Nice Allegations: Twitter Gives Us Faith In Celebrities Again. Well, Some Of Them Anyway.

By Tori Preston | Celebrity | November 13, 2017 |

By Tori Preston | Celebrity | November 13, 2017 |

For weeks it’s seemed that every time you looked at social media, all that greeted you was more bad news. Oh, you liked that actor? They’re a piece of shit. Or they’ve got a horror story to share about the way they’ve been mistreated. The truth about the worst of humanity has seeped into every corner of our cultural awareness of late. And while it’s good, this sea change that is holding people accountable at long last for their serial abuses, harassments, and misconducts — and shining a light on the systems that allowed these deeds to continue unabated for so long — it’s also exhausting. Which is why it was such a relief when this rallying cry hit Twitter last Thursday:

if anyone has any nice allegations against a celebrity that would be great too. does a famous actor give good christmas presents. does lady comedian alwyays smoke people out

— BAKOON (@BAKKOOONN) November 9, 2017

Wait, you mean NOT EVERYONE IS GARBAGE? Are we even allowed to talk about good things anymore? What is this feeling in my chest — this warmth that’s spreading through me? Is it… is it happiness?

So who doesn’t suck? Let’s look as some hot friendly Tweetage, shall we?

I mean, this one you just kinda knew had to be true:

all of the 6 lead actors on the good place are unbelievably kind, cordial, and complimentary, in addition to being way funny & talented

— demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) November 10, 2017

I don’t know how smelling good is a nice allegation but these are desperate times:

Will Forte is the kindest and best human I have ever met. Method Man rules too, and he smells FANTASTIC all the time.

— Peter Atencio (@Atencio) November 9, 2017

Oops, there’s that weird warm feeling again:

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman let me stay with them when my mom was in the hospital for cancer surgeries

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

“Nice” is a loose thing:

I worked with Kathy Bates this year, who is a wiseass. At one point while I was reading my script she tapped me on the shoulder. “Get your face out of that and watch me work, you might learn something.” Then walked away. KILLED me. Kathy Bates!! Queen.

— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) November 11, 2017

I sorta hope this is true (and consensual, always consensual):

i got to meet pete postlethwaite backstage after watching him do king lear. when i congratulated him on his performances he smiled warmly and tickled me on the belly before wandering off

— hurtdeer hurtdeer hurtdeer hurtdeer hurtdeer hurtd (@hurtdeer) November 9, 2017

Frisbee is the great equalizer:

i was an extra in a movie with Michael Keaton. He played frisbee with us, took pictures, and signed my friend's Batman DVD

— Thanksgiving, but bean to bar (@McLeemz) November 9, 2017

HULK CHAT!

I sat next to mark ruffalo on a plane from JFK to Miami. After 5 days in Miami I flew home and ruffalo sat the isle seat next to me again. Spoke for the whole flight. Great guy

— jenny patel? yez muum? (@King_Stiglitz) November 10, 2017

Sometimes all it takes is a smile:

Emma Watson smiled reassuringly at me when I was chomping on biscuits in the street in-between finals meltdowns

— Sally (@EssieEmm) November 10, 2017

Or a hug from Mary Fucking Poppins:

julie andrews hugged me and told me i had a wonderful speaking voice as a four year old

— will! (@twothickscoops) November 9, 2017

Ugh, we get it Mara, you have ALL THE STORIES:

Salma Hayek danced with my little sister at a party once, as did Shannon Doherty, and Spice Girl Mel C played Connect 4 with her. Lucy Liu was so incredibly kind and lovely when we worked together when I was nine that she became one of my first big crushes.

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

Never forget:

Steve Buscemi being a secret superhero. https://t.co/irQ1hRGDb0

— Obi-Wan Kenobi (@SirBenKenobi) November 10, 2017

Ok there’s actually a LOT of nice Danny DeVito stories:

Danny DeVito tipped $120 to have two cases of wine one delivered one block to his apartment.

— Kristaps Johnson (@megaclang) November 9, 2017

Ok I can’t take it anymore:

Also, Robin and i ran into one another almost every day for a two week period in SF. Finally, he asked if i was following him. I said no, I thought he was following me. We laughed and walked away.

— catherine (@pantone7605) November 11, 2017

+1 for dog people:

Don Cheadle has 2 really cute dogs and is always super nice the few times he's popped into my job.

— Jack Qu'emi (@jackquemi) November 10, 2017

No list of random positive celeb encounters would be complete without Matthew McConaughey:

Also my all-time favorite celebrity encounter story is Matthew McConaughey borrowing a sweatshirt to avoid getting kicked out of Whole Foods and then returning it two years later pic.twitter.com/AowVq2QpM0

— Vince Mancini (@Filmdrunk) November 10, 2017

GODDAMNIT MARA YOU’RE EVEN JUMPING IN ON THE TENNANT LOVE:

He is so kind and down to earth! And he reads his fan letters!

— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

And then of course, there’s the nuclear option: KEANU

My husband sat next to him at a film festival event in SF a couple years ago. When it was over, Keanu stayed and picked up other people's trash.

— Susie Cagle (@susie_c) November 11, 2017

Our own Kristy Puchko even shared her own wonderful tales. Color us jelly:

5 years ago, I met @RL_Stine at a book signing for Red Rain. We asked him to pose like we were on a Fear Street cover. He was game and perfect. pic.twitter.com/82gKS9uYam

— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) November 13, 2017

To be fair, the movement wasn’t all rainbows and positivity. It did earn some criticism as well:

Can we please NOT do the whole “celebrities being nice allegations” please because 1) what is this, #NotAllCelebrities? 2) I’m just thinking about the potential of someone sharing a “nice allegation” about yet another Hollywood perpetrator

— General Chach Organa (@ChachiBobinks) November 11, 2017

And I get it! I totally do! But I also sort of side with this response because JUST LET ME HAVE THIS:

All you people attempting hot takes about the "nice allegations" thread: yes, we KNOW everyone seems nice until they aren't, we're just trying to bring a tiny glimmer of light into this miserable fucking hellscape so get off your high horse

— Big Fat Ugly Bug-Faced Baby-Eating O’Brien (@PaleCompanion) November 10, 2017