What stories do you have about celebrities that the wider world is unaware of?

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nadin · Accepted Answer

"Jared Padelcki from Supernatural. I have a bunch about this guy. They film up in Vancouver. The guy likes to walk around acting alpha as fuck. He's got this sometimes-forced Texan accent and talks about his MMA shit all the time. One night him and a few of his boys roll into the city to get drunk and (probably) coked up. He ends up picking a fight with some dudes at a local bar and gets the shit kicked out of him. He broke his hand in the fight, and they had to write it into the script. (Season 2 - "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things") Warner Bro's PR spun it as they were 'jumped by a group of drunken men', when really they were out looking for a fight from the get-go. Another time this same dude ended up having a temper tantrum on set and wouldn't come out of his trailer for hours. I cant remember what his little hissy fit was about, but he left half the crew sitting around for a couple hours. (That kind of shit puts jobs at risk. Selfish as FUCK.) Anyways, fuck that guy. "

Joella · Answer

Glenn Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1990.

Kalila · Answer

""In 1975, Steven Tyler convinced the parents of 14 year old groupie Julia Holcomb (Holcolm) to sign over guardianship to him so that she could live with him in Boston. Tyler who was 27 at the time, dated and did drugs with Holcolm for 3 years before they eventually broke up after unplanned pregnancy which resulted in an abortion. Tyler returned Julia to her parents at the age of 17." I heard another one about the lead singer of Kings of Leon. Basically, they were appearing at a venue in London organised by the owner and as soon as they arrived the lead singer kept hitting on the owner's girlfriend. She told him that she was going out with the owner, but the lead singer said that he didn't care and if she wanted to fuck him after the gig was done then they could both go back to his coach. Turned out that she did fuck him in the end. Total cunt. "

Ulrike Eichel · Answer

Saw pauly shore in the ATL airport, yelled hey buddddy. Met Lil Jon in the ATL airport train... imagine dave chapelle's imitation of him in the dr's office when he speaks sophisticated... that is how he spoke to me. Saw Alton Brown on the same train, stared at him wondering if it really was him. Yep, it was.

synnove · Answer

Morgan Freeman is engaged (or married) to his step-granddaughter. Edit: One of many sources

Fletcher · Answer

Rob Schneider strangles migrant workers in his shower.

Ayshat · Answer

"I've heard from three different groups of people that the Mannings (Archie, Peyton and Eli) are utter douchebags. I'm former military, and ended up in an industry with a lot of former military folks. Several guys who'd been stationed in Hawaii talked about NFL Pro Bowl participants being invited aboard an aircraft carrier. Peyton was being given a VIP tour of the flight deck and spit his tobacco juice on it. When one of the sailors asked him not to ('cause, ya know, he was gonna have to clean that nasty shit up) he allegedly said "I'll spit wherever the fuck I want." When I was on my honeymoon the concierge folks at a very nice hotel at a major tourist destination said that the whole Manning clan had stayed there several times. They each had obscene amounts of luggage yet refused to tip the bellmen, or anyone else for that matter. "

Lena Dietrich · Answer

Linda Carter had a house built in tony Potomac MD. She got word that one of the construction workers used her toilet and demanded a new toilet at no cost.

Arlen · Answer

I'm not sure if he counts as a celebrity, but Kimi Raikkonen (F1 driver) paid for my friends speeding ticket once. My friend was giving his brother a ride to Kimi's yacht or something. Also, the same guy once bought all the hot dogs from a street vendor. Like a boss.

Nichola · Answer

My sisters best friend was in Paris by herself several (15? 20?) years ago, sitting in a hotel bar when a tall, good-looking, well-dressed black guy who she didn't recognise came in and sat down. They were the only two people in the bar. The guy, who we'll call Mr. X, said hi, and bought her a drink. They started chatting, and then she said she was hungry and needed to get something to eat. They went to the hotel restaurant, had a lovely dinner, and a few more drinks, while continuing to chat. He never made any sort of untoward suggestions of any sort, and just seemed to want to spend a couple of hours in good company.  At the end of the meal, she suggested they split the cost of the meal, but he insisted on paying. So he pulled out a platinum Amex card, and paid for everything. He made his excuses, thanked her for a lovely evening. She didn't know who he was at all until she got home, just that he seemed to be a really nice guy. Turns out it was Will Smith.

