Whether we like to admit it or not, our society is pretty obsessed with celebrity culture. Almost half (44%) of UK adults admit they spend too much time caring about celebrity gossip. What's more, 80% say they know more about celebrities' lives than about their own parents.
But you don't need to obsessively follow a celebrity to form an opinion about them. Sometimes, all you have to do is to meet them and you'll be able to immediately clock whether they're cool or mean. Recently, one netizen asked in an online thread, "Who is the worst celebrity you have ever met and why?"
And people didn't hesitate to spill the tea on the rudest and most entitled celebs they have personally met. Perhaps these experiences might squash the perfect image you've had in your head of some famous people?
#21
Also Ray Manzarek, keyboardist of the Doors. My stepsister saw him at Universal Citywalk, she was suffering from leukemia and had undergone a lot of chemotherapy so she very much looked like a 13 year old cancer patient. She asked him for an autograph and he said “$100 no matter what’s going on in your life.” To this day I can never listen to the Doors the same.
32points
#22
Jared Leto
He was absolutely furious that we were short on a can of soda that was requested in the rider. (5 diet cokes instead of 6)
He spent two seconds in the green room the whole night and didn’t touch anything.
He refused to speak to anyone directly and tried to get tough with security when they wouldn’t let some young women in the back.
Rest of his band was nice as hell though.
He was absolutely furious that we were short on a can of soda that was requested in the rider. (5 diet cokes instead of 6)
He spent two seconds in the green room the whole night and didn’t touch anything.
He refused to speak to anyone directly and tried to get tough with security when they wouldn’t let some young women in the back.
Rest of his band was nice as hell though.
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31points
#23
James Corden, had the displeasure of bumping into him London Bridge Experience and he treated everyone there bad. Kept acting like he deserved special treatment.
Kept taunting staff and acting like the massive jerk he is. Even managed to use the: 'Do you realise who I am' line a couple of times.
Long story short: James Corden is an obnoxious, talentless PoS.
Kept taunting staff and acting like the massive jerk he is. Even managed to use the: 'Do you realise who I am' line a couple of times.
Long story short: James Corden is an obnoxious, talentless PoS.
30points
#24
All the rumors are true about Reese Witherspoon. I used to work at a clothing store in LA and she would regularly shop with us. Just in a permanent bad mood - snarky, rolling her eyes, dirty looks for absolutely no reason as we were all very kind and discreet. Met many celebrities working there and that's my only bad experience.
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28points
#25
Pre-Big Bang Theory I met Johnny Galecki at a Magic: the Gathering weekly game at a small bookstore at the mall. Nobody recognized him (I did, since he was David on Roseanne) and I was cool enough not to bring it up.
He liked MtG but didn't have a deck. I offered him one of my extra decks, but as I was a poor 14 year old, it wasn't amazing.
He kept insulting it nonstop and was rude! Like, you were on a major TV show and I'm a child. I was giving you a deck (not my main one) to be nice. And you shat all over it and kept insulting me for its stupidity.
The fact that they have an MtG episode was salt on the wound.
He liked MtG but didn't have a deck. I offered him one of my extra decks, but as I was a poor 14 year old, it wasn't amazing.
He kept insulting it nonstop and was rude! Like, you were on a major TV show and I'm a child. I was giving you a deck (not my main one) to be nice. And you shat all over it and kept insulting me for its stupidity.
The fact that they have an MtG episode was salt on the wound.
28points
#26
Had a terrible experience with Lizzo at my last job. Really rude to me & my fellow female coworkers who worked the venue of an event she was the special guest at. Then got on stage talking about how much she empowers women.
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28points
#27
I ran into Brooke Hogan & her mom Linda at the Tampa Airport right when she released her first album. I tried to say hi and she was SO rude, looked at me like I was a peon (her mom was sweet). Well, fast forward to about six months ago, I told this same story on a Tampa area famous radio DJ’s Instagram page. Brooke ended up DM’ing me a couple of months later apologizing and saying that her entire childhood she was on pins & needles and was probably just really stressed 🤷🏻♀️ it made me sad for her and I forgave her….
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27points
#28
I waited on Clarence Thomas in the summer of 2002. Easily the rudest person I’ve ever dealt with in my life.
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25points
#29
Many many years ago, I got the opportunity to meet Danica Patrick at a photo shoot she was doing for some magazine (I was 17, my dad’s friend was the photographer who offered to take me along). At the time, she had had her license revoked due to reckless driving. Her mom had to drive her to the shoot.
