Matthew Lawrence, the Boy Meets World heartthrob and ‘90s hair icon, just revealed that Gabrielle Union—yes, the queen herself—once got him in trouble on set. And honestly? It’s giving hilarious misunderstanding.
So, here’s the scoop: Back in 1999, Matthew and Gabrielle co-starred in H-E Double Hockey Sticks (a movie title so extra, even the Devil was like, “Y’all serious?”). Everything was going smoothly—until Gabrielle asked Matthew to rehearse a scene with her. And what did Matthew do? He hit her with a casual, “Nah, I’m good.”
WHEW.
Now, anyone who knows Gabrielle Union knows she is not the one. She did what any self-respecting superstar would do—she took this injustice straight to the higher-ups. “Excuse me, sir, but this man refuses to run lines with me. UNACCEPTABLE.” And before Matthew even knew what hit him, he was being called into a meeting with the director and the studio execs.
Matthew, in true confused golden retriever energy, was SHOOK. “This is the only time in my career I’ve been called into the office for something,” he said, still trying to process how he went from teen heartthrob to Hollywood’s Most Wanted.
To be fair, Matthew wasn’t trying to be difficult—he was just all about keeping things fresh. “I loved memorizing my lines, but rehearsing them? No thanks, it ruins the magic,” he explained. Which, okay, we get it, but also… good luck explaining that to Gabrielle Union.
No word yet on whether Gabrielle still holds a grudge, but one thing’s for sure—Matthew Lawrence learned the hard way that when Gabrielle Union asks you to run lines, you RUN THOSE LINES.