Lanita · Answer

"Girl I know was picked up in a bar by Robert DeNiro. He took her back to his place. He insisted that she call him "Daddy". She said fine. When they started making out on the couch, he kept biting her cheek really hard. She kept making him stop. He would apologize. They'd start kissing again and CHOMP! he'd bite her cheek again, really hard. After the third time, she got her shit and ran out the door. When she told me the story, the first thing I thought of was him doing the exact same thing to Illeana Douglas in Cape Fear. Creepy as fuck. "

Bubba · Answer

"When one of my relatives was still a squad car cop, he and his partner drove up to a car being... perused by a group of prostitutes. These prostitutes turned out to be a group of transsexuals. Anyway, my relative and his partner shooed them away and start talking to the guy in the car.  Partner: "Alright, there's not going to be any of that tonigh- WAIT, you're Eddie Murphy!" Eddie Murphy: "Yes sir."  Relative: "Well Eddie, that was a group of guys. You might want to be a bit more careful." Being the down to earth guys they are, they let him go with a warning. That was in New York. What happened a week later in L.A.? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy#Legal_problems "

Peppiina · Answer

A lot of ex-sports stars are broke. My aunt works for the municipal water department in a city in Texas and she tells us all the stories of famous people that she has to turn the water off on. She's turned off 3 pro-bowlers (NFL), 2 hall of fame baseball players, and a bunch of the 90s Cowboys players (the 3 time superbowl champ ones). She's worked there for 20+ years, so some of them are a long time ago.

Goknur · Answer

"Paula Deen's accent isn't what you'd call real, she smokes cigarettes, gets hammered all of the time, and cusses like a sailor. The opposite of her "good ol' southern gal" image, unless I've just been unaware of what a good ol' southern gal really is.  "

Rusty · Answer

Taylor Swift is a jerk in restaurants.

Shaden · Answer

A good friend of mine styled a commercial (not US Released) that Brad Pitt was endorsing. Apparently he was a really down to earth guy, yacking it up with her & the make-up artist, has really bad acne scars that need to be covered by lots of foundation, drank Miller Light & took a break to tchat on his cell with Miss Jolie. Seems like a normal dude to me..sans the foundation thing..

BenjaminWhite · Answer

The Firefly / Serenity cast turned up to a cancelled convention to hang out with fans at a hotel. source

TEISHA · Answer

"I scheduled an interview with Nelly once. He kept saying "if you know what I mean" after almost every sentence. And that's about it for western celebrities.  "

Janina Bayer · Answer

driving in traffic one time out in L.A. pulled up next to a Jag and saw Goldie Hawn getting screamed on by Kurt Russell.

TOMASA · Answer

"Common (The rapper) is fucking awesome at observational humor. I was working President Obama's "Home States Ball," and he was walking around. We both noticed that the bar was a cash bar, and that they had signs on it warning pregnant women not to buy drinks. I don't remember all the jokes, but he riffed on it for a good 5 minutes. It was hilarious.  "

Kalie · Answer

"My uncle and my cousin (a teenager at the time) ran into Robin Williams at a shop in Hawaii in the late-80s or early-90s. My cousin was shy, so my uncle - who is a very outgoing, friendly guy - went up to him and the three of them talked for a minute. Williams was very nice to them, but was on his way out. My uncle then decided they should head back to the hotel, but, instead of a shuttle or cab, they started walking back (maybe .5-1 mile). Robin Williams saw them walking back, pulled over, and drove them back to the hotel. They chatted. My uncle told him how he used one of Williams' comedy records on his first date with my aunt and Williams responded, "So my stuff is good for foreplay, eh?" It's always a great story to get my uncle to tell. When he tells it, you can tell that the walk back to the hotel with my cousin in tow was done on purpose because he had a pretty good idea Williams would spot them along the way and maybe give them a ride. "

Vanessa Goldschmidt · Answer

Patricia Richardson killed a man in cold blood.

Cama · Answer

"Barack Obama is a pretty weak looking guy in person apparently. My mom was exercising across from him (treadmill) in a Reno hotel and thought it was him but shrugged it off because he looked "too short and small." When they passed 10 Secret Service agents, they realized it actually was him.  "

Julita · Answer

"Mike Starr (the mob guy in Dumb & Dumb that died eating the spicy burger) helped me round up all kinds of celebrities to get photos at a charity event. I'm not a photographer, but I got suckered into taking group pictures of the 50+ celebrities at this event. Mike was one of the first celebrities I met and while having small talk I had a Larry David moment and mentioned how much I didn't like having to round everyone up for photos and interrupt their good time. Without hesitating he burst into a group of celebrites and said, "hey guys, this is thecanadiana and he needs to get some group photos of the event for the website". I took the photo and we were off to the next group. For the next, hour or two he guided me around the event introducing me to everyone and taking photos. He's was really cool and funny the whole time.  "

ninja · Answer

"Arnold Schwarzenegger and his driver almost clipped me in his SUV while filming The 6th day. Like, I jumped out of the way as they screamed into a parkade. I was mid "What the FU..." when I made eye-contact with Arnie in the passenger seat. He gave an apologetic wave and they went on their way. "

Hilla-Maaria · Answer

Faye Tozer from Steps gave a friend of mine the Clap. Probably pushing the limits of what counts as a celebrity.

