"He Growled At Me, Saying He Only Signs Autographs For 'Chicks With Huge Tits'": 19 Infuriating Times People Had First-Hand Experiences With Celebrities Behaving Badly
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1. "One of my clients is a private pilot who often flies celebrities. He said Ariana Grande trashed his plane and was extremely rude and demanding. He refuses to fly her now."
2. "Justin Timberlake. We were staying at the same hotel and he wouldn't let my elderly grandmother on the elevator with him and two others. He stuck out his hand and said, 'no' and closed the door. On the other hand, Jessica Biel, who was in the restroom, was very friendly and talkative to my little sister while they were washing their hands together. My grandmother asked later, 'Who was that asshole?' I laughed."
3. "I work in film production. Julia Roberts is known for being a rude diva type."
4. "I got a call to David Spade's room at like 2 a.m. because he had issues with his WiFi. When I told him I couldn't fix it and he had to wait for I.T. in the morning, he said in the most deadpan David Spade way, 'I figured you wouldn't be able to fix it; I didn't figure they put their best and brightest on the graveyard shift.'"
5. "Oprah! Went to see her show in Chicago; her staff, as well as Oprah herself, were so arrogant, unfriendly, and rude. When the camera turned on, Oprah was very different than when the camera turned off. I was so disappointed!"
6. "My husband worked for a very popular ski resort and got to meet a lot of celebrities. He said Leonardo Dicaprio was one of the rude ones to staff, and a stingy tipper on huge bills."
7. "Stephen Baldwin and Chad Michael Murray both tried to get stuff for free and pulled the 'Do you know who I am?' for something that was $5."
8. "The rudest celebrity I ever met was Jack Nicholson. I asked him for an autograph, and he growled at me that he only signs autographs for 'chicks with huge tits.'"
9. "Back in Los Angeles in the late 80s, Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker ran into me with a shopping cart. Downey Jr. was super nice and said he was sorry. Sarah Jessica Parker ignored me and walked away with the cart."
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"I used to live in the same city as Tommy Lee Jones, and there was a time when if you worked in the service industry, you either had your own story about him or knew someone who did. I have a few of my own. Celebrity or not, he is, hands down, one of the rudest people I've ever come across. Very demanding and hateful; he looks down on service workers and treats them like shit but at the same time expects them to simultaneously 1. Know who he is, 2. Not acknowledge who he is, but 3. Give him special treatment because of who he is."
11. "This happened in the early 90s. I handled security at a large corporate hotel in a Canadian city. Any big-name group that performed in our city stayed at our hotel. I was escorting Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers from their guest floor to the lobby for their limo one morning at 4:30 a.m. I am 6'5', and when Ms. Parton approached me in her sweet Southern Belle voice, 'Y'all sure grow 'em big up here in Canada' and touched my arm in a friendly manner. She was just as sweet as pie! I blushed and instantly forgot everything about my job. Kenny did not even look at me as he boarded the elevator..."
I set the elevator for private use with the doors open and took the keys. When it was time to go down, I got flustered and forgot which of the 30 keys worked. Kenny watched, clearly annoyed, as I searched through them. I finally found the right key but dropped it while switching the elevator back to public use. Kenny sighed in frustration, but Dolly reassured me, saying, 'Sugar, you just take your time; we're in no hurry!' She calmed him down, and we eventually reached the lobby. I led them to the carport, where their limo was waiting. Kenny ignored me as he went to the car, but Dolly stopped to chat, thanked me, and tipped me a $100 bill. She did the same for the bellman who brought their luggage down."
— u/LOUDCO-HD
12. "My wife works at a 5-star hotel in Beverly Hills and has served so many celebrities. She and her co-workers all agree that Jennifer Lopez is awful."
13. "B.J. Novak. I used to cook/bartend at a local dive bar when I was in college. He came and did a comedy set for the students. After the show, B.J. was at the bar and sneered at our menu, asking for things that he knew we would never have. He finally picked something, and the bartender asked to see his ID. Keep in mind that this is a college town bar — we carded everyone who ordered a drink, regardless of how old they looked. B.J. lost it. He completely blew up on our bartender, cussing him out and saying things like, 'Do you know who the fuck I am? I'll buy this place and fire the whole fucking staff!' Our bartender knew exactly who he was but was quick enough to say, 'You look like some sort of off-brand Seth Meyers. Either show me your ID or get the fuck out.'"
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14. "Uma Thurman tried cutting me in line at a health food store, but I didn't let her."
15. "Met George Lopez at a Dodger game, a complete asshole. Told a buddy who works at the stadium about it and he was like, 'Oh yeah, he's rude to everyone down here and doesn't tip.'"
— u/styrofoamladder
16. "Michelle Williams was the rudest, most disrespectful person I have ever met. Signed my book and nearly threw it back. Also, she refused to answer any of my questions; young me was heartbroken because she was my favorite."
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17. "Haven't met too many celebs, but I gotta say that Bill Nye the Science Guy was the rudest. I grew up in Seattle, and I ran into him with my dad when I was really young. He was setting up for a shoot for that showdown on Alki Beach. I was a huge nerd; he was one of my heroes because of that show. My pops told me to go say hello, so I did, and Bill responded something along the lines of, 'Get out of here, kid! We're busy! Where are your parents at?' and I pointed at my pa across the beach and was like, 'Right over there!' Bill told me to leave him alone, I was devastated (mind you I was like 6 or 7)."
18. "I met Bobby Flay while working at the Kentucky Derby. He actually won a pretty decent sum of money but when he went to the cashier, he demanded to be paid in cash. However, he had won too much for the cash payment, so they told him he would have to be mailed a check. He then proceeded to berate the poor cashier for 20 minutes, calling them every name under the sun and ranting and raving about who he was and what he could do until someone came and got him."
19. And, finally: "Rachael Ray farted on me at the airport."
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