30 Of The Worst And Best Celebrity Encounters These People Probably Will Never Forget
Interview With ExpertIt’s true that celebrities are just like any other person. But we still get excited when we spot one in the wild. If we gather enough courage, we even go up to them and ask for a photo or an autograph (do people still do that?). Unfortunately, not all of these encounters are pleasant, as they're just humans, who are also susceptible to bad days, stress, fatigue, or even introversion.
Started by Tamela Julia Gordon (@shewritestolive), a New York-based community organizer and author of the 2024 hit, Hood Wellness, people under this thread were recently sharing all sorts of interactions with celebrities, ranging from bad to surprisingly sweet. Scroll down to find them below, and make sure to share your own sightings of famous people in the comments.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with the writer Tamela Julia Gordon, who started this discussion in the first place. We also reached out to Kojenwa Moitt, CEO at Zebra Public Relations, and Jordan McAuley, founder of Contact Any Celebrity, who kindly agreed to give us some pointers on how to behave when meeting a celebrity.



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Daniel Radcliffe is a gem, so not surprised to hear this. I don't understand celebrities that look down on other people. The industry would fall apart without crew members.
I met him once in NYC. He was in a production with his brother, and I saw them both hanging out after the show. Very nice guys, both of them. I didn't have a camera on me, this was way before cell phones, so I don't have a picture or anything.
I can't imagine how that went. I have watched Vincent Price in so many scary movies that if he read the most charming story ever I would still be frightened.
I have pictured this whole interaction in my head with Alice Cooper in line at GAP in full concert make up.
I saw Doohan at a CreationCon way back when. After the show, he sat on the lobby signing autographs and talking to fans until the entire line went through. He was friendly and kind to everyone for a couple of hours.
Mar🐫 is notoriously the coolest guy ever + VERY outspoken anti-MAGA. And I'm also happy Ahmed Best managed to overcome the Jar-Jar $hitstorm and return to Star Wars as Kelleran Beq.
🥰. I'm sooo looking forward to her concert in my hometown at my birthday this year.... 😍
He was such a sweetheart when he deigned to visit East Palestine. The residents must've felt so special he visited and did nothing.
Never heard a bad story about Urban or his wife Kidman. both seem to be decent folks.
To be fair to Bruce, he does have dementia. Perhaps it was an earnest question because he didn't know who he was.
Heard nothing but nice stuff about Sandler....but the company he keeps is another matter.
When she was still with Gavin, Bust played Portland ME. Gwen took her kids sightseeing around our city during the day. She had a baseball hat, but people started recognizing her. People didn't mob here, but they did talk to her. She was so nice to everyone. A friend of mine met her that day and told her that No Doubt's music got her through her healing from a horrific car accident. Gwen was really touched and gave her a big hug. Held her hands in her hands while thanking her. Introduced her kids to my friend. They talked for like 10 minutes. Gwen posed for photos. She was gracious to every single person she encountered. She had lunch at a restaurant and introduced herself to the staff, who asked other patrons to not go up to her table. She tipped really well, was great to the staff. She heard another table singing Happy Birthday and she told her server to put their meal on her tab. Then she went over to the table wished the person happy birthday left.
That's funny. I met her and her then husband in a TSA line at Dulles Airport in DC. The line was wrapped around the whole building and they were right in front of me in line. At first I didn't recognize who they were, I was just chatting with her husband, and we were all annoyed the line was so long. When he told me his name, I realized who I was talking to. Nick Lachey was pretty cool and down to earth, considering we were all in a stressful situation, and possibly missing our flights. Jessica was a bit more standoffish, but she didn't come off as a jerk. I think if I were her and this was at the height of her fame, I'd probably be worried about getting mobbed or something, and wouldn't want to announce who I was. I honestly talked mostly to her husband though, so I couldn't say.
And you were a fan no more. I think it's hilarious when it bites a******s in the a*s later...like when JoJo Siwa called out DJ from full house (Candace Cameron Buren ugh) cause she was totally rude to JoJo and yelled at her when she was a little kid and enamored by her. This was before JoJo was famous wasn't even on dance moms yet but I'm so happy she didn't forget that
Cilla Black is usually on the list of the worst celebrities, it's not very often you hear of her being lovely.
