Famous people you met that were jerks

[Demonpenz]

Eric Dickerson

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I may get excommunicated for this one but George Bret.
When I was a little tyke he came to my home town for an autograph signing and was a total prick to fans, loudly bitched about even being there the entire time.

One of the nastier stories I've heard about Brett came from a friend of my late uncle. She encountered Brett at a bar after a game in the late 70s. She said he was plastered, reeked of BO (apparently hadn't showered after a summer day game) and starting hitting on her right in front of her husband.

When I was a little kid, my heroes were Captain Kirk and George Brett. Glad I never met Brett, and I passed on a chance to meet Shatner.

[Dark Horse]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Here’s how my dad tells it:

He was working on something in a pretty wide hallway. Ample room to walk around but he had his tools and whatever else set up.

She was walking down that same hall. She yelled at him to get the **** out of the way. Even though there was plenty of room and he was there first. Clearly working on something.

Ok one more shot at redemption for her, hear me out. She was working on new song lyrics something like “ get the **** out of the way, something something just like the white winged dove flies away, till the landslide brings it down.”

[displacedinMN]

none of these surprise me

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by DCTwister

Oh yeah one time I bumped into Linda Carter - Wonder Woman at the mall in MD suburbs in the video game store. You might remember that her husband was the founder of ZeniMax, the owner of Bethesda Softworks, publisher of Fallout among others (later acquired by Microsoft).
She was a little bit bitchy and diva-esque in the line. Fairly harmless but acting a bit entitled to the unwashed masses.

I wouldnt mind bumping into Linda Carter today!

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Dark Horse

Ok one more shot at redemption for her, hear me out. She was working on new song lyrics something like “ get the **** out of the way, something something just like the white winged dove flies away, till the landslide brings it down.”

I think she’s just a bitch

[Dark Horse]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I think she’s just a bitch

Well there is also that

[threebag]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Take your Yankees hat off before moron

Oh shit, the Yankmee’s ****ing suck.

[Frazod]

Nicks reminds me of a batshit crazy girl that I liked in high school, except she grew out of it, and Nicks never has. I'm also fairly surprised that the members of Fleetwood Mac made it to old age without murdering each other.

Videos of them performing Go Your Own Way are hilarious. She basically glares daggers at Buckingham during the entire song.

[BEAVER]

Originally Posted by Renegade

I have walking scored for the Legends of Golf. The worse ones on the tour was John Daly and Phil Mickelson. All the other older players were really cool and would talk to you

Met Tiger at Pebble Beach many years ago - College buddy of mine is the VP of Ops for pebble resorts so it was really informal - Tiger was very cool - intense but basically seemed like a normal guy - as full of shit as a normal golfer would be - Tiger referred to Phil Mickelson as a "..vinegar filled douchebag" - said he is not as everyone perceives him.

Only ratcheted up my respect for Tiger.

Surprises me that Daly was an ass - seems totally opposite from afar.

[Clyde Frog]

I used to work at the Grand Hyatt and the Marriott on Kauai during the summers in high school, which meant I crossed paths with a lot of famous people. Here are some memorable encounters:
•Brad Pitt: Super nice.
•Scott Stapp: Really cool, but surprisingly tiny.
•James Hetfield: Extremely nice.
•Jason Taylor: Really cool.
•Michelle Pfeiffer: Naturally stunning and very quiet.
•Ricky Williams: Total stoner and very shy.

Dave Chappelle
I once ran into Dave Chappelle at 6 a.m. while walking around San Francisco’s financial district. We were the only two people on the street. He noticed me noticing him, but my brain didn’t process who he was immediately. He just gave me a dap and kept moving.

Johnny Damon
I met Johnny Damon at a random bar in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas (now the Virgin Hotel). He wanted our VIP table, so he offered to buy us a bottle if we moved. He was polite, so we agreed. His girlfriend (or wife) at the time was an absolute knockout. At one point, another girl tried to talk to Johnny, and his girlfriend wasn’t having it. It escalated into a full-on fight—two tiny, gorgeous women in mini dresses rolling around on the floor legitimately tearing each other’s hair out. There were clumps of hair all over the floor. It was surreal.

The Situation
He came into a restaurant managed by a girl I was dating at the time. Total douchebag. I watched how he treated her staff horribly, ran up an $800 sushi bill, and walked out without paying.

Shawne Merriman
I ran into him in an elevator at a pool party at the Hard Rock in San Diego. My first thought wasn’t “person” but “refrigerator.” The guy was massive. He gave me the bro nod but came off as arrogant, brushing off some Chargers fans who were asking for his autograph.


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[scho63]

Elvin Hayes of the Washington Bullets when I was 14 years old. I waited 45 minutes after the Nets-Bullets game at Brenden Burne Arena in NJ in the stands with my Dad, who was pissed already. Elvin walked out in a full length black leather trench coat looking like Shaft, I politely asked for an autograph and he said on the way back. I waited another 10 minutes and as he came back to go down the tunnel he said he was too busy. Not a single sole left in arena and I was all alone with my Dad. Crushed me and my Dad tore into me all the way home in the car for idolizing athletes.

The only other asshole was Paul Azinger. The story is in the "Celebrities You Met on Life" thread I created years ago. A real asshole.

All other celebrities met have been great.

Tom Cruise was a little weird.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by scho63

Elvin Hayes of the Washington Bullets when I was 14 years old. I waited 45 minutes after the Nets-Bullets game at Brenden Burne Arena in NJ in the stands with my Dad, who was pissed already. Elvin walked out in a full length black leather trench coat looking like Shaft, I politely asked for an autograph and he said on the way back. I waited another 10 minutes and as he came back to go down the tunnel he said he was too busy. Not a single sole left in arena and I was all alone with my Dad. Crushed me and my Dad tore into me all the way home in the car for idolizing athletes.

Wow, they made a "Wonder Years" episode based on you.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by scho63

Elvin Hayes of the Washington Bullets when I was 14 years old. I waited 45 minutes after the Nets-Bullets game at Brenden Burne Arena in NJ in the stands with my Dad, who was pissed already. Elvin walked out in a full length black leather trench coat looking like Shaft, I politely asked for an autograph and he said on the way back. I waited another 10 minutes and as he came back to go down the tunnel he said he was too busy. Not a single sole left in arena and I was all alone with my Dad. Crushed me and my Dad tore into me all the way home in the car for idolizing athletes.

The only other asshole was Paul Azinger. The story is in the "Celebrities You Met on Life" thread I created years ago. A real asshole.

All other celebrities met have been great.

Tom Cruise was a little weird.

This reminds me of a good autograph story. The wife, who is a huge Braves fan, and I went to a Braves/Cards game in St. Louis the year Chipper Jones retired. He was a very popular player and my wife's favorite. When we got to our seats we could see him on the edge of the field signing autographs. There was a huge crowd around him. We sat there for awhile watching, and we both figured he'd quit before she could get one. But he kept signing, so I told her to go ahead and give it a shot. In my experience, baseball players will normally sign autographs before a game for only a few minutes, but not Jones, at least not that day. I watched him sign autographs for a solid hour, including one for her. She was very happy.

[BWillie]

Did you know Tommy Lee Jones is gay?

Yeap.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Clyde Frog

Shawne Merriman
I ran into him in an elevator at a pool party at the Hard Rock in San Diego. My first thought wasn’t “person” but “refrigerator.” The guy was massive. He gave me the bro nod but came off as arrogant, brushing off some Chargers fans (plural) who were asking for his autograph.

You know how we know you're lying......