People Are Sharing Stories of Celebs Being Awesome and It’s Such a Nice Change of Pace
We’ve seen a lot of celebrities go down in flames lately. Beloved actors and musicians, writers and reporters, all outed as being pretty much trash. Obviously, human are gonna human, and you never know what someone is really like. But still, finding out an actor you’ve admired for years is a disgusting sexual abuser can take the wind right out of your sails, you know? Twitter user BAKOON asked for people to share their awesome celeb stories as a nice palate cleanser.
And boy, did people deliver the goods.
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Awesome celeb stories are hard to come by lately. But some of these are honestly fantastic.
https://twitter.com/itspronounced48/status/928748071504117760
That’s our Ritchie!
https://twitter.com/itspronounced48/status/928780362498547712
Honestly, I would’ve been super excited too! That’s a very neat feature.
The fact that Paul Rudd is delightful is not surprising.
https://twitter.com/cat_beltane/status/928780321428041728
Mike Crapbag is one of my favorite celebs, so this pleases me.
Method Man appreciates personal grooming.
Will Forte is the kindest and best human I have ever met. Method Man rules too, and he smells FANTASTIC all the time.
— Peter Atencio (@Atencio) November 9, 2017
Fun fact: Will Forte’s full name is Orville Willis Forte IV.
Sharing is caring!
Sway once gave me the rest of his yogurt when he got full
— Keith (@deathoftheparty) November 9, 2017
I am admittedly a little weirded out by someone giving another person half-eaten yogurt, but it’s still a lovely gesture.
The Boss does seem genuinely nice.
https://twitter.com/ArronJamesMusic/status/928750884464422917
Plus he’s not afraid to call people out on their shit, which is a quality I admire in people (normal and famous).
This one actually made me cry.
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman let me stay with them when my mom was in the hospital for cancer surgeries
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017
Mara starred in Matilda with Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, and wow. They sound like actual angels.
Hell yeah, Batman!
https://twitter.com/McLeemz/status/928754241971290116
Keaton is the only Batman I acknowledge, because he was the best.
Anyone who gets food trucks for the crew is a-ok in my book.
https://twitter.com/Thesixler/status/928836780303855617
Kathy Bates will always sort of scare me because of Misery, but this is solid.
I worked with Kathy Bates this year, who is a wiseass. At one point while I was reading my script she tapped me on the shoulder. “Get your face out of that and watch me work, you might learn something.” Then walked away. KILLED me. Kathy Bates!! Queen.
— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) November 11, 2017
I mean, KATHY. You’re killing me.
— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) November 11, 2017
The Doctor sounds like a gentleman and a scholar.
David Tennant not only graciously accepted an academic paper from a random fan in the Richard II stage door line but actually read it and sent me an appreciative note about it
— big richard ii energy (@angevin2) November 9, 2017
Mara Wilson has so many stories from her time in the industry. The good ones are GOOD.
Salma Hayek danced with my little sister at a party once, as did Shannon Doherty, and Spice Girl Mel C played Connect 4 with her. Lucy Liu was so incredibly kind and lovely when we worked together when I was nine that she became one of my first big crushes.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017
Gwen Stefani was also really sweet to me and my sister. Dylan McDermott would play basketball with my brothers. J. T. Walsh helped my teenage brother raid the craft services table. John Darnielle is kind and patient and brilliant.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017
She was just a kid, and you can absolutely tell what someone is like as a person by how they treat kids. Good people.
Chris Martin isn’t just a talented musician, he’s a genuinely caring person.
https://twitter.com/42dontEverLetGo/status/928992107301281793
https://twitter.com/42dontEverLetGo/status/929005409175617537
Paying it forward is one of the nicest things you can do when you have so much to give.
Ok, this one made me cry, too.
I was crying quietly to myself after my Mom died in a cafe, Robin Williams noticed me and paid my check. He whispered things usually get better.
