Met Her
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wordwrights2 — 15 years ago(November 15, 2010 01:48 AM)
I told her that I was a fan. I wanted to pay her a compliment and I also I had a gift for her & family (two beautifully illustrated books) as a souvenir from my country. She glanced down disdainfully, pursed her lips, furrowed her brow, shook her head and turned on her heel. She had just finished a brief press con. Her PR people glared, her bodyguard placed a hand on my shoulder and accepted he gift on her behalf and said not right now. She didn't even deign to speak to me, no word of thanks, no smile, nothing. I felt smaller than small. A friend who was with me at the time was totally shocked at her behavior towards me.
At that point, I regretted accepting an invitation to a ticketed talk that she was giving the next day, but felt obliged to go. During the talk she appeared charming, engaging and extremely amiable. A complete contrast to my one on one experience with her the previous day. On the other hand, I heard she was a delight to the hotel staff who served her. So who knows? With fans, I heard she blows hot and cold. I wish Ms Stone all the best for her career, and hope she's nicer to the next fan she meets. I just feel that I didn't deserve to be treated thus when I had good intentions. Would a few seconds or a minute of kindness have been too difficult for her? I suppose so. -
spencerprattsactingcoach — 14 years ago(January 20, 2012 11:50 PM)
You guys are pretty damn harsh. She was in a coma from a brain hemorrhage. She had two miscarriages and she can no longer have any babies. Shes' gone through some beep
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/now/sharon-stone-miscarriages-medical-troubles-messy-divorce-190728648.html -
justinmacri2032 — 13 years ago(February 18, 2013 08:26 AM)
look take my advice just try to understand when5b4 coming up to movie stars there not always going to be happy to see some one. They work long hours and the things they do in the day or flights they take make them in a bad mood. Some of them are nice people like i have met David Hasselhoff and i have meet the actors of The Power Rangers there really cool people but you have to understand in the movie business they make you change part of your self and the way you act from the stress. Like look at Nicolas Cage remember hearing he attacked his wife and that taxi driver saw what happened. And look what happened to The guy that played John Connor from Terminator 2 so not all stars are good some just lose them selves there people too.
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LovesConfusingJoy — 11 years ago(July 28, 2014 10:52 AM)
Wow, that's sad and I'm sorry. Maybe she really was having a bad day. I know when I'm upset I just shut down and don't even want to speak or make eye contact sometimes. Maybe that was the case for her.
Every sin is an escape from emptiness. -
danwiild — 11 years ago(January 11, 2015 02:44 PM)
You have to remember, these people meet thousands of folks like us every year.
And you know as much as I do that people will occasionally have an 'off' moment.
I've actually asked writers/directors in some detail about their work (sometimes giving nice compliments), and they were very happy to reply in kind.
And the reason why is because they're not in the spotlight, so they have more breathing space.
I think you just got unlucky.
Though she may have found it awkward receiving a gift from someone she didn't even know, even though it was with the best intentions. -
ryderdvs — 13 years ago(March 12, 2013 06:55 AM)
I always find it amusing when a fan meets a particular celebrity, and "surprisingly" finds it to be a negative experience. It's a well-known facda0t that most celebrities (actors, musicians, athletes, etc.) are a$$holes. They're basically spoiled-rotten adults, who are accustomed to getting everything they want, and having their arses kissed is a daily occurrence. I worked for a major movie studio in the late 1990's, so I had my run-in's with dozens of these pr!cks. Most of them view fans as pests, like ants at a picnic. Don't waste your time with these people, you'll almost always be disappointed.
Worst celebrity experiences: Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Pierce Brosnan, Justin Timberlake (uggghhhh), and Robert De Niro.
Best celebrity experiences: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep, Sylvester Stallone, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Zemeckis, John Williams, Holly Hunter, and Kevin Bacon. -
LovesConfusingJoy — 11 years ago(July 28, 2014 10:54 AM)
Wow, I would love to hear some stories. I'm surprised by a lot of the "worst celebrity experiences". I don't mean to be snarky but I am not as cynical as most and think they are just people like us at the end of the day. I don't think most are bad but I find these stories intriguing.
Every sin is an escape from emptiness. -
Tinny-Tinette — 10 years ago(March 10, 2016 11:46 AM)
Worst celebrity experiences: Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Pierce Brosnan, Justin Timberlake (uggghhhh), and Robert De Niro.
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ryderdvs — 9 years ago(September 01, 2016 06:03 AM)
"Why were they so bad?"
Honestly, looking back, I think that De Niro is just socially-awkward.
Ben Stiller is a notorious jerk - look him up in a search engine.
Jennifer Lopez - Now, this didn't happen to me, but to a friend of mine who was working as PA at DreamWorks at the time. Lopez was sunbathing by the pool at the Chateau Marmont, and decided that she wanted her hat from her room at the hotel. Instead of going upstairs to get it herself, she called my friend Adreanna, who was all the way across town in the Valley, and ordered her to drive into Hollywood to the Chateau's pool, get her room key card, go upstairs to the room, fetch her hat off of the bed, and bring it back down to her. After doing this, J Lo demanded and iced tea from the bar. Upon giving Queen Diva her beverage, she took one sip, set it down, and claimed that she was through, and was going back to her room.
One thing that I witnessed Ben Stiller do, was while at the craft services table, he decided that he wanted some M&Ms, so rather than ask the services lady if she had any in her truck, he picked up a plate of homemade Chocolate Chip cookies with M&Ms baked in, and began to crumble and break apart every single cookie with his nasty, grubby hands in order to take every M&M for himself, thus ruining the entire tray of cookies for anyone else. This may not seem like a big deal to some, but it's just down-right selfish. Especially when you're one of the lead actors in the film. He could've just asked his assistant to get him a bag of the candy if he really wanted some that bad. What a child. -
Tinny-Tinette — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 11:58 AM)
Ben Stiller is a notorious jerk - look him up in a search engine.
That's right. He's known for not being particularly cordial or approchable towards people and particularly the press.
J-Lo is widely rumored for being demanding, but honestly I don't find her as unlikable as the majority does. I do find her to be genuine, warm and sincere, though I'm not doubting that she can be demanding.
But why were the others so bad?