“Difficulty was with the girl playing my assistant and driver,” Burt told New York Post columnist Cindy Adams when the film was released — not even referring to Ariel by her name. “She was mouthy. I never worked with someone like that. I told her, ‘Don’t do that. Do not talk to me like that.’ And it stopped.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Insiders also told The ENQUIRER that Burt had complained Ariel still "had to earn" the attitude that he thought she was showing on the set. Ariel, meanwhile, stayed positive about dealing with the older actor — although she noted that "Burt was still a little confused when I was taking the selfie!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
