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Article created by: Gabija Saveiskyte


If you’re an avid social media user, it’s quite likely that you have blocked a person or two on certain platforms, maybe even have been blocked yourself. And there can be hundreds of reasons for that, from someone being rude or creepy, to being in a fight, among numerous other scenarios.

Chances are, the people with the longest ‘blocked’ list are those with the biggest following, who are often celebrities. But despite being regularly put on the pedestal or having millions of fans, they’re only human, too, which means they might also block you if you do something they don’t like.

Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently opened up about what they did that got them blocked by certain celebrities. Ranging from jokes gone wrong to misunderstandings, and beyond, some of their stories are rather amusing, so if you want to see what can get you blocked by someone famous, continue reading to find out.

If you scroll down, you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with a social media expert, Part-time Faculty in Marketing at Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University, Nick Mattar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.

#1

Bottles of Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo on a store shelf highlighting America's top anti-dandruff product. Not a celebrity, but the Head and Shoulders twitter account blocked me because I tweeted them every day for a month asking why they don't have a foot wash line called "Knees and Toes". I still don't understand why they don't!

BlottomanTurk , Mike Mozart / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

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    #2

    Man in a dark suit and striped tie posing formally with American and Texas flags, related to celebrities getting blocked. I told Ted Cruz to sit on a cactus on Twitter years ago. He blocked me and then my account got banned. I appealed it with just “Come on guys it’s Ted Cruz” and to my surprise they unbanned me.

    No-Candy-8664 , U.S. Senate Photographic Studio / wikimedia Report

    #3

    Lufthansa airplanes at an airport runway during takeoff and landing, illustrating chaos similar to people messing with celebrities. I was blocked by Lufthansa for asking if they had in flight waffles, and if they called them "Luftwaffles".

    lo-lux , Kiefer / wikimedia Report

    #4

    Close-up of a smiling man in a suit and tie, illustrating moments people messed with celebrities enough to get blocked. Not really a "celebrity" but Joel Osteen blocked me on Instagram for calling him out on his preventing people from taking refuge in his mega church during the hurricane.

    randousr88 , RobertMWorsham / wikimedia Report

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    #5

    Portrait of a celebrity known for controversies, featured in stories about people messing with celebrities and getting blocked. I got blocked on Twitter by OJ Simpson in 2020 for asking him if he plans on purchasing the new Bronco in white when it’s released.

    BlameMe4urLoss , LAPD / wikimedia Report

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    #6

    Male musician performing on stage near a microphone, capturing a moment related to people messing with celebrities. James Blunt once parked his car in front of my driveway and I couldn't get my car out :-(.

    Spamgrenade , Adam Reading / wikimedia Report

    #7

    Man wearing a black hat and sunglasses playing guitar and singing at an event with a USO banner in the background. Got blocked by Kid Rock for saying he looked like a less masculine version of Dr Phil.

    Dependent-Analyst907 , Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley / wikimedia Report

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    #8

    Weather reporter in a red jacket presenting sunny forecast with high of 57 and wind details on a city background. Way back I got blocked by a local weatherman.  He was wearing a blazer that was super wrinkled.  So I tweeted to him and the station that he should’ve ironed his blazer.  The next time he came on screen, he wore a different blazer but it was an ugly bright yellow mustard color.  So I tweeted, I said iron your blazer not put on an uglier one.  Got blocked after that, haha. .

    jawndell , savoryexposure / flickr (not the actual photo) Report

    #9

    Male celebrity with blonde hair singing on stage holding a microphone, representing moments people messed with celebrities and got blocked. I got blocked by Gary Barlow from Take That. Gary, if you’re reading this; whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it.

    delwood_ , Marc E. / wikimedia Report

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    #10

    Close-up of a man with dark hair and light skin, illustrating moments people messed with celebrities enough to get blocked. Posted the picture of a younger, balder Elon Musk in a reply to him.

    SomeDrillingImplied , U.S. Air Force / wikimedia Report

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    #11

    Tattooed woman with red lipstick and nails posing with hands near face, illustrating people messing with celebrities and getting blocked. KAT VON D


    I made comments about how she's happy to slap "Chemicals" on her face in the way of her make up brand, and inject chemicals under her skin for her ink in her tattoos, and happily be paid to do this for others.


    Yet the "Chemicals" in the whooping cough vaccine for her baby was unsafe and I called her a bad mum.


    I was blocked within minutes and then she released some statement on her Instagram about being a "New" mum who makes mistakes.


    Anyway, Shes a narcissistic small timer big time wannabe.

