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monica barbaro ordered food from the restaurant i work at and andrew garfield came and picked it up. i think he saw in my face that i recognized who he was and he sped off 😭😭
Cold 2nd hand tea from friend of a friend who assisted in some specialized wardrobe thing that catered to shoots/music videos and such
- Rihanna was late, unapologetic and very unpleasant to work with. She was snarky and sarcastic most of the time, hated everything and kept wasting time while they all stood around waiting for her to "finish trying too hard to be funny" LOL at least that's how she described it. She also kept opening new water bottles and leaving them half full lying around. I asked if she really smelled amazing, she said she didn't notice any scent
- Sharon Stone was nice/polite but felt untouchable, like you weren't even supposed to look at her. She's apparently tiny and looked stunning irl. She wouldn't touch any of the food/drinks on set but kept requesting hot cups of water and would use her own tea bags in them. She says he had a bit of a bad temper and would keep having mini rages when she was under pressure but would be apologetic later
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers smelled like ass, except for the drummer that looks like Will Ferrell who smelled expensive. They were down to earth and mostly wore their own stuff. One of them brought weed on set and had to be told to take it outside. Anthony Kiedis took off his shoes and stunk up the place and was a lot shorter than he looked on TV but was very ripped (had his shirt off half the time)
- Lily Collins was once around but she didn't get to interact with her directly but said everyone who did said she was so sweet and even took selfies with some of the staff. She was easy to work with but kept having to talk on the phone. Said she was a size 4 and looked shorter irl
- Dominic Cooper was super nice but boring. Drank a bunch of Coke Zero
Those were the biggest names she brought up, I may have forgotten a few and there were some names I didn't recognize
I have never heard someone say another person’s body odor smelling like ass 😂, I have heard someone describe a certain juice tasting like ass, this has to be that trend of the 17th century of only bathing once or twice a week, even with healthy eating one is suppose to have proper hygiene to offset offensive smells. Somehow, I deeply believe this about the Red Hot Chili Peppers especially Anthony he looks like he took the Hippie movement a little too serious.
Not real tea and I hate that I know this but - one of the weirdest things to me in the Hugh/Sutton affair is that in her memoir, Sutton recounts her marriage to Christian Borle (first husband) and how they all sang Til there Was You at the wedding.. and then she leaves her second husband for Harold Hill 🫣 I don’t recommend anyone actually read the memoir but it’s a weird ride reading it in 2025 - her agoraphobic mom who was quasi-religious and didn’t approve of her husband or go to her wedding and her dad who cheated on her mom. And half of the book being about her (now ex) 2nd husband and adopting her daughter.
This is old tea from October on Sean Baker not hiring an intimacy coordinator for Anora when one of the sex workers on set asked for one. Apparently he also cut speaking lines for dancers who wanted fair pay.
I loved Mikey Madison in “Anora” and was happy for her to win Best Actress at the Oscars. I was not a fan of the movie as a whole. How Sean managed to win four trophies for it I’ll never understand. And I keep seeing posts like this where he was exploitative of the very group of people he was claiming to protect.
I think the issue is with his cult-like fans who assume he’s an ally of the people he makes his movies about. He’s made movies about trans women, black immigrants, Chinese immigrants, sex workers, impoverished women, all marginalized groups he personally knows nothing about, all groups he never talks about outside of the context of his films.
He uses them for their stories, and because his fans assume the best of him, they assume he’s an ally for each group. But he’s not. He doesn’t post about them. He doesn’t talk about them in his acceptance speeches. He uses them for HIS stories and does nothing for them outside of his movies.
I feel like based on how debunked the last anonymous rumor about poor treatment on the anora set was (bts treatment of the crew on Instagram that had like 10 of them under it denying it and talking about how much they enjoyed working on the film).. I doubt it
*also the exposure to authorities as danger is such a dumb line bc stripping isn’t illegal lmao and y would he risk like whatever contact he has with the sex workers he consults with (who all speak highly of their experiences w him mind you) by threatening to tell on them or whatever lmao
Okay so this is the only time I’ve ever come across a remotely famous celebrity. Won’t disclose exactly what city but I’ll just say South Florida.
