10 stories about celebs doing good to restore your faith in Hollywood
Entertainment news has been pretty glum lately, as the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., and other familiar names just keep on coming. But, of course, there are people doing good in Hollywood too! It’s just been particularly tough to remember that lately.
Twitter users came to the rescue over the weekend, offering up tiny anecdotes about celebs doing small acts of kindness. It wasn’t Beyoncé and Kevin Hart donating to hurricane relief or Justin Bieber cheering up patients at a children’s hospital — though those are commendable acts too! They’re things the celebs reportedly did when no one was watching. It was prompted by a user’s request for “nice allegations” at a time when those are sorely needed and just in time for World Kindness Day.
Here are 10 of the best (albeit unverified) stories shared:
Robin Williams
One of the sweetest stories shared was about the late comedian comforting a complete stranger. “I was crying quietly to myself after my Mom died in a cafe,” @pantone 7605 wrote. “Robin Williams noticed me and paid my check. He whispered things usually get better.”
I was crying quietly to myself after my Mom died in a cafe, Robin Williams noticed me and paid my check. He whispered things usually get better.
— catherine (@pantone7605) November 11, 2017
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
Actress Mara Wilson shared positive stories about several co-stars from her younger years on films such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda, the latter of which she worked on with DeVito and Perlman. Mostly, it was that the actors had been nice to her siblings, but there was also the time her onscreen parents DeVito and Perlman took her in.
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 (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017
Louis Tomlinson
The singer made a fellow Bob Dylan fan’s day after encountering him smoking on the balcony. “In a Bob Dylan concert, I was sitting in the last row and was frustrated. I went to the balcony for a smoke and ran into Louis Tomlinson from one direction. We had a little chat and then he asked where I was sitting,” @NoSoyBraulio wrote. “I told him and he took me to the first row. Best day ever.”
In a Bob Dylan concert, I was sitting in the last row and was frustrated. I went to the balcony for a smoke and ran into Louis Tomlinson from One Direction. We had a little chat and then he asked me where I was sitting. I told him and he took me to the first row. Best day ever. pic.twitter.com/RYJj81NvJi
— Braulio Valenzuela (@NoSoyBraulio) November 11, 2017
Gilles Marini
In case you were wondering whether the Brothers & Sisters actor is as charming in person as he is on TV, the answer is yes, according to @andegolcher.
@GillesMarini found my passport on the street, tracked me on facebook and gave me his home address so I can go pick it up. I met his wife and kids, amazing guy.
— andrea (@andegolcher) November 13, 2017
Kate Winslet
Winslet also offered a shoulder to cry on, according to @crumpetsruleok. “Kate Winslet once consoled me in the airport after flying back from seeing a boyfriend. I was heartbroken and she was so sweet to me.”
Kate Winslet once consoled me in the airport after flying back from seeing a boyfriend. I was heartbroken and she was so sweet to me
— Crumpetsruleok (@crumpetsruleok) November 12, 2017
Jared Leto
Evidently the seemingly always cool Suicide Squad star really is pretty cool, even in a panic. Fan @letospurpose claimed that he came to the rescue at Coachella when someone “passed out after drinking a fireball” and made sure the person was “taken to a medical tent.”
at Coachella someone passed out after drinking a fireball and jared leto came to their aid calling their friends assholes for not helping them and got them taken to a medical tent
— shaniqua | 133 (@Ietospurpose) November 11, 2017
Carrie Fisher
A fan reported that the late Star Wars actress once offered her some wisdom via Twitter, just when she needed it most. “Out of nowhere,” @umathurmcns wrote, “i dm’d her bc i was having a breakdown and two days later she responded in the middle of the night with an advice i’ll forever hold in my heart.”
carrie fisher followed me on my old twitter before and out of nowhere i dm’d her bc i was having a breakdown and two days later she responded in the middle of the night with an advice i’ll forever hold in my heart
— maria (@umathurmcns) November 10, 2017
Kevin Smith
The director, who has pledged to donate all future residuals earned on projects connected to Harvey Weinstein to the nonprofit Women in Film, was part of the conversation thanks to his reported good behavior. “When I was a student journalist I had scheduled an interview with Kevin Smith about his movie Red State but the email got caught in his assistant’s spam filter,” @MattGrippi posted. “He found out and invited me to a premiere then talked to me for 45 mins till the theater closed.”
When I was a student journalist I had scheduled an interview with Kevin Smith about his movie Red State but the email got caught in his assistant’s spam filter. He found out and invited me to a premiere then talked to me for 45 mins till the theater closed
— Matt Grippi (@MattGrippi) November 9, 2017
Chris Martin
A superfan of the Coldplay singer reminded us that Martin has logged a lot of time in hospitals too. “He spends hours talking to the kids, singing them songs, giving them presents and cheering them up,” wrote @42dontEverLetGo.
Chris Martin of Coldplay visits kids hospitals in every country he goes on tour with his band to. He spends hours talking to the kids, singing them songs, giving them presents and cheering them up. He’s never spoken about it and we only know from social media posts from patients pic.twitter.com/t1MaMBys7h
— Shruthi (@42dontEverLetGo) November 10, 2017
Jessica Chastain
Fan @elanorgabriela chimed in that Chastain wore a shirt she’d designed for the actress at a women’s march. Chastain appeared to confirm this account when she responded with, “thank you for the shirt & for always being so kind.”
I’ve met @jes_chastain a handful of times and she’s constantly a loving and sweet person. She even wore a shirt I designed for her at the Women’s March early this year.
— elanor (@elanorgabriela) November 10, 2017
Thank you for the shirt & for always being so kind
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) November 11, 2017
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