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Entitled Fan Complains About Terry Crews Denying A Pic, He Responds And Tells The Real Story
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Entitled Fan Complains About Terry Crews Denying A Pic, He Responds And Tells The Real Story

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51-year-old Terry Crews has one of the most recognizable faces on television. An actor, comedian, activist, artist, and a former American football (also known as ‘handegg’) player, Crews is a veritable Renaissance man. But some people know him only as ‘that awesome dude from the Old Spice commercials.’

Wherever you might know Crews from and whatever you admire him for, there’s no excuse for being rude to him. When one fan complained on Twitter that Crews refused to take a picture with her, the star hit back epically. The reaction was instantaneous: Twitter users rushed to support Crews, while the rude fan tried to save her own skin and backpedaled almost immediately.

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Terry Crews hit back at a fan on Twitter who was rude to him in real life

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A fan was angry that Crews didn’t take a photo with her

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But the star explained what really happened

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It all started Saturday night when Erica Contreras went to Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, an annual celebration at the theme park. She then approached Crews and asked to take her picture.

Here’s how people reacted to the exchange on Twitter

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But her and the star’s accounts of what happened that night differ. After Crews replied to Contreras, she backpedaled and claimed that it wasn’t her who had been rude to the star, but somebody else.

Whether or not Crews or Contreras is right, we’ll leave that for you to decide, dear Readers. Bored Panda has reached out to both Crews and Contreras for comments about what happened that night.

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Crews’ simple but epic response went viral online. More than 84,800 people (and counting) liked it on Twitter. Furthermore, the reply was retweeted 7,200 times.

Crews, who may be spicy but definitely isn’t all that old yet, has done a bit of everything. He’s been in films like Friday After Next (2002), White Chicks (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Blended (2014), and the Expendables series. And since 2013, he has played NYPD Sergeant Terry Jeffords in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

What’s more, he is currently hosting America’s Got Talent in 2019. Crews used to be a defensive end and linebacker in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins, as well as in the World League of American Football with Rhein Fire, and college football at Western Michigan University.

The fan instantly backpedaled

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marmitejim avatar
marmitejim
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never felt the need to bug anyone for a picture, it just isn't in me.... I shared a train carriage with Jon Pertwee in the 80's as a young kid and I don't think it'll ever get better than that. Top man.

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Shireen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same, I've seen a few 'famous people' - Peter Andre was at a Jacksons concert in London a while back, I saw him walk in with his family and he was almost instantly swarmed by people. I sat there thinking why can't leave him (and his family) alone in peace? He's watching the show just like him.

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Celebrities are humans like the rest of us, they have the same rights to say no, to have their personal space respected, and to have people treat them like they're human beings instead of zoo animals. Especially when he's out with his kids, just let him be a dad! I don't even understand the obsession with taking pics with celebrities, except like wanting more likes on Instagram or something. If you genuinely liked a celebrity, you would respect their rights to personal space and rights to say no.

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D. Pitbull
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly! What I can't get over is when you pay to see them (ie: a convention), wait in line at *their table* (with their name on it), pay for their autograph (taken by their handler)... and then they're rude/dismissive to you when you get to the table (aka: The place where they're being paid to be, in the time slot they're advertised/paid to be there)... because they don't like your name (ie: "Who do I address this to? What? That's not the right name!") - seriously. wth.

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Danielle Renee
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do not ask famous people for a signature or picture unless they are at an actual event. they deserve to do things with friends and family without people asking for something every minutes. they shouldn't have to defend wanting a day out, just leave them alone.

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djinnjeannie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have this weird idea that being a fan means an actor/musician or whatever owes them something because they’ve paid to see their shows/movies. The transaction was you paid them and they entertained you for X amount of time and that’s it. They don’t owe you anything more. No one would assume that because they see and pay a certain dentist, hairdresser or barista that that means those people owe them anything outside the agreed transaction. If the timing is appropriate (ie they don’t look busy, upset, with their kids etc) just say a quick “love your work” and keep walking.

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Shireen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you know how pissed off I would be if someone came up to me and my family asking for an autograph or a selfie - even if a person is polite about it? Why people watching 'famous people' in movies/tv shows and then automatically think they have the right to them is beyond me and so disrespectful.

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Shireen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a reason that some 'celebrities' don't like doing interviews and keep their lives private - they don't want to be constantly harrased and photographed. I've always hated the phrase 'celebrity' and 'famous person' it puts them on a pedestal, when in fact they're just like us - they just happen to be on TV all of the time.

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Nunya
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1) Celebrities are human beings, like you, who have become popular. Sometimes, people just don't want to be bothered. If you've peopled enough, you are not likely to tolerate someone pushing through your kids. Whether or not it was you, if there were enough people around that his kids are being pushed around at all, then it is not safe for his kids to be there. He needs to move on. Taking a picture with you would be counter-intuitive to being a good parent. So deal with it.

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deanna woods
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Celebrities are people just like everyone else and should be treated as such. If they are out and about with their family and don't feel like taking pictures or signing autographs they have the right to refuse. This especially applies if the fan is pushing past their children and being rude. Also, Terry Crews had every right to respond to a woman claiming he was rude to her.

