It was a time when he was the hottest property in Hollywood.
And Jim Carrey has revealed Tommy Lee Jones hated him because he was the bigger star when they filmed Batman Forever.
The scandal-hit 55-year-old, fighting a wrongful death lawsuit which claims he gave an ex-lover herpes, claims the Oscar-winner went so far as to say it to his face when he bumped into him at a restaurant while shooting the 1995 hit.
Jealous: Jim Carrey has claimed Tommy Lee Jones hated him when they filmed Batman Forever
Explaining why the famed thespian did not like him, he told Norm McDonald: ‘”I was the star, and that was the problem
However he insisted he does not bear a grudge, adding: ‘He’s a phenomenal actor, though. Amazing. I still love him.’
Jim played villain The Riddler in the movie, while 71-year-old Tommy had a less prominent role as Two-Face.
He said he discovered the depths of his co-stars loathing for him when he paid him a surprise visit at an eatery.
Jim said: ‘I was at a restaurant, and the maitre d’ said, “Oh, I hear you’re working with Tommy Lee Jones. He’s over in the corner having dinner.”
‘I went over and I said, “Hey, Tommy, how ya doin’?” And the blood just drained from his face, like he had been thinking about me 24 hours a day.
Left in the shade: Tommy’s performance as Two-Face was overshadowed by Jim’s Riddler
‘He got up, started shaking. He must’ve been in mid-kill-me fantasy or something like that. He was like this (makes grunting noises) and he went to hug me and he said, “I hate you. I really don’t like you.” Like that.
‘And I said, “Gee, man, what’s the problem?” And I pulled up a chair, which probably wasn’t smart. and he said, “I cannot sanction your buffoonery.'”
The Canadian comedian also suggested Tommy ‘might have been uncomfortable’ in the role of Two Face as it is ‘not really his style of stuff.’
Away from his work commitments, the Canadian-born star has been embroiled in a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding his ex Cathriona White, who took her own life on September 25, 2015 after she allegedly got herpes from the actor before being dumped.
A year later, her mother and estranged husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hollywood actor.
A picture is worth a thousand words: The pair stood far apart at the film’s premiere