My mom went to high school with him in Hamburg, AR. He used to come back to town sometimes for the Armadillo Festival and was generally a jackass to everyone.
What...? This is barely comprehensible. I feel like I am reading some code or a riddle. Something something - Steven Segal - a gardner - luggage - what? "I don't work there but have business there"? OP yells an insult, fights his bodyguards and they run off crying? "Another actor on the film: 1/2"? What does that mean? Was this translated from another language? Was someone cut in half? Did Segal forget his eyeglasses and attack random people? The whole thing sounds like a Mary Sue daydream journal entry. Bonkers delusional. Just like Steven Segal.
Timberlake's always been a massive A-hole, and it's finally making its way to the surface. His wife seems to sit and shrug everytime he's nasty to someone.
All those I have met and worked with at conventions were great. Felt sorry for Peter Mayhew though because most convention centres wouldn't let him take his medicine on site so he would end up working in pain and he didn't want to disappoint fans so he just pushed through it. Tim Russ and Garrett Wáng (bp, that is his name ¬¬) are wonderful people, met them when I was in cosplay and we had a good chat about Star Trek (Tuvok is a fave so absolute dream come true). Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd were a bit run off their feet because it was an anniversary of Back to the Future when I met them but they were amazing.
What kind of meds was Peter Mayhem on, that people wouldn’t let him take it??
Load More Replies...I "met" Nichelle Nichols at a Star Trek con in NYC when they were a pretty new thing. I was waiting in line at her table to buy her record and get an autograph. She passed close to me and without thinking I blurted out "you're so beautiful!" She stopped, laughed, hugged me and said thank you. She was very short, I'm 4'10" and she wasn't much taller. Her security detail was pissed, but she was the one starting the interaction so they just stood by and glared. A few seconds of kindness from an incredible woman. That was in the 80s, it it one of the most treasured memories of my life.
I was extremely lucky to win tickets to the charity premiere in London of Star Wars Attack of the clones. As me and my bf ( at the time) were walking into the cinema we came upon Anthony Daniels signing autographs, so I went up and asked him real politely if he could sign my ticket.he turned around and in a condescending voice said to me"oh no,I'm only signing for the fans" and turned his back on me. That really hurt my feelings and I wanted to say to him why the f was I here if I wasn't a fan? Turns out though, that he's a bit of a twatbasket , Kenny Baker loathed him.
All those I have met and worked with at conventions were great. Felt sorry for Peter Mayhew though because most convention centres wouldn't let him take his medicine on site so he would end up working in pain and he didn't want to disappoint fans so he just pushed through it. Tim Russ and Garrett Wáng (bp, that is his name ¬¬) are wonderful people, met them when I was in cosplay and we had a good chat about Star Trek (Tuvok is a fave so absolute dream come true). Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd were a bit run off their feet because it was an anniversary of Back to the Future when I met them but they were amazing.
What kind of meds was Peter Mayhem on, that people wouldn’t let him take it??
Load More Replies...I "met" Nichelle Nichols at a Star Trek con in NYC when they were a pretty new thing. I was waiting in line at her table to buy her record and get an autograph. She passed close to me and without thinking I blurted out "you're so beautiful!" She stopped, laughed, hugged me and said thank you. She was very short, I'm 4'10" and she wasn't much taller. Her security detail was pissed, but she was the one starting the interaction so they just stood by and glared. A few seconds of kindness from an incredible woman. That was in the 80s, it it one of the most treasured memories of my life.
I was extremely lucky to win tickets to the charity premiere in London of Star Wars Attack of the clones. As me and my bf ( at the time) were walking into the cinema we came upon Anthony Daniels signing autographs, so I went up and asked him real politely if he could sign my ticket.he turned around and in a condescending voice said to me"oh no,I'm only signing for the fans" and turned his back on me. That really hurt my feelings and I wanted to say to him why the f was I here if I wasn't a fan? Turns out though, that he's a bit of a twatbasket , Kenny Baker loathed him.
