Yahoo Lifestyle "All We Did Was Look In His Direction": People Are Opening Up About The Worst Celebs They've Ever Encountered, And I Did NOT Expect To See Some Of These Names
No matter how famous they become, celebrities are still human beings. Just like us, they have both good and bad days — and sometimes, unfortunate fans will meet them on a bad or difficult day and get a taste of their favorite star's more impolite behavior...
So, when Redditor, Jackytobacky asked: "Who is the rudest celeb you have met? What happened?" I quickly realized why people say you should never meet your heroes — Here are 17 stories people shared about their worst encounters with celebs:
Note: BuzzFeed cannot confirm the validity of these stories. These individuals are supposedly speaking from their own experiences.
1.The Kardashians:
"For me, it's the Kardashians. I didn't know who they were then, but my coworkers told me after they had left. The mom [Kris] came into my place of work, was on her cell the entire time, and waved off people asking her if she needed help.
Meanwhile, the younger two—Kylie and Kendall—destroyed the store. They kept grabbing things, asking their mom to buy them for them, and then tossing them on the floor. They even hauled big items from the back of the store to the front and left them there. She didn't even try to parent her kids.
At checkout, she didn't load the items onto the conveyor belt at all, so I scanned her stuff and left it in her cart. She said she wanted bags, so I begrudgingly bagged the items and left them in the bagging area for her to put into her cart. She then took out her card to pay, tapped it, and tried to hand it to me. I pointed to the machine and told her she had to use it. Then she slid her card and stood there as if there was nothing else to do. I think she asked me, 'Why is this taking so long?' Because you have to enter your PIN and say okay to the amount, girl. I think she filmed an episode of her show a few years later while shopping at a grocery store with her daughter. And they're having the best time because it's so 'new' and 'fun.' They're so fake."
2.Oprah Winfrey:
"Oprah visited Walter Reed (the military hospital) when my cousin was there. He'd been the only person in his caravan to survive a roadside bombing, and he came out of it with brain damage, two missing legs, and a wife who 'Dear John'd' before he was even out of surgery.
When asked (on camera) if he'd do it all again for his country, my cousin understandably said 'hell no.' Oprah then proceeded to lecture him on the meaning of patriotism.
He's doing okay now, but he still says 'F*ck Oprah' whenever she comes up in conversation."
3.Henry Winkler:
"At the time, I was a 12-year-old boy in NYC and a HUGE fan of the Fonz —Fonz poster, Fonz lunchbox, Fonz t-shirt, etc. I was at a block party on West 90th Street, and who did I see walking but Henry Winkler? I ran up and said, 'Please, Mr. Winkler, can I have an autograph?'
He — still walking — quickly turned to me and snarled, 'GET AWAY!' and kept walking. I stood there stunned. A nice woman who was with him stopped and asked for my address.
So, I went home, took down that Fonz poster, and told my mom I no longer wanted the T-shirt. Two weeks later, a signed 8x10 of The Fonz appears in the mail. I looked at that glossy for a long time before I tore it up and threw it away. It's 100% true. I’m an adult now and understand that people have bad days.
I know people who have worked with him, and they say he is a fantastic human being. But 12-year-old me will never forget."
4.Kenny Rogers:
"This happened in the early 1990s. 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. One morning at 4:30, I escorted Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers from their guest floor to the lobby to their limo.
I am 6 foot, 5 inches tall, and when Ms. Parton approached me as I stood outside of the elevator, she said, in her sweet southern belle voice, 'Y’all sure grow ‘em big up here in Canada.' She 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 had put the elevator into individual use so it would stay on the floor with open doors, but I took the keys with me. When it was time to descend to the lobby — in my flustered state — I had forgotten which of the roughly 30 keys on the ring controlled that elevator despite having worked there for several years. There was a long pause while I searched the key ring, key by key, two or three different times. Kenny was glaring at me the whole time, barely concealed rage bubbling just under the surface.
I finally found the right key, but when I went to put the elevator back into group service, I fumbled and dropped the keys in my haste. Kenny made a louder, exasperated sound, but Dolly came to my defense, touching my arm again and saying: 'Sugar, you just take your time; we’re in no hurry!' Kenny made another noise, but Dolly shushed him.
We eventually made it to the lobby, and I escorted them to the carport and their waiting limo. Kenny never even looked at me as he walked out the door and got into the car. Dolly, however, stopped to chat with me for a bit, thanking me and then tipped me a $100 bill. That was more than I made in a day back then! She did the same for the bellman who had brought their luggage down. Total class act!
That was my favorite and least favorite celebrity at the same time!"
5.Madonna:
"I worked at a boutique luxury retail store about 12 years ago; it was a place where many celebrities shopped because the inventory was cool and the staff/clientele was very low-key. I met everyone from Paul McCartney, Gwen Stefani, Victoria and David Beckham, Steven Tyler, Goldie Hawn, famous artists and architects, etc.! The point is we were used to people of all levels of fame coming in and treating everyone with the same level of service.
Like many similar shops, the store worked on group commission. Madonna came in one day, and she shopped for hours. The store had seven floors, so there was a lot to see, and one of our personal shoppers took her around and showed her everything, pulled her sizes from stock, helped her try things on, and organized her dressing rooms.
I managed one of the floors. When she came to my floor, one of my staff members — who had been working at the store the longest out of anyone — came up to her and very politely expressed how much her music had meant to him growing up as a gay man in a communist country in the '80s. From my point of view, it wasn’t inappropriate or unprofessional, just a really heartfelt 'I’m a fan' acknowledgment. She rolled her eyes and turned away from him in disgust. After she left our floor, he cried.
She shopped a little more and then purchased nothing after trying on tons and tons of clothes and wasting everyone’s time. But if that’s not enough to make her the rudest, we got a call the following day from one of the most expensive brands we carried (like 5-digit pieces) saying that we were to send Madonna everything she liked for free."—u/kdfantasy
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