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CrunChewy McSandybutt
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've met a few celebs over the years out of pure coincidence. Even when I was excited about it I took pains to try to keep calm and treat them like I would anyone else.

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Dian Parama Kosala
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry is nice person.. but if Tery tell you off, you are the rude person..

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April Simnel
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked in film and TV at one point, so I've had to interact with some famous actors and actresses. But that was work. Living in NYC, I've sat next to famous people on the train, seen them where I've shopped, in the parks, at museums and art galleries, at concerts I go to (David Byrne and I seem to like a lot of the same bands!), and lived down the block from some of them, but I go about my business. Their debt to me ended when I paid to hear or see them, and they entertained me. And seriously, they're *entertainers*. Not gods. A hundred and fifty years ago, people with their jobs were considered akin to prostitutes, and it was a dishonorable living! How times have changed. Then again, even if they were Nobel Prize winners, or politicians, or the Pope (and I've met my share of those types as well), they're still just people. Keep it moving and let them alone if they're out in public, I say.

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D. Pitbull
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the ... I don't know if "confidence" is the right word... or arrogance? Of approaching a celebrity (ie: someone you *only* know through media, not someone you know personally who happens to be/become a celebrity) when they are clearly doing their own thing - aka: they are **NOT AT WORK** - I mean... if I see my Accountant at dinner with his family in a restaurant, I'm not going to run up to him and say "HEY, David!! Could you POSSIBLY just run these numbers for me and see if I owe anything... and do it real quick, like RIGHT now, over your Steak 'n' taters??" - I mean... honestly. The most I (and most of the people I know) do is... we NOTICE (because we're not blind), and we quietly talk amongst ourselves about how cool it is that they're over there... then we LEAVE THEM ALONE...

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Loki
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At this music festival, sad summer fest it was smaller since it just started this summer and the bassist of one of the bands on the line up was by their merch tent and I went up to him and was like "Hi Ryan! Can we take a picture?" and he said sure and handed it to their merch guy and I was like "I started learning bass because of you!" and we talked about it for a lil bit and he asked if my choker was from sailor moon and i was "yeah it is! Do you have any animes to recommend?"

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Danielle Renee
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

perfectly acceptable...he was there to play and standing at his own merch table. would have been different if he were at chipotle with his mom.

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LSR
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4 years ago

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Lucy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tom Skeritt played golf with a random local 17 year-old when he wasn’t busy filming Steel Magnolias. The kid was my dad.

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ribble simpkin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry should have crushed her until meat came out between his fingers

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ribble simpkin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry shoulda crushed her until meat came out between his fingers

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Kai
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get an awesome cosplay and go to a comic-con, ypu will undestand what is being asked for a pic every 3 minutes.

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Esca Sav
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Problem is, we don't know the truth cause we weren't there. Either one could've been right, hence these posts have no basis.

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djinnjeannie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one has to agree to a request for a picture and no one has to do so in a way that the requester feels appropriately polite so even if it happened exactly as this girl says it did, he still did nothing wrong

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Elias Mule
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey someone made a mistake, tweet witch hunting now! (that's how you look)

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Alia G.
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4 years ago

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I'm kind of inclined to believe her response.

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Shart
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Im sorry i luv terry..but he knows fans are his bread and butter. Terry got cut so many times from football teams that he used his art to support his family. Rude or not ..terry is a b level celeb and shouldnt troll someone. One response could kill his career

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's not trolling anyone, he's asking that his personal space and the personal space of his children is respected

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marmitejim
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never felt the need to bug anyone for a picture, it just isn't in me.... I shared a train carriage with Jon Pertwee in the 80's as a young kid and I don't think it'll ever get better than that. Top man.

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Shireen
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same, I've seen a few 'famous people' - Peter Andre was at a Jacksons concert in London a while back, I saw him walk in with his family and he was almost instantly swarmed by people. I sat there thinking why can't leave him (and his family) alone in peace? He's watching the show just like him.

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Kaisu
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Celebrities are humans like the rest of us, they have the same rights to say no, to have their personal space respected, and to have people treat them like they're human beings instead of zoo animals. Especially when he's out with his kids, just let him be a dad! I don't even understand the obsession with taking pics with celebrities, except like wanting more likes on Instagram or something. If you genuinely liked a celebrity, you would respect their rights to personal space and rights to say no.

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D. Pitbull
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly! What I can't get over is when you pay to see them (ie: a convention), wait in line at *their table* (with their name on it), pay for their autograph (taken by their handler)... and then they're rude/dismissive to you when you get to the table (aka: The place where they're being paid to be, in the time slot they're advertised/paid to be there)... because they don't like your name (ie: "Who do I address this to? What? That's not the right name!") - seriously. wth.

