Anthony Mackie Speaks on Refusing Fan Photos: 'If I Tell You "No," Respect It'
Click to viewAnthony Mackie has a notorious reputation for declining photo ops with fans. Mackie has faced criticism for shutting down fan interactions
During The Hollywood Reporter’s recently released Full Comedy Actor Roundtable, Anthony Mackie said,
“Because of the Kardashians were kind of put in this reality where were looked at as tools, as vessels, as opposed to artists. There’s been several experiences now where people have taken pictures with me and used them for ways that I don’t deem the right way. So because of that I choose not to be a part of your social reality.”
Addressing people who claim entertainers should just accept everything that comes with being famous, he continued,
“I have people tell me all the time, ‘Well this is what you signed up for’ and I’m like that’s crazy. That’s like telling a girl just because she put on a cute dress and went to a bar she signed up for me to harass her all night. No, in this day and age we literally learned that we have to respect everyone’s no. So if I tell you no, respect it.”
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