Guy Pearce's 'feud' with Cate Blanchett explodes on Twitter trends now Guy Pearce's 'feud' with Cate Blanchett explodes on Twitter as he makes 'shady' remarks about her Critics' Choice Award win for Tár - before deleting all his tweets and insisting there is 'no beef at all' Do you know more? Email tips@dailymail.com By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:47 GMT, 23 January 2023 | Updated: 22:51 GMT, 23 January 2023 Viewcomments Two of Australia's most famous actors appear to be locked in a long-running rivalry, leaving fans shocked as they had no idea there was 'beef' between them. Guy Pearce posted a series of of 'shady' tweets about Cate Blanchett after she won Best Actress for her performance in Tár at the Critics' Choice Awards. When his followers asked what his problem with Blanchett was, Pearce deleted all of the offending tweets on Monday and assured fans there was no feud. Guy Pearce (left) posted a series of of 'shady' tweets about Cate Blanchett (right) after she won Best Actress for her performance in Tár at the Critics' Choice Awards Just over a week ago, Pearce retweeted a post by the Twitter account Celebrity Film Awards that announced the nominees for Best Actress: Blanchett, Ana De Armas, Michelle Williams and Margot Robbie. Pearce captioned it, 'Please be Ana De Armas! Incredible performance!' which appeared innocent enough until his follow-up tweet. When Blanchett won the award for her role as female composer Lydia Tár, the Memento actor retweeted the announcement and wrote: 'Fascinating choice...' Pearce and Blanchett, two of Australia's most famous actors, appear to be locked in a long-running rivalry, leaving fans shocked as they had no idea there was 'beef' between them He then retweeted a post from a Cate Blanchett fan account that included images of the actress posing for a bondage-inspired photo shoot. 'Ah, no thanks,' he wrote. When Twitter users called Pearce out for his 'shady' comments and suggested he had a grudge against the Elizabeth star, he deleted all of his tweets about her. Pearce retweeted a post by the Twitter account Celebrity Film Awards that announced the nominees for Best Actress at the Critics' Choice Awards. Pearce captioned it, 'Please be Ana De Armas! Incredible performance!' which seemed innocent enough until his follow-up tweet When Blanchett won the award for her role as female composer Lydia Tár, the Memento actor retweeted the announcement and wrote: 'Fascinating choice...' (left). He then retweeted images of Blanchett posing for a bondage-inspired photo shoot and rote. 'Ah, no thanks' (right) When his followers asked what his problem with Blanchett was, Pearce deleted all of the offending tweets on Monday and assured fans there was no feud He then tweeted: 'Fear not. No beef at all. I was merely being sarcastic. I adore Miss CB. She's incredible... One of our best!' However, the damage had been done as Twitter sleuths began digging into Pearce's past to discover why he seemed to have a problem with Blanchett. They discovered a 2008 interview from The Age newspaper in which with Pearce alluded to a salary gripe with Blanchett, according to 9Honey. However, the damage had been done as Twitter sleuths began digging into Pearce's past to discover why he seemed to have a problem with Blanchett He was set to star in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Poor Boy at the time, but refused to fulfill the same role for the Sydney Theatre Company. Pearce said he would only do it if Blanchett, who was at the helm of the STC at the time, paid him the same salary she got. 'If she does, it'll be the most the STC ever paid an actor. I guarantee,' he said. Fans discovered a 2008 interview from The Age newspaper in which with Pearce alluded to a salary gripe with Blanchett during her days at the helm of the Sydney Theatre Company Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility