When Reese Witherspoon ’s then - husband , Jim Toth , was pulled over for drunk drive in 2013 , she perplex out of the car and asked the police officer , " Do you know who I am ? Do you know my name ? " allot to the police report , she also " express that she was a ' US Citizen ' and that she was allowed to ' stand on American ground . ' "
Being rich and famous comes with a certain level of privilege that most of us have never experienced. Some celebrities acknowledge this. For example, in 2020,Miley Cyrustold theWall Street Journal, “I know I’m in a unique position, and my experience with this pandemic is not like most everyone else’s in my country and around the world.”
However, there are also many other celebs who ignore their privilege — or act super entitled because of it.
Here are 19 extremely privileged or entitled things celebs did and said:
1.In 2022,Hailey BieberandKendall Jennerwere caught illegally parking in the accessible spaces outside their Pilates studio for weeks.
TMZreported that the studio apartment ’s proprietor instructed them to park there , despite the fact that the spot were share by all the business enterprise on the lot .
The models ' certificate team reportedly stayed outside , moving the car and bringing them back after the physical exercise category or waiting to move them when someone else take the spots .
2.In 2013,Justin Bieberwas gifted a monkey because a family friend knew he’d always wanted one. Then, against the advice of other people around him, he took the monkey to Germany, where it was confiscated and placed under quarantine. After Bieber missed the original deadline to reclaim it, the German government relocated it to a local zoo and asked the singer for over $8,000 in fees.
In 2016 , he toldGQ , " In Germany , that monkey ’s endangered or something … but I had the composition . I even had it written out that he was a genus Circus monkey and he could move around and all that shit . I had all the correct papers . Things get twisted … [If I ever get another one ] I ’m not gon na bring him to Germany or locomote with it any longer . People are always like , ' Why did you get a monkey ? ' If you could get a monkey , well , you would get a fucking monkey , too ! "
3.According to restauranteur and Balthazar owner, Keith McNally,James Cordenwasallegedly"extremely nasty" to a server and demanded that his table’s drinks be comped so that he wouldn’t “write any nasty reviews in Yelp or anything like that.”
CordencalledMcNally to rationalise , but then he told theNew York Times , " I have n’t done anything unseasonable , on any layer . "
4.When Reese Witherspoon’s then-husband, Jim Toth, was pulled over for drunk driving in 2013, she got out of the car andaskedthe police officer, “Do you know who I am? Do you know my name?” According to thepolice report, she also “stated that she was a ‘US Citizen’ and that she was allowed to ‘stand on American ground.'”
The officer said that he did not roll in the hay who she was .
Toth was arrested for a DUI , and Witherspoon was check for disorderly behaviour .
In anapology statement , she say , " I clearly had one beverage too many and I am deep embarrassed about the things I said . It was definitely a scary situation , and I was panicked for my married man , but that is no self-justification . I was disrespectful to the police officer , who was just doing his job . I have nothing but respect for the law , and I ’m very sorry for my behavior . "
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5.During the coronavirus toilet paper shortage,Khloé KardashianTP’d her sisterKourtney KardashianBarker’s house as a prank.
Sharing videos of the buffoonery on herInstagram story , Kardashian Barker said , " So I have n’t had this much excitement in months … This is what [ my son ] Mason and Koko do when they have a sleepover . "
6.Amidst public discourse about the damage private jets have on the environment,Kylie Jennerposted a since-deleted Instagram picture of her and her then-partner,Travis Scott, with their individual planes. She captioned it, “You wanna take mine or yours?”
She face further backlash when discovered that her jetreportedlytakes veritable flights that are less than 15 minutes long .
In the volume , she write , " I enjoin the worst thing to and about the people I love most . I ’m a genuinely nice person . I attempt to assist people whenever I can . I jazz to lift up my protagonist and fellow creatives . "
According toBuzzFeed News , she also say that her posttraumatic stress disorder contributed to her " damaged " filter , but she did not verbalize further on how her words hurt others .
8.During theReal Housewives of Miamireunion, Larsa Pippen, who’s a jewelry designer, told costar Dr. Nicole Martin, who’s a board-certified anesthesiologist, “I have a real job, OK? Not like you — putting people to sleep.”
9.In 2023,Rebel Wilsonand her fiancé, fashion designer Ramona Agrum, attended the opening of Atlantis The Royal, a luxary hotel in Dubai. They faced backlash for promoting the vacation spot when being a member of the LGBTQ+ community is stillcriminalizedin the United Arab Emirates.
