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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 08:11 PM Aug 2012

Who's the biggest film star asshole/douche?

We've already covered the music business...might as well rate the movie scum while we're at it.

Entries can be based on political, social, or personal grounds(including refusal to sign autographs and general assholiness towards fans).

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Who's the biggest film star asshole/douche? (Original Post) Ken Burch Aug 2012 OP
Wasn't it Christian Bale who had that royal tantrum recorded on the set? Archae Aug 2012 #1
He started making amends for that by visiting the Aurora shooting victims derby378 Aug 2012 #2
The one against the 2AD on one of his films? Chan790 Aug 2012 #7
Clooney. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #3
Isn't he still one of the good guys? derby378 Aug 2012 #5
He's a Democrat, but he sucks at acting. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #6
Yes. He was one of the people who helped bring the situation in Darfur to the world's attention. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #12
Mel Gibson. nt Betsy Ross Aug 2012 #4
Yup. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #13
The people you think of as sweet or nice... Chan790 Aug 2012 #8
Russell Brand. Ilsa Aug 2012 #9
Tom Cruise. Avalux Aug 2012 #10
Arnold Schwarzenegger.. physioex Aug 2012 #11

derby378

(30,252 posts)
2. He started making amends for that by visiting the Aurora shooting victims
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 08:20 PM
Aug 2012

Didn't want the media there - the only photos were taken by the patients and staff at the hospital. I think this helps Christian with levelling his karma.

Still, I find this funny...

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
7. The one against the 2AD on one of his films?
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 10:17 PM
Aug 2012

What gets left out of that story is that 5 minutes after it was over, it was blown over. The 2AD said "It's my fault" and they end up getting a drink after shooting. Those kinds of blowups are commonplace on film sets...the result of people working 15-18 hour days six days a week for weeks on end during shooting. Tempers flare and nobody thinks anything of it...you get the anger out and move the fuck on. Everybody takes a 10 minute break and gets a water. Then you go on with your work.

That however was one of the more epic explosions I've heard though. When I was writing script, my writing partner is also a fairly-significant producer for TV and self-produces all our work-product meaning he's frequently the one forced to compromise the artistic vision of our scripts to make then work for shooting or conditions. We've had some epic fights over this. If you ever meet someone in the film trade who tells you they've never had an on-set blowup, I'll show you someone who doesn't give a shit about their craft.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
3. Clooney.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 08:21 PM
Aug 2012

This is a guy who can't talk without bobbing his head like one of those stupid sports figure dolls people put in the back of their car shelves.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
5. Isn't he still one of the good guys?
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 08:40 PM
Aug 2012

I'm willing to cut him a little slack on the head-bobbing deal.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
12. Yes. He was one of the people who helped bring the situation in Darfur to the world's attention.
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 03:46 PM
Aug 2012

And, he has been working to document the atrocities, and end the conflict there, as described in the link below. Not exactly "asshole/douche" behavior in my book.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2101425,00.html

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
8. The people you think of as sweet or nice...
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 10:22 PM
Aug 2012

inevitably are the biggest assholes, pains in the ass and primadonnas.

In contrast, Lindsey Lohan is a sweetheart. Horribly adjusted and with a skewed worldview but nevertheless not a malicious person.

The most well-adjusted, down-to-earth and nice person I ever met though was Olivia Wilde. Treats everybody like they're important to her success. (They are, but most actors won't acknowledge it.)

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
9. Russell Brand.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 11:22 PM
Aug 2012

He refuses to work unless a female staffer is forced to flash her boobs for his amusement. Fucker.

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