Gabrielle Union has always been dedicated to her craft. Before starring in 2000’s Bring It On, she starred in The Wonderful World of Disney TV movie H-E Double Hockey Sticks opposite Matthew Lawrence.
Lawrence recently recalled an incident with Union during the movie’s filming that got him in trouble with the studio. “She wanted to rehearse, and I was like, ‘No, I’m good,'” Lawrence revealed on Will Friedel and Sabrina Bryan’s Magical Rewind podcast.
He continued, “At that point in my mind, I really loved memorizing the lines, knowing all the beats, but hated running it, because it felt like it took all the freshness out of it.
Especially with comedy. And she got angry and went and reported me to the director and the studio.” The Brotherly Love alum noted that he’s usually “the advocate and I’m fighting for kids and like, you know, women’s rights.
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