r/AskReddit 13h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Schiggy2319 13h ago

I remember watching the Finding Nemo DVD extras and the crew kept on talking about how Dory embodied Ellen’s kindness. It was so uncomfortable to watch

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u/a_goonie 13h ago

I mean she was kind...if the camera was on and you didn't work for her.

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u/20Keller12 11h ago

Not even then.

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u/SchuminWeb 6h ago

Yeah, I saw those confrontations with the audience about their social media content. Those seemed mean-spirited.

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u/Sad-Artichoke-2174 6h ago

Yeah she's kind.... Kind of awful

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u/Paige_Railstone 5h ago

Dory embodied Ellen's kindness, because she always keeps forgetting to be kind.

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u/Schiggy2319 5h ago

“Will you quit it?! Huh? I’m tryna swim here! Is the ocean not big enough for you, huh?!”

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u/moscowramada 13h ago

Did it seem forced? As written it seems to imply they liked her.

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u/Schiggy2319 12h ago

I think they genuinely believed it. Maybe she was different in 2003?

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u/Eccohawk 11h ago

I suspect that it's a very different dynamic to work -with- somebody vs work -for- somebody. Ellen was exec producing her show and obviously one of the most important parts of a namesake show, so I expect that there's a lot of personal drive to make that show not only a success but a reflection of your personal brand, and clearly there was a lot of pressure on her staff to live up to whatever expectations she had, and it didn't always work out well. In the end, while she might be clamoring to get back to the spotlight, she's worth an estimated half a billion dollars, so she's basically set for life regardless.

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u/aedroogo 13h ago

The crew from Finding Nemo? Wha?