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called out her late costar one year after his death.
Just weeks after the first anniversary of his passing, the actress, 79, had no qualms addressing his behavior while they were filming Lucky Lady over half a century ago.
She claimed he was 'downright rude' on the set of their comedy-drama film, which was released in 1975.
In Lucky Lady, Minnelli was in her late 20s and Hackman was 45 when they starred alongside Burt Reynolds in the film with their characters forming a love triangle.
In her new memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, she shared stories about fellow Hollywood icons — including her , the late silver screen star and the late King of Pop .
She also made a major revelation in her memoir, with 'Uncle' Frank Sinatra while still married to her father Vincente Minnelli.
Liza Minnelli called out her late costar Gene Hackman for being 'downright rude' just shortly after the one-year anniversary of his death; pictured in October 2024
In her newly published memoir, she recalled how they did not get along while filming Lucky Lady together five decades ago; pictured in 1996
In her memoir, which hit the shelves on Tuesday, Minnelli recounted friendly encounters with many famous names.
She also shared some less positive anecdotes about other peers, including her late costar.
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In her tell-all, she opened up about the lack of chemistry she had with Hackman while they were filming the Stanley Donen-directed flick in the 70s.
In her bombshell tell-all, the daughter of Judy Garland shared many anecdotes about crossing paths with some of the most famous names in Hollywood history. Her time working with Hackman half a century ago was only one out of many other stories; pictured in March 2019
She opened up about her love life over the years and also openly criticized the people that she wanted to in her new memoir. Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! is out now
Minnelli also shared other stories in her memoir including her extramarital affairs with Peter Sellers and Martin Scorsese — and how she was later snubbed by the latter when they ran into each other at the 2014 Oscars.
