If you’re an avid social media user, it’s quite likely that you have blocked a person or two on certain platforms, maybe even have been blocked yourself. And there can be hundreds of reasons for that, from someone being rude or creepy, to being in a fight, among numerous other scenarios.
Chances are, the people with the longest ‘blocked’ list are those with the biggest following, who are often celebrities. But despite being regularly put on the pedestal or having millions of fans, they’re only human, too, which means they might also block you if you do something they don’t like.
Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently opened up about what they did that got them blocked by certain celebrities. Ranging from jokes gone wrong to misunderstandings, and beyond, some of their stories are rather amusing, so if you want to see what can get you blocked by someone famous, continue reading to find out.
If you scroll down, you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with a social media expert, Part-time Faculty in Marketing at Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, Nick Mattar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.
#21
On Twitter, I asked Gene Simmons, from KISS, if the Kiss cologne smells like his nutsack or Paul Stanley's. He blocked me.
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63points
#22
Not me, but my best friend got blocked by Tony the Tiger's Twitter account because she followed enough people who liked some furry content at some point, and whoever was running that account absolutely salted the earth to make sure no furries were following Tony.
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61points
#23
Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella last year two days before I was supposedly to see him live claiming he broke his ankle, so I DM’ed him saying “send me the xrays” and he blocked me.
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60points
#24
One day about 25 years ago, Steve buscemi was walking around horatio street down in greenwhich village. He was talking on a cell phone when he stepped onto the street to cross to the other side. As soon as he stepped onto the street, it was clear that he had blocked the path of an oncoming bicycle. Steve buscemi was hit by a teenager on a bicycle. That teenager was me. He probably doesn’t remember, it wasn’t a particularly hard hit. Now whenever I see him on screen, I have to let everyone around know that I hit him that one time down in the village.
Also, it was the first time I ever considered the dangers of cellphones. I can’t remember the exact year but I remember the knicks were freakin awesome. Ewing, Starks… maybe ‘94.
55points
#25
I told hulk hogan I wasnt his brother, so he blocked me.
on google plus.
54points
#26
I got drunk one night and tweeted Olive Garden that "your endless pasta bowls are b******t because you ended mine when I took off my pants"...
Was blocked within 5 minutes and loved showing people that. After a year they unblocked me so I guess it's automated.
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54points
#27
I was massively into the Glee fandom back in the day
Dot Marie Jones (who plays coach beiste) would always tweet in CAPS and one day I just replied something like “WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TYPE IN CAPS” and got blocked lmao.
53points
#28
Not really a celebrity but there was a local realtor named Peggy Hill. I started posting king of the hill memes on her FB page and she blocked me.
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51points
#29
I got blocked by Metallica on Facebook years ago when they posted themselves in expensive suits and I called them posers.
48points
#30
Told Mark Hoppus I was “a big fan of his because Green Day was one my favorite bands in middle school” on Twitter. Got blocked.
40points
