Anyone meet a celebrity that was a real jerk in person?? Who?

Question

Anyone meet a celebrity that was a real jerk in person?? Who?

Answer 1

Yes. I had a job at Walt Disney World in Conventions and Special Events, where, for awhile, I was able to meet many many celebrities. There are three that come to mind as "biggest jerks of all time." They are:



1. Willard Scott (formerly of the Today Show). He has a fake charm and niceness that he turns on when he's in front of the camera or when it benefits him to be nice, but he's pretty much a complete jerk when he's off stage or off camera. His language was full of swear words and his attitude was that he was better than everyone else. Pretty uppity for a guy who got his start playing Ronald McDonald in old McDonald's commercials.



2. Kathy Lee Gifford (former hostess of Live with Regis and Kathy Lee). She is a WHINER big time, and she's very spoiled. Everything has to be Just So to suit her, and the minute things aren't going 100% her way, she starts to whine and complain.



3. Bryant Gumbel (coincidentally, also formerly of the Today show). This man has the biggest chip on his shoulder that I've ever seen in my life about being black. He takes himself WAY too seriously, and when I was assigned to him at Walt Disney World, he refused to work with me, asking my managers to "please send someone that's black."



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EDIT: Smiley, I also met James "Scotty" Doohan. I had him on board my sub when I worked at 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at Walt Disney World. He reveled in the celebrity-ness that he had as Scotty, and at the conclusion of the ride, I gave him the microphone and he says something like "Captain, I don't know how much more of this the ship can take. She'll blow apart for sure!" and got a standing ovation from all on board. He will be missed for sure.

Answer 2

I met Martha Stewart when I worked at the company hat published her books in the 80s. Yeesh is all I have to say. She wasnt a complete jerk to me, but everyone else on the floor that HAD met her before made excuses to be out for an early AND a late lunch.

Answer 3

I've only met two famous people in person. One was Garth Brooks and the other was James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) Both were gentlemen and wonderful to all of us.



I did run into the Olson Twins In Minneapolis a few years ago. The security that were around them and their attitude was "we belong here you don't" They pushed everyone out of the way, and we were there first and in fact trying to ignore them.

Answer 4

Yeah the singer of the mighty boss tones. He's a really arrogant jackass. I'm not really sure why because the boss tones were a mediocre ska band. Henry Rollins is a little asswagon too, and when I say little, I mean about 4 Ft 5 little. The only thing big about him is his ego and attitude problem from his urgent need to lose his virginity.

Answer 5

Tisha Campbell-Martin and Tichina Arnold, both from Martin fame (Gina and Pam). While vacationing,friends and i were at a party that they along with several other celebs were scheduled to attend. The ladies appeared and were very gracious to the MC and cam crews and put on a hella show for the camera. BUT prior to all of that and immediately after tv interview was over these 2 were exceptionally rude to many of their fans * I was not one but felt bad for those that were*. They departed very swiftly scowling at people as they breezed by. After that, each time i see them on tv i think of that night.

Answer 6

When Russell Crowe was filming on the campus of Princeton University for A Beautiful Mind, he was incredibly rude to all the students. In fact, we have a lovely photo of him giving the finger to one of the kids who lived in the dorm, incredibly inconvenienced by the filming, who was just taking a picture of all the equipment, etc at the shoot.

Answer 7

Elton John. He regularly shops in a place I used to work....couldn't bring himself to actually speak to staff, he had to do it through his driver. The majority of the time Elton would be stood beside us, but felt it necessary to turn his head the other way and speak to his driver!

Answer 8

Jenny Garth. She was a real a b - i -t-c-h when I met her and I asked her politely for an autograph and she had a snobbish look on her face.

Answer 9

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