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New Books Hints at Tension Between James Gandolfini and Denzel Washington

James Gandolfini’s new biography reveals tension with Denzel Washington on the set of ‘Crimson Tide’ and how their working relationship evolved

A report from the set of the 1995 film Crimson Tide, published in Premiere magazine at the time, claimed that Washington “storm[ed] over” to director Tony Scott and said something to the effect of not working with Gandolfini after one particular scene. Abrams PressBailey’s book published a portion of the Premiere magazine report, which claimed that Gandolfini and Washington started to “scuffle vigorously” during a separate on-set incident before they “burst into laughter.” The HBO crime drama began in January 1999 with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) reluctantly walking into the office of his new psychiatrist, Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), after having a panic attack.

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