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Hardly in the news for a positive reason these days, Alec Baldwin again made waves at the 2023 PEN America Spring Literary Gala on May 18 after he allegedly berated a female server, leaving her "looking shocked," Page Six reports.

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An insider claimed that Baldwin was standing up to chat with someone when a line of servers came out to deliver the meals. A female server in her late twenties or thirties went around him and started putting plates on the table, which Baldwin apparently did not like. He allegedly started "scolding her" and left her visibly upset.

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"James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man," Keith McNally, owner of NYC's Balthazar restaurant wrote on social media. "And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago." On October 17, 2022, McNally shared that he banned Corden following the "funny man's treatment of my staff," which reportedly included finding a hair in his food and demanding free drinks, then throwing a tantrum because his wife's omelet was not cooked the way she wanted it—both times being extremely rude to the waitstaff.

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Shortly after, McNally revealed that Corden had reached out to apologize and that all had been forgiven. The talk show host finally broke his silence on an episode of 'The Late Late Show' on October 24. He explained that he had taken his wife and his friends to his favorite restaurant, Balthazar, but became frustrated when they got his wife's order wrong three times—once bringing it with ingredients she was allergic to. He alleges that he made a sarcastic comment about cooking it himself, which according to him, was the full extent of the "abusive" behavior described by McNally. Corden acknowledged that he was rude and ungracious to the server, and was hoping to go back to apologize in person.

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Julia Roberts was already a major star before Julianna Margulies (left) struck fame on 'ER,' and while Margulies is a fan, she told David Letterman that Roberts is "lovely, when you're not waiting on her."

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Margulies was working at a high-end New York restaurant while trying to start her acting career, and had quite a memorably unpleasant time serving Roberts. Years later, when they met while both working on plays in the same area, Margulies actually confronted Roberts. "I said, 'You know, I waited on you once.' And [Roberts] was like, 'Oh God, was I horrible?' and I was like 'Yeah, kind of...'" She explained that Roberts apologized and bought her dinner.

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In one of the bizarre moments from Gwyneth Paltrow's publicized skiing accident trial, Terry Sanderson's attorney said, "I'm assuming—and you're under oath here, that you're a good tipper." Paltrow laughed and said, "Yes," but servers chimed in to say otherwise—particularly actress and TV host Krista Lepore who recounted on TikTok a time when Paltrow came into a Michelin-starred New York restaurant and allegedly yelled at Lepore for filling up her friend's Diet Coke, going on a rant about the chemicals in soda.

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On that same occasion, Paltrow only ended up tipping 15%. On several other occasions, Paltrow has been accused of refusing to speak with "the help" and ordering via her assistant.

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The Vogue editor-in-chief has been described as "absolutely horrid" and rudely brief to restaurant staff, according to Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, the former maitre d' at NYC's Michelin-starred restaurant Le Coucou, in his book 'Your Table Is Ready.' Wintour reportedly tends to "march in with no reservation and demand a table," Cecchi-Azzolina writes, and she requests a steak "very rare" to be served "immediately."

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"She'd just walk in or call and say, 'I'm coming.' One time she came in and we were closing the back room and she insisted on sitting in the back room and we had to keep a waiter there and give her her own waiter. Boy, was that waitress [upset]," Cecchi-Azzolina told the New York Post in an interview.

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Cecchi-Azzolina also wrote in his book that "Naomi Campbell would come, be rude and complain about her food almost every time," referring to the supermodel's visits to Raoul's in Soho in the early 2000s. "She needed a lot of attention. She sent back her food quite a few times. I want to say it was the rack of lamb," he said.

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Jeremy Piven famously played arrogant Hollywood agent Ari Gold in 'Entourage,' but apparently the actor doesn't fall far from the role. According to the New York Daily News, Piven behaved so badly at Nobu in Aspen, Colorado, that management asked him to leave and never return.

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Not only that, but instead of leaving a tip, an insider said, "He left a DVD of the first year of 'Entourage' to one of the waiters." Apparently Piven said "Thanks for nothing," as he left.

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According to a 2014 report in Page Six, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber left the Mercer Kitchen, a trendy SoHo spot, without paying the bill because Jenner was upset that, at around 19 years old, "the staff wouldn't serve her [booze] because she's underage."

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The server, now known actress Blaine Morris, had to chase her out into the street, which the girls reportedly laughed at. "Kendall took a couple of $20 bills out of her wallet, threw them at the server and walked away, not even counting if it was enough or if it included a tip," said an insider. Morris later allegedly tweeted, "That horrible moment you chase a Kardashian down the street because she forgot to pay her bill to be thrown money in your face," though the Kardashians threatened to sue for defamation.

