James Gandolfini pushed back against filming masturbation scene that was later cut from The Sopranos - Daily Mail

James Gandolfini aggressively objected to filming a scene for The Sopranos' sixth season in which his character Tony Soprano masturbated in the bathroom of a gas station.

The late actor's creative differences in that instance resulted in his 'longest and strongest tantrum' amid his time on the show, according to excerpts of a new book titled Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, published in New York magazine.

Gandolfini 'erupted over a script that called for Tony to dash into a gas-station bathroom and masturbate during a period when Tony was having an affair with feisty Realtor Julianna Skiff, played forcefully by Julianna Margulies,' according to the book, penned by James Andrew Miller.

Details: The late James Gandolfini aggressively objected to filming a scene for The Sopranos' sixth season in which his character Tony Soprano masturbated in the bathroom of a gas station.

Michael recently took over the role of Tony Soprano, playing the younger incarnation of his father's character in The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark