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HBO has revealed that a masturbation scene involving James Gandolfini in The Sopranos was cut from the show.The scene in question was included in an excerpt of the book, called Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, which was published by Vulture. It made reference to a particular outburst that Gandolfini had after reading that his character, Tony Soprano, would masturbate in a gas station toilet.The scene was part of a storyline in which Soprano was having an affair with realtor Julianna Skiff (Julianna Margulies) in season six of the show.

James Gandolfini aggressively objected to filming a scene for The Sopranos' sixth season in which his character Tony Soprano masturbated in the bathroom of a gas station.The late actor's creative differences in that instance resulted in his 'longest and strongest tantrum' amid his time on the show, according to excerpts of a new book titled Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, published in New York magazine.Gandolfini 'erupted over a script that called for Tony to dash into a gas-station bathroom and masturbate during a period when Tony was having an affair with feisty Realtor Julianna Skiff, played forcefully by Julianna Margulies,' according to the book, penned by James Andrew Miller.