When you do a simple Google search — not “I Heart Steven Seagal,” but maybe something close — you’re more likely to come up with hot lists of people who don’t like the nineties action hero with a penchant for “kill” and “justice” in his movie titles. It can’t just be an image thing, although being Vladimir Putin‘s bosom buddy doesn’t help, and in a way, it’s Seagal’s own fault, for appearing in reality TV shows like Steven Seagal: Lawman on A&E. Charlize Theron trash talked him to Howard Stern, according to Yahoo, saying how he is “overweight and can barely fight,” and Seagal’s reputation is also clouded by over a dozen allegations of sexual assault, as reported the Wrap in 2018. He’s accused of everything from rudeness to bullying, both physically and emotionally, during the production of his various projects … though every once in a while, somebody pushes back.

One notable person who Seagal was famously trounced by is Gene LeBell, the martial artist turned movie stunt coordinator. The story told is that, back in the day, Seagal was throwing his weight around, claiming he could get out of any chokehold, including one applied by LeBell, according to UpRoxx. When LeBell applied said hold, though, Seagal could not extricate himself and, according to legend, the movie star soiled his pants in the process.

Ronda Rousey's connection to Seagal's embarrassing Gene Lebell episode

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