Famous people: love to hate them, love to love them, really love to bash them on social media. But our anonymous online meanness comes at a price: it makes our favorite (and not-so-favorite) stars sad. Which is why Jimmy Kimmel Live has attempted to show us just how hurtful our nasty tweets can be. Kimmel’s popular Celebrities Read Mean Tweets series features the biggest stars reading mean tweets about themselves.
Whether it’s a disgruntled tweeter telling Chris Pratt to f*ck off or someone comparing Larry King to a goblin, the general public can be a malicious, cruel group. Sometimes the celebs deserve it (ahem, Simon Cowell and Justin Bieber); sometimes they don’t (Amy Poehler can do no wrong!). And the hate doesn’t stop with actors and actresses. NFL, NBA, and music stars get bombarded with rude tweets every day, too. But let’s face it: watching them read mean tweets aloud is pretty hilarious.
Spend some time watching all of the celebrities reading mean tweets in a row, or skip around to find the best of the worst. Here they are, all in one place.Â
Who: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Corey Clement, Joey Bosa, Devin Funchess, Sony Michel, Todd Gurley, Jay Ajayi, Clay Matthews, Jared Goff, Michael Irvin, and Brad Shaw.
Who: Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Chastain, Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Whoopi Goldberg, Lin Manuel Miranda, Casey Affleck, Emma Stone, Miles Teller, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Bridges, Robert DiNero.
Who: George Clooney, Christoph Waltz, Patricia Arquette, Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, Emily Blunt, Kevin Hart, Richard Dreyfus, Cate Blanchett, Seth Rogan, Oscar Isaac, Taraji P. Henson, Sean Penn, etc.