Jason Isaacs playfully jokes about White Lotus cast alleged 'beef' in new selfie with Walton Goggins

Jason Isaacs just added fuel to the White Lotus gossip fire, with a kiss and a cheeky post.

Jason Isaacs is having some fun with the internet’s favorite drama and no, we’re not talking about White Lotus season 3's plot twists, but the off-screen rumors of cast feuds.

The actor, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter, ran into his White Lotus co-star Walton Goggins on a flight and took the opportunity to poke fun at all the alleged tension.

Sharing selfies on Instagram on May 2, Isaacs included a sweet shot where he kisses a grinning Goggins on the forehead.

He captioned the post, “Guess who was on my plane?” and followed it up with a jab at the internet rumors, writing, “Hey, all you genius online sleuths - see any beef?!!” Then he signed off with, “#RicksAlive!!!”,  a clear wink at Goggins’ character Rick Hatchett, whose fate was sealed in the show’s bloody season finale.

Isaacs didn’t stop at referencing cast drama.

He also gave a cheeky nod to another controversy involving his character Timothy “Tim” Ratliff, a troubled financier and family man. During one shocking scene, Tim wears a Duke University shirt while contemplating suicide.

The visual was widely shared and sparked backlash, with a Duke official telling The New York Times that the portrayal “does not reflect our values or who we are.”

In response, Isaacs showed up to the White Lotus finale party wearing a shirt with Duke’s Blue Devil mascot, clearly not backing down.

And the drama doesn’t end there.

Fans have long speculated that Goggins and his on-screen love interest, Aimee Lou Wood, had a falling out, something fueled by their mutual unfollowing on Instagram.

Goggins didn’t clear things up when asked about it in a May 1 Times interview, simply saying, “I’m not gonna have that conversation,” while his publicists shut down any follow-up questions.

In a separate April 9 appearance on The Happy Hour on SiriusXM's TODAY Show Radio, Isaacs acknowledged there were some tensions during filming.

“Like anywhere you go for the summer,” he said, “there's friendships, there's romances, there's arguments, there's cliques that form and break and reform and stuff like that.”

But he dismissed all the online speculation, saying, “Nobody has the slightest clue what they’re talking about.”

He added, “People who think they're onto something, and then it gets magnified because of a thousand other people. Nobody has any clue."

Whether he’s throwing shade or just having a laugh, Isaacs is making it clear, he’s not letting the rumors ruin the fun.

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