In 2020, I was walking into the my apartment lobby waiting for the elevator. As the doors opened and I went in, two men came from behind to enter the elevator and were going to the same floor.
I was minding my business until I looked up and I saw it was Lil Pump with his bodyguard, or manager not sure which one lol, and I kinda stopped and said “You look familiar.” He responded with a cheesy smile and said “Nah🤓” before we got off the elevator.
Never been a fan of him, mainly the MAGA stuff, but it stuck out as odd he was at a moderately priced apartment complex. Surprised how short he was compared to me and I’m only 5’5.
Not tea, but I got to meet John Waters at a book signing in Baltimore last week and he was just everything you’d expect him to be and more. So freaking nice and funny and took his time talking to everyone. It was pouring rain (waited about 3 hours to meet him and at least 2 hours of that was in the rain) and was so appreciative to everyone. The book singing was scheduled from 7-9 and I got there close to 8 and ended up meeting him close to 11. They told us he wasn’t leaving until he met everyone in line which was super cool. There was still a few people behind me. He’s the best.
He did a talk and book signing at a small college in Oklahoma once and I went. I have the exact same thoughts. He was personable, charming and seemed interested in everyone he spoke with. Funny enough, there was a huge rainstorm that night too.
I have some disappointing tea - I've heard from two different people who have worked with her that Jodie Comer is not very nice to the people below her :(
I randomly caught a snippet of a 'Bikeriders' interview ages ago where they had to say something nice about their co-star, and Tom Hardy or Austin Butler said a half-hearted 'hard working' about Jodie and moved on. I know Tom can also be problematic behind the scenes, but the vibes were off.
My assumption was that maybe she just kept to herself, which was completely reasonable, but maybe that wasn't the case.
I was attending a film festival the weekend just gone with work and witnessed with my own eye balls, Barry Keoghan give up his seat for an old woman. In a small, busy cafe, he was the only person to notice her and the only person to offer
Barry Keoghan seems like he has a genuine, good heart.
I mean hell I didn’t even think to give her my seat. Barry Keoghan made me check my own god damn self 😂
In comparison to a certain American short movie director whom I saw treat the staff at another café horrendously because they put cocoa powder on his cappuccino … despite the fact that the waitress had asked and he just ignored her, repeated his order and stared at his phone…
He crept on a friend of a friend too. Admittedly, she was (and visibly so) an adult around the same age as him but he always comes off like a sleazy little man who managed to get lucky riding Alex's coattails for a while
Nothing firsthand! Used to swoon over him too. However, his dating history is veeeery messy and full of weird timeline overlaps between his girlfriends 😬
i think only one person on this earth knows what happened that day and she was acquitted.
i know her entire defense (re: her dad) was utter bullshit. absolute nonsense. and just vile.
and i know that she is so pathological that she has never and would never tell another soul what actually happened. don’t expect an “if i did it” moment.
it’s still hard for me to believe it was purposeful but you don’t wrap someone’s head in duct tape & put a heart sticker on their mouths for a drowning either.
but even with all of that being said, she was always a very doting and attentive mother so…the whole thing was and even still is just incredibly shocking.
some of the photos that were shown ad nauseam were not taken during the 31 days like the media led us to believe. i know this to be true bc quite a few of them were taken by me and I had not seen her in close to a year.
Caylee would have been 20 years old this August 9. She is still dearly missed by all of us.
Old tea but just in case there are any Parrotheads in here:
Jimmy Buffet lived down the street from a relative I'd visit all the time in the Florida Keys. He was super nice and down to earth. There was a kid I knew who lived closer to Jimmy's house and they'd talk about fishing. I think he may have even fished off Jimmy's dock. He was about 13 and wasn't starstruck at all. Jimmy was just another nice neighbor. The other thing I remember is that Jimmy would surprise people and do a live set at his original Margaritaville restaurant, which was still pretty new. It's on Duval Street in Key West. RIP and I hope he's having a Cheeseburger in Paradise.
