Ain't Too Proud to Beg for Emma Roberts

We don't necessarily agree with this homeless guy's tactics -- but guilt tripping celebs by telling them you "have AIDS" is definitely an effective panhandling technique.

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This pain-in-the-ass dude swore he wouldn't leave the front of Quest Diagnostics yesterday until Nickelodeon chick (and Julia's niece) Emma Roberts gave him some coin.

Think she caved?



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1. Typical Homeless Terror Tactics.

Posted at 9:39AM on Mar 10th 2009 by The REAL DEAL

2. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Emma Roberts. She shouldn't have caved though. You gotta stay strong with those bums or they'll eat you alive.

Posted at 9:55AM on Mar 10th 2009 by miley$$$

3. With double digit unemployment in California, people need to take notes when they see a winning strategy in action. Now I know how to guilt trip people after I lose my home to foreclosure. Thanks TMZ!

Posted at 10:00AM on Mar 10th 2009 by Jesus Saves With Geico

4. How pathetic a grown man asking a young girl for money then trying to guilt her into giving him money by saying he'll tell everyone how cheap she is. He didn't deserve it just by the way he was asking and being rude. He would have to be black too.

Posted at 10:14AM on Mar 10th 2009 by Smart

5. Wow, the Quest Diagnostics in Hollywood sure are nice. Maybe because of the clientele? Us lowly Floridians have to sit on plastic chairs in the waiting room!

Posted at 10:19AM on Mar 10th 2009 by What the Heck??

6. Piece of sht. She is in a diagnostics place for testing, could be routine or something more serious and this piece of sht has his stupid cup out. I live in NY and work in the city. For something like 15 years I have watched a man (black) come through the trains in the most NON aggressive way selling his batteries for $1.00. I know he is a little slow (NOT an act) and when I see him I actually smile. He is not harming anyone or being annoying just selling his batteries to those who may want them. If I ever won the lottery I would help him out. And until his passing recently we had the potatoe peeler guy (white, sold potatoe peelers on corners for like 20 years, did very well from what i understand) and he to was NON aggressive and actually made it his little business. I guess my point is when I see these aggressive, young filthy lowlifes doing this to people I have NO sympathy. They would sell their own mothers for drugs or booze. There are those who truly need help, but more times than not they are worthless con artists to fn lazy to try and help themselves!

Posted at 10:59AM on Mar 10th 2009 by LTB

7. That's creepy. It's one thing to request $$$, another to stalk someone until they pay up. In cases like this, I think the police should be called.

Posted at 10:44PM on Mar 10th 2009 by louis

8. i would have told that bum to kiss my ass and h=get the hell no what the hell did he think he was doing i don't care who is watching you can't force people to give you money

Posted at 11:28AM on Mar 10th 2009 by Yvette

9. Quests Diagnostics is for HIV testing and other sexually transmitted diseaess. (I'm a former nurse so I know this from sending tests to them.) I didn't think they did anything else. Which makes me wonder why Emma Roberts is there. The homeless guy must've been there for his HIV testing.

What is also strange is how wide open the waiting room is. In NYC they keep it all shaded given nature of the business.

Posted at 11:32AM on Mar 10th 2009 by tony the tuier

10. Typical piece of crap looking for free handouts (probably thinks he deserves one) and blaming everything bad in life on other people, all while living up to the stereotype he feels so pressured to be like.

Posted at 11:55AM on Mar 10th 2009 by Dilsnick

11. this is sick!
get a job you moron and stop harassing decent working people.

Posted at 12:08PM on Mar 10th 2009 by OMG

12. "i'm gonna stand here til you give me some money" & "I'm gonna show everyone how cheap you are".

nice way to ask for $ you worthless bum. go get a job you piece of @#%*

loser.

Posted at 12:10PM on Mar 10th 2009 by mittelfrueh

13. Change cup, camera, not much difference.

Posted at 12:56PM on Mar 10th 2009 by Farmer Ted

14. come on guys. this stuff happens she should justgive him some money not like she doesnt have a spare dollar. if shes as nice as she is tv why shouldnt she help out the less fortunate?

Posted at 1:46PM on Mar 10th 2009 by MJ

15. #11 it's one thing if she wants to do it on her own, but nobody deserves to get badgered into giving $ even if they are celebrities and have $

Posted at 1:57PM on Mar 10th 2009 by mittelfrueh

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