{"id":23369,"date":"2026-07-31T17:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23369"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:50:38","slug":"scott-eastwood-calls-out-piece-of-s-t-co-star-who-quit-movie-mid-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23369","title":{"rendered":"Scott Eastwood calls out &#8216;piece of s&#8211;t&#8217; co-star who quit movie mid-production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Feastwood-57.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scott Eastwood\u2019s \u201cpiece of s\u2013t\u201d co-star dropped out of their movie mid-production.<\/p>\n<p>The actor called out the celeb, whom he did not name-drop, on a recent episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZDeqcSgotuw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJoe Rogan Experience\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just worked with somebody and, without saying any names, people get too famous for too long and think the world owes them something,\u201d the 40-year-old told listeners last month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scott Eastwood\u2019s \u201cpiece of s\u2013t\u201d movie co-star quit mid-production, he revealed recently. <span class=\"credit\">The Joe Rogan Experience\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor (pictured above in May 2018) did not name-drop the celeb. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThey decided after we\u2019d already spent a bunch of money that they just didn\u2019t want to work with this other person and didn\u2019t want to do the job,\u201d he recalled during the June 29 episode. \u201cI was like, \u2018OK, then you need to pay that money back to the person who invested in you.\u2019 They were like, \u2018I\u2019m not gonna do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the individual \u201cjust left\u201d the project, which Scott did not specify.<\/p>\n<p>Clint Eastwood\u2019s son added, \u201cIt was their directorial, their story, their thing. And it was just like, bro, you that you took money from somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He called their actions \u201cshocking\u201d and \u201cunbelievable\u201d on the \u201cJoe Rogan Experience\u201d last month. <span class=\"credit\">The Joe Rogan Experience\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey decided after we\u2019d already spent a bunch of money that they just didn\u2019t want to work with this other person and didn\u2019t want to do the job,\u201d Scott (pictured above in November 2025) said. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin MazurGetty Images for Raising Cane&#8217;s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He called the situation \u201cshocking\u201d and \u201cunbelievable,\u201d saying, \u201cIt\u2019s black and white. Do the right thing. Don\u2019t be a piece of s\u2011\u2011t. You can\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen some behavior in this business that is shocking,\u201d Scott continued. \u201cThat would not go in other industries, but for some reason because they\u2019re stars, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called the industry \u201creally ugly\u201d behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cRegretting You\u201d star (pictured above in the 2025 movie) said the individual \u201cjust left\u201d without \u201cpay[ing] money back to the person who invested in\u201d him. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scott (pictured above on June 14) urged the person to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d \u2014 but the star did not. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the \u201cLucky Strike\u201d star gushed, \u201cI love telling stories and when we\u2019re doing a creative endeavor and you move people, whether you\u2019ll make them laugh, make them cry, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the episode, Scott described his dad, 96, as \u201ca put-your-boots-on, go-to-work man\u201d who left his job \u201cat the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cLucky Strike\u201d star (pictured above in the June movie) quipped, \u201cPeople get too famous for too long and think the world owes them something.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Roadside Attractions\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Scott (pictured above in June 21) called the entertainment industry \u201creally ugly.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He similarly told Treats! magazine in March 2015 that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/03\/21\/clint-eastwood-main-advice-to-actor-son-be-a-man\/\">Clint\u2019s career advice<\/a> had been, \u201cWhatever you do, do it well. We humble, work hard and be a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clint, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/12\/27\/the-wild-story-of-clint-eastwoods-eight-children\/\">has seven other children<\/a>, didn\u2019t care whether Scott was \u201ca plumber \u2026 or actor,\u201d Scott clarified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get in this to be famous,\u201d the \u201cSnowden\u201d star said. \u201cI grew up loving my \u00adfather\u2019s work, loving movies and telling stories, wanting to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Eastwood\u2019s \u201cpiece of s\u2013t\u201d co-star dropped out of their movie mid-production. 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