Actor James Gandolfini (1961-2013) did not seem to have responded well to Harvey Weinstein (68) during his lifetime. One day, the "Sopranos" star is said to have been so annoyed by the film producer that he threatened him with a good beating. Steve Schirripa (61) alias Bobby Baccalieri and Michael Imperioli (54) alias Christopher Moltisanti, who both appeared alongside Gandolfini in the series, said that.
Was Weinstein asking too much?
In the US podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience" Schirripa told of a moment in 2012, when Gandolfini was furious after a call from Weinstein. The reason: Weinstein wanted to persuade the actor at the time to promote his new film "Killing Them Softly" on David Letterman's (73) late night show. And anyone who knew Gandolfini knows that he didn't think much of promo appearances. He reacted accordingly to Weinstein's insistence.
Schirripa remembered the words of his former co-star: "Harvey Weinstein is always calling. He wants me to do Letterman, and I said no." Thereupon Weinstein, whose film production company had distributed the film with Brad Pitt (56) at the time, is said to have failed against Gandolfini. He responded with threats: If Harvey Weinstein called him again, he would beat him up, he is said to have said. "I won't do that for the money he paid me," Schirripa said Gandolfini's words.