by velvetgold » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:31 pm
bud simpson wrote:AGAIN.
Don't judge a celebrity by one encounter. Everybody has his or her's bad day.
Very true.
Its easy to forget this though, when its YOUR only moment to meet them, ya know? For them its just one bad day, but for the fan, its their one encounter thats ruined. And thats all you have to base your opinion on, unfortunately.
I heard diva stories about Adam Lambert until I actually met him myself and he was the sweetest person EVER.
But ah! I love reading all these stories yet they make me cringe!!
Everyone I've ever met has been nothing but super kind except for one.... ARETHA FRANKLIN. Not to be mean, but I think her weight gets her frustrated. She has a really tough time walking from point A to point B. Anyway, my friend & I waited for her near the entrance she was going in for her performance that evening. This was like, 4 hours before show time so she was walking into the venue slowly and all relaxed, and I politely called out to her "Ms. Franklin, I am such a huge fan, may I please have your autograph?" while holding out my photo. She was literally right in front of me, and said "sorry, I can't". ??? I was pretty peeved. Yes, it was my choice to wait there for her, but honestly, it was
just me and my one friend there. It's not like there was a huge crowd. Sorry you can't what? Pick up my marker and write your name? She was pretty nice about it, she didn't say it in a rude way, but I am seriously puzzled to this day, as to why she apparently couldn't. ESPECIALLY when we heard that at her performance the previous night, she was signing for fans left and right. Honestly, some celebs have no idea how much a simple gesture can make someone's day. And it really does ruin the image I have of that celebrity afterwards. Rejecting fans in such a situation can really cause a celebrity to lose fans.
[quote="bud simpson"]AGAIN.
Don't judge a celebrity by one encounter. Everybody has his or her's bad day. [/quote]
Very true.
Its easy to forget this though, when its YOUR only moment to meet them, ya know? For them its just one bad day, but for the fan, its their one encounter thats ruined. And thats all you have to base your opinion on, unfortunately.
I heard diva stories about Adam Lambert until I actually met him myself and he was the sweetest person EVER.
But ah! I love reading all these stories yet they make me cringe!! :shock: :lol:
Everyone I've ever met has been nothing but super kind except for one.... ARETHA FRANKLIN. Not to be mean, but I think her weight gets her frustrated. She has a really tough time walking from point A to point B. Anyway, my friend & I waited for her near the entrance she was going in for her performance that evening. This was like, 4 hours before show time so she was walking into the venue slowly and all relaxed, and I politely called out to her "Ms. Franklin, I am such a huge fan, may I please have your autograph?" while holding out my photo. She was literally right in front of me, and said "sorry, I can't". ??? I was pretty peeved. Yes, it was my choice to wait there for her, but honestly, it was [i]just[/i] me and my one friend there. It's not like there was a huge crowd. Sorry you can't what? Pick up my marker and write your name? She was pretty nice about it, she didn't say it in a rude way, but I am seriously puzzled to this day, as to why she apparently couldn't. ESPECIALLY when we heard that at her performance the previous night, she was signing for fans left and right. Honestly, some celebs have no idea how much a simple gesture can make someone's day. And it really does ruin the image I have of that celebrity afterwards. Rejecting fans in such a situation can really cause a celebrity to lose fans.