Celle · Answer

It's not really a story, but my family and I were at a restaurant in Rome once that had pictures of celebrities all over the walls with the napkins that each celebrity had signed when they had dined at the restaurant. So we asked our waiter, who was the nicest celebrity and who was the most unpleasant? The most unpleasant? Bill Gates. The nicest? Michael Jackson.

Inga-Britt · Answer

david bowie

Faadumo · Answer

I met Jason Schwartzman a few years back. We talked after a Phantom Planet show for like 15 mins. He asked questions, seemed interested, and was absolutely the most sincere and funny celebrity I've met. But he is very small. I also met Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) last month in Boston and for being a recluse and all, he was so nice. During the show he was talkative and affable. After the show he was kind enough to hang out and shake hands/autograph until all the waiting fans had dispersed. Jeff is pretty tall.

Noella · Answer

A friend of my sister's was at a fancy resort at the same time as Leonardo DiCaprio and his group of friends. She got to talking with one of them, asking where Leo was. The friend said Leo was around trying to hit on some guy. Apparently within his circle of friends it's common knowledge he's into guys.

Phoebe · Answer

Al Bundy from married with children is a purple belt in Brazilian jiujitsu. found this interesting because he trained with some of the Gracie family

Jaquelyn · Answer

My parents live near Jack Bicknell, whom I gather is a somewhat well-known football coach, and father to two other well-known coaches. Recently they had a house fire, and had to move out while repairs were happening. Jack and his wife were in Florida for the winter when they heard about it, and offered to let my parents stay in their house until they got back, which wasn't for several months. It was extraordinarily nice of him.

Rania · Answer

Johnny Cash once accidentally started a forest fire.

Belkize · Answer

This will prob be buried but what the hell!A good friend of mine met Brian May, the guitarist from Queen. My friend asked him about the partying back in the day and Brian tells him that Freddy Mercury would host these crazy parties and have midgets walking around with silver platters strapped to their heads with cocaine on top for guests to sample. Love that story. Edit: Also, I just remembered, Tiger woods is a really shitty tipper.

Kirsi-Maarit · Answer

"I met Will Smith in Central Park while I was with a group of friends and one of us asked for a signature and he called us, and I quote, a "bunch of faggots".  "

Marina Schafer · Answer

"Katy Perry farted while in the vocal booth, within the first 20 minutes of meeting her. Mic was on and she knew it. We proceeded to be in shock as she said "whoooa. Your lucky your not in here" She then turned out to be rather shy, and chose to be alone much of the time. So much that when she would act a little wild, it almost seemed like her Shtick. Public/Artist image. "

DANUTA · Answer

Serena and Venus Williams are assholes. I asked both of them for an autograph one time and they had their security guards push me out of the way. Then their father came up to me and started yelling (and spitting) at me for being disrespectful because they just finished practicing and don't have the time to sign autographs. I was about 8 yrs old at the time.

RASHIDA · Answer

"I was at Lucky Strike in LA one night and had to use the restroom- the only other person in there was Jon Lovitz. He finishes first, and as I'm walking to use one of the two sinks to wash my hands he blocks me, says "hmmm... the choices, the choices" then does a little spirit fingers thing. "

Claudia Kortig · Answer

This doesn't really qualify as a story per se, but I was at Keith Richard's house one day and he was wearing purple Ugg boots.

Vanessa Theissen · Answer

"Julia Stiles used to have a dorky voicemail recording of her doing a bad Rain Man impression (i.e. "Julia is not here. Definitely, definitely not here...") "

Bradly · Answer

Jared Leto fucked a girl at my high school and gave her chlamydia. True story.

Dina · Answer

"Joss Whedon is one of the chillest people you can possibly imagine. We had promised he would only have to sign autographs for an hour, but he insisted on staying until everyone in line got to meet him. One woman tried to sneak in two objects to sign (the rule was one, for time purposes), and he was like, "Whoops my hand slipped" and signed both. Then, after this long day of flying out, doing the event, and signing shit, he went out drinking with us (the undergrad organizers) until 2am. Stephen Fry's rider said "I'm allergic to Champagne. I like vodka." So we supplied him with vodka, and he was trashed for most of the event. Still gave a great speech though. "

Katja Fischer · Answer

Denzel Washington does a lot of anonymous good guy stuff (charities and activism) but doesn't brag about it

Patti · Answer

Steve Martin, nicest guy ever! We shared a ride once from LAX to BH.

