8 Stars You Thought Were Sweet But Are Actually Mean People

We often think that actors portraying our favorite characters on screen are just as lovely as the parts they play. A few charming interviews and you’re all over them. But remember, they’re actors, pretending to be someone else is what they get paid for. You might find it surprising but quite a few actors you thought were sweethearts are actually pretty mean people in real life.

1. Jared Padalecki

If you watched Gilmore Girls and thought Dean was a sweetheart, I’m sorry. Rewatch it now as an adult and you’ll see that he was a bad boyfriend and a bad person. Turns out Jared Padalecki isn’t that great either. He used social media to complain about waiters in a restaurant and posted a photo of them. It’s like rule one human decency, Jared – don’t be mean to waiters.

2. Alec Baldwin

You know him from 30 Rock where he plays a very rude but somehow likeable character. However, in real life, Alec is quite a mean person. A couple of years ago a voicemail he left for his daughter leaked and well, this is what he said: “You are a rude, thoughtless little pig. You don’t have the brains or decency as a human being. I don’t give a damn that you’re 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you’re a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the a** who doesn’t care about what you do as far as I’m concerned.”

3. William Shatner

There are lots of stories about William Shatner out there, but his co-stars always say he has a bad attitude. He even got nicknamed Captain Jerk by people he worked with on Star Trek. They all say he was very difficult to deal with and even after Leonard Nimoy died he refused to attend his funeral.