Seeing them on the screens and in the press rather often, people tend to forget that celebrities are humans, too. That means they are far from perfect, and some can even be very difficult to deal with.
People who’ve ever met a celebrity who wasn’t in a very good mood can attest to the fact that they’re not always as smiley or nice as they might seem. The netizens on today’s list sure can. On said list below, you will find people’s stories about the time they encountered rude celebrities with details and names. So, if you’re curious to see who’s actually not as nice as they might seem, scroll down to find people’s answers, and feel free to grab some popcorn while you’re at it.
Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with Canada Research Chair in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity and Associate Professor in Performance at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on celebrity life.
#1
Christina Aguilera, no doubt. In my 20′s, I was a fan and won a supposed “meet and greet” with her on her promo tour here in Spain. I was so very excited and got a couple of CD’s and pictures ready for her to sign, as well as my camera ready for that desired picture with her.
When we got to the hotel where she was doing the press release, my friend & I met the other winner, a 16 y.o. girl that had traveled all night to meet Aguilera, her idol (we were already in Barcelona where the press conference was being held). Christina came out and the label people said we could stay for the press conference and that we would meet her afterwards, so we waited patiently until after the press asked all their questions.
The label manager then came to us and said we could now approach her for the signature/picture, so we did. “Christina, we love your music, can you sign our CD’s?” I asked.
She looked at me from top to bottom, put on a disgusting face and WALKED AWAY without even saying anything. While she was doing that, the 16 y.o. girl was trying to tell the bodyguard (in broken English) that she had traveled all night to come see her - he just said “sorry” and closed the door behind him.
The label manager was so embarrassed that she said she would try to get us tickets to the show that night (a TV show performance- she/we never got them) to see her and told us to please leave all the merchandise we had brought for her to sign, and so we did.
At this point, I was so disgusted by her behavior that I didn’t even care anymore, I just felt really bad for the 16 y.o. About 2 weeks later I received in the mail a couple of promo CD’s and a signed picture. Stored it somewhere and FORGOT about Christina Aguilera! (Sorry, but there is NO excuse to treat your fans like that, especially at the beginning of your career-this was 2001 I believe).
During these almost 20 years, because of my job, I have been able to meet different celebrities -mostly artists, as I work in the music business- and never have I ever met any other celebrity that was SO RUDE to me or anybody around. So, that’s my 2 cents on rude celebrities… :P
When we got to the hotel where she was doing the press release, my friend & I met the other winner, a 16 y.o. girl that had traveled all night to meet Aguilera, her idol (we were already in Barcelona where the press conference was being held). Christina came out and the label people said we could stay for the press conference and that we would meet her afterwards, so we waited patiently until after the press asked all their questions.
The label manager then came to us and said we could now approach her for the signature/picture, so we did. “Christina, we love your music, can you sign our CD’s?” I asked.
She looked at me from top to bottom, put on a disgusting face and WALKED AWAY without even saying anything. While she was doing that, the 16 y.o. girl was trying to tell the bodyguard (in broken English) that she had traveled all night to come see her - he just said “sorry” and closed the door behind him.
The label manager was so embarrassed that she said she would try to get us tickets to the show that night (a TV show performance- she/we never got them) to see her and told us to please leave all the merchandise we had brought for her to sign, and so we did.
At this point, I was so disgusted by her behavior that I didn’t even care anymore, I just felt really bad for the 16 y.o. About 2 weeks later I received in the mail a couple of promo CD’s and a signed picture. Stored it somewhere and FORGOT about Christina Aguilera! (Sorry, but there is NO excuse to treat your fans like that, especially at the beginning of your career-this was 2001 I believe).
During these almost 20 years, because of my job, I have been able to meet different celebrities -mostly artists, as I work in the music business- and never have I ever met any other celebrity that was SO RUDE to me or anybody around. So, that’s my 2 cents on rude celebrities… :P
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#2
On the race circuit I was in track gear when I walked past Paul Newman who was in the pits with his car. As I walked by I turned toward him and said Good Morning. He turned to look at me and said, “Don’t bother me, I don’t do autographs!” I was pissed and said, “Number one, I don’t remember asking for your autograph. And number two, who the hell are you that I would want your autograph?” When his mouth dropped and he looked shocked, I just walked away.
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#3
By far the rudest celebrity I've ever met was Bill Cosby. I met Bill Cosby, in the early 90’s, in NYC. At that time Mr. Cosby was a huge celebrity. I was a Police Officer, in uniform at the time. We were assigned to a crowd control detail and really weren't needed at all.
I just said “Hello Mr. Cosby, I love your work, especially on the Fat Albert cartoons.” I was expecting a “thank you” or maybe even a handshake at most. Nope, Bill wasn't having any of this nonsense. He proceeds to “rant and rave about his hanging on fans and lack of privacy.”
Seriously Bill, I wasn't intruding on your privacy, not by a long shot, nor was I being a clingy or annoying fan that day. I was simply stating that I enjoyed your work. That you brought a little bit of enjoyment to my life.
In hindsight, now looking back on that situation I'm grateful. I'm grateful that maybe, I just wasn't Bill’s type.
I just said “Hello Mr. Cosby, I love your work, especially on the Fat Albert cartoons.” I was expecting a “thank you” or maybe even a handshake at most. Nope, Bill wasn't having any of this nonsense. He proceeds to “rant and rave about his hanging on fans and lack of privacy.”
Seriously Bill, I wasn't intruding on your privacy, not by a long shot, nor was I being a clingy or annoying fan that day. I was simply stating that I enjoyed your work. That you brought a little bit of enjoyment to my life.