Danica did NOT want to talk to me when I said hi - but I could let that go, she was working and I’m sure didn’t want to entertain some random kid. What made her the worst is she was SO MEAN to her mom! Constantly yelling at her and putting her down. I was so upset by her behavior, her mom was trying her hardest to de-escalate but Danica was just determined to be awful.
Danica did NOT want to talk to me when I said hi - but I could let that go, she was working and I’m sure didn’t want to entertain some random kid. What made her the worst is she was SO MEAN to her mom! Constantly yelling at her and putting her down. I was so upset by her behavior, her mom was trying her hardest to de-escalate but Danica was just determined to be awful.
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22points
#31
Darryl Strawberry came in for a repair at the tech shop where I used to work, and treated everyone on the staff like absolute dogshit.
Meanwhile, Viggo Mortensen was the kindest, most gracious man you could ever hope to meet.
Meanwhile, Viggo Mortensen was the kindest, most gracious man you could ever hope to meet.
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20points
#32
I had a friend who went to Syracuse when Carmelo Anthony was there. One day early in the fall semester she went to the student fitness center and there was a long line where students scanned their IDs for entry.
Her group investigated and saw that Carmelo was holding everything up arguing with the front desk. Carmelo didn’t have his student ID. He told the desk hadn’t even gotten one yet.
Finally the whole small crowd heard Carmelo say “don’t you know who I am?” And the student worker, who was a skinny dude like 1/4th Carmelo’s total size, said “yes but the rules apply the same to you as any other student.”
Edit: wow I didn’t realize telling one slightly negative story about a famous athlete would get under some people’s skin.
Her group investigated and saw that Carmelo was holding everything up arguing with the front desk. Carmelo didn’t have his student ID. He told the desk hadn’t even gotten one yet.
Finally the whole small crowd heard Carmelo say “don’t you know who I am?” And the student worker, who was a skinny dude like 1/4th Carmelo’s total size, said “yes but the rules apply the same to you as any other student.”
Edit: wow I didn’t realize telling one slightly negative story about a famous athlete would get under some people’s skin.
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20points
#33
Toni Collette. I work for an airline, and if we see her name on the passenger list we are filled with dread. She’s notorious.
My colleague made her bed on a night flight. She ripped up the bedsheet, threw it aside, and said “that’s not how you make a bed”.
I’ve had my own run-ins with her too, although nothing as extreme as the above. She yelled at us for serving her the wrong type of tea (it was the correct one).
Very disappointing as I really rate her as an actor, and she always comes across as warm and grounded in interviews. Clearly she’s not just acting on set!
My colleague made her bed on a night flight. She ripped up the bedsheet, threw it aside, and said “that’s not how you make a bed”.
I’ve had my own run-ins with her too, although nothing as extreme as the above. She yelled at us for serving her the wrong type of tea (it was the correct one).
Very disappointing as I really rate her as an actor, and she always comes across as warm and grounded in interviews. Clearly she’s not just acting on set!
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19points
#34
Alan Alda, I recently posted aboyt this but ill add it here too.
Yep, i got to be on the set of mash for a day when i was 5 because my uncle was an extra or something to that effect, I idolized him at that time, my nickname WAS Hawkeye as a kid, I wanted to go into the army because of the show. I had a poster with the cast on it, every. Other. Cast member. Signed it. Some were friendlier than others, but everyone took the time to sign and give me a handshake or high five, i had on an outfit my mama made me. Camouflage jacket that said "Hawkeye Jr." On the back, with matching pants. Alan was the last one to come out i ran up to him and was starstruck I smiled and babled about the army and wanting to bw like him and asked him to sign, he took my poster, ripped it in 4 pieces and said "don't chase that dream, ite pointless" and walked off. I was sobbing and everyone around me, producers and all were in shock. My dad looked like he could've killed that man lol.
IDK how she heard, but Loretta swit (Margaret Houlihan) came back, took me from my dad's arms held me until I stopped crying, she gave me her own personal notebook, and made every other cast member sign it or leave me a little note. She apologized for not having a poster and gave my dad a fiver to get me a new one.
Yep, i got to be on the set of mash for a day when i was 5 because my uncle was an extra or something to that effect, I idolized him at that time, my nickname WAS Hawkeye as a kid, I wanted to go into the army because of the show. I had a poster with the cast on it, every. Other. Cast member. Signed it. Some were friendlier than others, but everyone took the time to sign and give me a handshake or high five, i had on an outfit my mama made me. Camouflage jacket that said "Hawkeye Jr." On the back, with matching pants. Alan was the last one to come out i ran up to him and was starstruck I smiled and babled about the army and wanting to bw like him and asked him to sign, he took my poster, ripped it in 4 pieces and said "don't chase that dream, ite pointless" and walked off. I was sobbing and everyone around me, producers and all were in shock. My dad looked like he could've killed that man lol.
