Lindsay Lohan and Scarlett Johansson each accepted roles in this blockbuster movie before they knew the other had. If either had known, maybe it would have been different, but maybe it wouldn’t have, because this was going to be a big hit.
They had met each other before, but were not friends. Lindsay was 24, two years younger than Scarlett. They had each dated Jared Leto in the past, Scarlett first and Lindsay later.
http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/dating/scarlett-johansson.htmhttp://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/dating/lindsay-lohan.htmThat was a big part of the animosity between them, but it grew on set. Scarlett was a diva, and she knew it, but Lindsay took it to a new level. Lindsay brought constant drama, and it all appeared in the tabloids. Most of it dealt with her lesbian lover, Samantha Ronson, and her weight, which seemed to be sinking endlessly. Scarlett was very small according to real people standards, but curvy by Hollywood standards. Lindsay was a rail, and bordered on looking “heroin chic.”
Despite her diva status, Scarlett was fairly professional on set. She didn’t want to be there any longer than necessary and so worked hard to be ready at her appointed times. Lindsay was not that way; she was constantly late, often hung over or over-tired, and needed break after break. Even her cigarette smoking became an issue, as she could not go more than two or three takes without calling for a smoke break. If a shooting day went 10 or 12 hours, which it often did, Lindsay would go through more than two packs of Marlboro Reds, very strong cigarettes. More than once, Scarlett was heard to say, “Shit, I like to smoke too, but she can’t go a minute without a fucking cigarette!”
The feud erupted during one of Lindsay’s many cigarette breaks. Her role had her as a biker chick, so she was in her full leather regalia, painted on leather pants tucked into knee high boots, a leather vest, and her leather biker jacket. She called for a break, immediately lit up a Marlboro Red, and took her cell phone from her “assistant.” She was talking to her girlfriend Sam again, as she did dozens of times per day. She was loudly complaining about Scarlett, saying, “Jared told me she was a bitch, and he was right!”
Scarlett wasn’t far from Lindsay at the time, and overheard this. It infuriated her and she attacked. The two actresses were behind a trailer at the time. Scarlett charged up behind Lindsay and grabbed her by her long hair. Lindsay dropped her cell phone and her cigarette as Scarlett easily pulled her backward to the ground.
Lindsay crumpled awkwardly. Scarlett grasped her thin neck with both hands in a choke. Lindsay’s hands went to Scarlett’s wrists but she was too weak to protect herself. Lindsay’s eyes were wide with fear and her tongue was out of her mouth as she gasped for air. Scarlett taunted her: “What’s the matter, slut? Can’t breathe? Are you glad you smoke like a chimney now?”
Scarlett let go and Lindsay’s hands went to her throat and she was hacking horribly as she tried to get air to her smoky lungs. Scarlett started pummeling Lindsay’s chest and midsection with kicks. Lindsay squirmed but could not escape as Scarlett’s shoe landed hard on her soft body. Lindsay’s boots kicked weakly a couple of times and then she ran out of energy and tried just to endure the attack. Scarlett sat down violently on Lindsay’s midsection, crushing Lindsay’s diaphragm, preventing her from getting any air.
When Scarlett grew bored of this attack, she got off Lindsay. Lindsay was wheezing and coughing and her arms were around her burning chest. Scarlett paced a little bit, flipped Lindsay so she was laying on her back, then saw a metal trash can cover which she picked up. Scarlett put her foot on one of Lindsay’s boots, pinning her ankle to the ground. She sneered at Lindsay: “Think all that leather is going to protect your skinny leg?” She then jammed the trash can lid into Lindsay’s knee. Lindsay screamed with pain, and Scarlett jammed the lid into her thigh. Lindsay managed to gasp: “You’re breaking my leg! You’re breaking my leg!” Scarlett then jammed the lid into Lindsay’s leather covered crotch, left it there, and applied pressure, grinding it into Lindsay’s womanhood. Lindsay could only groan with the pain. Scarlett taunted her: “I bet there have been a lot things between these slutty little legs!”
After grinding the lid into Lindsay’s crotch, Scarlett tossed it to the side. Lindsay was writhing in terrible pain. “God, I’m hurt. You really hurt my leg.” Again Scarlett stalked like a lioness on the hunt. She straddled over Lindsay again, then knelt down, putting her knee right between Lindsay’s soft, leather covered breasts. She ground her knee into Lindsay’s vulnerable breastbone and Lindsay was screaming in pain. Scarlett added insult to injury by slapping Lindsay’s face several times. Scarlett then pinned both of Lindsay’s shoulders to the ground with her knees and again applied a two hand choke. Lindsay’s chest was on fire from the pressure of Scarlett’s weight and being strangled. Scarlett screamed: “Think Jared or your girlfriend would think you’re real sexy now??”
Scarlett finally got off Lindsay and left her on the ground, writhing in pain and gasping for air. Lindsay was coughing terribly and her leg and chest were injured. Her assistant finally came around to her and as soon as Lindsay could talk, she wanted a cigarette to calm herself. Lindsay was hurt, but of course she milked it, being taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Filming was halted for weeks and the tabloids had a hayday. Still, Scarlett didn’t regret a thing.