In hindsight, now looking back on that situation I'm grateful. I'm grateful that maybe, I just wasn't Bill’s type.
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64points
It comes as no surprise that having a private life is not an easy task for a celebrity. With paparazzi watching their every step, fans lining the streets they walk on, and the media being constantly ready to put them under the microscope, it’s not an easy state to live in. It’s also in no way an easy state to try and maintain a good name for yourself.
#4
That would be Andie MacDowell. Living in Asheville NC, a nursing friend of mine and I went to lunch. Across from us Andie McDowell was eating with a friend. Ms Mc Dowell’s scarf fell to the floor and my friend (not recognizing her) did the polite thing, got up, retrieved the scarf and proceeded to hand it to her. Ms McDowell said “I am dining, as any fool can see, and no I do not give autographs “. My friend, simply put the scarf back down on the floor and we continued with our lunch.
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#5
I was Kendall Jenner’s assistant I’m anonymous for the obvious reasons , I left the job as her assistant 2 years ago and I’m very thankful for it . She’s a huge brat , whatever she wants , she wants it within the next 5 minutes, if not she humiliates her staff . One day she asked me to bring her a herbal tea , I was on my way to the kitchen that her dog starting barking at me ( I was new at that time ) and it took me some time to calm that dog by giving him a chewy toy . I was late by maximum 15 minutes and when I gave her the tea , she spit the tea on the floor right by my side and called me a useless pig . Her whole family is like this , I’ve seen them closely for months , she doesn’t even care to talk politely with her mom , she scolds her and calls her names every once in a while . Once she told me to make a strawberry smoothie for her , she didn’t like it , she put fish in the smoothie , blended it and made me drink the WHOLE smoothie , she’s a very mean person who needs to know her true place but we common people just can’t do anything , can we ?
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Talking about keeping a good name, not only in the eyes of one’s fans, but other people working in the sector, too, Associate Professor in Performance at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Dr. Cheryl Thompson, pointed out that what one considers a “good name” is really subjective.
“Some people like the drama and they like the idea of a celebrity’s life being a hot mess as it helps them to feel not so bad about their own lives (the Kardashians have benefited from this),” she told Bored Panda in a recent interview.
“Increasingly, it’s hard for celebrities to separate their private lives from their public selves, and I think that’s where the real tension happens as fans learn that someone they might have thought was a certain type of person based on their image-self, in reality, is not that person at all. The lawsuits unfolding between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni following the filming of ‘It Ends With Us’ is the perfect example of this.”
#6
I met the rudest celebrity I’ve ever known, and one of the nicest, both on the same day during the same shoot. RUDE: Katherine Heigl I moved out to Los Angeles in 2005 and started doing background work, (extras) to make money while I tried to find an agent. One of the first shows I worked on was Grey’s Anatomy .
This show had ZERO reputation at the time… it was just starting out, and I didn’t know any of the stars by face and name. No one did. I was at the wardrobe trailer getting my wardrobe selected by the costumes department. Extras bring wardrobe selections of their own clothes to set; this is requested by production.
It can be a pain sometimes to lug around 3 full wardrobe options, but at least your clothes are clean, they fit perfectly, and they’re comfortable… after all, you bought them.
Anyway, I had a backpack with me at the time which I had set down on one of the wardrobe steps… it covered *maybe* 1/8 of the step. Heigl burst out of the truck and without heading down the steps, saw my bag and yelled at the top of her lungs, “ STAIRS!!!! ” Then she demanded to know whose bag it was. When I apologized and moved it, she proceeded to read me the riot act on how dangerous, inconsiderate, and worthless I was as a human being.
Even the wardrobe people looked embarrassed. Now, I don’t know what the story was about why she was in the wardrobe truck, or why she was pissed off, but she acted like she was God’s gift to acting and I had no clue who she was. I actually thought she was part of the wardrobe team because she was by the truck, but it became quickly apparent that she was an actress on the show.
Fast forward a bit through the day….
NICEST: Peter Horton
Peter Horton was probably best known as one of the cast members of the show, “Thirty-Something”, but to me, I really admired his work on a lesser-known show called “Brimstone”.
He was directing the episode I was working on after being yelled at by Katherine. The scene took place in a pub, and we were filming on location in Glendale, CA. Usually, there’s port-o-johns shipped in for the cast and crew to use when they need to run to the restroom, but this place had opened their restrooms to us.
I was in the restroom, at one of the urinals, (the great equalizer), when Peter came in and used the urinal next to me. I recognized him, and in a moment of breaking decorum, (extras aren’t supposed to talk to the cast or crew until spoken to), I told him I thought he was doing a great job filming that day and that I really liked him in Brimstone.
He laughed, “Whoa, that’s a blast from the past!” and we talked for a few minutes in the restroom.
I can’t stress how unique this is. First, crew and extras are segregated. Extras are the low end of the totem pole, to be seen and not heard. Add to that, the demands on set, (especially for TV), are intense… there’s a lot of work that needs to be done and the director is a key component of it.
For the director of the episode to take a leak and end up spending 8–10 minutes listening to one of his extras while on a restroom break on set, laughing, swapping some stories, and then, encourage that young performer to stick with it, have fun, and keep that sunny disposition, (one of my key features), is a real gift in this town.
I was dead serious about my compliments. He was a great director… he was warm, focused, he worked with the actors on their process, and he had a great eye for what needed to happen in the frame. He was patient and gracious, and I have no doubt that his contributions helped Grey’s get on its feet.
I learned a very important lesson that day: people are people, no matter what job they are in. Some people are really cool… and some aren’t. All you can really do is be the best person you personally can be, and learn to appreciate the good over the bad.
