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A leading entertainment reporter reveals in a newly released podcast who she thinks has been the most rude or least considerate of journalists' time.
Longtime reporter Nelson Aspen has revealed details about his nasty exchange with Fast & Furious superstar Vin Diesel. “Flaawsome Talk” interview Tuesday's host was fellow entertainment reporter Jersti Flair, who said Diesel made her wait hours for a conversation.
“We were talking about this the other day. [on the podcast] “About Vin Diesel's chronic tardiness, which was an issue,” Aspen told Hula on his YouTube talk show.
Fuller immediately responded that Diesel's name was the first that came to mind when she thought of celebrities known for keeping reporters waiting.
“It was ridiculous. I mean, instead of just having to wait 10 minutes or even an hour, it was like two hours, five hours, seven hours, which is ridiculous,” Aspen said.
The actor “pulled the kid card” as to why he was late, but Aspen questioned the veracity of the action star's claims.
“Why didn't you call then instead of making all the staff and all the journalists wait? That's money,” Aspen complained. “That's money Vin Diesel wasn't paying. That's money the studio was paying.”
Due to their tardiness, the reporters missed their flights and had to rebook everything just to get home.
Flair said Diesel didn't show up on time at a press event to promote F9: The Fast Sage at Universal Studios during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reporters He also shared his own experience of having to wait for Diesel while wearing a mask.
“He was about six hours late, and then we were like, 'You know what he did?' He took the kids on all the rides,” Flair said. said.
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Diesel isn't the only celebrity who's often late for press conferences. The veteran reporter claimed that “SexyBack” singer Justin Timberlake also doesn't keep the clock.
“What we did was [Las] Vegas was one of them. Slow, slow, slow, slow. Finally we had a choice. Either I can leave so I can catch my flight, or I have to make arrangements to stay another day,” Aspen said.
Timberlake recently came under fire from fans for postponing his Oct. 8 show in Newark, New Jersey, minutes before the show was scheduled to open, citing an “injury” that prevented him from performing.
“Weeds” actress Mary Louise Parker also once kept journalists waiting, but she seemed so apologetic that Aspen “believed” she was being honest about the delay.
Even “Hunger Games” actor Woody Harrelson didn't want to appear on camera without washing his mouth after eating lunch, so he kept reporters waiting for 30 minutes, Aspen snorted. I laughed.
“He didn't want to start the interview until he had brushed his teeth after lunch, which was probably about 30 minutes. He only had plastic toothbrushes, so someone had to go get him an organic toothbrush. But yeah, he's a guy who sticks to his guns, and I respected that,” Aspen added.