    BlazeVenturaV2 , Mariano Vivanco / wikimedia Report

    #12

    Close-up of a smiling older man with a mustache, illustrating moments people messed with celebrities online. My friend got blocked by Dr. Phil forever ago on instagram. all he asked was “Are you a real doctor?”.

    borntorun2000 , Angela George / wikimedia Report

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    #13

    Celebrity getting makeup applied showing glamorous beauty look in preparation for a public appearance or photoshoot. Kim K blocked me and I can’t remember why, but badge of honour.

    fe__maiden , The Heart Truth / wikimedia Report

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    #14

    Person with styled hair and makeup at a media event, illustrating times people messed with celebrities enough to get blocked. I was blocked by James Charles on Grindr lol and it was the real him he verified and everything I reached out as a joke like oh yea I doubt it but no we talked for a while, anyways I asked him if he wanted to go to the club with me he just left me on read then I said oh sorry it’s not under 18 night and he instantly blocked me 💀.

    Theaceman1997 , Stay Tuned / wikimedia Report

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    #15

    Man in sunglasses and dark suit speaking at a podium, representing times people messed with celebrities and got blocked In the 8th grade, I called Dr Phil daddy on Instagram & he blocked me for that.

    YaBoiHaydenB , Angela George / wikimedia Report

    #16

    Musician performing live on stage with guitar and drums, representing moments people messed with celebrities online. Got blocked by the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan Facebook pages because I pointed out that Billy looks like a grown-up Caillou and could benefit from some better-fitting clothes. I've been blocked for six years now. Edited to add: now banned by the official Smashing Pumpkins Reddit sub. I'm on a roll!

    sapphirerain25 , matthewf01 / wikimedia Report

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    #17

    Animated tiger mascot with an orange bandana, smiling and pointing upward against a purple background, illustrating celebrities blocked. Not me, but my best friend got blocked by Tony the Tiger's Twitter account because she followed enough people who liked some furry content at some point, and whoever was running that account absolutely salted the earth to make sure no furries were following Tony.

    doubtfurious , LPDisney Report

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    #18

    Man in a blue hoodie and beanie hat talking at a crowded event, illustrating people messing with celebrities and getting blocked. Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella last year two days before I was supposedly to see him live claiming he broke his ankle, so I DM’ed him saying “send me the xrays” and he blocked me.

    Mason_Youn , Dave Gold / wikimedia Report

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    #19

    Close-up of a concerned celebrity face, illustrating moments people messed with celebrities enough to get blocked. One day about 25 years ago, Steve buscemi was walking around horatio street down in greenwhich village. He was talking on a cell phone when he stepped onto the street to cross to the other side. As soon as he stepped onto the street, it was clear that he had blocked the path of an oncoming bicycle. Steve buscemi was hit by a teenager on a bicycle. That teenager was me. He probably doesn’t remember, it wasn’t a particularly hard hit. Now whenever I see him on screen, I have to let everyone around know that I hit him that one time down in the village. Also, it was the first time I ever considered the dangers of cellphones. I can’t remember the exact year but I remember the knicks were freakin awesome. Ewing, Starks… maybe ‘94.

    vadabungo , Rhododendrites / wikimedia Report

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    #20

    Hulk Hogan in a white shirt and red bandana, pointing forward during an interview related to celebrities blocked online. I told hulk hogan I wasnt his brother, so he blocked me. on google plus.

    AmySchumersAnalTumor , Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Fitzsimmons / wikimedia Report

    #21

    A woman speaking into a microphone at an event, smiling with a red lanyard and wearing a dark jacket, celebrity moments. I was massively into the Glee fandom back in the day Dot Marie Jones (who plays coach beiste) would always tweet in CAPS and one day I just replied something like “WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TYPE IN CAPS” and got blocked lmao.

    GloomySelf , Gage Skidmore / wikimedia Report

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    #22

    Animated character with brown hair and glasses looking surprised in a scene related to people messing with celebrities and getting blocked. Not really a celebrity but there was a local realtor named Peggy Hill. I started posting king of the hill memes on her FB page and she blocked me.

    PoutineSamurai , Disney Report

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    #23

    Celebrity signing an album for a fan while wearing sunglasses amid a crowd, capturing moments with fans and interactions blocked. I got blocked by Metallica on Facebook years ago when they posted themselves in expensive suits and I called them posers.

    Wrong-Junket5973 , Bill Ebbesen / wikimedia Report

    #24

    Male singer performing on stage with a microphone, illustrating moments people messed with celebrities and got blocked. Told Mark Hoppus I was “a big fan of his because Green Day was one my favorite bands in middle school” on Twitter. Got blocked.

    Pickle-Standard , Ian T. McFarland / wikimedia Report

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