Hollywood loves a good rivalry, and back in the ’80s, Charlie Sheen and Tom Cruise found themselves quietly competing for the same spotlight.

Sheen recently revealed how one of acclaimed director Oliver Stone’s films sparked a decades-long rift between the actor and the filmmaker.

It was Charlie’s older brother, Emilio Estevez, who first broke the news that Tom was stealing his thunder.

“Well, it was also the betrayal factor of it,” the Two and A Half Men star admitted.

Charlie Sheen lost his role in the Oscar-nominated film Born on the Fourth of July to Tom Cruise

Born on the Fourth of July, ranked among the Top 10 Films of 1989, earned director Oliver Stone an Academy Award for Best Director, while Cruise received a nomination for Best Actor, though he ultimately didn’t win.

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