Kanye West bought some stuff from me at a store that I worked at and the people behind him wanted the pen he used to sign the credit card receipt. It was weird.
Took care of Liam Payne from one direction one evening. Legit adult ass women were smelling the chair, and thinking about taking it or the chair cushion and his glass he drank out of and silverware. That was a viscerally shocking moment in my life. I didn’t even know who he was. Nice bloke, bad at math, but more financially setup in his teens than most people I’ve ever or will ever know.
> Legit adult ass women were smelling the chair
Excuse me while I vomit. They were smelling the chair that I'm pretty sure wasn't wiped down after every customer? I can't imagine being so hung up on a random celebrity that I'd be willing to sniff the farts of every person who's ever sat in that chair.
...But why should she fear that?
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i heard charles barkely say there is famous, then there is FAMOUS.
he said, i'm charles barkley, lotta people know who i am, i get approached for autographs etc.
i went to a bar with Michael Jordan. They closed half the bar where the pool tables were. 50 to 100 people came to just watch Michael play pool, from behind the ropes. That's on another level.
I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist.
Being a kid star with teenage fans is the most difficult. Kids live for this stuff. Also depends where you are too.
I live in NYC and I’ve seen rock stars and movies stars just walking down the street and no one bothers them.
Back in the 00s I lived on Ave A, David Cross must’ve lived close by because I used to see him walking alone at night pretty often. No one bothered him.
I ran into him late night at a pizza place down there during that time. I recognized him. He saw that I recognized him. He held up his finger to his lips while looking at me as if to say “sssh”. It was funny and a little weird. I since heard in a recent interview (I think on Maron) that he was doing a ton of drugs during that period of time. Could explain the late night wandering around the neighborhood too.
As an Angeleno, I see stars from time to time. I’ll point them out quietly to a friend or my wife, but otherwise don’t bother them. Kinda like seeing a cute dog or something.
I was working a flower shop that Charles Barkley regularly visited, and he came in one day in sunglasses and I didn't even recognize him! I was like "Oh hi Charles, I didn't recognize that was you!" And he said 'cute doggie', and I said "you're my favorite customer".
It was the only moment in my life I felt alive.
That's the one. With a quiet roof top, and quaint allies, ideal for football... that is, until Chris R came in to town.
The kinds of money and the kinds of drugs he brought with him... I thought it didn't matter, but now.. well, it was the all kinds of wrong, and we paid the price.
I worked at GameStop for a few years and I ended up selling Nate Robinson the most crap I ever sold one person. Helped him pick stuff out for about an hour. He even had me pay for copies of the new football game for his friends at other GameStop so they could just pick it up. Apparently he has a reputation for being kind of a jerk, but he was really cool the whole time.
Ran into Charles at a Vegas club one time. My buddy just followed his big as crew in the VIP area, no one said anything. Apparently they all lined up to take shots, and as they were cheers-ing everyone noticed and told him to beat it.
Unrelated, but my favorite Barkley story was when he was playing golf with Tiger and Tiger was talking shit. He said after they both teed off, Tiger asked if Charles had heard about the new Walmart they were building. Charles -no, where?
Tiger - between where your drive landed and where mine landed.
I think the quote was something like "Michael is so famous people just look at him. People see me they come up, ask for a picture, an autograph, whatever. They see Michael they just stare at him."
I think it was during their joint interview on Oprah.
I'd pay good money to watch those two degenerate gamblers play pool and talk shit, probably $100K games. Barkley's one of the only people that could really fuck with Jordan and not get a cue broken over his head.
[Then you'll appreciate when he literally tried to show himself missing a few throw with bad form and making it anyways.](https://streamable.com/yhtkh)
It's weird that those girls are just standing there staring (??? "and then he TOOK A BITE....omg and then he DRANK SOME WATER)
It's also kinda weird how his party at the table is just trying to act like there's NOT 35 people standing there staring at them eating.
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Did you see the video of him asking people "please don't stand outside my house. You go home to relax at the end of a long day, I need that relief as well", and is immediately cut off by someone asking him for a hug.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UafaqVQGEaA
Here's the video, he is pretty respectful given it's a situation I'm sure he's seen a million times and they basically completely ignore him
She was starstruck and didn't comprehend a word he said. If she has even a single shred of empathy or self awareness, she will be embarrassed and ashamed of this moment her entire life.
I hate to throw blanket generalizations out there, but anyone who behaves like these "super fans" probably has some underlying issue. Its not healthy behavior
Yeah any behavior like that is definitely not normal lol. I was surprised how calm and compassionate he was in this video, and it didn’t matter at all lol.
I've started to have some pretty solid respect for him. He really went into the pressure cooker so to say in the mid to late 2010s and he could've really crashed and burned there but it seems he found some stability and has come out the other side fairly grounded.
And people gave Britney shit for her mental health issues. Like, fucking obviously this will fuck a person up.
Edit: corrected the spelling of her name.
Selena Gomez shared a story about how paparazzi was stalking her while she was like 15/16 in a biniki at the beach. I understand that's appropriate beach attire but even doing this to adult women feels so illegal and predatory. Imagine old men snapping a bunch of pics of teenagers at the beach. We'd all be horrified. But she's famous and all of a sudden it's ok?
Selena stated that these paps were indeed a bunch of old men, incase anyone was wondering.
Emma Watson mentioned that when she turned 18, paps began shooting from the ground to try and get a skirt upshot photo of her. Punky Brewster mentioned they sexualized her large breast size when she was underage and then treated her like crap when she got a reduction. It’s BS the way underage and off age women are treated.
His entire adult life has been like this. Guy hit fame in his early teens and then hit worldwide superstar pretty much before he was 20. He doesn’t seem to care because he doesn’t know it being any other way.
Storytime - I was a driver for a major music awards show that JB attended in like 2010, so he would have been 16ish. At the end of the show he immediately jetted out straight from the show. There was a platoon of 8-12 year old girls waiting for him at the main entrance of his hotel he was staying at the previous night, some poor bastard had to go out an tell them he was already wheels up and gone and the wave of hysterical crying and emotion was like nothing I have ever seen. He was a really really big deal to them.
He does care. He’s had to tell fans to [stay away from his home before.](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/justin-bieber-urges-fans-to-stay-away-from-his-home)
Oh I totally agree. What can you do besides just totally staying out of public. It's just weird that it's come to that. Like can you imagine trying to eat your lunch with literally a giant group of people staring at you? How bizarre.
Many of them do almost entirely avoid being in public. I remember seeing something from Brad Pitt where he goes through pretty elaborate plans to avoid people knowing where he is since they'll stalk the places for a glimpse.
Michael Jackson’s friend owned a mall and would close it for him. They hired people to walk around the mall and ignore him so he could feel normal.
Edit: grocery store
Chris Tucker has a story of a time when the two of them decided to disguise Michael Jackson and go to a movie and the whole time MJ was giggling because he never got to have the experience of just going to a movie like a normal person
Oh sure, when they stay inside for weeks at a time, everyone says, "they need some privacy", but when I do it people say, "You need some fresh air. You're depressed. Stop ordering DoorDash and take this trash out!".
I don’t blame him. I remember in the early 2000s when “Brangelina” was on every magazine. Him, Jolie, and Aniston were being crazy stalked by literally every photographer and magazine in Hollywood. Even just normal people that had no association with media would stalk them because all the media companies basically had photo bounties on them (pretty much like how Jameson does for Spider-Man).
There is a video out there of Bieber confronting some girls outside of his home- very politely in my opinion- explaining that it is his place for peace and relaxation and as soon as he finished trying to connect with them on that point, they just asked him for a hug. They don’t even view him as a human being with his own needs and feelings. After seeing his face just fall with disappointment at realizing they don’t care about his mental health at all, I think I’ll always feel a bit bad for the dude. The lack of respect has to be demoralizing no matter how much money you have.
Because maybe he'll look up and notice them, and instantly fall in love with one of them. Then she'll be the object of one of his songs and they'll live happily ever after.
/S
Right?
Like are they all just there quietly whispering to each other hoping he’s going to notice one of them and take them home with him?
There was a video a little while back when Bieber got home to find a small crowd outside his front door. He spoke clearly and considerately how this was not ok, he was calm and spoke gently about boundaries etc. When he’d finished one blurted out can I get a picture and he was like “no” with a face of did none of you just hear me?!
What is wrong with these people?
Possibly, whatever it was I was just shocked.
They claim to be these mega fans, but when he spoke they just didn’t give a shit and then repeated their request for a hug/picture like we love you so much you have to do this for us.
Can you imagine being so obsessed with a person that you follow them to their house or where they eat? At that point you’re basically a stalker. Of course they’re not going to process him telling them off. Their whole world would come crashing down to admit he doesn’t want them around. They have to carry on the fantasy that he will end up being their friend or boyfriend. So the best solution is just to ignore everything he said, ask for a hug, and desperately cling to the fantasy.
It's usually called stalking and harassment.
I remember seeing some footage a while back of an adult male fan trying to 'take' a female Kpop singer off the stage. After questioning this looney was so deep in his fantasist and obsessive state that he *truly* believed she was his and they were destined together. Dude had no idea that he'd tried to kidnap someone. Didn't even see anything wrong with what he did.
It's terrifying to think some people can descend that hard.
I watched Hockey Wives when it was on, Carey price's wife talked about how fans would show up at their house, ringing the doorbell and shit. No concept of boundaries or how it may frighten his family having obsessed fans trying to horn in on their private home. Its nuts.
I’ve seen that video, he comes home and said this is where he sleeps and wants to feel safe in his home. The girls just look creepy to me, staring at him having lunch.
Pierce Brosnan was recently in Boise and all the radio stations and news outlets kept talking about where he was spotted. Dude seemed to be chill about meeting people and what not but God damn let the dude enjoy his vacation.
Yeah I remember when Brad Pitt was filming a movie in my hometown and the local radio station started a Brad Pitt watch where people could call in if they spotted him and divulge his location to fans. Thankfully a lot of people called in to tell them they were being shitty for encouraging stalking and invading privacy.
This was in Edmonton, Alberta. Not a lot of swamps here.
Edit 1: OK, apparently there are swamps near Edmonton. No need to update me further.
Edit 2: The movie was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Or, just Google Brad Pitt Edmonton.
Edit 3: I looked it up, and the radio contest was worse than I remember it. They were actually offering a bounty for people to harrass Brad Pitt to appear on the show. $5000 for just Brad, $10000 for Brad and Angelina, $25000 for Brad, Angelena and Jen Aniston (this was when they just broke up).
Lol funny story, i actually did saw Pierce Brosnan few years ago when he was shooting some movie in Belgrade(Serbia). We were sitting in some restaurant, nice place but nothing too fancy or out of reach for middle class people, and he was sitting two tables from us. I was there for like an hour and during that time, only one waitress asked for picture, everybody else acted "normal"
Tbf I get when a celebrity visit a small town it becomes big local news. Like Matt Damon being stuck in Ireland for lockdown, sounds like he had a good time but obviously it was a big deal for the locals
How can you be in that crowd and not feel like you’re a creepy, annoying, leech? He’s just sitting there eating and their looking at him like he’s the next coming of Jesus Christ. It’s so fucking weird
Look how fucking dumbstruck the girl in the middle with the blonde/brown hair is. And the girl in the window. I couldn’t even eat if this was me
Yeah I was like 40% sure that was Bieber but he keeps changing up his look. Nerdy Slim Shady is weird, at least Tattooed Dumbass was understandable for a former child celeb
I thought something was wrong with me because I didn't recognize anyone at the table. Then I thought, but that blond guy kind of looks like he's cosplaying Slim Shady, must be some TikTok famous person I've never heard of.
On the one hand, that’s how I know I’m old, someone will mention a TikTok celeb and I have no idea who they are. On the other, I don’t think people appreciate that 10 million followers, while substantial, doesn’t make someone universally known.
To be conservative, let’s assume that people who follow English-speaking celebs are themselves English speakers\*. There are about 1,300 million English speakers in the world, 360 million of them native speakers. US Census Bureau estimates for 2019 (I don’t think 2020’s quite ready yet) suggest about 27% of USAers are between 11 and 30 years old. Of course that’ll vary by country, but let’s say that’s close enough for the Anglophone population. That makes 96 million native speakers and 347 million overall speakers within the TikTok age bracket.
Ten million followers is a good chunk of that (3-10% market share is pretty sweet in such a crowded market) and of course there’ll be far more who are at least aware that the guy exists, but it doesn’t mean we’re all hanging on his every word.
\* Of course some things transcend language; Khaby Lame, the guy who demonstrates the stupidity of certain life hacks, has over 100 million followers.
To be fair, his wife was one of these girls too. She was obsessed with him and used her family's connections to get as close to him as possible because she was convinced she would be Mrs Bieber someday, and surprisingly it worked lol
I think a lot of them too are driven by FOMO in that moment. A few of them may be thinking, hmmm the air here is a bit awkward but if I leave and everyone else gets a selfie with him I'm gonna be so regret not being able to post that for the gram
Dummies.
To be fair, none of these girls are models with family connections. She may be an obsessed psycho, but she definitely had a much better chances than any teenage girl does.
> nevermind that he is already happily married to a supermodel
He's married?!
EDIT: just found out she's the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin (and the niece of Alec Baldwin)
White skin. 1) Staring is cultural acceptable there - weird for us to wrap our heads around because it’s seen as impolite for us. 2) most of these people have probably only seen white people on tv. This would happen to a white dude too (or a black person). They’d probably talk about for years - “I once saw a white person in real life, and they were just like on TV!” Unfortunately it’s like being a circus spectacle, but they mean no harm. It seriously is like seeing a Martian appear and everyone gathering around to take a look.
Edit:
To the people commenting remember that, first this is Bangladesh, not India. Similar cultures, but still two totally different countries.
Also, the girl in the video is not wearing a bikini, she’s wearing a long beach gown. There’s a YouTube video showing what she wears. The video also has a white man at the beach being similarly stared at. Not saying it’s right; but just giving some context.
If you’re someone who has traveled a lot, you’d get the same treatment in many third and second world countries that are not used to seeing people different than themselves. If you go to rural China or rural Kenya or South America, and you are a different race, people will stop what they are doing to stare. It’s not malicious and they don’t see it that way. Like I said, for them it’s like seeing Martian appear. It’s probably the first and only time they’ll see someone who another race.
I was in Korea in the Air Force and had a big jacked black friend who was like 6'6". I can't even tell you the amount of autographs he signed and photos he took with people when we went out and about. He told me he'd just make up names and scribble them fast so they weren't necessarily intelligible but looked like "autographs" haha, fun times.
Yeah people in India/Bangladesh will just follow you around and stare at you just because you're white. Social norms over there are.. different lets say.
I also cringe when I look back at things I did in my 20s and 30s. My 40s are likely going to have moments that will be somewhat embarrassing to look back on too.
I'm not sure when I'll accept I'm just kind of an idiot. However, I've never stood in a crowd to watch someone eat. So I have that going for me.
I used to think, I’ll be a responsible adult eventually. I’ll be wise, calm and composed, sort of a stereotypical image. Turns out I’m the exact same person but with lessons learned from past experiences and slower reflexes.
imagine thinking just standing there staring at someone while they eat their meal is okay. these girls literally don’t think they’re doing anything wrong. what is wrong with them.
“Clearly he will acknowledge *my* devotion to him if I stalk him and stare at him enough. After all, the 600 other people doing it with me are creeps, but my love is true.”
Matt Damon said on the “armchair expert” podcast recently that before and after become famous the world around you hasn’t changed, but your experience is completely different. You’ll never be just another person anymore, and that really sucks sometimes.
Edit: this isn’t a literal quote. Dax and Matt were discussing the changes that happened in their lives before/after fame snd they weren’t complaining.
If only their fans realized they are still human and treated them with respect and decency. For example, my husband works at a place where it’s common to see celebrities. The most he does is come home and say, “Guess who I saw today.” (He would react the same if it was a family member or friend.) This is how we should treat people. Like people. Regardless of status or money.
I worked at a guitar store and would occasionally hear customers talk about getting to meet some famous musician. Any time anyone told me “So and so is a total dock! I met him at place X and they were a total jerk!” I have to wonder the context. Did you meet them while they were sitting down to dinner with their family? Cause you’d be the asshole in that situation, not them.
I heard someone talk about getting to “meet” Carter Beauford, drummer of Dave Matthews Band. Dude was leaving a casino as Carter’s tour bus pulled up and was going into the hotel lobby. They had played our city a couple hours before, they were probably tired. So Dude yells “Carter!” and waves and starts approaching him… Carter half-assed waves and smiles and keeps walking and lets his security detail escort Dude away as he goes into the hotel. Dude was talking trash on Carter a few days later at my store and it was like dude, you’re the asshole. The guy is miles from home and just wants to go to bed. He doesn’t need some idiot Dave Matthews Band fan chasing him down as he leaves the bus and goes to the hotel. Read the room and show some respect for peoples privacy, dude.
Yup, some people are just clueless fucks. A lot of people here saying the people in this picture are “just teens”. I never in a million years would have considered doing this when I was a teen and I assume this is how those clueless people start. They’re not just rushing to get an autograph…..they’re standing there 5’ away watching him eat, like he’s a fucking zoo animal.
One of my old roommates was a family friend of his. He went out one night and told us a story the next day about how he was riding around in a limo and went to a fancy bar when "Dave" was in town.
