As the premiere of August: Osage County neared, journalists were aswirl with juicy gossip about an alleged tiff between Julia Roberts and the legendary Meryl Streep. The overall consensus was that the two actresses "can't stand each other." 

In 2013, a source told the National Enquirer that Streep was up in arms after Roberts allegedly tampered with the firm's ending: "Julia can't get enough of herself on the big screen," the source claimed. "When she got the chance, she threw Meryl under the bus for more screen time, a glowing close-up of her alone." Isn't that, like, so Julia Roberts?

The original ending featured a shot of Streep, but Roberts apparently wasn't having it, allegedly claiming "she looks so sad on screen it's a downer. Maybe the camera could just hold on me for the final image." (To be fair, test audiences weren't feeling the original ending either, and even the play's author supported the change.)

We may never know how Streep truly feels about that change, but she was reportedly a no-show at the premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. According to the Enquirer, the iconic actress was "so disgusted she boycotted" the event. Its insider claimed, "Meryl was livid. And she never wants to work with Julia again." 

If there is any credence to these claims, can you really blame her?

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