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Buzz Feed
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
People Who've Been Blocked By Celebrities On Social Media Are Sharing What Happened, And I Can't Stop Reading This
The internet is the marketplace for free thoughts. Unfortunately, it's also a place where these thoughts can be disguised behind an avatar with no actual repercussions. And while it isn't a crime to tell a politician or a celebrity that they suck, it could undoubtedly get you blocked on social media — something that a few people have learned one way or another. A post on the r/AskReddit sub recently invited users to share their experiences getting blocked by celebrities, and oh my, this sh*t is hilarious. Usual suspects like Elon Musk appear on the list, along with more surprising individuals, like Tony the Tiger. 1. "When the Mars Rover played a Black Eyed Peas song on Mars, I tweeted, 'Great, now the Martians will definitely be hostile,' and got blocked by I didn't even mention him or anything so I'm kind of at a loss as to how he saw it, lmao." 2. "Seven or eight years ago, I used to follow Busy Phillips on Instagram because I thought she was cute and funny. However, EVERY day, she would post intense close-up videos of herself working out. Like on all fours, pouring sweat, staring into your soul." "No talking, just three or more 'stories' of grunting and sweat. I didn't understand it. Now, looking back, she was definitely getting paid by whatever workout studio she was filming from. One day, she posted a survey basically asking if she should stop posting these weird videos. I voted yes and she blocked my ass. What a strange woman." 3. " Mario Lopez accidentally followed me probably a decade ago on Twitter. I sent him a DM like two weeks later saying thanks for the follow, and then was blocked, lol." 4. "Not me, but my best friend got blocked by Tony the Tiger's Twitter account because she followed enough people who liked some furry content at some point, and whoever was running that account absolutely scorched the Earth to make sure no furries were following Tony." 5. "On Facebook, Death Cab for Cutie got hacked with some link, 'how to eat ass,' and it had a video. After that, many people, including me, kept commenting 'Death Cab for Booty,' and they blocked me for that." 6. "I got blocked on Twitter by O.J. Simpson in 2020 for asking him if he plans on purchasing the new Bronco in white when it's released." 7. "I was blocked by Mel B, aka Scary Spice." "She went on a talk show and talked about how she was invited to Megan and Harry's wedding. She said the Spice Girls were going to perform. She even went as far as to describe what the invitation looked like. All the other Spice Girls, when asked, said it was not true. Obviously, it never happened. A while later, Mel B posted a meme on her Instagram about how she hates dishonest people. I responded, 'Soooo how was the royal wedding?' BLOCKED." – u/tipseymcstagger 8. "I was massively into the Glee fandom back in the day. Dot Marie Jones (who plays Coach Beiste) would always tweet in CAPS and one day I just replied something like 'WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TYPE IN CAPS' and got blocked, lmao." 9. "Posted the picture of a younger, balder Elon Musk in a reply to him." 10. "Got blocked by Kid Rock for saying he looked like a less masculine version of Dr. Phil." 11. "I got blocked on Soulja Boy's Twitch when I asked in the chat when my Soulja Boy console would arrive because I never got any shipping info. He got really, really pissed about my question." 12. "My buddy got blocked by Tyler, The Creator. He was having a bipolar episode and thought Tyler, The Creator was putting hidden messages in his songs, saying that he was actually a Christian, and that if anyone figured it out, he would be best friends with them. So, essentially, my buddy was harassing Tyler, The Creator, telling him that he found his hidden message and was ready to be best friends with him. My friend is on medication now and doing much better." 13. "On Twitter, I asked Gene Simmons from KISS if the Kiss cologne smells like his nutsack or Paul Stanley's. He blocked me." 14. "Alec Baldwin blocked me on Twitter about 10 years ago. To be fair, I challenged him to a fight in my high school parking lot. Guess he didn't want no trouble." 15. "Told Mark Hoppus I was a big fan of his because 'Green Day was one of my favorite bands in middle school' on Twitter. Got blocked." 16. "Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella two days before I was supposed to see him live, claiming he broke his ankle. So I DM'ed him saying, 'send me the X-rays' and he blocked me." 17. "Not really a 'celebrity,' but Joel Osteen blocked me on Instagram for calling him out on preventing people from taking refuge in his megachurch during the hurricane." 18. "Kim Kardashian blocked me and I can't remember why, but it's a badge of honor." 19. "Roseanne blocked me on Twitter about 15 years ago. I forget what she was saying, but it was a blanket statement about how people who disagreed with her on a certain subject were un-American. I made some comment about singing the National Anthem, and poof! I was blocked. You probably have to be a certain age to even get the reference." Araya Doheny / Getty Images for DailyWire+ – u/Tiny_Ear_61 20. "I told Ted Cruz to sit on a cactus on Twitter years ago. He blocked me, and then my account got banned. I appealed it with just, 'Come on guys, it's Ted Cruz,' and to my surprise they unbanned me." Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images – u/No-Candy-8664 21. "Scott Baio blocked me for tweeting the following: 'Crazy how Scott Baio played a genius in Baby Geniuses 2 and plays a dumbass in real life, that's some impressive range.' Knowing he saw it delights me to this day." Michael Tullberg / Getty Images – u/BurgerCombo 22. "Ellie Goulding was talking about how meat was bad for you on Instagram. I — being the insufferable teenage debate brain I was — wrote an entire essay explaining why she was wrong, the benefits of eating meat, how morality is based on more than someone's diet, etc. I spent about half an hour constructing it. She simply replied, 'You have too much time on your hands' and blocked me. She wasn't wrong, lol." Taylor Hill / FilmMagic via Getty Images – u/SentryFeats 23. "I got blocked by Ron DeSantis because I spent two solid weeks on Twitter telling him to go fuck himself." Joe Raedle / Getty Images – u/SaltyIrishDog 24. "I got blocked by Hugh Jackman on Twitter several years ago." John Lamparski / GC Images via Getty Images "He'd posted a picture of himself golfing, and I thought it'd be funny to post something smart-ass like: 'Oh to be a rich cunt able to play golf and shit.' I would've blocked me too, tbh." – u/IamMooz 25. "I got blocked by the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan's Facebook pages because I pointed out that Billy looks like a grown-up Caillou and could benefit from some better-fitting clothes. I've been blocked for six years now." Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Audacy, Teletoon – u/sapphirerain25 26. Have you ever been blocked by a celebrity on social media? Share your story in the comments.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Channel 24, Sacramento's newest music venue, announces inaugural lineup
