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The INSIDER Summary:
- Fans are quick these days to want a selfie with their favorite celebrity.
- It's a lot of pressure on celebrities to be picture-ready at any given moment.
- From Chris Pratt to Prince Harry, these are 10 celebrities who no longer take photos with fans.
In the age of iPhones and Instagram, selfies with celebrities have replaced the traditional autograph. It’s hard to imagine a star encounter these days without fans leaving with some sort of digital evidence of their meeting. And while it’s become so much easier to document significant moments like meeting your idol, it’s also put a ton of pressure on celebrities who may not be picture-ready at every moment of their lives.
Though we’re not ones to harp on the negative side effects of technology, there is something to be said in regard to the way camera phones have significantly reduced the intimacy of face-to-face celebrity encounters. Instead of spending a minute to tell their idols what they mean to them, you’ll more commonly see fans using that minute to whip out their phones for a quick selfie. Some celebrities have taken a stand on the matter, issuing a hard pass on taking photos with fans. Find out who they are, ahead.
Jennifer Lawrence
As one of the biggest actresses in Hollywood, Lawrence is bound to have her opinions on fame. In a 2013 interview with CNN, the actress opened up about having a microscopic lens trained on her and how it has affected her mental health. Something that's helped her cope is sometimes saying no to fans who request a selfie.
"Sometimes I'm nice, sometimes I'm in a bad mood. Like, if I'm at dinner and I'm eating and somebody wants me to stand up and take a picture, it's like—that's actually helped with my anxiety, is knowing that I don't have to say yes and I can say no," Lawrence said. "Because it used to be I didn't want to go out, I didn't want to go to dinner. If I went to dinner, I was wrapped up and then I was like, you know what? I don't have to do it. I can just say no, and that's helped a lot. So it is hard because you don't want to feel rude, because they're people, but at the same time, I have to defend my life and my mental wellness."
Chris Pratt
Since his explosion as a movie star, Pratt has become familiar with the downside of fame. In an interview with Cigar Aficionado, the actor revealed that he no longer takes selfie because of how disingenuous the encounters have become.
“If I go out and want to do normal things, I have to be comfortable disappointing people. So I just don’t take pictures with people. Because that’s not about enjoying the moment; it’s about stealing the moment to brag about later,” Pratt said. "Now, when he’s asked to take a picture in public, he responds, “‘Would you settle for a handshake?’ And then they take the picture anyway."
Emma Watson
For the "Harry Potter" star, fan selfies can potentially lead to an unsafe situation. In a 2017 interview with Vanity Fair, the "Beauty and the Beast" actress opened up about her qualms with with fan hysteria in a social media age.
“For me, it’s the difference between being able to have a life and not. If someone takes a photograph of me and posts it, within two seconds they’ve created a marker of exactly where I am within 10 meters,” she said. "They can see what I’m wearing and who I’m with. I just can’t give that tracking data."
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