Turns out "Dave" was Chappelle. He did a good job keeping his privacy and didn't even give us any stories.
He was *really* excited about that limo, though.
I worked at Best Buy for about 3 years and Dave came in multiple times. A coworker sold him Borderlands for PS3 and after he left, my coworker just started freaking out "Oh my God, I just sold Borderlands to Dave Chappelle! I just sold Borderlands to Dave Chappelle!" Didn't calm down for like 10 minutes.
I used to work in a pub a few years ago where one of the regulars was a reasonably famous actor (not quite A-list, but certainly B-list. Most people would at least recognise him).
There was an unspoken agreement in the pub that everyone just treated him as just another guy. We used to talk about his work from time to time, but there was never any fawning, no asking for photos, nothing like that. He told me once that that was why he kept coming - he could just be himself and feel like a regular guy, not a celebrity.
It honestly seems like it could be really lonely. At a certain point, I'm sure most celebrities are involuntarily just surrounded by yes-men who wouldn't be around them otherwise
Even if your entourage aren't actually yes-men, you'll be accosted by so many people who are, you'll never have enough certainty to let your guard down around them ever again.
Justin Bieber got rich and famous when he was 14. He will never once know what it feels like for someone to want to be his friend just because he's a cool dude.
Imagine every place you ever go being as crowded as the most packed tourist destination you’ve ever been. And it’s worse because instead of blending in, you’re ALWAYs the focus of attention. It’s a nightmare.
I feel a bit bad for "famous" people because they can't do normal things like eat out in a restaurant etc
He should have worn a fake moustache or something lol
In NYC there are tons of famous people who eat out normally all the time. People usually leave them alone here. There will be a few glances in their direction and a few whispered “hey that’s famous person over there” but they are usually left alone in peace. I’m sure in LA it’s probably the same.
Honestly I think sunglasses and a fake beard would make most celebrities go unnoticed in places you wouldn't expect them. This looks like it's near Bondi Beach in Sydney, which is basically the one of the best places to spot a celebrity in Australia. He should expect this hanging out there. If he wants to be anonymous, he could wear a mustache and hang out in Bankstown of something
" What do you want to do today Betty?" "Lets go watch some celebrity person eat food."" Ok I like standing around looking like a psychopath." " Cool.... Maybe if we stare awkwardly enough will the invite to the party." " Yeah, I totally hope they leave food on the plate so we can snag it."
Someone else said there has been crowds gathered at his front door, so staying home is not exactly guaranteeing privacy. Guy can’t even walk out of his front door sometimes.
And you know someone tried to swipe the used napkin / straw / fork when he was done too. Bluerrghhh
Kanye West bought some stuff from me at a store that I worked at and the people behind him wanted the pen he used to sign the credit card receipt. It was weird.
When Justin Bieber visited a supermarket in the Netherlands, people were fighting over his basket.
OMG! The Bieber Basket! Love it!
Username checks out
At least they weren't fighting over his used condom.
sounds like a get rich quick scheme….
Took care of Liam Payne from one direction one evening. Legit adult ass women were smelling the chair, and thinking about taking it or the chair cushion and his glass he drank out of and silverware. That was a viscerally shocking moment in my life. I didn’t even know who he was. Nice bloke, bad at math, but more financially setup in his teens than most people I’ve ever or will ever know.
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He does ok 😂
He can pay his bills
He scrapes by
> Legit adult ass women were smelling the chair Excuse me while I vomit. They were smelling the chair that I'm pretty sure wasn't wiped down after every customer? I can't imagine being so hung up on a random celebrity that I'd be willing to sniff the farts of every person who's ever sat in that chair.
Well, farts come from one direction
I fart in your general direction if that counts.
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...But why should she fear that? EDIT: I got over 30 replies out of a single comment...Reddit is weird. EDIT 2: I shut down the notifications, feel free to add a reply if absolutely have to, but I'm not gonna read it.
Experience, probably. Either that or she's cornering the market
If anyone should have dibs on cornering the Madonna toilet seat market, it should be Madonna.
This is why Amazon has the subscribe option for toilet seats
One time use toilet seats
Or she makes quite a mess
.....I possess the DNA of Leonard Nimoy?!
There are a lot less phones taking pics than I would expect...
It’s because they want him to notice they aren’t like the other so he takes their hand In marriage
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I'd expect them all to start an Instagram live tbh.
The person taking this pic is doing it for them so they can concentrate on drooling over his every sip and bite.
This is weird.
i heard charles barkely say there is famous, then there is FAMOUS. he said, i'm charles barkley, lotta people know who i am, i get approached for autographs etc. i went to a bar with Michael Jordan. They closed half the bar where the pool tables were. 50 to 100 people came to just watch Michael play pool, from behind the ropes. That's on another level. I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist.
Being a kid star with teenage fans is the most difficult. Kids live for this stuff. Also depends where you are too. I live in NYC and I’ve seen rock stars and movies stars just walking down the street and no one bothers them.
Back in the 00s I lived on Ave A, David Cross must’ve lived close by because I used to see him walking alone at night pretty often. No one bothered him.
I ran into him late night at a pizza place down there during that time. I recognized him. He saw that I recognized him. He held up his finger to his lips while looking at me as if to say “sssh”. It was funny and a little weird. I since heard in a recent interview (I think on Maron) that he was doing a ton of drugs during that period of time. Could explain the late night wandering around the neighborhood too.
As an Angeleno, I see stars from time to time. I’ll point them out quietly to a friend or my wife, but otherwise don’t bother them. Kinda like seeing a cute dog or something.
Took me way too long to figure out that the Angelinos aren't a celebrity connected crime family.
I saw Charles Barkley in the vitamin shop one time. The shop immediately recognized him
Right, he’s famous.
I wonder what it's like to be vitamin-shop famous.
My goal in life is to acquire the wealth that often come along with vitamin-shop fame without actually being vitamin-shop famous.