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Danielle Renee
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do not ask famous people for a signature or picture unless they are at an actual event. they deserve to do things with friends and family without people asking for something every minutes. they shouldn't have to defend wanting a day out, just leave them alone.

ginnyoz avatar
djinnjeannie
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have this weird idea that being a fan means an actor/musician or whatever owes them something because they’ve paid to see their shows/movies. The transaction was you paid them and they entertained you for X amount of time and that’s it. They don’t owe you anything more. No one would assume that because they see and pay a certain dentist, hairdresser or barista that that means those people owe them anything outside the agreed transaction. If the timing is appropriate (ie they don’t look busy, upset, with their kids etc) just say a quick “love your work” and keep walking.

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Shireen
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you know how pissed off I would be if someone came up to me and my family asking for an autograph or a selfie - even if a person is polite about it? Why people watching 'famous people' in movies/tv shows and then automatically think they have the right to them is beyond me and so disrespectful.

shireen_2 avatar
Shireen
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a reason that some 'celebrities' don't like doing interviews and keep their lives private - they don't want to be constantly harrased and photographed. I've always hated the phrase 'celebrity' and 'famous person' it puts them on a pedestal, when in fact they're just like us - they just happen to be on TV all of the time.

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Nunya
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1) Celebrities are human beings, like you, who have become popular. Sometimes, people just don't want to be bothered. If you've peopled enough, you are not likely to tolerate someone pushing through your kids. Whether or not it was you, if there were enough people around that his kids are being pushed around at all, then it is not safe for his kids to be there. He needs to move on. Taking a picture with you would be counter-intuitive to being a good parent. So deal with it.

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deanna woods
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Celebrities are people just like everyone else and should be treated as such. If they are out and about with their family and don't feel like taking pictures or signing autographs they have the right to refuse. This especially applies if the fan is pushing past their children and being rude. Also, Terry Crews had every right to respond to a woman claiming he was rude to her.

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CrunChewy McSandybutt
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've met a few celebs over the years out of pure coincidence. Even when I was excited about it I took pains to try to keep calm and treat them like I would anyone else.

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Dian Parama Kosala
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry is nice person.. but if Tery tell you off, you are the rude person..

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April Simnel
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked in film and TV at one point, so I've had to interact with some famous actors and actresses. But that was work. Living in NYC, I've sat next to famous people on the train, seen them where I've shopped, in the parks, at museums and art galleries, at concerts I go to (David Byrne and I seem to like a lot of the same bands!), and lived down the block from some of them, but I go about my business. Their debt to me ended when I paid to hear or see them, and they entertained me. And seriously, they're *entertainers*. Not gods. A hundred and fifty years ago, people with their jobs were considered akin to prostitutes, and it was a dishonorable living! How times have changed. Then again, even if they were Nobel Prize winners, or politicians, or the Pope (and I've met my share of those types as well), they're still just people. Keep it moving and let them alone if they're out in public, I say.

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D. Pitbull
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the ... I don't know if "confidence" is the right word... or arrogance? Of approaching a celebrity (ie: someone you *only* know through media, not someone you know personally who happens to be/become a celebrity) when they are clearly doing their own thing - aka: they are **NOT AT WORK** - I mean... if I see my Accountant at dinner with his family in a restaurant, I'm not going to run up to him and say "HEY, David!! Could you POSSIBLY just run these numbers for me and see if I owe anything... and do it real quick, like RIGHT now, over your Steak 'n' taters??" - I mean... honestly. The most I (and most of the people I know) do is... we NOTICE (because we're not blind), and we quietly talk amongst ourselves about how cool it is that they're over there... then we LEAVE THEM ALONE...

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Loki
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At this music festival, sad summer fest it was smaller since it just started this summer and the bassist of one of the bands on the line up was by their merch tent and I went up to him and was like "Hi Ryan! Can we take a picture?" and he said sure and handed it to their merch guy and I was like "I started learning bass because of you!" and we talked about it for a lil bit and he asked if my choker was from sailor moon and i was "yeah it is! Do you have any animes to recommend?"

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Danielle Renee
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

perfectly acceptable...he was there to play and standing at his own merch table. would have been different if he were at chipotle with his mom.

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LSR
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4 years ago

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Lucy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tom Skeritt played golf with a random local 17 year-old when he wasn’t busy filming Steel Magnolias. The kid was my dad.

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ribble simpkin
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry should have crushed her until meat came out between his fingers

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ribble simpkin
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Terry shoulda crushed her until meat came out between his fingers

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Kai
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get an awesome cosplay and go to a comic-con, ypu will undestand what is being asked for a pic every 3 minutes.

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Esca Sav
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Problem is, we don't know the truth cause we weren't there. Either one could've been right, hence these posts have no basis.

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djinnjeannie
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one has to agree to a request for a picture and no one has to do so in a way that the requester feels appropriately polite so even if it happened exactly as this girl says it did, he still did nothing wrong

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Elias Mule
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey someone made a mistake, tweet witch hunting now! (that's how you look)

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Alia G.
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4 years ago

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I'm kind of inclined to believe her response.

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Shart
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4 years ago

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Im sorry i luv terry..but he knows fans are his bread and butter. Terry got cut so many times from football teams that he used his art to support his family. Rude or not ..terry is a b level celeb and shouldnt troll someone. One response could kill his career

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Kaisu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's not trolling anyone, he's asking that his personal space and the personal space of his children is respected

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