During a recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,“ Woody Harrelson confirmed that there may be some truth to Matthew McConaughey's claim that they are brothers. The two actors, who have a close friendship and starred together in HBO's “True Detective,“ have made headlines with their unexpected family revelation. Harrelson's father was a convicted hitman, while McConaughey's mother was on a break from her marriage at the time of his conception. Although they have not yet taken a DNA test, the two actors seem open to the idea of confirming their brotherhood. According to Harrelson, the idea first came up while they were in Greece watching the U.S. team win the World Cup. He mentioned to McConaughey that his father had no regrets, to which McConaughey's longtime friend responded with an ellipsis-filled statement from McConaughey's mother: “I knew... your father.“ Harrelson found her pause “troubling, or interesting,“ and it was the
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