Jana Weisz · Answer

Billy Corgan is a huge professional wrestling fan. Met him at a party once, was totally quiet most of the night, until someone brought up the wrestling show they went to the night before. He totally lit up and raved about it for 5 minutes.

Venny · Answer

Eartha Kitt once joined the mile high club with some tall, goofy looking old dude.

REGENA · Answer

"I have a good story about Britney Spears, told to me by one of her recording engineers:  He was working with her while she was recording vocals. As they were listening back to the songs, they kept hearing a cracking type sound. They tried to identify the source of the problem, plugging in new cords, switching hardware, then recording again. Sound was still there. They tried again, switching items, checking stuff, etc. Suddenly, the other guy stops and goes to the mic connected to britney's headphones, "Britney...are you chewing gum?", Britney replied suspiciously, ".....nooooo...." "

Kathryne · Answer

"Everyone knows Chad Kroeger is a dick. I have a friend who is/was a colleague of his, and Chad would always call her "Sugar tits". I don't understand why people think they can get away with that. Also, Steve Buscemi got stabbed in a bar a while back (we're talking late 00's). "

Janey · Answer

Used to bartend in downtown Memphis throughout college. I have a lot of great celeb stories which I find odd because I actually ran into a bunch of celebs in Memphis of all places. One of the ones that always made me laugh was when Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon were in town while she was filming walk the line. Both came in to the bar late at night and were really low key and did not look at all like they do on TV or movies. So no big deal we werent gonna blow the there cover then some drunk asshole starts bothering them so we kick dude out and start to close up and they stay till we close. They were both really cool people and so we let them stay after closing. So after a few bottles of bourbon we all climb up to the roof of the bar and smoked joints while looking over the downtown Memphis skyline...Priceless. They came back almost every night they were in town. And she is a very beautiful lady in person...Ryan is a cool dude that loved to shoot the shit.

Nelli-Noora · Answer

"I met Sara Bareilles (of "I'm not gonna write you a love song" fame) in an alley after her concert as she was walking out to her bus. One of the nicest, most down to earth people I've met. She chatted with me for a while, asked me my name, asked me a bunch of other questions abut myself- whether I was a musician, etc. I play piano and we talked about music for a while. I'm sure she just wanted to get out of there after playing a concert so I didn't take too much of her time, but she was really gracious and seemed genuinely interested in conversing and wasn't hurried at all. When we parted ways, she gave me a hug and told me to drive safe. "

Anna Dresner · Answer

Dion Phaneuf (former Calgary Flames NHLer, current captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs) had a ritual before his Calgary games. He'd pull up in his Audi to a Starbucks and leave it running while he went inside for his coffee. Since he did this regularly before each home game, someone decided it would be hilarious to wait until Dion was getting his coffee, then jump in the Audi and drive away in it.

Kacy · Answer

"My mom (60-ish white lady) was at Tower Records in NYC a few years ago browsing for Christmas CDs in the comedy section. There was a guy sort of blocking her way, so she did a little 'ex-CUSE me!' getting by him, but he still wasn't really making room. He turns to her and says "Do you know who I am?!" She says, "Yes, you're blocking my way!" Him: "I'm Chris Rock." Mom: "I don't know what that's supposed to mean. I'm Derpette Mangeek. Please get out of my way." She came home and asked me who 'Chris Rock' was, she assumed he was just some thug hovering in the Comedy section harassing people. "

JAUNITA · Answer

"Mark Wahlberg came in to sign some papers at the law firm I used to work at. Introduced himself to everyone he saw, as if we didn't know, "Hi, I'm Mark". Super, super nice guy. "

Benchawan · Answer

I went to HS with Usher's little brother. Met Usher a couple times and was cool as fuck. he'd let us go to the studio with him and watch. He'd go and sing then come and play playstation with us and would just hang out whenever he was in town. We had a party at his house one time when he was out of time then came home early. Was completely cool with a bunch of kids in his house and hung out the rest of the night. Real class act!

Quincy · Answer

Okay here goes. When Colin Farrell was working on Ordinary Decent Criminal (before he was huge in Hollywood), Kevin Spacey (WHO IS GAY) took a fancy to him and wanted to get in his trousers. Farrell (who isn't gay at all) said thanks but no thanks, but let me introduce you to my brother who is a raging queen and looks just like me. Spacey was so impressed with the brother Farrell he got Colin a shoe-in with several parts in subsequent movies, such as Phone Booth. And that's how Colin Farrell made it in Hollywood. As told to someone I know, by said gay Farrell brother.

