{"id":723,"date":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/scott-eastwood-calls-unnamed-actor-a-piece-of-s-t-for-dropping-out-of-movie-people-get-too-famous-for-too-long\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","slug":"scott-eastwood-calls-unnamed-actor-a-piece-of-s-t-for-dropping-out-of-movie-people-get-too-famous-for-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/scott-eastwood-calls-unnamed-actor-a-piece-of-s-t-for-dropping-out-of-movie-people-get-too-famous-for-too-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Eastwood Calls Unnamed Actor a \u2018Piece of S&#8211;t\u2019 for Dropping Out of Movie: \u2018People Get Too Famous for Too Long\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The actor spoke about the mystery costar on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan podcast<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_Z0oaHBQBV9ndzkLpn8aDcJgspQ=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/scott-eastwood-1-eadc345c066d433a856fefd19812c1f7.jpg\" alt=\"Scott EastwoodCredit: Anna Webber\/Getty\" title=\"Scott Eastwood posing in front of a patterned backdrop\" \/><figcaption><i>Scott Eastwood<br \/>Credit: Anna Webber\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Scott Eastwood criticized a former costar for leaving a film mid-production on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast<\/li>\n<li>The 40-year-old actor also shared insights on the downsides of fame and working in Hollywood<\/li>\n<li>Scott is the son of 96-year-old acting legend Clint Eastwood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/scott-eastwood-follows-in-his-fathers-footsteps\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Eastwood<\/a> is opening up about a bad experience he had with an unnamed actor.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chelsea-handler-calls-joe-rogan-completely-uninformed-highest-paid-podcaster-12031729\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Rogan<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZDeqcSgotuw&amp;t=6187s\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PowerfulJRE<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZDeqcSgotuw&amp;t=6187s\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> podcast<\/a>, the 40-year-old son of Clint Eastwood, 96, slammed an actor he \u201cjust worked with\u201d that dropped out of a movie during pre-production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout saying any names \u2026 you know, people get too famous for too long. They think the world owes them something,\u201d Scott said on the podcast while promoting his new film <em>Lucky Strike<\/em>. \u201cAnd when it comes to doing the right thing, you\u2019re like, \u2018Dude \u2026 Do the right thing, don\u2019t be a piece of s&#8211;t.\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2018F&#8211;k that. I can do whatever.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started working on a film with a director and they decided, after we spent a bunch of money, that they just didn\u2019t feel like they wanted to work with this other person and didn\u2019t want to do the job,\u201d the actor explained.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018You need to pay that money back to that person who invested in you.\u2019 And they [said], \u2018I\u2019m not going to do that,\u2019 \u201d Scott continued.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> star claimed that the mystery actor \u201cjust left\u201d in the middle of production, despite the film being about \u201ctheir story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is one of two children Clint shares with ex Jacelyn Reeves, along with Kathryn, 38. The Hollywood legend also has <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/all-about-clint-eastwood-kids\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six other children<\/a>: Laurie, 72, Kimber, 62, Kyle, 58, Alison, 54, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-clint-eastwood-daughter-francesca-eastwood-8425763\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Francesca<\/a>, 32, and Morgan, 29.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Mog41KeB0F3k5AoTiOPgR6OTLEg=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/scott-eastwood-3-67d85b8af7ed4ac3ad02b0261434d968.jpg\" alt=\"Clint Eastwood and his son Scott in 2009Credit: Eric Charbonneau\/WireImage\" title=\"Clint Eastwood and Scott Eastwood at an event\" \/><figcaption><i>Clint Eastwood and his son Scott in 2009<br \/>Credit: Eric Charbonneau\/WireImage<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere during the interview, Scott reflected on growing up in the film industry and the downside of working in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen some behavior in this business that is shocking,\u201d he told Rogan. \u201cThat would not go in other industries, but for some reason because we idolize [actors] \u2026 you\u2019re like, \u2018What dude?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think they want to be famous \u2014\u00a0you don\u2019t want to be famous,\u201d the actor continued. \u201cRich, sure. But to be famous, that goal is so twisted \u2026 the whole other side of that is really ugly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was lucky in some ways because I got to see it growing up and see how it\u2019s bulls&#8212;,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Scott\u2019s older brother Kyle claimed in an interview with French news service <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/france3-regions.franceinfo.fr\/hauts-de-france\/somme\/amiens\/videos-le-fils-de-clint-eastwood-joue-les-musiques-de-ses-plus-grands-films-pour-un-cine-concert-3253621.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>France Info<\/em><\/a> that their father Clint, 95, had retired from acting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have many fond memories of working with him,\u201d Kyle told the outlet. \u201cNow he\u2019s retired, he\u2019s 95 years old. But I was very lucky to be able to work with him on quite a few films. It was a great experience for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott later addressed his brother\u2019s comments about their dad retiring, telling <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/clint-eastwood-retirement-scott-eastwood-clarification\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null noopener\">ScreenRant<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019ll see. I have not heard that from his mouth at all. So I don\u2019t know what that feels like. His career in general has been something to admire, something to be inspired by, and continues to inspire me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE has reached out to Scott\u2019s representative for comment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor spoke about the mystery costar on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan podcast Scott EastwoodCredit: Anna Webber\/Getty NEED TO KNOW Scott Eastwood criticized a former costar for leaving a film mid-production on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast The 40-year-old actor also shared insights on the downsides of fame and working in Hollywood Scott is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}