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Gaining recognition for his Aikido expertise and incorporating his martial arts techniques in his on-screen characters, Steven Seagal had also earned a reputation for being difficult on film sets, with reports of less-than-pleasant behavior toward his cast and crew.
In addition to his widely discussed rivalry with fellow action star Jean-Claude Van Damme, Seagal also had tensions with hisExit Woundsco-star DMX, as the late rapper revealed that Seagal had a tendency to deliberately hurt people during filming.
DMX Revealed Steven Seagal’s Intense and Controversial On-Set Behavior
The late actor and rapper DMX andSteven Seagalshared the screen in two action movies,Beyond the LawandExit Wounds, and the martial artist did not appear to have left a favorable impression on his co-star.
DMX opened up about Seagal’s intense behavior on the setin an interviewwhen the actor had trouble working with the 72-year-old actor. He revealed that theUnder Seigestar often deliberately hurt people on set during the filming.
“He hurt a few people on set purposely,”he said before adding,“It’s acting and we’re working together… I’m trusting you not to take advantage of the situation and vice versa.”
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He also reflected on how Seagal, whoalmost had a $20 million fightwithJean-Claude Van Damme, pushed boundaries during action or fight scenes, as he recalled incidents where the actor purposely injured stunt performers.
One… stunt guy put his head through the window… He was supposed to act like he hit him. He actually grabbed the guy and pushed his head through the window.
Seagal’s rough treatment wasn’t limited to the stunt team. DMX also revealed that while filming a scene for the 2001 action movieExit Wounds,Seagal’s mishaps resulted in the rapper dislocating his shoulder, leaving him with a lasting impression of his co-star’s unpleasant antics.
DMX Reflected on On-Set Injuries and Tensions with Steven Seagal inExit Wounds
Further into the conversation, DMX reflected on one of the fight sequences between his character Latrell Walker and Steven Seagal’s Detective Orin Boyd in the 2001 filmExit Wounds,revealing that his co-star’s antics during the scene left him with a dislocated shoulder.
One move where he has my arms behind my back and we both supposed to drop to the ground at the same time… On cue, I dropped and he stayed up, dislocated my shoulder.
However, theBeyond the Lawactor also revealed that Seagal himselfwas not immune to his anticsand ended up hurting himself as well. While he did not share the details of the incident, DMX said,
What goes around, comes around and he ended up hurting himself on the set and was out for two weeks.
The late actor has also opened up about Seagal’s apparent racist behavior towards him, as stated by Rap Dirt,“He talked like he was an old slave master,”as perNicki Swift.
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While it remains uncertain if his opinion of Seagal changed or not, the two would later reunite in the 2019 action filmBeyond the Law, which would also become DMX’s final film appearance before his passing in 2021.
Exit WoundsandBeyond the Laware available on Prime Video.
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
