# Let's hear about your unpleasant celebrity encounters? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313 "2005-02-04T03:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/241 "2013-07-12T00:03:36Z")
I haven’t met many celebrities. None that are HUGE names, but a few. One of my good friends was touring with the Stephen Stills band about 10 years ago and invited me out to a concert to watch him in the show. I spent a good part of the day with the band (minus Stephen). Everyone in the band was really, really cool. When Stephen came into the dressing room before the show, my friend went over to him to introduce me, and he looked over at me with this contemptible glare and gave me a slight head jerk to acknowledge my existence and then turned away. Couldn’t be bothered to take 3 seconds to shake the hand of a good friend of one of his musicians. On a good note, my college girlfriend and I went out to a bar and hung out with Danny Pintauro one night (Jonathan of Who’s the Boss). He was really cool. He had rented a car from my girlfriend’s office earlier in the week, and was performing with our local theater company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and invited us out after the show. I’ve shaken hands with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton and met a few band members at concerts here and there, but those were very quick moments with no real interaction. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/242 "2013-07-12T00:14:10Z")
> [@bleach](#): > > [Andre the Giant] > > I took that to mean that **crucible** mimed drinking a cup of water as if asking “Do you want some water?” or “Are you thirsty?” Well… yes… **Crucible** ’s post explained this. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/243 "2013-07-12T00:26:25Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > [Here’s](http://www.avclub.com/articles/gallagher,36622/) an interview Gallagher did with the Onion’s AV Club where he came across as kind of an ass. For those who aren’t familiar with Marc Maron, he’s a pretty big webstar who has an interview show from his house with lots of famous people, some of them A-listers. He has said Gallagher was the worst- in fact, Gallagher [walked out of the interview](http://www.scpr.org/blogs/newmedia/2011/01/31/2625/comedian-gallagher-yes-gallagher-walks-out-popular/). Larry King has said the most obnoxious celebrities he ever interviewed included Jack Palance (incoherent and weird with a side of rude), Demond Wilson from _Sanford & Son_ (who demanded to be paid for the interview _during_ the interview- he still comes across as an ass 30 years after he was famous), and later he added the flash-in-the-pan beauty contestant Carrie Prejean who went viral due to her anti-gay marriage answer and whe walked off his show because he asked her about that incident (which is the only reason she was asked on the show to begin with). ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/244 "2013-07-12T15:56:24Z")
I have mentioned many times here on the board Christopher Reeves (aka Superman) who was a major asshole. When he had his fall from the horse, most who knew him felt that karma worked. He was a nasty, evil prick. Sly Stallone is also a major douchebag asshole, but I am sure that comes to no surprise even to people who have not had the displeasure of meeting him. ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/245 "2013-07-12T16:22:18Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Man I would have had no freaking clue what you were trying to communicate. But nonverbal communication has never been my strong suit. sorry, a little obscure. Yes, I was trying to ask him subtly if he wanted me to go get him some water. He looked uncomfortable and unapproachable, so I was just trying to see if he needed something. the man was a mountain, moving was not a pleasure for him. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/246 "2013-07-12T17:15:57Z")
If you want to see what a nasty piece of work Gallagher is, go to his [bio](http://gallaghersmash.com/bio/) which is actually 25 fun multiple guess questions about his amazing career. Drops a ton of names, basically invented cable, and is gay friendly after-all in a bitter sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/247 "2013-07-12T17:25:04Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > … the flash-in-the-pan beauty contestant Carrie Prejean who went viral due to her anti-gay marriage answer and whe walked off his show because he asked her about that incident (which is the only reason she was asked on the show to begin with). Actually King’s producers promised not to ask about the incident, a pledge which they broke almost immediately. So the asshole in that was King, or at least his producers. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/248 "2013-07-12T18:44:39Z")
> [@Mikemike2](#): > > If you want to see what a nasty piece of work Gallagher is, go to his [bio](http://gallaghersmash.com/bio/) which is actually 25 fun multiple guess questions about his amazing career. Drops a ton of names, basically invented cable, and is gay friendly after-all in a bitter sort of way. Wow, the whole thing is a big pile of bittercakes and it’s just seething out both ends of the screen. His brother can’t even grow a mustache because of him? Nice. (Even though according to another trivia bit, his brother was on one of his TV specials). The worst? \*\*On March 3rd, 2011 I had a heart attack, and yet was nowhere near the top story. What ELSE happened that day? \*\* A)The earthquake and Tsunami in Japan B)Charlie Sheen’s house is raided for guns C)16 year old jumps off Golden Gate bridge and lives D)All of the Above. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/249 "2013-07-12T18:56:00Z")
He actually believes he should be a bigger story than the Tsunami in Japan? Holy crazy. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/250 "2013-07-12T21:30:44Z")