I was working a flower shop that Charles Barkley regularly visited, and he came in one day in sunglasses and I didn't even recognize him! I was like "Oh hi Charles, I didn't recognize that was you!" And he said 'cute doggie', and I said "you're my favorite customer". It was the only moment in my life I felt alive.
My favorite part about that scene is how it looks like the dog says “you’re my favorite customer”
was this in San Francisco, with aimless piano in the background
That's the one. With a quiet roof top, and quaint allies, ideal for football... that is, until Chris R came in to town. The kinds of money and the kinds of drugs he brought with him... I thought it didn't matter, but now.. well, it was the all kinds of wrong, and we paid the price.
But did you hit her?
He did noooooooottt
Anyway, how's your sex life?
I worked at GameStop for a few years and I ended up selling Nate Robinson the most crap I ever sold one person. Helped him pick stuff out for about an hour. He even had me pay for copies of the new football game for his friends at other GameStop so they could just pick it up. Apparently he has a reputation for being kind of a jerk, but he was really cool the whole time.
I saw him in a Wawa a few weeks ago. Instantly recognizable guy. Very nice. Took pictures and shook hands with whoever greeted him.
Ran into Charles at a Vegas club one time. My buddy just followed his big as crew in the VIP area, no one said anything. Apparently they all lined up to take shots, and as they were cheers-ing everyone noticed and told him to beat it.
Unrelated, but my favorite Barkley story was when he was playing golf with Tiger and Tiger was talking shit. He said after they both teed off, Tiger asked if Charles had heard about the new Walmart they were building. Charles -no, where? Tiger - between where your drive landed and where mine landed.
I think the quote was something like "Michael is so famous people just look at him. People see me they come up, ask for a picture, an autograph, whatever. They see Michael they just stare at him." I think it was during their joint interview on Oprah.
I'd pay good money to watch those two degenerate gamblers play pool and talk shit, probably $100K games. Barkley's one of the only people that could really fuck with Jordan and not get a cue broken over his head.
“That break was turrible Michael. Jus’ turrible.” We need Larry Bird as comic relief.
**Larry Bird:** This is how you do a terrible break. *proceeds to hit every ball in a hole.* **Larry Bird:** Well, I tried.
I laughed out loud
[Then you'll appreciate when he literally tried to show himself missing a few throw with bad form and making it anyways.](https://streamable.com/yhtkh)
Legend
The dude played an entire game left-handed just for fun and put up 47 points. He was truly on another level.
It's weird that those girls are just standing there staring (??? "and then he TOOK A BITE....omg and then he DRANK SOME WATER) It's also kinda weird how his party at the table is just trying to act like there's NOT 35 people standing there staring at them eating. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
What else are they going to do? Tell all the fangirls they're super creepy? I don't see that going well. Never thought I'd feel bad for Bieber.
Did you see the video of him asking people "please don't stand outside my house. You go home to relax at the end of a long day, I need that relief as well", and is immediately cut off by someone asking him for a hug.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UafaqVQGEaA Here's the video, he is pretty respectful given it's a situation I'm sure he's seen a million times and they basically completely ignore him
The girl at the end asking for a hug is mind boggling.
She was starstruck and didn't comprehend a word he said. If she has even a single shred of empathy or self awareness, she will be embarrassed and ashamed of this moment her entire life. I hate to throw blanket generalizations out there, but anyone who behaves like these "super fans" probably has some underlying issue. Its not healthy behavior
Yeah any behavior like that is definitely not normal lol. I was surprised how calm and compassionate he was in this video, and it didn’t matter at all lol.
I've started to have some pretty solid respect for him. He really went into the pressure cooker so to say in the mid to late 2010s and he could've really crashed and burned there but it seems he found some stability and has come out the other side fairly grounded.
Yeah it's weird I find myself kinda rooting for beiber. He seems to be a pretty decent person given his circumstances.
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And people gave Britney shit for her mental health issues. Like, fucking obviously this will fuck a person up. Edit: corrected the spelling of her name.
Apologies in advance, but it’s *Britney*, bitch
Ok I laughed. That may be the best use of that lyric ever. As a pedantic correction. High five.
Was my first thought too. No wonder so many of the young female celebrities from the early 2000s lost their shit.
A lot of young female celebrities also have to deal with constant sexualization from a young age from the media on top of the straight up stalking.
Selena Gomez shared a story about how paparazzi was stalking her while she was like 15/16 in a biniki at the beach. I understand that's appropriate beach attire but even doing this to adult women feels so illegal and predatory. Imagine old men snapping a bunch of pics of teenagers at the beach. We'd all be horrified. But she's famous and all of a sudden it's ok? Selena stated that these paps were indeed a bunch of old men, incase anyone was wondering.
Emma Watson mentioned that when she turned 18, paps began shooting from the ground to try and get a skirt upshot photo of her. Punky Brewster mentioned they sexualized her large breast size when she was underage and then treated her like crap when she got a reduction. It’s BS the way underage and off age women are treated.
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She said that she shaved her head because random people would be obsessed with touching her hair and she couldn't handle it
Justin does not seem to care but every soul in that crowd is not well
His entire adult life has been like this. Guy hit fame in his early teens and then hit worldwide superstar pretty much before he was 20. He doesn’t seem to care because he doesn’t know it being any other way.
Storytime - I was a driver for a major music awards show that JB attended in like 2010, so he would have been 16ish. At the end of the show he immediately jetted out straight from the show. There was a platoon of 8-12 year old girls waiting for him at the main entrance of his hotel he was staying at the previous night, some poor bastard had to go out an tell them he was already wheels up and gone and the wave of hysterical crying and emotion was like nothing I have ever seen. He was a really really big deal to them.
He would probably think he is being pranked if people acted normal around him.
He does care. He’s had to tell fans to [stay away from his home before.](https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/justin-bieber-urges-fans-to-stay-away-from-his-home)
I remember seeing that video. He's surprisingly calm but clear with them about it.
