🧨Kathleen Freeman’s SAVAGE Confession: 5 Actors She COULDN’T STAND in Hollywood!😳 #HollywoodSecrets

While Kathleen Freeman was best known for playing tough, no-nonsense housekeepers, stern schoolmarms, and scene-stealing side characters, it turns out she wasn’t just acting—she really didn’t tolerate nonsense, especially from arrogant or unprofessional co-stars.

In a candid and long-overlooked audio interview recorded shortly before her passing, Freeman held nothing back when asked which actors she clashed with during her 50+ year career.

What followed was a savage roll call of Hollywood’s worst—at least in her book.

1.Jerry Lewis
Let’s just start with the bombshell.

Freeman openly admitted that, despite working with Jerry Lewis on multiple films including The Nutty Professor, she “couldn’t stand his ego.

” She claimed Lewis constantly rewrote scenes on the spot, treated the crew like props, and had “zero respect for women in comedy.

” While she admitted he was a genius, she said working with him was like walking on eggshells.

“He’d scream, pout, throw things—and then expect a standing ovation five minutes later.

It was exhausting.

2.Dean Martin
While many remember Martin as the smooth crooner with effortless charm, Freeman painted a very different picture.

She described him as “aloof, bored, and borderline rude” on set.

“He never remembered lines, showed up late, and reeked of alcohol before noon,” she said bluntly.

According to her, Martin was so disconnected during shooting that directors would often shoot around him.

“The charisma you saw on screen? That was editing.

3.Shelley Winters
Yes, a woman made the list too—and it wasn’t a mild rivalry.

Freeman called Winters “the most chaotic energy in Hollywood” and described her as overly dramatic, loud, and constantly trying to outshine everyone—even in scenes she wasn’t in.

“Shelley would pick fights, cry for no reason, and make every set about her,” Freeman claimed.

“She was an incredible actress—but Lord, was she a nightmare to work with.

4.Red Buttons
This name surprised many, but Freeman revealed that comedian Red Buttons was “horribly insecure and vicious behind the scenes.

” While known for his wit and timing, Freeman said Buttons constantly belittled co-stars, especially those who weren’t “A-listers.

” She said he once made a stagehand cry just to feel powerful.

“He liked to be the funny guy, but only if you stayed beneath him.

I couldn’t stomach it.

5.An unnamed ‘TV heartthrob’
In classic Hollywood fashion, Freeman chose not to name one of the actors, only describing him as a “TV heartthrob who wore more makeup than the female lead.

” She accused him of being “vapid, narcissistic, and so dumb they had to cue him line-by-line.

” While she wouldn’t say his name, many fans have speculated she was referring to a popular 1970s sitcom actor with a squeaky-clean image.

“He was beautiful—but empty.

Like a mannequin with a SAG card,” she said with a snort.

Despite the venom in her words, Freeman also made it clear she loved the business—she just hated the entitlement, the ego trips, and the double standards.

She praised actors like Jack Lemmon, Lucille Ball, and Dick Van Dyke as consummate professionals who made every day on set a joy.

“They didn’t need to prove they were stars—they let the work speak.

Her confession is now going viral years later as part of the #UntoldStories trend, where late actors’ old interviews are getting unearthed—and Hollywood is being viewed with new eyes.

Fans are praising Freeman for her honesty and guts.

One user posted, “Kathleen Freeman said what others were too afraid to whisper.

Legend.

” Another added, “She was a character on screen and off—and she gave us this list as a parting gift.

”

Whether you agree with her or not, one thing is certain: Kathleen Freeman didn’t suffer fools—or divas.

And in a town full of both, she stood her ground like a true scene-stealing queen.

Rest in peace, Kathleen.

You told it like it was—and we’re still listening.