“I NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT BASTARD AGAIN”: The Shocking Truth Behind Jack Nicholson’s Most HATED Co-Stars — Names REVEALED! 🔥

They say Hollywood is built on glitz, glam, and good manners — but Jack Nicholson clearly missed that memo.

The man with the devil’s grin, the sunglasses that never come off, and the permanent smirk that says “I know something you don’t,” apparently spent decades collecting enemies like Oscars.

And now, in the most delightfully unhinged reveal of the year, insiders have spilled the beans on six actors that the legendary star of The Shining absolutely couldn’t stand.

Forget “Here’s Johnny” — it’s more like “Here’s Jack’s Burn Book,” and it’s every bit as chaotic as you’d imagine.

For decades, fans saw Nicholson as the king of cool — Hollywood’s resident bad boy who could charm an audience and steal a scene faster than you can say “You can’t handle the truth!” But behind the shades and the Cheshire grin, sources say there was a man who played by one rule only: don’t upstage Jack.

And if you did? Congratulations — you just made his hate list.

“Jack wasn’t subtle,” said one former co-star who definitely wanted to stay anonymous.

“If he didn’t like you, you’d know it.

Usually within five minutes. ”

 

So buckle up, because this isn’t your average Hollywood feud story.

This is Nicholson uncensored — the gossip, the grudges, and the gloriously petty drama behind the smile.

#1: Tom Cruise — The Too-Perfect Rival
Let’s start with the obvious one.

According to multiple Hollywood insiders (and one bartender who swears Jack once vented to him over a whiskey sour), Nicholson “never quite forgave” Tom Cruise for stealing the spotlight in A Few Good Men.

Sure, Jack delivered the most quoted line in movie history — that iconic “You can’t handle the truth!” — but apparently, he couldn’t handle the fact that everyone was suddenly drooling over Cruise instead.

“Jack thought of that movie as his victory lap,” said a fake film historian we definitely didn’t make up, Dr.

Brenda Slater.

“Then along comes this baby-faced Scientology golden boy flashing that toothy grin, and suddenly, Jack’s the angry old colonel yelling in the background.

He hated it. ”

Sources claim that Nicholson once muttered at an Oscar party, “That kid’s got all the charisma of a malfunctioning blender. ”

Ouch.

#2: Leonardo DiCaprio — The Pretty Boy Who Out-Crazied Him
Jack adored chaos.

But he didn’t adore competition.

So when Leo rolled into The Departed with his twitchy eyebrows, nervous energy, and award-season magnetism, the older actor was reportedly unimpressed.

“Leo’s a good kid,” Jack allegedly said during filming, “but he’s too clean to play dirty.

 

” Rumor has it that during one intense scene, Jack went off-script and pulled out a real gun just to see if DiCaprio would flinch.

He did.

“It was method acting gone nuclear,” said one crew member.

“Jack called it a test.

Everyone else called it trauma. ”

Afterward, insiders claim Nicholson told Martin Scorsese, “You should’ve cast De Niro.

At least he’d have the decency to scare me back. ”

#3: Bill Murray — The Joker Rivalry That Turned Ugly
Once upon a time, Jack Nicholson was the Joker.

The purple suit.

The evil laugh.

The million-dollar smile that made children cry.

Then came Bill Murray — dry, deadpan, effortlessly funny — and suddenly everyone was calling him the clown prince of cool.

It didn’t help that Murray once joked during a talk show, “I’d play a better Joker than Jack — I already look like I’ve seen things. ”

According to sources, Nicholson’s reaction was… not great.

“Jack sent him a playing card in the mail,” one Hollywood insider whispered.

“The Joker.

Torn in half. ”

To this day, Bill reportedly refuses to walk down Sunset Boulevard without sunglasses and a disguise — “just in case Jack’s still lurking. ”

 

#4: Robert De Niro — The Mirror He Couldn’t Stand
You’d think two acting titans like Nicholson and De Niro would share cigars, respect, and maybe the occasional joint at the Chateau Marmont.

Think again.

According to insiders, Jack “always saw De Niro as the guy who stole his thunder. ”

Both were intense, both brooding, both Oscar magnets — but De Niro had one thing Jack didn’t: method acting cred.

“Jack didn’t believe in living the role,” said one source.

“He believed in being the role, loudly. ”

When De Niro gained 60 pounds for Raging Bull, Nicholson reportedly scoffed, “I could’ve done that.

I just like myself too much. ”

Their feud came to a boil at a 1997 awards gala when Nicholson allegedly told De Niro, “You act like you’re working at a funeral. ”

De Niro’s response? A silent nod — and apparently, a 20-year vow never to speak to him again.

#5: Jim Carrey — The Energy Overload
You might think Nicholson would love a fellow wild card like Jim Carrey.

Nope.

