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“What’s The Pettiest Thing You Won’t Forgive A Celebrity For?” (34 Answers)
Let's admit, most of us like to follow celebrities at least in some capacity. After all, it's their job—being a person or a brand common folks can enjoy (which is completely OK as long as it doesn't turn toxic). But have you ever witnessed a celeb doing or saying something, even if rather meaningless, that instantly made you dislike them?
Well, people in this online thread have. They all shared various (usually petty) reasons why they don't like a famous person, ranging from silly to somewhat worrisome. So, let's jump in to check these out and maybe even consider sharing your take, if you have one?
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#1
Okay so, I’m about to out my age but
I will NEVER forgive Kenneth Braunaugh for cheating on Emma Thompson. I also actively dislike Helena Bonham-Carter bc she was who he cheated with.
Peeka_Mimi 19 hours ago
Yeah that was effed up. He lost a lot of credibility with me after that.
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#2
Jlo claiming her skin is perfect because of f*****g olive oil… girl, it’s ok if you have undergone a little bit of touch up here and there, but don’t lie to ppl to sell ur olive skin care.
#3
Blake Shelton tweeting about running over turtles on the side of the road. Trash behavior.
People liking celebrities of any kind isn’t an uncommon thing. Actually, that’s why celebrities even exist—because people like to enjoy them. Liking a celebrity for their talent or brand is completely normal.
Some even explain that this tendency is driven by people wanting to have someone to look up to as an authority figure. And since most of the time, celebrities are people who are successful in their fields and are talked about a lot in public, common folks start to look at them as such figures.
Some even develop crushes, which is also a normal part of human psychology—as long as the healthy balance between fantasy and reality is maintained. That means not falling into the trap of a parasocial relationship.
#4
Jared Leto
*gestures broadly*.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 20 hours ago
He is going to be the next P Diddy when all the s*x abuse stories finally come out.
#5
There are many reasons to hate ellen degeneres but her telling dakota johnson she wasn't invited to her party when she WAS made me really hate her.
Catlady6000 16 hours ago
I watched her for about a week. You could actually see her joy during those humiliating audience games and when she made people squirm. I never liked her after. She was showing what she was years before it hit the news.
#6
When I was in primary school mum told I could get one thing from the Schoolastic Book Fair as a Christmas present. I said “Mum the only thing I want is Sim City 2000. I want it more than anything.”
Christmas morning rolls around and she hands me a wrapped gift that is shaped nothing like a Sim City 2000 CD Rom. I unwrap it to find that instead of getting Sim City 2000, she got me a Robbie Williams sticker book.
From that day forth I have maintained an unshakable hatred for Robbie Williams.
Wikipedia describes it as a “psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers.” To put this in simpler terms, it’s when a fan gets a little (or not just a little) bit too attached to the celebrity they like, usually viewing them as a part of their life—something like a friend or similar.
Granted, while it sounds rather disconcerting, in reality, not all parasocial relationships are that bad. Some people enter them just for entertainment purposes.
That means that they find a celebrity compelling and like to—for instance—follow their work, gossip about them, and maybe even join some fan clubs to connect with other fans and similar things. But all of this is done while acknowledging that although being a fan is a part of their life, it isn’t a personal relationship.
#7
Demi lovato going after a small froyo shop for having sugar-free options, she did this while she had like 100m followers on instagram and that froyo shop had received an influx of negative reviews on google lowering their ranking and mind you, this was right in between the pandemic when a lot of small businesses were struggling.
#8
DJ Khaled lost a lot of points with me after he said he refused to ever go down on his wife lmao.
#9
This wig. I will never forgive him, the stylist, the director, the studio....NONE of them. Egregious.
*Edit: For those who don't know, this is from the TV show, Dexter, and is part of a series of flashbacks where Dexter is a young teen. They slapped this bad boy on the the actor and called it good enough, haha*.
Today, we made a list of feelings stemming mainly from this kind of parasocial relationship. To be more specific, it’s full of examples of celebrities doing things that their fans can’t forgive them for.
Don’t be discouraged, most of them are in good fun, but all of them are rather petty, like someone being salty about an actor wearing a terrible wig. Of course, we also included some more serious examples to weigh out the silly ones—just to show how varied celebrity mishaps can be. And still, this list is mostly about being petty and not taking everything too personally.
#10
A radio show I used to listen to did a giveaway every day. They always gave the prize to caller #7. I tried to win the prize every day but was never able to. One day the prize was a nintendo game cube (when it was the newest system). The show had tenacious D as guests that day. the host announces "call now, caller number 7 wins a new nintendo game cube!" I start dialing. then jack black says "no, we're taking over the show and we say caller THIRTEEN wins!" That was the day I was finally caller 7. jack black robbed me of a gamecube.
#11
Kendal Jenner saying she had some big, secret, vulnerable news to tell everyone and it ended up being a Proactiv ad.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 20 hours ago
We must accept the importance of these announcements, we are here to worship celebrity.
#12
Ben stiller looked at me weird at Disneyland and I think about it every time I hear about him. He walked past the restrooms I was waiting outside of like twice in 5 minutes both times with their weirdest and strongest eye contact I've ever had with a stranger. Mad uncomfy.
This can’t be said about some folks, who are in different levels of parasocial relationships than the ones we talked about. Some folks are aware that the relationship isn’t personal, but struggle to control their feelings when it comes to them. For instance, they start believing that the celeb, a person they actually never met, is their soulmate—or someone, who needs to be worshipped.
This might make it difficult for them in their actual relationship, as they may tend to put their parasocial relationship above a real one, causing rifts in their personal life. Yet, that’s not even the furthest it can go. There’s also a borderline-pathological parasocial level.
#13
In 2013, Emma Roberts tried to cut the line to get a cronut at Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City, but was turned away by the doorman.
That really twisted my panties in a bunch.
Also Ariana’s Doughnut gate. I really take my pastries seriously, both Emma and Ari went to my s**tlist.
#14
My absolute most unhinged one: One time while sick with Covid, I had a dream that I had s*x with Pedro Pascal and he didn’t even TRY to reciprocate. Basically a wham, bam, thank you ma’am. I’m not attracted to him *at all*, and it was just a dream, but ever since then I’ve had one sided beef. Like, I don’t even get to enjoy my own s*x dream?? While I have Covid????? Egregious.
#15
Alec Baldwin’s wife pretending to be Latina when she was born and raised in Boston to WASP parents.
While that's the least common, it’s also the most dangerous one. It’s when an individual doesn’t struggle with controlling their thoughts and emotions about the celeb—they fully lose control. They may begin to actually try to create a personal relationship with the famous person by stalking them or even being violent against them.
So, as you can see, liking celebrities can take many forms. Well, as long as it doesn’t overly interfere with a person’s—or the targeted celebrity’s—life, it’s not that bad. Everything is good in moderation, isn’t it?
Have you ever found yourself in a parasocial relationship? Or maybe you have a petty reason for not liking a certain celeb? Share all your stories in our comment section!
#16
Rainn Wilson once bragged on Twitter how he didn't give an autograph to a huge Office fan because the guy called him Dwight, not Rainn. He was so smug about it.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 20 hours ago
im a huge fan of dwight shrute, and ive never heard about this happening. and yeah, that is a bit messed up, but thats probably what his character would say in the show.
#17
I still love Neil Young, but I will never as long as I live forgive him for writing so beautifully about his wife in his autobiography, how she was the anchor that kept his mental health functional over decades, what a wonderful mother she was to their children, how devoted she was to creating opportunities for severely disabled children like their son...
Meanwhile he was cheating on her with Daryl Hannah, finally leaving her for that vapid mermaid while she was DYING OF CANCER.
Susie Elle 6 hours ago
I dunno whenever someone openly puts their partner on a pedestal like that, as in, actual gushing, they're usually cheating or doing real bad. Same with instagram and people posting every day about how much they love and are devoted to their partner. It's lovely, but the more you flaunt it, the more likely I am suspecting you're on the verge of breaking up.
#18
Julia Roberts wearing that "A Low Vera" shirt and then posing for paps.
Background: Julia was sleeping with married cameraman Danny Moder. Danny's wife, Vera, wasn't making the divorce easy so Julia decided to publicly shame her. F**k Julia Roberts.
Italian-Swiss Panda 3 hours ago
What? I never heard of that, I didn't even know that Moder was married when the two of them got together... I'll use my lunch break to do some major online stalking about this story, petty me!
#19
My mom was the dean of student affairs for a women's college in the 70's. She booked Bruce Springsteen for a concert on campus as part of that year's graduation celebrations. He claimed 2 hours before to be sick and skipped the concert. Ever since then she's held a deep unrelenting grudge towards him and will not listen to any of his music despite being from New Jersey.