I don’t think much about Katherine Heigl, but I do think about that quick conversation with Peter Horton and the example he set all the time. I’ve met some really classy actors and actresses since, but Peter really did set the bar pretty high on what it meant to work hard and yet still find some time to be a considerate, gracious human being.
This show had ZERO reputation at the time… it was just starting out, and I didn’t know any of the stars by face and name. No one did. I was at the wardrobe trailer getting my wardrobe selected by the costumes department. Extras bring wardrobe selections of their own clothes to set; this is requested by production.
It can be a pain sometimes to lug around 3 full wardrobe options, but at least your clothes are clean, they fit perfectly, and they’re comfortable… after all, you bought them.
Anyway, I had a backpack with me at the time which I had set down on one of the wardrobe steps… it covered *maybe* 1/8 of the step. Heigl burst out of the truck and without heading down the steps, saw my bag and yelled at the top of her lungs, “ STAIRS!!!! ” Then she demanded to know whose bag it was. When I apologized and moved it, she proceeded to read me the riot act on how dangerous, inconsiderate, and worthless I was as a human being.
Even the wardrobe people looked embarrassed. Now, I don’t know what the story was about why she was in the wardrobe truck, or why she was pissed off, but she acted like she was God’s gift to acting and I had no clue who she was. I actually thought she was part of the wardrobe team because she was by the truck, but it became quickly apparent that she was an actress on the show.
Fast forward a bit through the day….
NICEST: Peter Horton
Peter Horton was probably best known as one of the cast members of the show, “Thirty-Something”, but to me, I really admired his work on a lesser-known show called “Brimstone”.
He was directing the episode I was working on after being yelled at by Katherine. The scene took place in a pub, and we were filming on location in Glendale, CA. Usually, there’s port-o-johns shipped in for the cast and crew to use when they need to run to the restroom, but this place had opened their restrooms to us.
I was in the restroom, at one of the urinals, (the great equalizer), when Peter came in and used the urinal next to me. I recognized him, and in a moment of breaking decorum, (extras aren’t supposed to talk to the cast or crew until spoken to), I told him I thought he was doing a great job filming that day and that I really liked him in Brimstone.
He laughed, “Whoa, that’s a blast from the past!” and we talked for a few minutes in the restroom.
I can’t stress how unique this is. First, crew and extras are segregated. Extras are the low end of the totem pole, to be seen and not heard. Add to that, the demands on set, (especially for TV), are intense… there’s a lot of work that needs to be done and the director is a key component of it.
For the director of the episode to take a leak and end up spending 8–10 minutes listening to one of his extras while on a restroom break on set, laughing, swapping some stories, and then, encourage that young performer to stick with it, have fun, and keep that sunny disposition, (one of my key features), is a real gift in this town.
I was dead serious about my compliments. He was a great director… he was warm, focused, he worked with the actors on their process, and he had a great eye for what needed to happen in the frame. He was patient and gracious, and I have no doubt that his contributions helped Grey’s get on its feet.
I learned a very important lesson that day: people are people, no matter what job they are in. Some people are really cool… and some aren’t. All you can really do is be the best person you personally can be, and learn to appreciate the good over the bad.
I don’t think much about Katherine Heigl, but I do think about that quick conversation with Peter Horton and the example he set all the time. I’ve met some really classy actors and actresses since, but Peter really did set the bar pretty high on what it meant to work hard and yet still find some time to be a considerate, gracious human being.
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#7
I used to work at a chain coffee shop in Santa Monica CA. There were a lot of celebrities that used to come in since I suppose a lot of them live around there or have things to do or errands to run around there. Most of them just wanted to not be noticed at all and, if someone recognized them, most times they were a little embarrassed, but nice about it. However I’ll never forget how much of an a*****e Jean Claude Van Damme was.
He came in and ordered a drink as I was working the register. We were instructed not to accept bills over $50 because obviously that would take up almost all of the change in the till. Mr. Van Damme ordered a $4 drink and wanted to pay with a $100 bill. I asked him if he had a smaller bill because I could not accept a $100 bill. He proceeded to scream in my face and make a scene about how s****y this coffee shop was. He told me to f**k off and take his bill. I said I was sorry, but that I would get reprimanded by my manager if I did that, and that he would leave me without any change for the other customers. He yelled at me to tell my manager to f**k off and said he didn't want his order any more. Then he gave me the finger, turned around, and left.
I had dealt with many a******s and weirdos at that job, but never anyone like that guy. Celebrities whom I remember were notoriously nice: Tim Meadows, Johnny Rotten (who didn't buy anything and just wandered in looking for his wife), Anthony Kiedis, and Nicholas Cage (who didn't know what chai was and asked if you could get it with chocolate). I don't know if those celebrities are always nice people, but they were nice when I encountered them at least.
He came in and ordered a drink as I was working the register. We were instructed not to accept bills over $50 because obviously that would take up almost all of the change in the till. Mr. Van Damme ordered a $4 drink and wanted to pay with a $100 bill. I asked him if he had a smaller bill because I could not accept a $100 bill. He proceeded to scream in my face and make a scene about how s****y this coffee shop was. He told me to f**k off and take his bill. I said I was sorry, but that I would get reprimanded by my manager if I did that, and that he would leave me without any change for the other customers. He yelled at me to tell my manager to f**k off and said he didn't want his order any more. Then he gave me the finger, turned around, and left.
