Matthew Lawrence has recalled the time his H-E Double Hockey Sticks co-star Gabrielle Union "reported" him to the film's director and studio after he refused to rehearse a scene.

The former child actor, now 45, starred alongside Union in Disney Channel's 1999 sports comedy about a hot shot hockey player, Dave (Lawrence), who sells his soul to the devil's apprentice (Will Friedle) so that his team will win the Stanley Cup. Union portrayed Dave's guardian angel, Gabrielle.

Speaking on a recent episode of his Magical Rewind podcast, which he co-hosts with Friedle and Cheetah Girls star Sabrina Bryan, Lawrence recounted the on-set incident.

"[Union] wanted to rehearse and I was like, 'No, I'm good,'" the Mrs. Doubtfire actor recounted, explaining that "at that point in my mind, I really loved memorizing the lines, knowing all the beats, but hated running it, because it felt like it took all the freshness out of it. Especially with comedy."

"And she got angry and went and reported me to the director and the studio," he said.

Lawrence said that was the only time in his career "where I was called into the office for something I did on set. And I had no clue."

"Usually I'm like the advocate and I'm fighting for kids and like, you know, women's rights," he said.

He remembered the studio heads asking about why he had turned down Union's request to run the scene.

"I'm like, 'Oh God, I just I wanted to keep it fresh!'" Lawrence recalled. "I was embarrassed."

The Independent has contacted Union's representatives for comment.

Lawrence emphasized that the point of his story was not to rehash old disagreements but instead to highlight Union's ability to stand up for herself from the very beginning -- well before she became a big star with Bring It On.

"I remember the same thing," Friedle, 48, concurred. "I remember people saying, 'Oh, she's gonna be -- she's gonna be huge. Like on the set, people were like, 'She's gonna be big.'"