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00:00Eric Dane's posthumous memoir was just released, nine months after his tragic passing from ALS,
00:06and the actor wasn't shy, revealing that he almost fought a fellow A-lister on set while filming a fight
00:12scene.
00:12In My Book of Days, A Memoir on Moments, Dane writes about working on set for the show Las Vegas,
00:18revealing,
00:19We're about to film a fight scene. I asked the lead, Josh Duhamel, to please not grab me by the
00:24tie during the scene.
00:25He promises me he won't.
00:27Dane noted in the memoir that he had a herniated disc in his neck at the time,
00:32but said when the director called action, Duhamel pulled on his tie, writing about the sharp pain he experienced.
00:48Dane said at that point he warned the director to rein in Duhamel, but it still didn't stop.
00:53Dane said after Duhamel grabbed at his neck for a third take, he was ready to fight, even calling him
00:59a son of a bitch.
01:00Dane writes this about the moment he finally snapped.
01:18The Euphoria star said that explosive reaction is among his regrets, adding that he and Duhamel saw each other since
01:25and were cool.
01:26Dane even offers up a direct apology to him, adding,
01:29But I want to say it again. Josh, I was wrong. I should have walked away. I'm sorry, dude.
01:35Duhamel has spoken before about method acting while filming the show Las Vegas, saying his approach to his character scared
01:41people, including himself.
01:42Dane's memoir just hit shelves. Other revelations include that he was initially misdiagnosed with ALS, writing that receiving the death
01:50sentence diagnosis was like a horror movie.
01:53Eric Dane died in February at 53 years old. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Gayhart, and their daughters,
01:59Billy and Georgia.

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