Nikolija · Answer

Met Alton Brown yesterday. Said he loves living in Atlanta, because of the firearm laws. Apparently a concealed carrier. Also owns two small planes, and has a pilot's license. He's flying himself on his book tour. Seemed like a really great guy, he has a really dry wit.

Beryl · Answer

whoopi goldberg smoked me out once.

TANIA · Answer

Local story about Tommy Lee Jones. The guy is notorious for being a dick, everyone knows that, but this one is just bizarre. Around the time No Country for Old Men came out, this guy bumps into Jones in a mens' room at a local theater. The guy asks him if he is there for some movie opening (stupid question)  Jones looks him straight in the eye, doesn't say a word, farts, then walks out of the bathroom.

Simone Goldschmidt · Answer

I was man handled by Bill Cosby once. He's such a cool guy.

Jessika Schweizer · Answer

Adam Richman from Man vs. Food came to my town and tried to do a spicy wing challenge, He only ate two wings. Now I hate spicy food and really am a wimp when it comes to eating it, but on a dare I tried to do it and I ate 6. Now whenever he eats spicy food on that show all I can think is how it all must be lies. Also he apparently yelled at the owner of that restaurant for ever making something that hot. Trust me they are fucking hot.

Hille · Answer

"Walking up to the coffee shop one morning in New Orleans. See Trent Reznor walking (stumbling) toward me- he had a friend who lived in my building. We make eye contact, he starts to say "hi", turns, and pukes in a bush. I ask "rough night?" He replies "fuck bourbon" and walks off. Shared a hotel elevator with Britney Spears and her mother. We get out on the same floor. Walk down the hall with them. As they open the door to their room, we glance in. The room is trashed and her dad is passed out on the bed, naked, holding a bottle of cheap vodka. I have lots more, but I'm trying to get some work done, damnit. "

Red · Answer

The Beckhams (David & Posh), despite being pretty damn rich, have a really shitty credit rating. They don't pay bills on time, apparently.

anahita · Answer

My friend was stationed at the base where Three Kings was filmed. According to him, Clooney was a total dick. To be totally honest, my friend is a jackass though, so that probably means Clooney is awesome.

HUONG · Answer

This may come as a huge surprise to everyone, but Mitch Hedberg occasionally smoked pot!  When he visited my best friend's college for a gig, he smoked him out after a set along with a bunch of other people he'd just met. Apparently he was really shy, and he said that's why he wore those big sunglasses all the time, i.e. it wasn't just to hide his red-eye issue. Friend says he was absolutely the nicest and most down-to-earth celeb he ever met.  He died a couple months later. :(

Vaclav · Answer

I can't remember if this was true, but as a prank, George Clooney cleaned his room mate's cat's litter box for a couple weeks, then proceeded to take a giant dump in it, making it seem like the cat was constipated.

TOMEKA · Answer

"Once I was crossing at a street corner in Montreal, when a car sort-of slid up into the crosswalk (it was slick with rain), bumped me and knocked me down. I stood up to confront the driver, and was flabbergasted to see Christopher Plummer driving the car. He saw I was okay, and continued on his way. I should have asked for his autograph. Once I was on a flight from Paris to London, and Andre the Giant was on the same flight. He took up two seats, had to hunch over the whole way while seated, and he had a giant briefcase (a small suitcase, really) with a bumper sticker on it that said "Is that your head, or did your neck throw up?" "

TERRESA · Answer

"While I was in college, I worked part time at Foot Locker. Jay Z walks in and balked at the price of some sneakers he was buying and asked a discount. When I asked why he needed a discount he looked me in the eye and told me "Because I'm Jay Z" . . . tth_tth He was wearing a chain that probably cost more than my 4 years of college tuition combined . . . "

Goril · Answer

"I heard this from a guy my aunt knows.  His father is a big name is the music business so when he was a kid, he knew Micheal Jackson's nephew or something. They're hanging out one day (they were both around 11 or 12 years old) when MJ shows up and goes "Hey kids! Wanna have some fun?"  It's not what you think. They get in MJ's limo and go to KFC, where MJ orders all of the mashed potatoes. Then he instructs his driver to drive through the city (probably LA, but I'm not sure). Micheal then stands up, leans out the sunroof and throws the mashed potatoes at people on the sidewalk. The guy telling the story said it was the most fucked-up thing he'd ever seen. "

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