When I worked for the Westin Hotel in the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit back in the 80s, I worked at a lot of conventions they held there. I saw many (mostly d-list) entertainers perform at them. One evening I rode a freight elevator with Andrea McArdle (the first Annie on Broadway) and her handlers on her way to a performance. She was about my age (early 20s, at the time) and looked smokin’ hot in a low-cut sequined gown. But the whole elevator ride she was scowling and angrily complaining (to her handlers, not me) about having to work such a crappy gig in such a lousy broken-down city as Detroit. …then she walked on stage and like flipping a switch, was all smiles and sunshine, telling the audience how glad she was to be there, performing in such a fine city. And by the way, if she ever did feel bad about anything, all she would do is pick up her chin, and grin, and say…Tomooooorrowww… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/251 "2013-07-12T22:10:28Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > For those who aren’t familiar with Marc Maron, he’s a pretty big webstar who has an interview show from his house with lots of famous people, some of them A-listers. He has said Gallagher was the worst- in fact, Gallagher [walked out of the interview](http://www.scpr.org/blogs/newmedia/2011/01/31/2625/comedian-gallagher-yes-gallagher-walks-out-popular/). > Larry King has said the most obnoxious celebrities he ever interviewed included Jack Palance (incoherent and weird with a side of rude), Demond Wilson from _Sanford & Son_ (who demanded to be paid for the interview _during_ the interview- he still comes across as an ass 30 years after he was famous), and later he added the flash-in-the-pan beauty contestant Carrie Prejean who went viral due to her anti-gay marriage answer and whe walked off his show because he asked her about that incident (which is the only reason she was asked on the show to begin with). A while back, Kurt Loder, who did “MTV News” for many years and prior to that wrote for many music magazines including “Rolling Stone”, was asked what the strangest interview he ever did was. People expected, oh, Ozzy or Marilyn Manson, but he said it was Ross Perot during his 1992 presidential bid! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/252 "2013-07-12T22:12:04Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I have mentioned many times here on the board Christopher Reeves (aka Superman) who was a major asshole. When he had his fall from the horse, most who knew him felt that karma worked. He was a nasty, evil prick. > > Sly Stallone is also a major douchebag asshole, but I am sure that comes to no surprise even to people who have not had the displeasure of meeting him. My sister has a friend who was a flight attendant, and she said the same thing about Reeve, although she wondered if he might have been having a bad day, KWIM? And I never saw “Rocky” until just a couple years ago, and I couldn’t enjoy it because all I could think about was how that film destroyed his life. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/253 "2013-07-13T23:09:03Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I think I’ve mentioned on here that I worked at a hotel where Whoopi Goldberg stayed while shooting a movie in the late '80s and I don’t think I ever saw her when she wasn’t stoned. Sometimes she was super nice, other times very “nobody talk to me”, though she did make everybody’s day when she went into the kitchen and taught the obnoxious chef how to make potato pancakes to her liking. Latkes? OMG, she really is Jewish. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/254 "2013-07-14T00:02:48Z")
> [@crucible](#): > > \*\*How about stories from users here who have been mistaken for celebs? \*\*Someone with very bad vision, apparently, mistook me for Glen Campbell once. Wanted me to sing so he could be sure…that was a deal breaker. One time in the early 90’s I was in NYC. I got a nutty cabby who was absolutely convinced I was Helen Hunt (this was around the time she was on Mad About You). The age is about right, but I don’t think I looked like her aside from having long blonde hair. I couldn’t convince him, and I finally gave up trying and just let him talk. I was polite, gave him a good tip and was relieved to be at my destination. Too bad he’s not here to post about how nice Helen Hunt was to him. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/255 "2013-07-14T01:26:09Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > My sister has a friend who was a flight attendant, and she said the same thing about Reeve, although she wondered if he might have been having a bad day, KWIM? I have a second-hand story about him from a friend of a friend that says pretty much every day was a bad day. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/256 "2013-07-14T02:00:20Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > I have a second-hand story about him from a friend of a friend that says pretty much every day was a bad day. Wouldn’t that be third-hand? ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/257 "2013-07-14T02:24:52Z")
I work in an area of Manhattan where we get frequent celebrity guests into our business. Most of them have been very nice. Mark Ruffalo, Lucy Liu, Helena Christensen, to name a few. I personally waited on Taye Diggs and Dylan McDermott, and both were pleasant. The funny thing is that the biggest jerkoffs haven’t been the A-Listers, but the nobodies. – Some guy with a cooking show that came on at one in the morning or something like that who expected us to kiss his ass. – A girl named Margaret who’s on some webseries complained to my manager about me and stormed off in a huff. My ex worked with Madonna on a couple of occasions and found her to be surprisingly nice. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/258 "2013-07-14T02:40:05Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Wouldn’t that be third-hand? No, since I heard it directly from the friend of the friend. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/259 "2013-07-14T03:20:45Z")
I have a former student who works for CNN and knows Nancy Grace fairly well and hates her show as much as I do, but he says that what he hates about her the most is… she’s nice in person. And pretty much nothing like her on-air persona. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-about-your-unpleasant-celebrity-encounters/288313/260 "2013-07-14T04:07:40Z")
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