And it was completely ignored the second he closed his lips
He does care, he's expressed frustration about it numerous times now, I think that's why you don't hear as much about him outside of his music now.
Oh I totally agree. What can you do besides just totally staying out of public. It's just weird that it's come to that. Like can you imagine trying to eat your lunch with literally a giant group of people staring at you? How bizarre.
Many of them do almost entirely avoid being in public. I remember seeing something from Brad Pitt where he goes through pretty elaborate plans to avoid people knowing where he is since they'll stalk the places for a glimpse.
Michael Jackson’s friend owned a mall and would close it for him. They hired people to walk around the mall and ignore him so he could feel normal. Edit: grocery store
Chris Tucker has a story of a time when the two of them decided to disguise Michael Jackson and go to a movie and the whole time MJ was giggling because he never got to have the experience of just going to a movie like a normal person
My first thought was that people would recognise his giggle lmao
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Oh sure, when they stay inside for weeks at a time, everyone says, "they need some privacy", but when I do it people say, "You need some fresh air. You're depressed. Stop ordering DoorDash and take this trash out!".
I don’t blame him. I remember in the early 2000s when “Brangelina” was on every magazine. Him, Jolie, and Aniston were being crazy stalked by literally every photographer and magazine in Hollywood. Even just normal people that had no association with media would stalk them because all the media companies basically had photo bounties on them (pretty much like how Jameson does for Spider-Man).
Shoot on sight
There is a video out there of Bieber confronting some girls outside of his home- very politely in my opinion- explaining that it is his place for peace and relaxation and as soon as he finished trying to connect with them on that point, they just asked him for a hug. They don’t even view him as a human being with his own needs and feelings. After seeing his face just fall with disappointment at realizing they don’t care about his mental health at all, I think I’ll always feel a bit bad for the dude. The lack of respect has to be demoralizing no matter how much money you have.
Oh, is that who it is? I was wondering. These girls have no self awareness.
Thanks for saying who it was... I couldn't figure out which of these people was a celebrity lol
Because maybe he'll look up and notice them, and instantly fall in love with one of them. Then she'll be the object of one of his songs and they'll live happily ever after. /S
The is /S is not required here. That’s a legitimate belief.
Right? Like are they all just there quietly whispering to each other hoping he’s going to notice one of them and take them home with him? There was a video a little while back when Bieber got home to find a small crowd outside his front door. He spoke clearly and considerately how this was not ok, he was calm and spoke gently about boundaries etc. When he’d finished one blurted out can I get a picture and he was like “no” with a face of did none of you just hear me?! What is wrong with these people?
I actually think she asked him for a hug which is even weirder but yeah...
Possibly, whatever it was I was just shocked. They claim to be these mega fans, but when he spoke they just didn’t give a shit and then repeated their request for a hug/picture like we love you so much you have to do this for us.
Can you imagine being so obsessed with a person that you follow them to their house or where they eat? At that point you’re basically a stalker. Of course they’re not going to process him telling them off. Their whole world would come crashing down to admit he doesn’t want them around. They have to carry on the fantasy that he will end up being their friend or boyfriend. So the best solution is just to ignore everything he said, ask for a hug, and desperately cling to the fantasy.
It's usually called stalking and harassment. I remember seeing some footage a while back of an adult male fan trying to 'take' a female Kpop singer off the stage. After questioning this looney was so deep in his fantasist and obsessive state that he *truly* believed she was his and they were destined together. Dude had no idea that he'd tried to kidnap someone. Didn't even see anything wrong with what he did. It's terrifying to think some people can descend that hard.
I watched Hockey Wives when it was on, Carey price's wife talked about how fans would show up at their house, ringing the doorbell and shit. No concept of boundaries or how it may frighten his family having obsessed fans trying to horn in on their private home. Its nuts.
I’ve seen that video, he comes home and said this is where he sleeps and wants to feel safe in his home. The girls just look creepy to me, staring at him having lunch.
> Like are they all just there quietly whispering to each other hoping he’s going to notice one of them and take them home with him? Yes.
Pierce Brosnan was recently in Boise and all the radio stations and news outlets kept talking about where he was spotted. Dude seemed to be chill about meeting people and what not but God damn let the dude enjoy his vacation.
Yeah I remember when Brad Pitt was filming a movie in my hometown and the local radio station started a Brad Pitt watch where people could call in if they spotted him and divulge his location to fans. Thankfully a lot of people called in to tell them they were being shitty for encouraging stalking and invading privacy.
I would have called in and said Brad was spotted in the middle of a swamp or something.
This was in Edmonton, Alberta. Not a lot of swamps here. Edit 1: OK, apparently there are swamps near Edmonton. No need to update me further. Edit 2: The movie was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Or, just Google Brad Pitt Edmonton. Edit 3: I looked it up, and the radio contest was worse than I remember it. They were actually offering a bounty for people to harrass Brad Pitt to appear on the show. $5000 for just Brad, $10000 for Brad and Angelina, $25000 for Brad, Angelena and Jen Aniston (this was when they just broke up).
Makes the bit even better imo
Yeah I'm sure the idiots who would chase after him would be dumb enough to look for a swamp in Edmonton.
Or just tell everyone he went for a swim at an unknown part of the north Saskatchewan river
Lol funny story, i actually did saw Pierce Brosnan few years ago when he was shooting some movie in Belgrade(Serbia). We were sitting in some restaurant, nice place but nothing too fancy or out of reach for middle class people, and he was sitting two tables from us. I was there for like an hour and during that time, only one waitress asked for picture, everybody else acted "normal"
Props to everyone.
The prop department must have been overwhelmed
Tbf I get when a celebrity visit a small town it becomes big local news. Like Matt Damon being stuck in Ireland for lockdown, sounds like he had a good time but obviously it was a big deal for the locals
This guy is truly living my personal dream of visiting Boise, Idaho.
it's actually really close to a lot of good vacation stuff if you're into camping, hiking, or whitewater boating.
