A recent biography has revealed a sensational claim that Jack Nicholson engaged in a short-lived affair with Meryl Streep during the filming of the 1987 movie Ironweed.

The book, authored by Mark Eliot, asserts that the two Oscar-winning actors indulged in a romantic rendezvous inside a trailer, despite Nicholson being romantically involved with his longtime partner, Anjelica Huston.

Additionally, it is alleged that Nicholson was simultaneously seeing actress Veronica Cartwright at the time of his supposed liaison with Streep.

Eliot, a respected writer for The New York Times, discloses, “Once the cameras started rolling on Ironweed, the talk among the crew and those in the know revolved not around the film’s plot or production, but rather centered on the relationship between Jack and Meryl.

Throughout the filming process, it seemed as though Nicholson’s Winnebago was a hub of activity, with whispers spreading like wildfire.”

An undisclosed source quoted by Mitchell Fink of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner remarked, “Whatever activities are occurring within that Winnebago are becoming increasingly conspicuous to the extent that it is causing discomfort among numerous individuals on set.”

Prior to portraying a destitute couple in Ironweed, Nicholson and Streep had shared the screen as a discordant married couple in the 1986 film Heartburn.

Eliot recounts, “Jack encountered Streep on his inaugural day of shooting.

Director Mike Nichols had deliberately fostered a sense of tension between them before filming commenced.

Streep recollects, ‘Meeting him was akin to encountering Mick Jagger or Bob Dylan.

He exuded an aura of significance.'”

In an endeavor to dispel the prevailing tension, just before their initial joint scene, Nicholson approached Streep’s trailer, requesting the use of her restroom.

She accommodated his request, thereby diffusing the apprehension lingering between them.

Streep exchanged marital vows with sculptor Don Gummer in 1978, a union that endures to this day, while Nicholson has engaged in romantic liaisons with several actresses, including Susan Anspach, Winnie Hollman, and Rebecca Broussard.

The biography also delves into Nicholson’s struggles with substance abuse during the nascent stages of his career.

His preferred narcotics purportedly comprised LSD, cocaine, and marijuana.

Eliot characterizes Nicholson’s encounters with these substances as transformative.

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