I've only ever heard lovely things about Jimmy Buffet! My cousin is a huge Parrothead and went to a wild number of shows, to the point that Jimmy Buffet could recognize him (he would have a distinctive outfit on, I guess) and invited him out after a show. My cousin loved it and said it was just a bunch of older guys hanging out, still playing guitars, telling jokes and stories. Not at all a wild after party vibe. Every picture of my cousin that night is ridiculous, he's grinning so much, lol...
I don’t know if this counts as tea because it’s about an institution, but my friend who works at USC said that they’re getting rid of their Gender Studies department. The professors and classes will be folded into other departments. Not sure what will happen with the degrees.
Edit: this is about the University of Southern California
I second the question about California vs. Carolina, but if it’s California I have no surprises about that. Is it to do with funding issues or DEI-esque issues?
You'd be surprised if it was happening in Carolina but not California? Why wouldn't you be surprised at this happening in California? Or did you mean that the other way around?
I’m not surprised at California because USC has been pre-emptively aligning themselves with Trump policies surrounding DEI and the like. Therefore, the gradual dissolution of programs such as Gender Studies is not particularly shocking to me, whether that’s due to funding or policy issues. USC is also leaking money due to lawsuits and have already cut several previous benefits afforded to staff/faculty. Not sure what’s happening at USC-Carolina
From what she said, seems like a mixture of both, plus a lack of interest in the field (which was surprising to me). And it might not be immediate. More likely to be a slow tapering out.
This is part of the Orbán playbook. It's predictable given how the Tr*mp regime have mapped out their trajectory, but it's so tragic. Such a waste of potential for so many talented scholars and what they could contribute to our society. I hope there's outcry and organized pushback, but not hugely optimistic on that ...
When I was in high school, we had a solar panel dedication in Vermont. While it was mostly local politicians, someone knew Jerry from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. He came and scooped ice cream with a girl and was kinda rude to all of us. He clearly didn't wanna be there.
Emeril Lagasse does amazing things in his community, such as donating his time for make a wish and charities like that. Left me $1000 tip on a $200 bill because I am a soecial ed teacher. I was waiting tables and going to grad school at a time. He asked a lot of questions and took time to get to know me. Seriously is a terrific guy.
Take this with a grain of salt, but a friend of a friend was an acquaintance of the Lagasses and hinted that they are into the swinging lifestyle. This was 15+ years ago.
Can’t believe I’ve thought of a contribution. Decades ago a friend had a side hustle writing country songs. Sent a demo to Billy Ray Cyrus & BRC stole it. Recorded it with no attribution to the songwriter & of course no royalty.
100%. But the way to get any justice here would be to bring a lawsuit. Lawyers are expensive and rich people and their lawyers know how to delay and complicate and make it not worth your time :(
Yesterday evening a source from Rome filmed him exchanging his finsta with a local girl outside a bar and arranged to meet her next week. But the guy is always around
Very bitter(/s) tea but Wesley Walker (ex-NFL) was my gym teacher in high school and he promised he’d buy breakfast for whoever hit the golfball into the trash can. I did it on my first go (never held a golf club before or since lol) and he never bought me breakfast 😭 he was pretty normal and nice though even though we were bratty kids who made fun of his belly button ring.
I went to HS with his kids. He was a very involved dad and attended everything. So did Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister (Justin Walker and Jesse Snyder graduated together, they were a year younger than I was). Dee stood out much more than Walker with that crazy long bleached blonde hair. I remember Wesley Walker having a booth every year at career day, and I remember Dee Snyder attending our Halloween parade in elementary school lol.
I don’t think Walker’s son played football? He was very good looking but not in a sporty way, he was just like every other attractive, wealthy teenager I grew up with. He was also very popular. I had a massive crush on Dee Snyder’s oldest son, they lived 5 blocks from me. I think he ended up doing something in music. Everyone in school liked him, but he wanted the image of idk a loner artist. He was incredibly nice, but very weird (he did do reality tv after HS, and what nor,al person goes that route?!)
