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Has anyone met Lea? She's not friendly to fans.

posted 19 years ago by rhrules
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I met Lea at an anniversary showing of Back to the Future. Having been one of the biggest BTTF fans since I was a child, I was so excited to meet Lea.

However, when I met her, she was incredibly rude. I asked for her autograph, I told her how much I admired her... and she totally acted as if I wasn't even there. She didn't speak one word to me or looked me in the eye... I was completely ignored as if my existence was not worth noticing.

I gave her the benefit of the doubt and thought... maybe I was overreacting... But then, I met this other girl who was also a big BTTF fan. She told me the same exact story about how Lea ignored her too...

It's not like she's that big of a star now, and it's not like people were mobbing her... And for goodness sakes, it was a Back to the Future event, so she should expect BTTF fans to ask for her autograph...

So she should have at least said thank you for being a fan... And at the very least, she could have acknowledged my presence with some sort of eye contact and a simple smile.

I still think she's a great actress, and I still love BTTF, but I was very disappointed to meet her and realize that she's not really down to earth or friendly. It's not nice to treat people as if they were beneath you, just because they're fans. I absolutely hated being patronized and ignored, especially by a person who I once admired...

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[–] Diplodocus55 19 years ago

Sorry to hear your feelings were hurt, but put yourself in her place -- she probably just sometimes doesn't feel like dealing with fans day in and day out.

And think, what is it about YOU that made her not want to talk to you?

[–] alexataide 19 years ago

The guy said she threated others the same way. maybe she is just a moron. wouldn´t surprise me

[–] rhrules 19 years ago

I understand... I can understand how it would bug me to be asked for autographs everyday... Annoying if I was Britney Spears or Leonardo DiCaprio... But Lea Thompson is not as big a star as she once was, and I wouldn't believe that she gets mobbed everyday.

Besides, it was a BTTF event with an inevitable attendance of BTTF fans, and not just any other day. As I said before, she should have at least acknowledeged my presence. She was downright rude and snooty...

BTW, I hope I'm not sounding mean... I'm just trying to show you how I see your side, but my side as well... I'm sure Lea Thompson is a very nice person... I just wanted to divulge my experience so that people know that their actions can hurt others.

And for that question... asking me what I did to make her not want to talk to me (or that girl I met who she was also snooty to)... I did nothing but smile, tell her I was a fan since I was 12-years-old, and ask for her autograph.

Beth

[–] joebagtas1987 17 years ago

I know what thats like man. Just the mediocre feeling of meeting a star, and not being engulfed in that jolliness of when you were a kid, makes the interaction seem worse.

There are prolly a million reasons she acted that way, including that maybe shes just rude like that, but unless we get more fan insight we'll never know

[–] Beaubelle 17 years ago

I totally agree with you, rh, and I am sorry that happened to you. It is one thing to bother a celebrity if they are in the store or at a restaurant or sitting beside you on the plane, but when they are at a fan function, they are on duty. It is part of their job. It also seems that people who genuinely value their privacy might wish to think twice, then think again about pursuing a show business career. Or at least not go to the conventions!

[–] cbminfo 16 years ago

Just an example FWIW: from a Beverley Mitchell accounting.

Bev has claimed she absolutely loves the fans. To that she opened her own web site. She's made a few so called personal appearances. But not seen for ages since the wedding..

I had a story of a fan that did meet her and he was thrilled.
Then another fan at an amusement park where she was sitting at a table to sign autographs, and spending all her time on the phone..

This riled some.

I would think there could be many reasons, not the least being, if she wasn't sitting at a table with sharpie and bodyguards to sign autographs... You should think to yourself, maybe she has something on her mind, or something or place to be, and can't shake all these fans. And will never get away if she encourages them with a chat.

Autographs are usually made at these events in a special place for a set length of time to make life easier for the one getting the hand cramps.
I know if I'd been repeatedly signing my name for the past hour, and just beginning to get some blood flow back into the fingers, the last thing I would want would be to start it all over while standing around.

If she wasn't at a designated signing area, you need to chill.