I had dealt with many a******s and weirdos at that job, but never anyone like that guy. Celebrities whom I remember were notoriously nice: Tim Meadows, Johnny Rotten (who didn't buy anything and just wandered in looking for his wife), Anthony Kiedis, and Nicholas Cage (who didn't know what chai was and asked if you could get it with chocolate). I don't know if those celebrities are always nice people, but they were nice when I encountered them at least.
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#8
I remember being 11 years old when the WWE (F back then) came to my hometown (about 1990) A member of my parents church owned a gym where many of them would workout before a show, and he invited me and a friend to come hang out on the day they were in town.
The big “good guy” at the time, Hulk Hogan, and at the time my personal favorite, was there. We waited for him to finish his set of reps when we approached him for his autograph, but before I could even finish a sentence he looked at my friends dad and pointed at his face, and said “buddy, you need to keep your snot-nosed f*****g kids away from me.”
I was crushed, here was my idol telling me to say my prayers and eat my vitamins basically telling me to beat it. Oddly enough, a bad guy at the time and a guy I loved to hate before this day overheard, and he was taking a break from his reps, Mr. Perfect came to me and my friend and initiated conversation. “Hey, kid, show me how much you can bench press.” He even spotted me as I lifted maybe the bar and two 5–10lb weights.
We met other legends that day, and what impressed me the most as a kid was how much nicer the “bad guys” were to me than the good guys. Sgt. Slaughter joined me on the excercise bike next to me.
The Ultimate Warrior (the exception to the “good guys are a******s”) was probably the nicest guy I’d ever met. Jimmy Hart took us to get hot dogs at orange Julius. The British Bulldog didn’t know where the event was so he asked if he could follow us in his rental car to the arena. Since being 11 I’ve worked with WWE on occasion with mostly positive stories. Matt Hardy gave me and my daughter Pearl Jam tickets. The Miz carried my daughter through the hallways backstage. I went to an event in uniform once - Roman reigns ignored other people asking for his autograph to approach me and thank me for my service and shook my hand.
But out of all of them, I remember how s****y Hogan was the most. And how nice Mr. perfect, Sgt slaughter and jimmy hart who played “villains” were to me afterwards.
The big “good guy” at the time, Hulk Hogan, and at the time my personal favorite, was there. We waited for him to finish his set of reps when we approached him for his autograph, but before I could even finish a sentence he looked at my friends dad and pointed at his face, and said “buddy, you need to keep your snot-nosed f*****g kids away from me.”
I was crushed, here was my idol telling me to say my prayers and eat my vitamins basically telling me to beat it. Oddly enough, a bad guy at the time and a guy I loved to hate before this day overheard, and he was taking a break from his reps, Mr. Perfect came to me and my friend and initiated conversation. “Hey, kid, show me how much you can bench press.” He even spotted me as I lifted maybe the bar and two 5–10lb weights.
We met other legends that day, and what impressed me the most as a kid was how much nicer the “bad guys” were to me than the good guys. Sgt. Slaughter joined me on the excercise bike next to me.
The Ultimate Warrior (the exception to the “good guys are a******s”) was probably the nicest guy I’d ever met. Jimmy Hart took us to get hot dogs at orange Julius. The British Bulldog didn’t know where the event was so he asked if he could follow us in his rental car to the arena. Since being 11 I’ve worked with WWE on occasion with mostly positive stories. Matt Hardy gave me and my daughter Pearl Jam tickets. The Miz carried my daughter through the hallways backstage. I went to an event in uniform once - Roman reigns ignored other people asking for his autograph to approach me and thank me for my service and shook my hand.
But out of all of them, I remember how s****y Hogan was the most. And how nice Mr. perfect, Sgt slaughter and jimmy hart who played “villains” were to me afterwards.
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Talking about keeping a good name, Dr. Thompson noted that nowadays, it’s more important to show that you’re a kind human than it is to uphold a certain status.
“The entertainment industry is becoming less relevant today; as many people go through tough financial times, they are less interested in watching a red carpet or tuning in to an award show," the expert said, adding that during difficult times or in a case of a tragedy, even celebrities might start questioning the celebrification of the individual, especially when it’s a life-and-death matter for many. “I think it’s more important to show yourself as human and compassionate than not in today’s industry,” she added.
#9
Katrina Kaif "It was Katrina Kaif. Some weeks back, I was at an upmarket hotel in Los Angeles with my extended family. I & some of my cousins were hanging out at the pool and the hotel's gym was right next to it. Through the glass wall, we saw Katrina Kaif working out inside. My 10-year-old cousin is a huge fan of hers for all the mass-y, masala movies he watches. He was very excited to go & meet her but we didn't want to disturb her or be rude. So we asked him to wait till she was done to approach her. After a couple of minutes, she was done with her workout.
She was sitting, having juice & chatting to another white girl [May be she was her sister, I'm not sure]. We finally couldn't hold back our cousin any longer, so he grabbed his phone & ran to her. He told her he was a huge fan, told her she looked very pretty, & asked if he could get a selfie with her.
Her reply? She looked at him with dead eyes said "Umm.. No"
Then banged her juice glass on the table, turned back to the girl sitting next to her, mumbled something inaudible with a disgusted expression & they walked away.
Who talks to a child like that? We would have understood if she would have declined firmly or simply ignored. We were prepared for that. We weren't prepared for her to treat a 10-year-old fan like vermin. The tone & expression with which she talked to my cousin was of utter disdain. I could literally see heartbreak on my cousin's face after she did that to him.
