Nick Nolte addresses ‘absurd’ Julia Roberts drama on set

It seems they’ve put the “trouble” behind them.

After nearly three decades, actor Nick Nolte is addressing the alleged behind-the-scenes beef he had with Julia Roberts while filming the ’90s flick “I Love Trouble.”

“It was absurd what we went through,” Nolte, 81, admitted to Insider while promoting his new drama “Rittenhouse Square.”

In a 1993 interview with the New York Times ahead of the release of “I Love Trouble,” Roberts accused Nolte of exhibiting off-putting behavior during production.

“From the moment I met him we sort of gave each other a hard time, and naturally we get on each other’s nerves,” Roberts said when asked about her co-star’s reputation for behaving crudely on set. While he can be “completely charming and very nice,” she said, “he’s also completely disgusting.”

Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in “I Love Trouble” (1994).

Actor Nick Nolte is seen filming on set of the movie "Rittenhouse" on October 25, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Actor Nick Nolte is seen filming on set of the movie “Rittenhouse” on October 25, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Just like their rival reporter characters in "I Love Trouble," it appears that Nolte and Roberts have put aside their differences.
Just like their rival reporter characters in “I Love Trouble,” it appears that Nolte and Roberts have put aside their differences.

The “Pretty Woman” star added, “He’s going to hate me for saying this, but he seems [to] go out of his way to repel people. He’s a kick.”

Nolte reportedly responded in an interview with the Los Angeles Times at the time, “It’s not nice to call someone ‘disgusting.’ But she’s not a nice person. Everyone knows that.”

"It was absurd what we went through," Nolte, 81, said describing his feud with Roberts while on the set of "I Love Trouble."
“It was absurd what we went through,” Nolte, 81, said describing his feud with Roberts on the set of “I Love Trouble.”
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It was a lot of drama for a critically-panned romantic comedy about rival Chicago reporters who join forces to investigate corruption.

It appears Nolte no longer harbors ill will toward his former co-star. When asked if he’d “buried the hatchet,” the Nebraska native said, “No, I haven’t. Though it’s buried.”

He also took part of the blame for the supposed on-set feud. “It was partly my fault and a little bit of hers,” Nolte admitted. “Julia got married at the beginning of that film, and it was one of those things where I just approached it all wrong.”

He was referencing Roberts’ highly-publicized 1993 marriage to Lyle Lovett, which ended in divorce less than two years later.

Julia Roberts arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Ticket To Paradise" at Regency Village Theatre on October 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Julia Roberts arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures’ “Ticket To Paradise” at Regency Village Theatre on Oct. 17, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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The “Runaway Bride” star is married to Danny Moder, a cameraman she met on the set of “The Mexican” in 2000, and with whom she shares three children: twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, who turn 18 this month; and 15-year-old Henry.

Roberts recently claimed her secret to maintaining a successful marriage is copious smooching. “I always say the same thing, and I’m sticking with it,” the Academy Award winner told E! News in October. “It’s making out. Lots of making out.”

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