# Name an arrogant celeb. Then tell why... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360 "2005-02-22T16:44:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![malkabat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@malkabat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkabat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/101 "2005-02-28T19:19:36Z")
> [@easy e](#): > > Billy Crudup–left his pregnant wife to hook up with Claire Danes. 'Nuff said. Not wife, longtime significant other [Mary Louise Parker](http://imdb.com/name/nm0000571/). Not that that makes it any more acceptable, and \*\*his \*\* loss, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/102 "2005-02-28T19:32:30Z")
**AD:** _Diana Ross suddenly insisted that she be called that even by their friends among the roadies/musicians who known her for years and had always called her Diana up to then. Sounds pretty arrogant to me._ Oh, well, if she’s asking for a formal address even from **people she’s already friends with** , then yeah, I gotta agree. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/103 "2005-02-28T20:13:11Z")
> [@Bad News Baboon](#): > > She would have gotten way less attention if she just dressed normally and went about her business (as other stars that came to the shop did). Her behavior and dress seemed like a ploy for attention. This reminds me of an anecdote about Michael Jackson visiting Disneyland, from David Koneig’s **Mouse Tales.** As I remember it… According to one unnamed Disney ride operator, Mr. Jackson once showed up at Disneyland all wrapped up – sunglasses, scarf, thick sweaters – while _riding in a wheelchair._ He spent the entire day at the park in this regala, going so far as to use the handicapped ride entrances instead of being queued up like everyone else. Said anonymous ride operator barely managed to restrain the urge to shake him and yell, “You’re not fooling anyone! Get up on your feet and get in the car like everyone else!” Of course, Jacko’s hardly a poster child for Normal Celebrity Behavior, but stuff like this does make me wonder why they don’t just pretend to be Joe or Jane Normalperson Who Simply Bears A Close Resembalance To Some Celebrity. Assuming they don’t want to be seen, of course… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/104 "2005-03-01T03:42:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Of course, Jacko’s hardly a poster child for Normal Celebrity Behavior, but stuff like this does make me wonder why they don’t just pretend to be Joe or Jane Normalperson Who Simply Bears A Close Resembalance To Some Celebrity. Assuming they don’t want to be seen, of course… It’s probably the same instinct that makes celebrities insist on signing into hotels under assumed names (as if the other guests in a five star resort are going to be going through the register to see if any “famous” people are there). But Joe Star can’t just sign in as Joe Normalperson. No, he conceals his identity by signing in as Enormous Donkeypenis - that way he won’t draw attention to himself. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/105 "2005-03-01T04:36:24Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > This reminds me of an anecdote about Michael Jackson visiting Disneyland, from David Koneig’s **Mouse Tales.** As I remember it… > > According to one unnamed Disney ride operator, Mr. Jackson once showed up at Disneyland all wrapped up – sunglasses, scarf, thick sweaters – while _riding in a wheelchair._ He spent the entire day at the park in this regala, going so far as to use the handicapped ride entrances instead of being queued up like everyone else. Said anonymous ride operator barely managed to restrain the urge to shake him and yell, “You’re not fooling anyone! Get up on your feet and get in the car like everyone else!” Maybe he had a spider bite? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/106 "2005-03-01T12:05:40Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > … but stuff like this does make me wonder why they don’t just pretend to be Joe or Jane Normalperson Who Simply Bears A Close Resembalance To Some Celebrity. Assuming they don’t want to be seen, of course… Whoopi Goldberg used to claim to do that. She still had ID in her real name and could pull it out and say, “No, I’m not Whoopi Goldberg, I’m Jane Smith. See!” (or whatever her real name is). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/107 "2005-03-01T18:02:11Z")
Caryn Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/108 "2005-03-01T19:34:47Z")
I just wanted to add that I thought the Gene Simmons/Teri Gross interview was one of the fucking funniest things I’ve heard in years. I mean, have you \*seen \* Teri Gross? haha. I can only imagine the look on her face when Gene was talking. She played right into his bullshit. Unless she did absolutely no research, she knew how he was going to behave. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/109 "2005-03-01T20:10:30Z")