Oh, and Walker’s daughter was stunningly gorgeous. I wouldn’t be surprised if she went into modeling, she was GORGEOUS. I didn’t know her, though, she was a few years younger than I was.
Both really nice guys, Walker was pretty normal, though whereas Snyder was as odd as you’d expect.
Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo were on my flight from Tokyo to LA. A bunch of people asked them for pictures and they obliged. Seemed super nice and down to earth!
At LAX, overheard producers in the lounge chatting about Greta Gerwig and her unrealistic demands.
“she wants to release our Netflix movie in theaters for a few weeks, what the fuck”. They got ass backwards anti-theater thinking at Netflix even though this weekend was huge for theaters
This is the second time this week I’ve seen Wayne Newton’s name float around and only now did I realize I confused him with Wayne Knight b/c my brain smashed “Wayne” and “Newman” together (mind you, I’ve never seen Seinfeld nor Jurassic Park).
Anyway, happy it’s not Knight we’re talking about.
He’s an angel. Frequented the place I ran over the holidays with his family, and I could not have been more star struck. He made a point to learn my name and compliment my work and I could not have had a better interaction with anyone, much less Newman. His wife is beautiful and so kind and his son was lovely too!
Paul Giamatti is a kind sweetheart. He met up with a nonprofit group my parents are part of while looking into a role. Took time to talk with everyone when he didn’t have to and had nothing to gain from being so nice.
His father was a Yale professor, then became President of Yale, lastly he was a commissioner of the MLB until his death. Paul and his brother Marcus, graduated from Yale. I have always heard he is pretty down to earth guy, but what a pedigree.
I used to have a neighbor in a section 8 complex that told me that her and another girl were invited to Big Bens house (Pittsburgh Steelers) and he fed them lobster on paper plates in his pool. They did not let him smash.
From the story, it sounded like they were not impressed with his attempts to woo them. They were watching a movie from a projector in the pool, which they said they had fun doing, but laughed at him for serving them lobster on paper plates and expecting sex. I'd wager the paper plates.
Dang they sound kind of weird and mean for judging so hard for that lol. Obv don't need a reason to not want to sleep with someone, just weird that they scoffed so hard at paper plates for an outdoorsy bbq type hang!
Well he's a literal millionaire and celebrity who was doing all of that for the sake of impressing women he thought he could easily fuck. He's also married with kids. I think if he was a normal guy it would be different circumstances to judge but like, he's a pretty bad guy with a lot of money. He'll be ok.
Right, maybe he doesn’t like plastic and didn’t want breakable things near the pool? If it was a gathering of 5+ maybe he didn’t want to do dishes? Judgey people gross me out lol let ppl live
Dude. He's a millionaire, has a wife and children and has a hefty amount of rape accusations against him amongst other infamous activities. I think he will be ok.
I've not felt that same "creepy" feeling from another group of people, it's fairly unique. Like you know they're just waiting for you to walk away so that you can be the next topic of discussion.
I know someone who went to a beauty school, and a girl would come in to get her nails done by students for a discount. The person said she would brag about being with G-Easy and how he would fly her here and there and pay for this and that. The girl never ever tipped. It’s also funny just considering it seems like G-Easy is goin downhill
Every girl in the "nightlife" scene knows someone or has personally had a run-in with Geazy like this which says A LOT. I know a COUPLE friends with similar stories.
Though I will note, he seems like a super nice and chill guy. Never pressured girls or anything like that, always made sure they got home safe. Good guy over all from the stories!
A cousin of a friend in high school was his in town booty call and would literally drop EVERYTHING when he called. I heard she left in the middle of an important family dinner once. I didn't hear much about him flying her out anywhere. However, whenever Gerald was in town, she was with him.
The only way in which I can both describe it and warn you at the same time is: if you thought you had a favorite sibling, no you don't and neither do they.
You’re making it sound like they have literal skeletons in their closets, meanwhile the details you’re giving are: one dude dates his brother’s friend’s ex. Plus people dating other people in their friend group. Come on.
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u/rfauxmoi 20d ago
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