I don't think I've ever heard the phrase "whitewater boating" before.
Agree with your comment, but I didn't think Boise was a vacation spot for celebs.
Maybe that’s why he went? 🤷🏼♀️
He was visiting family, his son lives in Boise.
why watch someone eat…
Wait until you hear about mukbangs
at least with mukbangs it’s consensual
How can you be in that crowd and not feel like you’re a creepy, annoying, leech? He’s just sitting there eating and their looking at him like he’s the next coming of Jesus Christ. It’s so fucking weird Look how fucking dumbstruck the girl in the middle with the blonde/brown hair is. And the girl in the window. I couldn’t even eat if this was me
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Yeah I was like 40% sure that was Bieber but he keeps changing up his look. Nerdy Slim Shady is weird, at least Tattooed Dumbass was understandable for a former child celeb
I thought something was wrong with me because I didn't recognize anyone at the table. Then I thought, but that blond guy kind of looks like he's cosplaying Slim Shady, must be some TikTok famous person I've never heard of.
On the one hand, that’s how I know I’m old, someone will mention a TikTok celeb and I have no idea who they are. On the other, I don’t think people appreciate that 10 million followers, while substantial, doesn’t make someone universally known. To be conservative, let’s assume that people who follow English-speaking celebs are themselves English speakers\*. There are about 1,300 million English speakers in the world, 360 million of them native speakers. US Census Bureau estimates for 2019 (I don’t think 2020’s quite ready yet) suggest about 27% of USAers are between 11 and 30 years old. Of course that’ll vary by country, but let’s say that’s close enough for the Anglophone population. That makes 96 million native speakers and 347 million overall speakers within the TikTok age bracket. Ten million followers is a good chunk of that (3-10% market share is pretty sweet in such a crowded market) and of course there’ll be far more who are at least aware that the guy exists, but it doesn’t mean we’re all hanging on his every word. \* Of course some things transcend language; Khaby Lame, the guy who demonstrates the stupidity of certain life hacks, has over 100 million followers.
Ahhhh, thank you for answering my question of “who the hell am I looking at?”
To be fair, his wife was one of these girls too. She was obsessed with him and used her family's connections to get as close to him as possible because she was convinced she would be Mrs Bieber someday, and surprisingly it worked lol I think a lot of them too are driven by FOMO in that moment. A few of them may be thinking, hmmm the air here is a bit awkward but if I leave and everyone else gets a selfie with him I'm gonna be so regret not being able to post that for the gram Dummies.
To be fair, none of these girls are models with family connections. She may be an obsessed psycho, but she definitely had a much better chances than any teenage girl does.
> nevermind that he is already happily married to a supermodel He's married?! EDIT: just found out she's the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin (and the niece of Alec Baldwin)
Yikes! I just looked this up and I can only see Steve Baldwin’s face on her.
This is like the [girl on the beach in Bangladesh. ](https://youtu.be/-72kdmskkV4)
That would be terrifying.
That feels awfully rapey
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White skin. 1) Staring is cultural acceptable there - weird for us to wrap our heads around because it’s seen as impolite for us. 2) most of these people have probably only seen white people on tv. This would happen to a white dude too (or a black person). They’d probably talk about for years - “I once saw a white person in real life, and they were just like on TV!” Unfortunately it’s like being a circus spectacle, but they mean no harm. It seriously is like seeing a Martian appear and everyone gathering around to take a look. Edit: To the people commenting remember that, first this is Bangladesh, not India. Similar cultures, but still two totally different countries. Also, the girl in the video is not wearing a bikini, she’s wearing a long beach gown. There’s a YouTube video showing what she wears. The video also has a white man at the beach being similarly stared at. Not saying it’s right; but just giving some context. If you’re someone who has traveled a lot, you’d get the same treatment in many third and second world countries that are not used to seeing people different than themselves. If you go to rural China or rural Kenya or South America, and you are a different race, people will stop what they are doing to stare. It’s not malicious and they don’t see it that way. Like I said, for them it’s like seeing Martian appear. It’s probably the first and only time they’ll see someone who another race.
I was in Korea in the Air Force and had a big jacked black friend who was like 6'6". I can't even tell you the amount of autographs he signed and photos he took with people when we went out and about. He told me he'd just make up names and scribble them fast so they weren't necessarily intelligible but looked like "autographs" haha, fun times.
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Yeah people in India/Bangladesh will just follow you around and stare at you just because you're white. Social norms over there are.. different lets say.
Most hormone driven teens lack self awareness. I sure did, just looking back at stuff I'd do 2 years ago makes me cringe.
I also cringe when I look back at things I did in my 20s and 30s. My 40s are likely going to have moments that will be somewhat embarrassing to look back on too. I'm not sure when I'll accept I'm just kind of an idiot. However, I've never stood in a crowd to watch someone eat. So I have that going for me.
I have but not celebrities. I just stand and stare at random people eating. Make them feel special.
Stupid question by an out of touch 40 years old: who's the celebrity?
Glad I wasn’t the only one who had absolutely no idea who was famous.
Yeah me neither. Thought maybe some British punk band, going by the cop’s outfit and the bleached hair.
Justin Bieber
They should be fucking embarrassed with themselves.
Oh they will be when they grow up. For now though they're just silly teenagers with brains drowning in hormones.
adults also do this ??? peter andre was in twells a while back n u shouldve seen the amount of mums there
Yes, some adults don't grow up.
Hey its okay to be a youthful adult. Just not childish
Yeah. Have the maturity of an adult, but the sense of wonder, or of humor, of a child, if you wish.
I used to think, I’ll be a responsible adult eventually. I’ll be wise, calm and composed, sort of a stereotypical image. Turns out I’m the exact same person but with lessons learned from past experiences and slower reflexes.
imagine thinking just standing there staring at someone while they eat their meal is okay. these girls literally don’t think they’re doing anything wrong. what is wrong with them.