IDK how she heard, but Loretta swit (Margaret Houlihan) came back, took me from my dad's arms held me until I stopped crying, she gave me her own personal notebook, and made every other cast member sign it or leave me a little note. She apologized for not having a poster and gave my dad a fiver to get me a new one.
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19points
#35
I've told this story so many times, but Drake and this was when he was still Degrassi
Was working at a local movie theater in the city and we get celebrities occasionally because we're not from downtown. Anyways by pure chance not only does Drake show up to the theater, a few moments after him Hillary Duff comes in. Because Drake was wearing a black shirt with the word SECURITY in bright yellow and I didn't recognize him he yells at me for assuming he's Hillary's security person.
He did the whole "Don't you know who I am" spiel too.
My manager, after I told him what happened, he was also like WTF did he expect wearing the shirt?
Hillary Duff was super nice though.
Was working at a local movie theater in the city and we get celebrities occasionally because we're not from downtown. Anyways by pure chance not only does Drake show up to the theater, a few moments after him Hillary Duff comes in. Because Drake was wearing a black shirt with the word SECURITY in bright yellow and I didn't recognize him he yells at me for assuming he's Hillary's security person.
He did the whole "Don't you know who I am" spiel too.
My manager, after I told him what happened, he was also like WTF did he expect wearing the shirt?
Hillary Duff was super nice though.
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17points
#36
Serena Williams
Always extremely rude and nasty to the (nice) deli clerks in palm beach gardens, fl.
Always extremely rude and nasty to the (nice) deli clerks in palm beach gardens, fl.
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17points
#37
Paris Hilton. I work for a major US airline and she used to fly us (said airline no longer exists) and she was known to be a huge C U Next Tuesday to everyone. Once showed up for a flight going to LAS she decided that she needed to bring on 8 bags to accommodate her stuff (she had a round trip for 2 days) and when we told her she couldn’t bring more then 2 items on board she threw a fit and threatened to call our CEO. My managers response was “go ahead, he is out of a job in a few months. You can call the FAA to complain to them” she proceeded to miss the flight and call all of us at the gate bitches for ruining her trip.
She ended up buying the next flight (last flight to LAS out of LAX) and bought the entire first class seats so her bags could all go in the overhead. Truly weird and bizarre woman.
Jennifer Garner however is the sweetest nicest person I’ve ever met out of everyone I’ve interacted with.
She ended up buying the next flight (last flight to LAS out of LAX) and bought the entire first class seats so her bags could all go in the overhead. Truly weird and bizarre woman.
Jennifer Garner however is the sweetest nicest person I’ve ever met out of everyone I’ve interacted with.
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17points
#38
No surprise here -Gene Simmons. I was working a booth at Comic Con for a company who was doing a collab with him. We were all dressed up like the characters and he came in with his sunglasses on and his dry frizzy fun fur hair and snapped “ Just take the pictures already !! “
Then as he was leaving, a little girl around 9 and her older brother probably 14 came up all starstruck (the brother was dressed up like Gene) and asked for an autograph and photo. He just brushed them aside and walked away. The kids were devastated and the girl started to cry. He just kept on walking.
Then as he was leaving, a little girl around 9 and her older brother probably 14 came up all starstruck (the brother was dressed up like Gene) and asked for an autograph and photo. He just brushed them aside and walked away. The kids were devastated and the girl started to cry. He just kept on walking.
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17points
#39
2 Nicki Minaj stories. One time her and Drake came into a convenience store I was working at in dtla. Their security strong-armed all actual customers so they could film a little video where Drake pretends to buy her hot chips.
Another time she was performing at Staples. Friend worked as a red coat/usher there, and told Nicki “you look very pretty.” And Nicki replied “Never in your life speak to me again.”
Machine Gun Kelly tried to lowball my friend that tattooed him.
Another time she was performing at Staples. Friend worked as a red coat/usher there, and told Nicki “you look very pretty.” And Nicki replied “Never in your life speak to me again.”
Machine Gun Kelly tried to lowball my friend that tattooed him.
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16points
#40
Stephen Baldwin is an insufferable person who doesn’t tip, tries to get service workers to go to his dumb skate church and insults people’s tattoos.
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16points
