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TIL Bruce Willis sabotaged the production of one of his films so badly that it was scrapped after 20 days costing Disney Studios millions. To avoid legal action he made three films for them at a fraction of his normal fee. The films (Armageddon, The Sixth Sense and The Kid) grossed $1.2bn worldwide.

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