“Don’t look me in the eye! I’ll fire you!”: celebrities that employees shouldn’t look at (11 photos)

One of the constantly circulating rumors about Hollywood celebrities is that they forbid crew members and extras from looking into their eyes.





Ellen DeGeneris



In 2020, a scandal erupted around the host of one of the most popular shows, Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres. Employees en masse accused her of creating a toxic work atmosphere, part of which was a ban on eye contact with the presenter. She herself denied the existence of this rule.

Mike Myers





Recently, the former security guard of actor Mike Myers said that he was fired precisely because he broke the rule of not looking the star in the eyes. One day he violated it and was fired over the phone that same day.

Beverly Hills 90210 stars



Jessica Alba, who played a small role in two episodes of Beverly Hills 90210, claims that she was instructed not to make eye contact with the actors playing the main roles. You couldn’t look at them, you couldn’t approach them or say anything.

Donald Sutherland



Recently, actor Rider Strong also shared a story about how he encountered a ban on looking a star in the eyes on set. The case took place on the set of the 1993 thriller For Lack of Evidence and related to Donald Sutherland. You could only look an actor in the eyes during filming and if you were an actor playing in the same scene with him. The actor said that Donald Sutherland could even interrupt a scene in the middle if he saw that one of the employees was looking at him.

Tyra Banks



On the show "America's Next Top Model" Tyra Banks, according to employees, there was also a rule not to look into the host's eyes under any circumstances. She easily fired those who violated this rule.

David Boreanaz



The same thing is said about David Boreanaz, the star of the TV series Bones. Employees who worked on the project share that behind the scenes he behaved very arrogantly. And everyone knew that many had already been fired because they simply looked at the actor and smiled at him.

Sylvester Stallone



The statements about Sylvester Stallone are even wilder. In 1999, a group of former employees who maintained his home, yard and kitchen said they were all fired because they violated the rule of "evaporating" as soon as the actor entered a room. The servants were forbidden to look at the actor, speak to him and were required to immediately leave the room in which Sylvester Stallone was located.

Katy Perry



Another celebrity who has been dogged by rumors of a ban on making eye contact is Katy Perry. Her former drivers claim that they are instructed not to look at her using the rearview mirror under any circumstances. They are also prohibited from talking to her and asking for autographs.

Tom Cruise



There are also rumors that during the filming of films with Tom Cruise, the crew is prohibited from looking into the actor's eyes. At the same time, the actor himself says that this is the most ridiculous gossip about him that he has ever heard.

Sandra Bullock



One employee who worked on the set of 2006's The Lake House claims she was instructed not to look Sandra Bullock in the eye. At the same time, there is information that when the actress found out that all these years the film crew employees were forbidden to look into her eyes, she threw a party and stated that she did not ask for such a rule to be established and it was the initiative of the filming managers.