Taye Rips PENarazzi: "You're a Parasite!"

31. 25. The only thing any actor owes his/her "fans" is a good performance so the money we spend seeing them perform is well spent.
They do not OWE us an autograph, personal time or anything else.
And if someone is kind enough to give you one, DO NOT STAND THERE SHOVING MORE AND MORE PICS FOR THEM TO SIGN JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LEECH A LIVING OFF OF SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK BY SELLING THE AUTOGRAPHS. Move out of your Mom's basement and get a life and a real job.


Totally right. He shouldn't have signed more than one. I would have told the guy he should have used those 2 hours he spent waiting looking for a real job instead of being greedy.

Posted at 12:19PM on Dec 19th 2006 by skeptical at best

32. what an ass****

Posted at 12:39PM on Dec 19th 2006 by WOW

33. If he walked up to me and introduced himself I wouldnt know who he was. Shut the hell up Taye you damn whiner.

Posted at 4:23PM on Dec 19th 2006 by X

34. You have got to be kidding me!!! This guy is unbelievable! He is so lucky that someone even wants his autograph. Like he's so important and it's so hard to sign a freaking photograph. What a rough life. I guess charity doesn't mean anything to him!!! Celebrities are so overpaid it disgusts me.

Posted at 12:43PM on Dec 19th 2006 by What?

35. 32. Some of you don't even know who Taye Diggs is (you must be living under a rock), but you've decided you hate him.

How do you hate on somebody you never have heard of or make comments like he's a B-lister says who? DId you even read the whole story the person wasnt a fan he was just trying to get his pockets up. But i guess if it aint WHITE it's not RIGHT!

Posted at 12:51PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Shine Law

36. Say what you will, but Taye can still get it... even if he is only 5'2.

Posted at 1:01PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Ms Urban Legend

37. somethin for nuthin, huh? what do you call those swag-pig celebrities?

Posted at 1:52PM on Dec 19th 2006 by lynn

38. As for the racial comments, they are completely out of line. And as for that Green Day guy that you wrongly accuse WHITE people "seen to love as God", I am white and have never even heard of him. However, I have heard of Taye Diggs and seen his movies and quite frankly, I don't care if he's white or black, because anyone who acts like that needs an ego check. It didn't even say that the guy was a papparazzi, it was a fan asking for an autograph. Stick with the article, this is not a racial issue.

Posted at 2:00PM on Dec 19th 2006 by What?

39. The guy said no and no means NO!! Gawd!! This idiot kept bugging and begging for an autograph. NO where in a AMERICA should we be forced to do something like signing an autograph. He has every right to turn this loser down who was only in it for a buck anyhow.

I think taye handled it like a champ. This guy was obviously harrassing him. I would punched dude in the face after telling him NO 15 times!

Posted at 2:02PM on Dec 19th 2006 by so

40. If you don't want to be bothered, then you should probably find another career (if you can even call acting a career)...

Celebrities get paid millions of dollars to be in the spotlight and play pretend, and no matter how much they complain and whine about the hard life they lead, they seem to really enjoy the publicity. Take the cameras and paparazzi away and what do you have? Celebrities who will find another way to have their useless faces plastered everywhere.

Nowadays, celebrity can be summed up quite easily...trash with cash.

Posted at 2:16PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Bob

41. If you don't want the publicity and the exposure, then perhaps you should find another career (if acting can even be considered a career...)

It gets mighty old hearing about how tough their lives are being hounded by cameras and fans, especially since most celebrities wouldn't know what to do if the limelight were taken from them. I am sure that if the paparazzi and cameras were taken away, most of the celebrity losers would be desperately seeking other ways of getting their face plastered out there...they live for it, despite how much they whine and complain.

Getting paid millions of dollars to play pretend doesn't make you special or really even newsworthy. Hollywood and the average celebrity can be summed up quite easily...trash with cash.

Posted at 2:21PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Jim

42. I am say good for Taye. He makes a living as an actor, and gets paid well. This does not mean that the public has the right to hound and try to make him feel like he owes anyone anything. He entertains us, and if we think that gives us the right ti expect more, then we have the problem.

Dont we all get paid for the job we do? We wouldnt like to be hounded by some dumb-ass. Imagine how many times a day they (stars) get stopped by all kinds of weirdos.

Good for you Taye!!! That guy WAS AN OBNOXIOUS PUNK!!
Autographs are a gift and you are lucky if you get one. They dont owe you their signature.

Posted at 3:17PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Jwls

43. I am say good for Taye. He makes a living as an actor, and gets paid well. This does not mean that the public has the right to hound and try to make him feel like he owes anyone anything. He entertains us, and if we think that gives us the right ti expect more, then we have the problem.

Dont we all get paid for the job we do? We wouldnt like to be hounded by some dumb-ass. Imagine how many times a day they (stars) get stopped by all kinds of weirdos.

Good for you Taye!!! That guy WAS AN OBNOXIOUS PUNK!!
Autographs are a gift and you are lucky if you get one. They dont owe you their signature.

Posted at 3:18PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Jwls

44. That guy was out of line. Taye doesn't need to sign 50 pictures just so he can just sell them and make money off of them. If Taye's fans, like myself, want an autograph from him, we can save our money and write to him ourselves.

Come back to Broadway, Taye. We're nicer.

Posted at 3:25PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Ali

45. he sells them in bulk to a autograph dealer,,,hes the middle man,,,,he gets around $5 bucks an autograph for anybody thats not banned or blacklisted (to many in stock),that could be B,C,D,F stars,,,,the A stars dont get banned to much ,,,,he could make alot of money if they keep signing ,,,,

Posted at 3:32PM on Dec 19th 2006 by paul