While an upcoming DALLAS ep mourns J.R. Ewing, the late LARRY HAGMAN’s co-stars battle for a slice of Southfork.
Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson are at each other’s throats, battling over which of them will fill Larry Hagman’s cowboy boots now that the beloved actor has died.
Not that producers and writers are set on give Hagman’s legendary character – devious oil tycoon J.R. Ewing – a funeral on the series March 11, both Jesse, 34, and Josh, 31, are jostling to fill the void left after Hagman’s Nov. 23 death at the age of 81.
“Jesse and Josh each want a bigger piece of the action on the show now that Larry’s gone,” said a source close to the production. “Both of them loved Larry, but that hasn’t stopped them from lobbying hard to have their story lines expanded now that he’s not around anymore.”