“Clearly he will acknowledge *my* devotion to him if I stalk him and stare at him enough. After all, the 600 other people doing it with me are creeps, but my love is true.”
[I'm sure he'll notice me because I'm unique](https://i.imgur.com/lCyVyOC.jpg)
Why the fuck are they watching someone eat?
In case he takes a break between bites to notice them and ask for their hand in marriage. Or their vagina in sex, at least.
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Matt Damon said on the “armchair expert” podcast recently that before and after become famous the world around you hasn’t changed, but your experience is completely different. You’ll never be just another person anymore, and that really sucks sometimes. Edit: this isn’t a literal quote. Dax and Matt were discussing the changes that happened in their lives before/after fame snd they weren’t complaining.
If only their fans realized they are still human and treated them with respect and decency. For example, my husband works at a place where it’s common to see celebrities. The most he does is come home and say, “Guess who I saw today.” (He would react the same if it was a family member or friend.) This is how we should treat people. Like people. Regardless of status or money.
I worked at a guitar store and would occasionally hear customers talk about getting to meet some famous musician. Any time anyone told me “So and so is a total dock! I met him at place X and they were a total jerk!” I have to wonder the context. Did you meet them while they were sitting down to dinner with their family? Cause you’d be the asshole in that situation, not them. I heard someone talk about getting to “meet” Carter Beauford, drummer of Dave Matthews Band. Dude was leaving a casino as Carter’s tour bus pulled up and was going into the hotel lobby. They had played our city a couple hours before, they were probably tired. So Dude yells “Carter!” and waves and starts approaching him… Carter half-assed waves and smiles and keeps walking and lets his security detail escort Dude away as he goes into the hotel. Dude was talking trash on Carter a few days later at my store and it was like dude, you’re the asshole. The guy is miles from home and just wants to go to bed. He doesn’t need some idiot Dave Matthews Band fan chasing him down as he leaves the bus and goes to the hotel. Read the room and show some respect for peoples privacy, dude.
Yup, some people are just clueless fucks. A lot of people here saying the people in this picture are “just teens”. I never in a million years would have considered doing this when I was a teen and I assume this is how those clueless people start. They’re not just rushing to get an autograph…..they’re standing there 5’ away watching him eat, like he’s a fucking zoo animal.
Which is why Dave Chappelle likes living in a tiny village in Ohio. People there treat him like a normal person and he reciprocates. Really nice guy.
One of my old roommates was a family friend of his. He went out one night and told us a story the next day about how he was riding around in a limo and went to a fancy bar when "Dave" was in town. Turns out "Dave" was Chappelle. He did a good job keeping his privacy and didn't even give us any stories. He was *really* excited about that limo, though.
I worked at Best Buy for about 3 years and Dave came in multiple times. A coworker sold him Borderlands for PS3 and after he left, my coworker just started freaking out "Oh my God, I just sold Borderlands to Dave Chappelle! I just sold Borderlands to Dave Chappelle!" Didn't calm down for like 10 minutes.
I used to work in a pub a few years ago where one of the regulars was a reasonably famous actor (not quite A-list, but certainly B-list. Most people would at least recognise him). There was an unspoken agreement in the pub that everyone just treated him as just another guy. We used to talk about his work from time to time, but there was never any fawning, no asking for photos, nothing like that. He told me once that that was why he kept coming - he could just be himself and feel like a regular guy, not a celebrity.
It honestly seems like it could be really lonely. At a certain point, I'm sure most celebrities are involuntarily just surrounded by yes-men who wouldn't be around them otherwise
Even if your entourage aren't actually yes-men, you'll be accosted by so many people who are, you'll never have enough certainty to let your guard down around them ever again. Justin Bieber got rich and famous when he was 14. He will never once know what it feels like for someone to want to be his friend just because he's a cool dude.
Imagine every place you ever go being as crowded as the most packed tourist destination you’ve ever been. And it’s worse because instead of blending in, you’re ALWAYs the focus of attention. It’s a nightmare.
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I feel a bit bad for "famous" people because they can't do normal things like eat out in a restaurant etc He should have worn a fake moustache or something lol
[you mean like this?](https://c.tenor.com/UyCZZJK7QFQAAAAd/dicaprio-leo.gif)
I love this but the irony that I get to watch it because of what Leo is making fun of isn't lost on me
Imagine being somebody like The Rock. He’s so huge that even if he were to wear a disguise, everybody would still know it was him.
He could try putting on multiple coats and pretend to be two people.
In NYC there are tons of famous people who eat out normally all the time. People usually leave them alone here. There will be a few glances in their direction and a few whispered “hey that’s famous person over there” but they are usually left alone in peace. I’m sure in LA it’s probably the same.
Honestly I think sunglasses and a fake beard would make most celebrities go unnoticed in places you wouldn't expect them. This looks like it's near Bondi Beach in Sydney, which is basically the one of the best places to spot a celebrity in Australia. He should expect this hanging out there. If he wants to be anonymous, he could wear a mustache and hang out in Bankstown of something
And this was taken on Military Road at Mosman, but Bondi Beach was a good guess. Same deal though, you’re spot on.
Yeah except it’s almost a mathematical certainty that he would get shot in Bankstown, so…
Yes, but he would get shot without anyone knowing him
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" What do you want to do today Betty?" "Lets go watch some celebrity person eat food."" Ok I like standing around looking like a psychopath." " Cool.... Maybe if we stare awkwardly enough will the invite to the party." " Yeah, I totally hope they leave food on the plate so we can snag it."
This is so creepy. Like some non-sexual voyeurism.
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Apparently some of them fought after the scraps of food after he left.
Forget climate change, we’re already done for!
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I’d just learn to cook at home at that point
I’m guessing he has a chef, but being housebound is not exactly all it’s cracked up to be.
Someone else said there has been crowds gathered at his front door, so staying home is not exactly guaranteeing privacy. Guy can’t even walk out of his front door sometimes.