Luckily Varun Dhawan & Parineeti Chopra were also there. [I think some Bollywood award function was being held in LA]. I don't know if they saw Katrina being rude to my cousin or they were just leaving the gym, but they came to the entrance of the gym where my cousin was standing all numb & heartbroken. Varun lifted my cousin in his arms & asked him if he recognized them. Both Parineeti & Varun talked very sweetly & nicely to him, like Parineeti told my cousin he looked very cool in his orange trunks, Varun told him that he has such a manly body that he should give Varun gymming tips & that he shouldn't become an actor or all actors will go jobless. Parineeti even ordered brownie & ice cream for my cousin, & we weren't billed for it so she was obviously so thoughtful about such a little thing that she must have paid for it herself.
Thanks to them & no thanks to Katrina, my baby cousin was extremely cheerful. It is now such a happy memory for him that he has narrated it a hundred times to all his friends & family."
She was sitting, having juice & chatting to another white girl [May be she was her sister, I'm not sure]. We finally couldn't hold back our cousin any longer, so he grabbed his phone & ran to her. He told her he was a huge fan, told her she looked very pretty, & asked if he could get a selfie with her.
Her reply? She looked at him with dead eyes said "Umm.. No"
Then banged her juice glass on the table, turned back to the girl sitting next to her, mumbled something inaudible with a disgusted expression & they walked away.
Who talks to a child like that? We would have understood if she would have declined firmly or simply ignored. We were prepared for that. We weren't prepared for her to treat a 10-year-old fan like vermin. The tone & expression with which she talked to my cousin was of utter disdain. I could literally see heartbreak on my cousin's face after she did that to him.
Luckily Varun Dhawan & Parineeti Chopra were also there. [I think some Bollywood award function was being held in LA]. I don't know if they saw Katrina being rude to my cousin or they were just leaving the gym, but they came to the entrance of the gym where my cousin was standing all numb & heartbroken. Varun lifted my cousin in his arms & asked him if he recognized them. Both Parineeti & Varun talked very sweetly & nicely to him, like Parineeti told my cousin he looked very cool in his orange trunks, Varun told him that he has such a manly body that he should give Varun gymming tips & that he shouldn't become an actor or all actors will go jobless. Parineeti even ordered brownie & ice cream for my cousin, & we weren't billed for it so she was obviously so thoughtful about such a little thing that she must have paid for it herself.
Thanks to them & no thanks to Katrina, my baby cousin was extremely cheerful. It is now such a happy memory for him that he has narrated it a hundred times to all his friends & family."
33points
#10
By far, the worst celebrity I've ever met was Zsa Zsa Gabor. I was about 12 yo and I saw her in the grocery store. (Go ahead and be impressed that I knew who she was. ) I walked up to her and told her how pretty she was. She replied by saying that if I got a nose job, I might be able to be as beautiful as her.
What a b****! Who says that to a kid? This is Zsa Zsa if you have never seen her before. She was a truly beautiful woman.
*I have come to realize since posting my thoughts above, that there are many different reasons & meanings behind her words. She could have meant, "You'll need plastic surgery to be this kind of beautiful." She could have been having a bad day. I don't know and no one will. I do apologize for calling her a bad name since I don't know what she meant.
What a b****! Who says that to a kid? This is Zsa Zsa if you have never seen her before. She was a truly beautiful woman.
*I have come to realize since posting my thoughts above, that there are many different reasons & meanings behind her words. She could have meant, "You'll need plastic surgery to be this kind of beautiful." She could have been having a bad day. I don't know and no one will. I do apologize for calling her a bad name since I don't know what she meant.
32points
#11
I grew up in a small town in NW Montana. Now all the rich and famous have homes in that area. I worked at a high end shoe store. Back in the late 90’s we were the place to get shoes, trendy shoes or top of the line athletic shoes.
It was totally dead one Saturday night about an hour before closing when a young 12ish year old girl and her mom comes in looking for volleyball shoes. They pick out a couple pairs and try some on, pick out the ones she really likes, of course they were about $100, pretty expensive back in the 90’s.
Her dad comes in about this time, non other than John Lithgow (He is a giant of a man).
I was a huge fan of 3rd Rock at the time and had watched a number of his movies. I was about 18 or so, but I was in charge of this store for a good family friend. He asks me how much they are and gasps when I tell him the price. He asks if we have any discounts or coupons or anything. I said, sorry, our shoes never went on sale except when they were “out of style”.
He looks at me and say “well, don’t you know who I am?” I said, well yes, but I can’t change the price or my job would be on the line. He went down this diatribe of c**p telling me how he can make or break us or something to that effect.
At this point, I am completely relieved to see the owner of the store walking in to grab some reports that he forgot when he left earlier. I am super relieved that he is there. Then Mr. Lithgow turns to him and says, well are you the boss? The owner says yes, and then realizes who is in our store. John says, well we asked this guy to give us a discount on these shoes and he said he isn’t able to. You can do that.
I was so frustrated at that point, then my boss says, of course we can give you a discount Mr Lithgow. Then he gives him a 30% discount on the shoes.
I was completely disappointed by the situation. He made me feel like c**p and then got his way.
Crazy thing happens, about a year later, I walk into the local sandwich shop and he is in line with his wife and kids. He is right in front of us. As he is ordering his sandwich, he asks for more meat and the person behind the counter says that will be extra and check this, he says the same thing “well, don’t you know who I am?” it was a bit awkward silence for a moment, then I started laughing and the person behind the counter was relieved when I did that.
This girl behind the counter said, yes, and you are just like all the rest and have to pay for what you order. I almost lost it. I was so happy this person was able to do what my boss wouldn’t. Turns out he had a house in NW Montana for quite some time and my wife had babysat 1 time for them and tried to stiff her out of what they agreed to pay her.
