“All We Did Was Look In His Direction”: People Are Opening Up About The Worst Celebs They’ve Ever Encountered, And I Did NOT Expect To See Some Of These Names
“I was working as a security guard on the movie shoot for The Hunted. In my second week on the job, I was posted in front of Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro’s trailers on this side street in a residential area. Basically, just stand there all day and make sure nobody messes with anything.
Day 1 was fine. I was there all day and never saw Tommy Lee Jones. Benicio came and went throughout the day and was super nice. He even came out and had a chat once. It was a trip because I had just seen him on TV the week prior accepting an Oscar. I congratulated him on that, and he was thankful. He just seemed like an alright dude that wasn’t all up his own ass.
Day 2 was a different story. I come in at 10 a.m. and relieve the overnight person. I’m standing there, and this dog comes trotting up to me. Super friendly. I assumed it was a neighborhood dog that got out. It just kind of hung out with me for about 20 minutes until an SUV came flying down the street and stopped right before the barricade. I see an old man hop out of the back. He points and yells, ‘HEY!’ And walks toward me with a purpose. ‘GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY DOG!’
It’s at this point that I realize it’s Tommy Lee Jones. I put my hands up and said, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know it was your dog.’
I don’t know if he heard me, but he walked right up to me with his driver right behind him, ready to pull him back if he had to. He put his finger on my chest and said, ‘Why is she out? Who let my dog out?’
I tried to tell him she was out when I got there, and I had no idea it was even his dog, but I was only 20 and just completely scared out of my mind, so I was stuttering and stammering, and he kept interrupting me, demanding answers. By then, a few more of his people had gathered around, and someone got ahold of my boss. Then my phone rang, and it was my boss telling me to just go home for the day and it would get handled.
I went home and called him later, asking if I should still come in tomorrow. He said, ‘Nope, you don’t work here anymore.’ I tried explaining everything, but I couldn’t get through.
So, Tommy Lee Jones got me fired from a job for something I was not responsible for.”
