Jason Isaacs as Tim Ratliff in The White Lotus

Jason Isaacs is sharing some eyebrow-raising anecdotes about a former co-star he’s long accused of poor behaviour on set.

The White Lotus star first alluded to the unidentified co-star five years ago, telling Backstage that a “famous, late, knighted actor” had once “literally physically shoved me out of the shot with his elbows”.

When asked to elaborate on his claims in a new interview with Vulture published on Monday, Jason didn’t hold back.

“Oh Jesus. [He] did worse than that. [He] was the worst bully ever and a global icon,” Jason explained.

“[He] did all the old tricks of doing a completely different performance off-camera than on. Yeah, it sucked. I’d never seen anything like it. Before, I would’ve licked the ground that this person walked on.”

Jason notably did not identify the actor by name, nor specify the film in question where the bullying occurred.

Not surprisingly, his remarks prompted a fair amount of speculation among fans online, with some suggesting he might have been referring to the late Robbie Coltrane or

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