10.Similarly, after Cristiano Ronaldo signed with the Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr in 2023, he and his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez,movedinto the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. Though cohabitation is illegal for unmarried couples in Saudi Arabia, the authorities willreportedly"turn a blind eye" to them.
let a hotel elbow room together was alsoillegalfor all unmarried couples until 2019 , when the ban was lifted for alien duad . However , the rule remain for Saudi-Arabian subject .
11.During the early onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Bobby Flay — who isreportedlyworth upwards of $30 million —set upa GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his staff who were out of work while his restaurants were closed. He promised to match donations up to $100,000, but he later deleted the tweet he made about the fundraiser.
12.When gatherings werebannedin LA due to rising COVID-19 cases, TikTokerBryce Hallthrew a series of big house parties around his 21st birthday. After multiple warnings, Mayor Eric Garcetti had his house’s utilitiescutto put a stop to the parties.
13.Similarly, in 2021,Rita Ora, who was supposed to be in isolation after a recent trip to Egypt, bribed a London restaurant £5,000 to break lockdown rules so she could host her 30th birthday party there. Her security team alsoreportedlyasked for the CCTV cameras to be turned off.
After a law report confirmed that she ’d break the regulations , Ora apologized .
In astatement , she say , " I ’m deeply deplorable for die the rule and in turn understand that this puts people at danger . This was a serious and unforgivable error of judgement [ sic ] . Given the restrictions , I realize how irresponsible these legal action were and I take full responsibility . "
14.Amidst the pandemic and protests following the death of George Floyd, actor Rachel Griffiths shared a since-deletedInstagrampicture of her manicure. She captioned it, “Shallow I know …. America is burning people are dying … but still it just seems easier on the soul to watch all this happening with beautiful nails.”
In a follow - upInstagrampost , she excuse , save , " The last few days have been wrench . My military post early today leant away from that hurting , but I see in doing so it pain others , who ca n’t front off from what ’s chance — ca n’t turn off and train out because it is their life — their brothers , their sisters , their tyke . And it ’s not over ' there . ' This [ is Australia ’s ] stain also . I did not stand for to trivialize , just escape it . But that I understand is part of the job . I am sorry … "
15.Introducing his new song, “Minimum Wage,” on NBC’sNew Year’s Eve,Blake Sheltonsaid that he “had a great 2020” because he got engaged to Gwen Stefani. He faced criticism over the song, particularly the lyric “Girl, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage,” because 2020 was a year ofrecord unemployment ratesand other financial losses for many people.
In response to the backlash , Shelton toldCMT , " Whatever this recoil is , is just four or five multitude that credibly do n’t get it on anything about country music . They clearly had n’t heard the birdsong or learn the lyrics . If they had , they could n’t feel this way about the song . It ’s literally a love Song dynasty about how if times are tight and you ai n’t got much money — as long as you have beloved and you ’re happy — at the oddment of the day , that ’s all any of us can really hope for . You got it if you get that . That ’s all that matters . And if that ’s offensive to you , then we ’ll just have to concur to disagree . "
16.While giving an interview to theSunday Timesfrom a large mansion in LA, Mariah Carey said, “I have to point out this is a rented house — I would never have overhead lighting. High hats, they call them. In my apartment in New York, it’s all recessed lighting, chandeliers, candles. This lighting is abusive.”
17.While accepting the award for Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammys,Harry Stylessaid, “This doesn’t happen to people like me very often.” He faced backlash because, since 1959, an overwhelming number of AOTY winners have also been white cis men.
However , online , some fanspointed outthat , by " hoi polloi like me , " Styles could ’ve been referring to another look of his identity .
Seeming torespondto the backlash while accept Artist of the Year at the BRIT Awards , he said , " I ’m really , really grateful for this , and I ’m very aware of my privilege up here tonight . "
18.OnTwitter, Addison Rae shared pictures of herself seemingly working as a reporter for UFC. She facedbacklashfor joking about getting the gig after dropping out of Louisiana State University to pursue her social media career, whereas many people with journalism degrees must study for years before applying for competitive jobs in their field.
I meditate broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole month to set for this present moment
In afollow - up tweet , she said , " Nvm , y’ all get me fired . "
However , ESPN confirmed toInsiderthat the influencer was never a full - fourth dimension employee of UFC , but she did a few interviews for UFC 264 .
19.And finally, on his podcastLet’s Go,Tom Bradysaid that the Superbowl wardrobe malfunction that severelyimpactedJanet Jackson’s music career was “probably a good thing for the NFL because everyone got to talk about it, and it was just more publicity and more publicity for halftime shows.”
He sum , " Is any promotion tough packaging ? That ’s what they say , so , who sleep together ? "