“Jack didn’t hate Jim as a person,” said one former assistant.

“He just hated his face.

” During a chance meeting in the 1990s, Carrey reportedly did his signature Ace Ventura impression.

Nicholson’s reaction? He blinked once, sipped his drink, and muttered, “Somebody put that man in a straightjacket.

” Later, when Carrey was rumored to be in talks to play the Riddler in Batman Forever, Jack supposedly told producers, “You’re gonna let that rubber-faced freak ruin the franchise.

 

” When the movie flopped critically, Jack allegedly sent a bouquet with a note that read: Told you so, Smokey.

#6: Dustin Hoffman — The Gentleman Nemesis
The final entry on Nicholson’s hate list might surprise you — Dustin Hoffman, the mild-mannered perfectionist of Rain Man fame.

“Jack respected talent,” said one insider.

“But he despised precision.

” Hoffman was known for doing twenty takes until everything felt just right.

Jack preferred one take — preferably the one where he looked coolest.

When they nearly worked together in the late ‘70s, Nicholson reportedly stormed off set after Hoffman requested another rehearsal.

“I don’t rehearse,” Jack allegedly shouted.

“I exist. ”

Hoffman, bless his heart, just blinked and said, “That’s fascinating, Jack.

Let’s do one more. ”

They never spoke again.

Now, before you clutch your pearls, it’s worth remembering that Nicholson’s “hate” was never your garden-variety animosity.

It was pure Hollywood rivalry — dramatic, performative, and often hilarious.

“He loved being the villain,” said a long-time friend.

“Half the time he was trolling people.

The other half, he just didn’t care. ”

Still, the grudges stuck.

Whenever one of these actors won an award, Jack was allegedly the first to raise his glass… and mutter something unprintable.

But of course, this wouldn’t be Hollywood without a few plot twists.

Rumor has it that in his later years, Nicholson mellowed out — at least, by his standards.

“He got reflective,” said another unnamed source.

“Started saying things like, ‘Maybe I was too hard on Cruise,’ or ‘Maybe Leo’s not that bad.

’ But then he’d pause, squint, and add, ‘Nah, they still can’t act worth a damn.

’” Classic Jack.

And while these feuds have become the stuff of Hollywood legend, fans can’t help but love the drama.

“It’s refreshing,” tweeted one fan after the list leaked.

 

“Today’s actors pretend to love each other.

Jack just called people out like a mob boss. ”

Another wrote, “Nicholson hating everyone is the most Nicholson thing ever.

I respect it. ”

Even Entertainment Weekly jumped in, dubbing him “the last honest movie star — and possibly the pettiest. ”

What makes this list so iconic isn’t just who he hated — it’s how he hated them.

No passive-aggressive subtweets.

No cryptic interviews.

Just blunt-force Jack-isms delivered like cinematic punchlines.

He once allegedly told an up-and-coming actor, “You remind me of me.

And I hated me at your age. ”

He told one director, “If you cast him, I’ll burn the script. ”

And to another star (reportedly Matt Damon), he said, “Kid, you’re talented.

Which is why I’m gonna ignore you. ”

Hollywood hasn’t seen his kind in decades.

These days, actors post selfies together and call each other “brother. ”

Jack called you “competition. ”

He didn’t want your friendship.

He wanted your role.

“Nicholson was like the final boss of acting,” said one fake professor of cinema studies, Dr.

Leonard Plumb.

“You either impressed him, or you became part of his mythology — as a name on his hit list. ”

Of course, not everyone believes the hate was real.

Some close friends insist it was part of the performance.

“Jack loved the theater of it all,” said a former publicist.

“He knew the audience loved a bad boy.

So he leaned into it.

 

Every feud, every rumor — it was all part of the Nicholson mystique. ”

And maybe that’s the real story here.

Beneath the smirk, the feuds, and the middle fingers, Jack Nicholson’s hate list isn’t about bitterness — it’s about legacy.

Every name on it represents a rival, a reflection, a reminder that Hollywood once had room for giants.

“They don’t make ‘em like him anymore,” sighed one industry veteran.

“These days, everyone’s nice.

Jack was honest. ”

So here’s to Jack Nicholson — the man who turned Hollywood hate into an art form.

Whether he was glaring across a film set or rolling his eyes at the Oscars, he gave us the drama we didn’t even know we needed.

And if you’re one of the lucky six on his list, take it as a compliment.

After all, as Jack once told a reporter, “If I don’t hate you a little, you probably don’t matter. ”

Somewhere, up in his Hollywood Hills mansion, Jack’s probably sipping whiskey, watching reruns of his old movies, and chuckling at the chaos he left behind.

And if someone asks him whether the list was real? He’d probably grin that devilish grin, tip his sunglasses, and say, “Kid, you can’t handle the truth. ”