— (((aka @catherine@sfba.social 🇺🇦🟦))) (@ladyyellsatcars) November 11, 2017
Also, Robin and i ran into one another almost every day for a two week period in SF. Finally, he asked if i was following him. I said no, I thought he was following me. We laughed and walked away.
— (((aka @catherine@sfba.social 🇺🇦🟦))) (@ladyyellsatcars) November 11, 2017
The fact that he was battling his own demons, which eventually got the best of him, and STILL went out of his way to be kind to a stranger is just so touching.
The world was a better place when Robin Williams was in it.
He was indeed a great guy.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017
This does not surprise me, because she’s freaking Mary Poppins.
I met Julie Andrews during a book signing but she let me hold her hands, which she needed to sign the book, and listened to me tell her how much she meant to a lonely 7 year old.
— Acey Deecey 🚀🚀 (@mcgarrygirl78) November 10, 2017
I would just like Julie Andrews to read me stories. Any stories, I don’t even care. We can chat over tea.
When no one can dig up enough dirt on you to make your episode interesting…
B: Weird Al Yankovic is so nice, polite, generous, and clean that the writers for his VHI Behind the Music had a difficult time preparing his episode.
— Ben finished streaming MGS, you should go watch it (@TheGorgePodcast) November 10, 2017
Weird Al has always been a personal favorite, and I’m glad to hear he’s as nice as he seems.
Ice cream bars are delicious, so this makes sense.
Comedian Sinbad once saw me eating a Nestle's Frozen Crunch Bar at Epcot Center, walked over to the ice cream vendor and bought one himself, and then tipped it to me like you would a top hat, smiled and walked off. It was a great day.
— Kevin (@kezdawg) November 9, 2017
I love that he tipped it towards the guy, like a nod to helping him enjoy a treat.
He stayed and picked up other people’s trash. I MEAN.
My husband sat next to him at a film festival event in SF a couple years ago. When it was over, Keanu stayed and picked up other people's trash.
— Susie Cagle (@susie_c) November 11, 2017
Awesome human, regardless of celebrity status.
Matthew even replied on the the thread!
✌🏽🙏🏾
— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) November 12, 2017
Honestly, I ignore 80% of things people tag me in on the internet, and I’m a nobody.
Listen, smoking is bad. But this is hilarious.
In high school, me and my friends would hang outside CVS and ask adults if theyd buy us cigs. DMX laughed when we asked on his way in, then on his way out, goes "oh shit i got two packs whoops and just drops one near us"
X gone give it 2 ya
— kHz (@killahertz_) November 11, 2017
It’s exactly the kind of thing a high school kid would get a kick out of and remember forever.
Vroom, vroom Hugh!
https://twitter.com/rox_anne_b/status/929449500057333760
I bet Hugh feels like he has to be extra nice to people so no one thinks he’s like Dr. House.
Dave Grohl forever and ever.
https://twitter.com/rustyjacko/status/929567944136318979
True story: I worked at Bloomingdale’s when I was pregnant with my oldest, and Dave walked through my department once. We weren’t supposed to approach celebrities, but he’s Dave fucking Grohl, so I had to. He was the NICEST man I’ve ever met, and he hugged me and we talked about my pregnancy and then we took a picture together. It’s one of my most treasured memories.
Funny on TV, funnier in real life.
My son, then 15, asked David Sedaris a question that made him laugh, then later asked him to autograph a book with my name. Sedaris started writing "Dear Marty, thanks for…" and my kid said, "Oh, Marty is my *Dad's* name." Sedaris finished the inscription, "…having sex."
— Doktor Zoom (@DoktorZoom) November 11, 2017
Also, we don’t thank our parents enough for having sex. It’s a weird thing to thank them for, but literally the reason we’re all here.
The world misses Prince so much.
https://twitter.com/TheBlenderist/status/929532187212365827
He thanked them for crashing his party, ffs. That’s next level nice.
Full disclosure: all of these people could very well be assholes. Who knows! But they sound like genuinely lovely people, and at a time when we need some feel-good stories like this, we’re going to just imagine they’re all true.
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(Image: Twitter / BAKOON)