Now NW Montana has all the celebrities and many are just trying to get away from the CA life and are pretty cool. Like Maury Povich and Connie Chung, Jack Hanna to name a couple more that I dealt with quite regular and were great people. This guy, was a total jerk on multiple occasions.
It was totally dead one Saturday night about an hour before closing when a young 12ish year old girl and her mom comes in looking for volleyball shoes. They pick out a couple pairs and try some on, pick out the ones she really likes, of course they were about $100, pretty expensive back in the 90’s.
Her dad comes in about this time, non other than John Lithgow (He is a giant of a man).
I was a huge fan of 3rd Rock at the time and had watched a number of his movies. I was about 18 or so, but I was in charge of this store for a good family friend. He asks me how much they are and gasps when I tell him the price. He asks if we have any discounts or coupons or anything. I said, sorry, our shoes never went on sale except when they were “out of style”.
He looks at me and say “well, don’t you know who I am?” I said, well yes, but I can’t change the price or my job would be on the line. He went down this diatribe of c**p telling me how he can make or break us or something to that effect.
At this point, I am completely relieved to see the owner of the store walking in to grab some reports that he forgot when he left earlier. I am super relieved that he is there. Then Mr. Lithgow turns to him and says, well are you the boss? The owner says yes, and then realizes who is in our store. John says, well we asked this guy to give us a discount on these shoes and he said he isn’t able to. You can do that.
I was so frustrated at that point, then my boss says, of course we can give you a discount Mr Lithgow. Then he gives him a 30% discount on the shoes.
I was completely disappointed by the situation. He made me feel like c**p and then got his way.
Crazy thing happens, about a year later, I walk into the local sandwich shop and he is in line with his wife and kids. He is right in front of us. As he is ordering his sandwich, he asks for more meat and the person behind the counter says that will be extra and check this, he says the same thing “well, don’t you know who I am?” it was a bit awkward silence for a moment, then I started laughing and the person behind the counter was relieved when I did that.
This girl behind the counter said, yes, and you are just like all the rest and have to pay for what you order. I almost lost it. I was so happy this person was able to do what my boss wouldn’t. Turns out he had a house in NW Montana for quite some time and my wife had babysat 1 time for them and tried to stiff her out of what they agreed to pay her.
Now NW Montana has all the celebrities and many are just trying to get away from the CA life and are pretty cool. Like Maury Povich and Connie Chung, Jack Hanna to name a couple more that I dealt with quite regular and were great people. This guy, was a total jerk on multiple occasions.
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While celebrities are often put on a pedestal, they, too, are only human, so they can’t be perfect; not 24/7 at least.
“It doesn’t take much these days for someone to be cancelled because of the perception of ‘not being a nice person’ or worse,” Dr. Thompson noted. “And many celebrities now hire risk management firms to specifically paint negative images of other celebrities to the benefit of their clients. The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial last year was an example of this.
“She was depicted horribly through the coverage of the trial (down to her wardrobe) and her status as a celebrity such that being a plaintiff in that trial likely ruined her career, reputation, and trustability,” the expert pointed out.
“So much of celebrity culture today is based on trustability – how much do you trust what someone is saying, the image they are curating, and their public persona vis-a-vis their celebrity image? It’s a very challenging time to be a celebrity in the age of social media and reputation management.”
#12
Yes, a beloved lead actress in an extremely popular Netflix original series.
I was working on a film last year. I probably shouldn’t say which one, but you can probably figure it out since she hasn’t been in too many films. Anyway, we’re preparing for a scene, and Katherine Langford, who plays Hannah Baker on 13 Reasons Why, arrives on set. I’m supposed to walk behind her in the shot, but when I do, she says, “These extras are getting way too close. They need to stay in their vicinity.”
Later that day her young, attractive male costar was chewing a piece of gum, then for some reason took it out of his mouth and was playing with it. She says to him, “You better throw that away before the extras try to sell it on ebay.”
In the passing days, I also noticed that while the entire cast and crew were using the same entrance and exit as the extras, she went out a private entrance. And once, the PAs told her to pantomime (pretend to talk without making noises) with her costars at a lunch table, and all the cast did it except her. They told her a few more times before she said, “Oh, you want US to pantomime?” Since that is typically done by extras, and how dare she be classified as such.
Who knows, she might be a nice person in general, but it sure does say a lot about you the way you treat those under you on the ladder.
I was working on a film last year. I probably shouldn’t say which one, but you can probably figure it out since she hasn’t been in too many films. Anyway, we’re preparing for a scene, and Katherine Langford, who plays Hannah Baker on 13 Reasons Why, arrives on set. I’m supposed to walk behind her in the shot, but when I do, she says, “These extras are getting way too close. They need to stay in their vicinity.”
Later that day her young, attractive male costar was chewing a piece of gum, then for some reason took it out of his mouth and was playing with it. She says to him, “You better throw that away before the extras try to sell it on ebay.”
In the passing days, I also noticed that while the entire cast and crew were using the same entrance and exit as the extras, she went out a private entrance. And once, the PAs told her to pantomime (pretend to talk without making noises) with her costars at a lunch table, and all the cast did it except her. They told her a few more times before she said, “Oh, you want US to pantomime?” Since that is typically done by extras, and how dare she be classified as such.
Who knows, she might be a nice person in general, but it sure does say a lot about you the way you treat those under you on the ladder.
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#13
In 1962, Susan Maughan had a hit in the British charts with Bobby's Girl . It had, indeed, been her only Hit; a one hit wonder. In 1993, she boarded a ship - on which I was the band leader - as guest cabaret 'star'. We had a band call. This is where the cabaret artist wants to go through his or her set with the resident band to make sure everything will run smoothly. She decided she was going to hate our drummer who was a brilliant guy as well as musician.
