The Conversation (0)
x
Joe Vesey-Byrne
Nov 12, 2017
Picture:
Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images
The allegations coming out of Hollywood, an industry which never had the best moral reputation, of horrific abuses of power for sexual gain, feels relentless.
In an effort, perhaps, to remind us all that some celebrities can be better, @bakkooonn, aka San Fransisco artist and photographer Oliver Leach put out a call for stories of kindness.
if anyone has any nice allegations against a celebrity that would be great too. does a famous actor give good chris… https://t.co/Cr4fjR3T8I— BAKOON (@BAKOON) 1510263992
So try to forget all the men who have disappointed you with their behaviour, with these heartwarming stories of celebrities being better.
Leach got the ball rolling with an anecdote about American film director Harmony Korine.
harmony korine paid for a pack of smokes i was short for in a deli once— BAKOON (@BAKOON) 1510265716
Others piled in with stories about writers, producers, and famous executives who had helped them out.
@BAKKOOONN Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman let me stay with them when my mom was in the hospital for cancer surgeries— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson) 1510275811
@angevin2 @BAKKOOONN @jfruh Lin-Manuel is also a very kind and genuine guy. Kindest eyes I’ve ever seen.— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson) 1510276237
@BAKKOOONN Salma Hayek danced with my little sister at a party once, as did Shannon Doherty, and Spice Girl Mel C p… https://t.co/x9eAPsmtJr— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson) 1510276200
@BAKKOOONN 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 (@Peter Atencio) 1510267651
@BAKKOOONN Bruce Springsteen was incredibly nice. Doug Jones too. Michael Berryman from Hills Have Eyes bought Buff… https://t.co/ascIY1vFwD— Arron 🐢🐉 (@Arron 🐢🐉) 1510266440
@BAKKOOONN @jfruh David Tennant not only graciously accepted an academic paper from a random fan in the Richard II… https://t.co/XMm2aP231I— big richard ii energy (@big richard ii energy) 1510269738
@BAKKOOONN I bothered Shea Whigham in line at a coffee shop once and he was really nice to me and talked to me abou… https://t.co/LyMiumcpWQ— Teddie (@Teddie) 1510267712
@BAKKOOONN Oh also I used to randomly run into Liev Schreiber all the time and he started to wave at me when we saw… https://t.co/uzG41ZmBjC— Teddie (@Teddie) 1510267915
@BAKKOOONN Johnny Marr was lovely to me when I moved to Manchester and worked in a camera shop. Asked why I’d moved… https://t.co/JA2EdU4gwJ— Miami Al (@Miami Al) 1510267747
@BAKKOOONN saw Minnie Driver & some other famous actors in a play when i was 13. i wanted to meet them at the stage… https://t.co/DLjkGJVD8R— yams (@yams) 1510330037
@BAKKOOONN I once spotted Hugo Weaving. Told him I loved a small, obscure film of his (The Interview, 1998) and he… https://t.co/m64jsfkcDo— Mel (@Mel) 1510309656
Of course, Leach acknowledged that good people do bad things, and vice versa.
HT Daily Mail
Keep reading...Show less
Top 100
