BILLY BOB THORNTON - CLARKE DUNCAN WINS THORNTON'S CASH OVER TIMEKEEPING BET

CLARKE DUNCAN WINS THORNTON'S CASH OVER TIMEKEEPING BET

BILLY BOB THORNTON's tardiness cost him dear on the set of new film SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS - because punctual co-star MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN bet him he couldn't arrive on time. THE GREEN MILE star felt he could teach his pal a lesson and make a little extra on the side, and he insists he plans to make sure Thornton honours the bet. Clarke Duncan says, "Billy Bob owes me something like $10,000. We had a bet that every time he was late to set he had to give me $1,000 - and he was late a number of times. I'm gonna get it one way or the other." The heavyweight star insists Thornton's off-set hellraising was the reason for his tardiness, adding that his pal would be in big trouble if it wasn't for his baby daughter BELLA. Clarke Duncan explains, "He's a caring father and he loves his daughter to death and she is so beautiful. That's the only reason he's alive right now. "He's gonna owe me that money because I want his daughter to grow up with a father."