19 of the Rudest Celebrities That People Unfortunately Met (And Why)

The old saying about how you should never meet your heroes has some serious truth to it. The grim reality is that there are just certain people that are only made worse by the amount of fame that they end up achieving. It’s as if the fame itself only serves to amplify the character faults that they already possessed. A recent Reddit thread has people sharing stories about their encounters with exceptionally rude celebrities. Let’s just say you wouldn’t want to meet any of these celebs, no matter what movies they might’ve been in.

1. Chad Michael Murray

“Chad Michael Murray both tried to get stuff for free and pulled the do you know who I am, for something that was $5.” – u/tigerllly

2. Tommy Lee Jones

“I used to live in the same city as Tommy Lee Jones, and there was a point in time where if you worked in the service industry you either had your own story about him or knew someone who did. I have a few of my own. Celebrity or not he is, hands down, one of the rudest people I’ve ever come across. Very demanding and hateful; he looks down on service workers and treats them terribly.” – u/fignoonan

3. David Spade

“Got a call to David Spade’s room at like 2 a.m. because he had issues with his Wi-Fi. When I told him I couldn’t fix it and he had to wait for I.T. in the morning he said in the most deadpan David Spade way, I figured you wouldn’t be able to fix it, I didn’t figure they put their best and brightest on the graveyard shift.” – u/worriedlobster6783

4. George Lopez

“Met George Lopez at a Dodger game, complete asshole. Told a buddy who works at the stadium about it and he was like, oh yeah, he’s rude to everyone down here and doesn’t tip, don’t like that guy.” – u/styrofoamladder

5. Bill Nye the Science Guy

“Haven’t met too many celebs, but I gotta say that Bill Nye the Science Guy was the rudest. I grew up in Seattle and I ran into him with my dad when I was really young and he was setting up for a shoot for that show down on Alki Beach. I was a huge nerd, and he was one of my heroes because of that show. My pops told me to go say hello, so I did, and Bill responded something along the lines of, get out of here, kid. We’re busy. Where are your parents at? and I pointed at my pa across the beach and was like, right over there. Bill told me to leave him alone, I was devastated.” – u/suchsmarttimes

6. Justin Timberlake

“Justin Timberlake. We were staying at the same hotel and he wouldn’t let my elderly grandmother on the elevator with him and two others. He stuck out his hand and said, no, and closed the door.” – u/2thsprklr

7. Ralph Nader

“Ralph Nader. I was his PR representative once. He’s arrogant, condescending, rude, and demanding.” – u/philoporphyros

8. Dennis Hopper

“Dennis Hopper didn’t smile once or make eye contract or tip. Not even after he forgot his cell phone and it had to be kept under guard for him for six hours. Not even a thank you. Crushed me.” – u/levieleven

9. Oprah

“Oprah, Went to see her show in Chicago. Her staff as well as Oprah herself were so arrogant , unfriendly, rude. When the camera turned on, Oprah was very different than when the camera turned off. I was so disappointed.” – u/samecomparison8585

10. Jennifer Lopez

“My wife works at a 5-star hotel in Beverly hills and has served so many celebrities. Her and her coworkers all agree, Jennifer Lopez is the most vile bottom feeding human of all time.” – u/comfortablesouth357

11. Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child

“Met all of Destiny’s Child when i was younger at a restaurant with my dad. Michelle Williams was the rudest most disrespectful person I have ever met in my life. Signed my book and nearly threw the book at Kelly to sign. Also refused to answer any of my questions, young me was heartbroken because she was my favorite.” – u/offerno941

12. James Corden

“Not me, but my sister ran a coffee shop in London and it was James Corden’s local. Apparently every staff member thought he was a total jerk. He scoffed at my sister for and I quote, yeah, you know who I am, then walked off, when she asked for his name.” – u/nc_vixen

13. Sarah Jessica Parker

“Back in Los Angeles in the late 1980s, Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker ran into me with a shopping cart. Downey Jr. was super nice and said he was sorry. Sarah Jessica Parker ignored me and walked away with the cart.” – u/archiesfrayednerve

14. Justin Bieber

“Justin Bieber. My family was staying at a beach resort in Capri. My sister and I got up early to walk on the beach. This guy and his entourage came out of nowhere walking on the beach. They said all the guests had to leave. A few guests went and asked the front desk about this and they said a VIP had requested the beach for himself the whole day. I was like are you kidding? We found out later it was Justin Bieber. His entourage was so rude too.” – u/appropriate_music_24

15. Rosie O’Donnell

“Rosie O’Donnell got an old immigrant lady fired from a housekeeping job because she broke a rule by asking for an autograph. Rosie demanded this lady be fired, and the resort complied.” – u/leopard_messiah

16. Leonardo DiCaprio

“Leonardo DiCaprio. If you need to speak to him, you are not allowed to make eye contact. What an egotistical goof.” – u/longrydilawpi

17. Tom Cruise

“I worked at an upscale ski resort, bartending and met both Tom Cruise and Robin Williams, separate occasions. Tom Cruise was arrogant and cheap. Robin Williams was awesome. Really down to earth and generous tipper. So sad we lost him.” – u/suspiciousart2481

18. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

“Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Would not accept that computers need to be restarted periodically for them to perform optimally. Literally 30 minutes of the ask the question a different way game. For a brilliant guy he’s kind of clueless.” – u/colonel_mopington

19. Jared Leto

“Rudest? Hands down Jared Leto. He is an absolute prick. Rude to his fans and everyone around him.” – u/lilbit1419