> [@Bad News Baboon](#): > > This reminds me of the time Diane Keaton came into the shop I worked at. She was in a trench coat (it was really warm out), a hat and BIG sunglasses. I swear to you that when she first walked in, our first impression was ‘shop lifter’. As she shopped, we realized who she was. She had this huge additude as if she were trying to hide and “I vant to be alone”. She would have gotten way less attention if she just dressed normally and went about her business (as other stars that came to the shop did). Her behavior and dress seemed like a ploy for attention. Wacky. I bumped into her in Soho (NYC) about, damn, eight years ago. She was dressed in exactly the same way: trench coat, sunglasses, huge hat. The only reason I recognized her is because she was constantly looking over her shoulder. I thought she had ducked into the store to escape pursuit or something. I suppose she had. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/110 "2005-03-01T21:07:55Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > It’s probably the same instinct that makes celebrities insist on signing into hotels under assumed names (as if the other guests in a five star resort are going to be going through the register to see if any “famous” people are there). But Joe Star can’t just sign in as Joe Normalperson. No, he conceals his identity by signing in as Enormous Donkeypenis - that way he won’t draw attention to himself. It’s not the other guests they’re hiding from. It’s the paparazzi and gossip mongers. They will aim boom mikes and telephoto lenses into whichever room a celebrity is checked. They will bribe every staff member they can just to find out what shampoo a celebrity is using. The later these vultures find out a celebrity’s whereabouts, the more personal time said celebrity has. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/111 "2005-03-01T23:06:12Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > I just wanted to add that I thought the Gene Simmons/Teri Gross interview was one of the fucking funniest things I’ve heard in years. > > I mean, have you \*seen \* Teri Gross? haha. Could you _be_ more insulting and shallow? No, I don’t think you could. [This is what Teri Gross looks like](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100593). A perfectly ordinary-looking woman. Not gorgeous, but not unattractive. Besides, Simmons behaved the way he did because he’s an idiot, and Gross is female, and that’s his schtick. She’s not decrepit, she’s not hideous, and he’s a pig. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/112 "2005-03-01T23:44:50Z")
> [@yosemite](#): > > Could you _be_ more insulting and shallow? No, I don’t think you could. > > [This is what Teri Gross looks like](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100593). A perfectly ordinary-looking woman. Not gorgeous, but not unattractive. > > Besides, Simmons behaved the way he did because he’s an idiot, and Gross is female, and that’s his schtick. She’s not decrepit, she’s not hideous, and he’s a pig. **Indygrrl** didn’t say she was ugly. I think the point she was going for is that Terry Gross looks like a stereotypical PC liberal weenie. I’m pretty left wing, and I actually _like_ Terry Gross, but I can’t say with absolute certainty that if I were being interviewed by her, I would be able to refrain from pushing her bright ‘n’ shiny buttons, just for the hell of it. Which is what Gene Simmons was probably doing: acting like an over the top charicture of himself to wind up the terribly earnest NPR radio personality. At least, that’s how I read the posters defending Simmons in that interview. I haven’t listened to it myself, so I can’t say what I think of it. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/113 "2005-03-01T23:54:43Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Which is what Gene Simmons was probably doing: acting like an over the top charicture of himself to wind up the terribly earnest NPR radio personality. Ah, I see what you’re saying. That might be it. If that’s the case, then . . . [Emily Litella] Never mind. [/Emily] 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/114 "2005-03-02T01:16:49Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > Enormous Donkeypenis. Is there a spare “Band Name” voucher behind the couch cushions, because I’m thinking… ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/115 "2005-03-02T01:29:58Z")
Does anyone hear Sean Connery in M’s waitingroom, flirting with M’s secretary whom he calls “Monkeypenis”? Didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/116 "2005-03-02T04:02:32Z")
You think I was joking? Johnny Depp really has registered himself into a hotel as Mr Donkey Penis. Here’s some other names celebrties have used to “hide” themselves: Johnny Depp - Mr Stench, Emma Roid Elton John - Bobo Latrine, Sir Humphrey Handbag Ozzy Osbourne - Harry Bollocks Tiger Woods - Bart Simpson David Nilsson - Ernie Dingo Kenyon Martin - Peter Parker Chad Smith - Pat McGroin Elvis Presley - Clint Reno Mike D - Vijay Singh, I Clouseau Courtney Love - Blanche Dubois Kate Beckinsale - Sigourney Beaver ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/117 "2005-03-02T15:52:51Z")
How about all the celebs that said if GWB was elected in 2000, they would pack up and leave the country? As if their opinions mattered. And I notice they’re still here… ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/118 "2005-03-02T21:30:28Z")
So what you’re saying is they were all show (business) and no go. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/119 "2005-03-02T21:46:08Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > How about all the celebs that said if GWB was elected in 2000, they would pack up and leave the country? As if their opinions mattered. > > And I notice they’re still here… Who are some of those celebs? Cite? It was alleged to have been said by Alec Baldwin but he’s denied ever saying it. Is there anybody else? Name them? This is really just right wing radio bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360/120 "2005-03-02T22:04:36Z")
For that matter, how does that demonstrate “arrogance”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-arrogant-celeb-then-tell-why/291360.md?page=7)