We got a few bars in to her first song and she stopped us. 'Oh, no, no, no, no darling. That sounds simply awful.' Then there were other snide comments: 'Have you ever actually backed a vocalist of high caliber before, darling?' Etc etc etc.
My patience ran out. I asked her, 'Excuse me, may I ask, if there is no band, how do you perform?' 'I don't understand. Darling.’ 'Let's say, for arguments sake, if we were to suddenly come down with food poisoning, how would you perform?' 'Why, I'd use my backing tracks of course, darling.' I then said: 'We've all suddenly come down with food poisoning, you're on your own.' I went straight to the cruise director, and having told him how she'd spoken to us, I had his full backing.
We got a few bars in to her first song and she stopped us. 'Oh, no, no, no, no darling. That sounds simply awful.' Then there were other snide comments: 'Have you ever actually backed a vocalist of high caliber before, darling?' Etc etc etc.
My patience ran out. I asked her, 'Excuse me, may I ask, if there is no band, how do you perform?' 'I don't understand. Darling.’ 'Let's say, for arguments sake, if we were to suddenly come down with food poisoning, how would you perform?' 'Why, I'd use my backing tracks of course, darling.' I then said: 'We've all suddenly come down with food poisoning, you're on your own.' I went straight to the cruise director, and having told him how she'd spoken to us, I had his full backing.
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#14
For a while, my job was to meet and greet every celebrity guest we had and be their contact while staying at the hotel. I was surprised to find that most were quite normal people, while their assistants were the horrible ones.
Chris Brown An a*****e. Walks away half way through you talking or ignores you all together. Trashed his room and acted like a petulant child.
Mariah Carey Thinks she's royalty and acts that way. Tried to have her security make demands of how we run our hotel, like no staff allowed to touch her door. Also accommodated her two small children down the hall with a nanny.
Justin Bieber I really don't think I need to say much here. Just read online.
Chris Brown An a*****e. Walks away half way through you talking or ignores you all together. Trashed his room and acted like a petulant child.
Mariah Carey Thinks she's royalty and acts that way. Tried to have her security make demands of how we run our hotel, like no staff allowed to touch her door. Also accommodated her two small children down the hall with a nanny.
Justin Bieber I really don't think I need to say much here. Just read online.
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#15
Idris Elba: He is arrogant and behaves like he is better than everyone else. Just a very rude man in general to fans and management. You ever heard about the rumors about Willam Shatner yeah that's also Idris Elba.
He also lies a lot about how much he liked being in Marvel but that's all b******t he only liked it because it got his foot in the door in Hollywood and he constantly complains about it. (Whereas the majority of other Marvel Actors are very passionate about their roles to the point they are now Marvel fans themselves.)
Jennifer Lawrence: Treats everything like it's an inconvenience to her. She does not give a s**t about her fans at all and prefers to be completely left alone. You are actually very on edge when dealing with her because you never know when she is going to verbally harass you. I would use specific incidents for both of these people but I suffer from certain social anxieties so I understand that I shouldn't share people's private stories or incidents I have witnessed to the public especially when it might upset them or cost me my job. On Jennifer Lawrence, I'm pretty sure how she treats her fans are well documented and you could google it. The a-holes I have typically met on the mass are usually their celebrity agents. They even put their particular celebrity in a bad mood because their manager is getting on them and sometimes abusing them outright.
He also lies a lot about how much he liked being in Marvel but that's all b******t he only liked it because it got his foot in the door in Hollywood and he constantly complains about it. (Whereas the majority of other Marvel Actors are very passionate about their roles to the point they are now Marvel fans themselves.)
Jennifer Lawrence: Treats everything like it's an inconvenience to her. She does not give a s**t about her fans at all and prefers to be completely left alone. You are actually very on edge when dealing with her because you never know when she is going to verbally harass you. I would use specific incidents for both of these people but I suffer from certain social anxieties so I understand that I shouldn't share people's private stories or incidents I have witnessed to the public especially when it might upset them or cost me my job. On Jennifer Lawrence, I'm pretty sure how she treats her fans are well documented and you could google it. The a-holes I have typically met on the mass are usually their celebrity agents. They even put their particular celebrity in a bad mood because their manager is getting on them and sometimes abusing them outright.
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#16
Bella Thorne. Yes, the living meme herself. This is her now. This is the Bella Thorne I had “met:” Anyways, so this was years ago, and I don’t remember how or why I got to meet her. I remember I waited hours at the local mall to meet her with my best friend. When we finally had got to the table to meet her, she didn’t acknowledge that her and I were there. She was talking to her friend Pia Mia, a singer.
This was her at the time: You see, I’m a pretty shy person, and I had become extra shy obviously, since she was the star of one of my favorite Disney shows, Shake It Up. I managed to get a “Hi” out. She didn’t even do anything or say it back. Nope, she just continued talking to Pia.
I took one of the pictures she had to sign, and she just snatched it and literally scribbled her signature without looking. I get it, it must’ve been a long day of seeing screaming fans and whatever, but that was just straight up rude. And yes, I still have that picture.
This was her at the time: You see, I’m a pretty shy person, and I had become extra shy obviously, since she was the star of one of my favorite Disney shows, Shake It Up. I managed to get a “Hi” out. She didn’t even do anything or say it back. Nope, she just continued talking to Pia.
I took one of the pictures she had to sign, and she just snatched it and literally scribbled her signature without looking. I get it, it must’ve been a long day of seeing screaming fans and whatever, but that was just straight up rude. And yes, I still have that picture.