SACRAMENTO – The inaugural lineup for Sacramento's new midsize performance venue has been announced, and some well-known acts are on the list. Named Channel 24, the new 2,150-person capacity venue will be opening in the coming months near 24th and R streets in Midtown Sacramento. On Tuesday, the venue and Another Planet Entertainment announced the first acts who will be scheduled to play at Channel 24 this year. Tucker Wetmore will get opening night honors on April 24. Indie rock legends Death Cab for Cutie are also now slated to visit Sacramento on July 23. The inaugural list of acts is below: April 24 – Tucker Wetmore April 25 – Tycho April 27 – Sierra Ferrell May 2 – Wallows May 4 – Empire of the Sun May 7 – Denzel Curry May 14 – Madness May 16 – Hippo Campus May 21 – Hermanos Gutierrez May 29 – James Arthur June 8 – Charley Crockett July 1 – Lake Street Drive July 23 – Death Cab for Cutie Aug. 19 – Shakey Graves & Trampled by Turtles Sept. 9 – Tennis with Alice Phoebe Lou Sept. 25 – The Head and the Heart Oct. 3 – Lane 8 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Channel 24 (@channel24sac) Another Planet Entertainment is behind the new venue, which promoters and local leaders say will help fill the gap of midsize venues in Sacramento.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival rolls into first full week
Celebrating its 32nd year, the annual Noise Pop Festival continues Tuesday with a busy schedule of local and national acts including Death Cab for Cutie songwriter Ben Gibbard, hip-hop maverick Earl Sweatshirt and more. A San Francisco institution ever since it began as one night of loud, tuneful local bands back in 1993, the festival has expanded this year to ten days of music, film and art featuring some of the most respected names in independent music. While the focus remains on the cutting edge of indie rock, the eclectic festival also features modern R&B, global grooves and even avant-garde electronic music. Noise Pop will also be returning to unusual venues with multiple events at Grace Cathedral and Mission District art space Gray Area. After going dark on Monday following a busy opening weekend to the festival that included sold-out shows featuring St. Vincent, the Reverend Horton Heat and Chat Pile, Noise Pop ramps up the activity on a number of fronts Tuesday. Feb. 25 marks the beginning of four days of collaboration with radio station KEXP's live session series broadcasting from 25th Street Recordings in Oakland. This week's Live on KEXP feature artists headlining shows during the rest of the festival (Cymande, Wyattja) in addition to some hand-selected local acts including electronic favorites Toro Y Moi, rising Oakland rockers Fake Fruit and experimental punk band Marbled Eye. Tuesday will also commence the annual series of free happy hour shows at popular Mission District dive Bender's that will offer a range of performers like Fake Your Own Death (led by ex-Elephone guitarist Terry Ashkinos) and local songwriter Jacob Aranda. Other highlights on Tuesday include the first of two nights with acclaimed Odd Future member and rapper/producer Earl Sweatshirt, who will be performing two completely different sets at the Great American Music Hall with support from Navy Blue and El Cousteau and a special set from Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service principal Ben Gibbard at Grace Cathedral that includes an opening performance by Sea Lemon, the dreampop solo project of Seattle-based musician Natalie Lew. Wednesday finds August Hall hosting a sold-out show by influential and heavily sampled British funk outfit Cymande. Formed in the early '70s by Afro-Caribbean musicians who had ended up in London, the band was discovered at an underground club in Soho by British producer John Schroeder. The band had some success with its eponymous debut and the bass-driven minor hit single "The Message," touring the U.S. with soul vocalist Al Green, jazz keyboardist Ramsey Lewis and like-minded global funk band Mandrill, but a lack of impact in their native country led the group to dissolve after three albums with a fourth that didn't see release until 1981. However a resurgence of interest spurred by the creative sampling of their songs by De La Soul, EPMD, The KLF, MC Solaar, Heavy D and the Fugees eventually spurred a one-off reunion in 2006. That was followed by a full-blown revival a decade later that included a new album and Cymande's first U.S. tour since 1973. The band has since been the subject of an acclaimed documentary and released another new effort entitled Renascence last year. Brooklyn electro-soul duo Bathe opens the show. Wednesday will also mark the first San Francisco appearances by reunited Austin-based band the American Analog Set in 20 years. Crafting a mix of lush, delicate dream-pop and minimalist post-rock instrumentals, the group earned a loyal fan base starting in the mid-1990s. While the band went on an extended hiatus in 2005, they released For Forever, their first album in 18 years, late in 2023 and played their first live shows since 2011 in Austin last year. The group's back catalog is also receiving a deluxe reissue treatment by Numero Group, who put out a box set of their first three albums in 2024 and will release a second box later this year. These two shows at Grey Area will feature AAS playing a 90-minute set drawn from the band's first six albums. More details about Noise Pop's full schedule of events, tickets and festival badges can be found at