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A waitress who allegedly regularly served the actress told Crushable, "She's very scowly and cold, won't smile or make eye contact, and gets short with you if you ask questions to clarify the special requests she makes with her order." Apparently Zeta-Jones ordered a salad that wasn't on the menu anymore, and even after they attended to her requests she apparently tipped just 10%, or sometimes lower.

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J.Lo has been reported to be a bad tipper—going so far as to even take back tip money that Marc Anthony and Ben Affleck were trying to offer—and separate servers have described her as "nasty and rude," "awful [and] a total diva," and "just awful."

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The golf pro is apparently a very unpopular guest with servers, from restaurants to the staff at golf courses. Many have called him outright rude, as well as a notoriously bad tipper.

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Living up to her mythical diva status, a server on Reddit said Mariah Carey spoke to the restaurant staff very rudely and had her people instruct them not to even look at her. According to a report in the New York Post, she also once brought a giant group with her to a Las Vegas restaurant and demanded the establishment stay open late for them, exhibited demanding behavior the whole time, then left without tipping.

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Anne Hathaway has already experienced enough "Hathahate" for a lifetime, but even she slips up sometimes. According to one server, the actress once sent back a simple breakfast order four times because of how runny the poached egg was and because of the temperature of the English muffin and the egg, before ultimately changing her order to a fried egg.

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According to Stained Apron, a website where servers dish about famous clientele, Usher is one of the worst celebrities to wait on. He reportedly refused to speak with staff, tried to use his celebrity status to coerce a restaurant owner into serving him alcohol without an ID, and once left an autograph instead of a tip.

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The Hollywood icon is allegedly a picky eater, as over the years multiple reports have come out that he sends his dishes back to the kitchen repeatedly until they come out perfect. According to CNN, a chef even once exposed Travolta's picky habits to the New York Post, claiming the 'Grease' star "freaked out" his staff.

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According to multiple servers who have waited on her, Khloé Kardashian is "extremely rude and demanding." One server who was a cocktail waiter for her table at a banquet said "there wasn't a tab and she didn't tip … She never said thank you or even really acknowledged me, and she wouldn't stop gesticulating long enough for me to place her drinks down. She also brushed her arm with a napkin when I accidentally grazed it. It was an awful night."

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Scott Disick -

In season 4 of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' Disick caught heat for an episode where he was acting aggressively toward a server after Kris Jenner asked the restaurant to stop serving him alcohol. Seemingly enraged, Disick threatened the server and shoved a US$100 bill in his mouth.

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A witness in a restaurant shared on Reddit that TV cook and host Rachael Ray "was really snippy with the bartender/waitress" and "took forever to tell the waitress what she wanted. When she finally got her food and they asked how it was, she just kind of motioned as if to say 'whatever.'"

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Another user shared that in a burger restaurant in Austin, a customer wanted to buy Ray a drink so a waiter brought it over to her and Ray said, "'Does it look like I need a new drink right now?'" Later, when she finished her drink, she reportedly shook her empty glass at the waiter and said, "See how you can see the ice in my glass? Now I'm ready for a new drink."

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A source close to the now-closed restaurant Philippe Chow in Miami claimed that in around 2009, self-help guru Tony Robbins sat down to dinner with a crew of 10 to 15 people and allegedly left without paying their US$2,000 bill. They got in touch with Robbins' office and he claimed he was a guest and the reservation wasn't in his name, so he wasn't going to pay. "Two thousand dollars is not going to put you out of business, it's what you charge for one seminar. He never paid us," the source claimed.

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The then-Eagles running back got himself into hot water when he tipped just 20 cents at burger joint PYT in Philadelphia. PYT even posted a picture of the receipt on Facebook to show that on a bill of $61.56, McCoy left a $0.20 tip, which he wrote in pen, and signed his name beneath it.

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But the restaurant did not get an apology. "I tip on my service," McCoy said, claiming that the service was "rude and disrespectful." The restaurant owner conversely claimed that McCoy and his friends were "verbally abusive to our staff in the most insulting ways." McCoy added, "A 20-cent tip is kind of a statement. You can't disrespect somebody and expect them to tip you. I don't care who the person is. That's why I left my card, so they could see my name."

Sources: (Page Six) (New York Daily News) (CNN) (Eat This, Not That) (Pop Crush) (Nicki Swift) (Reddit) (New York Post) (Crushable) (TheRichest) (Stained Apron)

See also: Celebs who've been shockingly rude to their fans

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