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#17
Dr. Joyce Brothers . This actually happened to a friend of mine who is a flight attendant, but it certainly affected my opinion of her. Dr. Brothers was on one of her flights. She asked, “Dr. Brothers, is there anything I can get for you?” No answer. So she asked, “Dr. Brothers, is everything all right?” Dr. Brothers’ personal assistant answered, “Dr. Brothers doesn’t speak to the paid help.” And she got her wish. Everybody completely ignored her for the remainder of the flight. It makes a person wonder what kind of psychological advice she would have for a person who is self-absorbed and sanctimonious? The moral of the story here is that irrespective of who you are or what you do, you still have to grab the can of Glade before you leave the bathroom.
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#18
I haven’t met very many celebrities in my lifetime, however there is one I met who stands out among the rest. When I was 21 years old, I worked for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club one summer as guest services for the Large Party Will Call during racing season. It was only a summer temp job but I was really excited none the less. I got to be outside in the fresh air, meet lots of new people, worked with a bunch of kids around my age and best yet, I got to see the races for free every day. Now, the area I worked in often served the most “elite” visitors to the horse races - mostly wealthy parties and companies who rented out suites and yes, occasionally celebrities.
All the tickets I was giving out were pre-paid and many were very, very expensive so when guests came to will call to collect their assigned tickets, I was absolutely required to ask for ID before handing over their ticket to insure there was no fraudulent activity going on and that no one was claiming tickets to fancy suites that did not belong to them.
About halfway through the summer I had a man approach my booth who I was 95% certain was Alec Baldwin. As a very young woman who had never met a big celebrity before, I was quite flustered and unfortunately, it was likely very obvious to anyone who could see me. He asked for his ticket and I don’t remember the exact circumstance (I believe he told me the party name he was with but not his own name) and when I asked to see his ID in order to release his ticket, he paused for a moment, looked at me and said: “Are you serious?! You have GOT to be kidding me right now. I am not giving you my ID, you know who I am now give me my ticket.” I was…shocked!
Also, as a very tight rule follower (even as a fully mature adult right now) I really didn’t want to break the rules and get into trouble at work. So through a wavering, nervous, understated voice I said something along the lines of “I apologize sir, however it’s our policy to see ID for anyone ...
All the tickets I was giving out were pre-paid and many were very, very expensive so when guests came to will call to collect their assigned tickets, I was absolutely required to ask for ID before handing over their ticket to insure there was no fraudulent activity going on and that no one was claiming tickets to fancy suites that did not belong to them.
About halfway through the summer I had a man approach my booth who I was 95% certain was Alec Baldwin. As a very young woman who had never met a big celebrity before, I was quite flustered and unfortunately, it was likely very obvious to anyone who could see me. He asked for his ticket and I don’t remember the exact circumstance (I believe he told me the party name he was with but not his own name) and when I asked to see his ID in order to release his ticket, he paused for a moment, looked at me and said: “Are you serious?! You have GOT to be kidding me right now. I am not giving you my ID, you know who I am now give me my ticket.” I was…shocked!
Also, as a very tight rule follower (even as a fully mature adult right now) I really didn’t want to break the rules and get into trouble at work. So through a wavering, nervous, understated voice I said something along the lines of “I apologize sir, however it’s our policy to see ID for anyone ...
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#19
Jane Lynch and her entourage sat down at the table next to me and my wife. No one would have paid any notice, except she started to bellow out lyrics like she was onstage performing opera. So she was noticed. And when I asked her if I could take her picture, she got all huffy that she just wanted to eat her meal in peace.
Well, excuse me. If she didn’t want to be bothered by a fan, then why did she put on the diva act? So I took the photo anyway, but more subtly than if we were standing next to each other.
Well, excuse me. If she didn’t want to be bothered by a fan, then why did she put on the diva act? So I took the photo anyway, but more subtly than if we were standing next to each other.
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#20
Harrison Ford. Hands down. We were at a hotel and he was in the lobby. He was standing in a small group, it looked like they were getting ready to leave - a few small cases were on the floor near him.
From what I could gather they’d been there a little while, maybe they were waiting for a car or something. One of the hotel staff came up to the group and offered them something to drink while they were waiting. I can’t repeat what he said, or let’s say I’d rather not. But it was so rude that the poor guy physically flinched.
I was horrified and the rest of his group was so embarrassed they wouldn’t look at him. Conversation just died. By then I was up to the desk and by the time I looked around again they had wandered off.
The second worst was William Shatner. I was working a convention he was attending. His contract specified a white limo to pick him up at the airport. None were available (anywhere!) so we made do with the fanciest black limo we could find.
Not good enough - he pitched a screaming fit at the airport, at the hotel and for most of the evening after he checked in. He got on stage and told a very nice story about a horse, left the stage and went straight back into toddler mode. Sheesh. Some people.
From what I could gather they’d been there a little while, maybe they were waiting for a car or something. One of the hotel staff came up to the group and offered them something to drink while they were waiting. I can’t repeat what he said, or let’s say I’d rather not. But it was so rude that the poor guy physically flinched.
I was horrified and the rest of his group was so embarrassed they wouldn’t look at him. Conversation just died. By then I was up to the desk and by the time I looked around again they had wandered off.
The second worst was William Shatner. I was working a convention he was attending. His contract specified a white limo to pick him up at the airport. None were available (anywhere!) so we made do with the fanciest black limo we could find.
Not good enough - he pitched a screaming fit at the airport, at the hotel and for most of the evening after he checked in. He got on stage and told a very nice story about a horse, left the stage and went straight back into toddler mode. Sheesh. Some people.
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