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I’ve definitely been lucky in the years that I’ve been involved with *Cinematical *in that I never once came across a celebrity who treated me poorly in person. Of course, some are friendlier than others – and when the press are involved, they’re usually on their best behavior – but that doesn’t mean all celebrities are warm, approachable and, like, totally down with becoming your new best friend. The Frisky decided to put together a list of the 14 Celebs Who Are Jerks In Person, based on anonymous accounts from people (most of whom appear to be press) who’ve come into contact with a celebrity and did not have a pleasurable experience.
The list isn’t ranked, but among those featured are Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt (who I met briefly and will agree with their claims that he was completely spaced out), **Ludacris, Danny Glover **(“he punched my friend, who’s an AP photographer, in the face”), Bill Cosby (“Bill thought that my questions were stupid because at one point he condescendingly asked me which college I went to”), Michael Showalter, Henry Rollins and more. In addition to those mentioned, the comments section is littered with more names – like Jared Leto (who sat in front of me at a Sundance screening and then got up to move down a row after someone near me mentioned his name) and Will Ferrell (“all of my friends that have met him say that he’s a jerk”).
With every negative, there’s always a positive, though, so maybe the above mentioned celebs were just having a bad day. What do you think? Have you ever had a bad experience meeting a celebrity in person? And afterwards, did you then stop watching his or her films?