Woody Harrelson yearns to ‘cross swords’ with McConaughey for ‘Brothers’ DNA test

LOS ANGELES – Woody Harrelson says he's ready to end the "Brothers" (streaming Sept. 23) mystery over whether he's related to best friend Matthew McConaughey. Like right away.

Speaking at the world premiere of their Apple TV show at Los Angeles' Hammer Museum on Thursday, Sept. 17, Harrelson, 65, even agreed to take a DNA test with McConaughey, 56, in the closest bathroom off the red carpet.

"I'm ready to do it now. We can cross swords in the bathroom," Harrelson tells USA TODAY, apparently believing that the DNA test would require a urine analysis.

Regardless of the methodology, McConaughey says he wouldn't take the DNA test, fearing the results would hurt Harrelson too much.

"Because if it's not true, my buddy here is gonna be upset," McConaughey says. "I don't want that to happen."

"I would be very sad," Harrelson adds. "But I'm pretty sure it's true."

The whole "are we related?" debate is the crux of "Brothers." The series is based on a real-life familial rumor sparked by McConaughey’s mother, Mary Kathlene "Kay" McConaughey, who told Harrelson that she "knew" his father, convicted hitman Charles Harrelson, before Matthew was born. Apparently "knew" in the biblical sense.

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