#20
I had to look up the year, but in 2017 Katy Perry made jokes about her new hairstyle at the time, saying that she hadn't shaved her head yet because she wasn't crazy, and she was saving shaving her hair for a public meltdown. She was poking fun at Britney Spears' breakdown, just completely out of nowhere. Nasty behavior.
Becca not Becky 16 hours ago
She was getting into so much trouble right around then, I still can't believe she wasn't totally canceled
#21
I don't listen to Adele's music any more because I had tickets to her concert on the first anniversary of my mum dying (I liked Adele, but my mum LOVED Adele) and she cancelled it the morning of because of being ill. In the cancellation email, she said she'd make sure her fans for that gig got priority tickets the next time she toured. Funnily enough, none of the gigs she's done since then have been classified as a tour. When I eventually got to the front of the queue for her Hyde Park date, it was standing only tickets at £350 each. Pass!
#22
Neil Patrick Harris for the Amy Winehouse cake.
I wasn’t even a fan of her music but thought was deeply disturbing. And I was a pretty big HIMYM fan when I found out.
Edit: trigger warning ⚠️
In 2011, 3 months after her death NPH had a Halloween party featuring an edible [body] of Amy as a centerpiece.
#23
Like 20 years ago, Ewan McGregor did a multi-country motorcycle trip sponsored by BMW. My dad also rode BMW. He rode three hours to the dealer for a scheduled maintenance appointment, but when he got there, they couldn't complete the service because they GAVE THE PARTS TO MCGREGOR.
My family still boos him whenever he comes on screen. Curse you, McGregor!
James Twong 15 hours ago
This guy has a very annoying smile and just drips with smug self-satisfaction.
#24
Sean Penn tried to [end] me with his eyes when I asked him where the beach chairs were at a shop in the early 90s. I was a kid doing a dare from my aunt and uncle, but still he tried to k**l me ocularly. Shame, Sean 😂.
#25
Doja Cat called me a Ching Chong in one of those Tinychat rooms (yes the “she in racial chat rooms showing feet!” site).
#26
I can't stand the sight of Saoirse Ronan's face because she was just too good in Atonement. All these years later and her face sends me into fight or flight mode.
#27
Jennifer Garner telling Conan “snuck” isn’t a word on his show like 20 years ago, and then saying because he went to Harvard he should know that.
She was wrong, but even if she had been right, it was such a douchey thing to say, and there was no humor in the way she said it. I can’t see her in anything and not think about it lol .
285q6dgq6d 20 hours ago
I watched that scene and I thought it was just her poking fun at him In a good natured way. I don’t think she was serious.
#28
Niche, but a player for the Western Bulldogs AFL Men’s team got the last veggie roll on a day I was craving them and *directly behind him in line*, meaning I had to get the only other vegetarian option for lunch (hot chips). I’ve refused to support the men’s team since that day. I’m not even sure if he still plays for the team, but I don’t forget and I don’t forgive.
Tucker Cahooter 14 hours ago
That's odd, I thought they would have been fed in the changing room, not having to queue with the riff-raff at half-time. Unless this occurred outside of a football match, in which case kudos for even recognising them.
#29
I have a very petty one. I’ve hated Anna Kendrick since I saw Pitch Perfect because I could not stand her character. Like who doesn’t know “since you’ve been gone”?? I know you’re lying.
#30
Peter gabriel, i inherited my grandmothers vinyl collection and she had 40 copies of sledgehammer so now his face just makes me angry.
#31
This is petty because it’s entirely based on my own speculation, but I’ll never forgive Judd Apatow for excluding Linda Cardellini from his 00s heyday. She was one of the only people from the cast who wasn’t in any of those movies. She’s famously Jason Segal’s ex and I think she got pushed out because of that.
#32
My friend hates Kermit the frog because on the socials someone wrote a racist post and then posted the Kermit tea drinking meme. I thought “you know that doesn’t make Kermit a racist right?”.
Joe Publique 17 hours ago
He's famously in an inter-species relationship, so I doubt he holds many prejudices. Reminds me of an old joke: what's green and smells like pork?
#33
Can’t forgive Jay Z for cheating on Bey….won’t listen to him.
#34
I don’t like Miles Teller’s face. He looks like he’s always smelling something bad. I won’t watch anything he’s in. I HEAR Whiplash is great. Good for him. I refuse to subject my eyes to that.
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