Fame may have its perks, but privacy is often not one of them. Once people recognize your face, every trip to the store or walk down the street turns into a chance for someone to stop you for a selfie. Some folks won’t even think twice about cornering you in a bathroom stall, a hospital waiting room, or right in the middle of a funeral.
#2
Not a picture but I remember this video came out of Justin Bieber when tons of fans and paparazzi would wait outside his NYC apartment.
After many days of this he calmly turned to the crowd and said something along the lines of “I love you guys and I appreciate you but this is my home and you guys can’t invade my space like this” he also added that he’s happy to sign autographs and take pictures anywhere else but could they please respect his home. He was so sincere and respectful.
As soon as he was done talking this tween squeezes up to him and asks for a picture. He just sighed and said “not here” and went inside. I’ve never been a huge fan but I really felt for him in that moment.
After many days of this he calmly turned to the crowd and said something along the lines of “I love you guys and I appreciate you but this is my home and you guys can’t invade my space like this” he also added that he’s happy to sign autographs and take pictures anywhere else but could they please respect his home. He was so sincere and respectful.
As soon as he was done talking this tween squeezes up to him and asks for a picture. He just sighed and said “not here” and went inside. I’ve never been a huge fan but I really felt for him in that moment.
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14points
#5
Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza on a Chuck E. Cheese date, surrounded by teenagers. Classic.
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9points
#6
My parents saw Eric Bana years ago when I was a kid but they said he was having a smoke and looked like he was crying so they didn’t ask for a pic
Eric mate I don’t know what was going on that day but I’m thinkin bout u.
Eric mate I don’t know what was going on that day but I’m thinkin bout u.
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8points
#8
John Cleese was approached for a photo at his dads funeral and then berated by the person who asked after he refused.
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8points
#10
Don’t know if this counts as a celebrity , but there is a really famous youtuber that brings his pets to the vet office i work at. One time he came there was a few young people in the lobby as well and they all recognized him, and swarmed him. I have never seen something like that in real life.
He looked uncomfortable but at the same time he took the pictures with them that they all asked for. I thought it was insanely inappropriate and embarrassing that our clients bombarded him like that at his VET. Those clients didn’t even ask how he is or how his pet is or introduce themselves. They just shoved phones in his face. Once they got their pictures, they quickly scurried away from him. I’ll never understand.
They have no idea what his pet may be going through as well. It was so inappropriate. Poor guy.
He looked uncomfortable but at the same time he took the pictures with them that they all asked for. I thought it was insanely inappropriate and embarrassing that our clients bombarded him like that at his VET. Those clients didn’t even ask how he is or how his pet is or introduce themselves. They just shoved phones in his face. Once they got their pictures, they quickly scurried away from him. I’ll never understand.
They have no idea what his pet may be going through as well. It was so inappropriate. Poor guy.
7points
#11
I like how Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian went to a movie theater in New York and nobody asked for a selfie. New Yorkers just don't care.
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7points
#12
When Donald Glover was in the hospital with his ailing father, he had fans approach him (iirc, when he was talking with the nurses about his father’s state, working out hospital rooms etc). His brother stated in an interview that this ludicrous interaction inspired an episode of Atlanta.
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6points
#13
Not a photo, but someone asked Keanu Reeves for his autograph after he’d been injured in a motorcycle accident
6points
#14
This is not asking to take a picture with a celebrity, but this writer/blogger Darren Barefoot (who sadly just passed earlier this year) accidentally revealed that Anthony Kiedis (singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) was cheating on his very pregnant girlfriend.
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6points
#16
According to Jennette McCurdy, a fan asked her for an autograph while she was vomiting in a public restroom (maybe at Disneyland?). For those who don't know, Jennette has been open about her eating disorders and was sadly suffering from bulimia when that incident occurred. The fan probably didn't know but still had the audacity to ask her while she was in the stall.
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5points
#17
I met Colin O’Donoghue from Once Upon a Time and he mentioned being asked for photos while he was at a hospital with one of his children.
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5points
#19
Pedro Pascal said he used to let fans pretend to put their thumbs near his eyes in selfies to recreate the famous scene from Game Of Thrones, but one got too close and gave him an eye infection.
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5points
