Parent Confronts Famous Celeb For Illegally Parking In School's Fire Lane, Redditors Speculate Which Hollywood Star Was The Culprit
A Redditor's story about confronting a Hollywood celebrity for illegally parking in a fire lane captured everyone's curiosity. The whole incident happened in the parking lot of a Los Angeles private school.
OP was there to watch his son's sports practice. It was a busy Saturday for the school as several events were happening simultaneously.
Parking was a nightmare for all the attendees, but not for the unnamed well-known celebrity. He arrived and confidently parked in a fire lane.
The celeb stepped out of his car and entered the gymnasium to see his son's game. The school's security drove by the illegally parked car several times, hoping to encounter the owner.
OP helpfully told them where and who the owner was. The security got out of the gym and looked dejected.
OP overheard them say, "Just call the tow company." Not too long after, the actor went to the parking lot to look for the school's security.
He asked OP where they went. OP was not in the mood to play nice, so he replied, "They went to tow your car. Don't be an a-hole and just go move it."
The unnamed star didn't like OP's attitude and yelled, "Do you know who I am!?!" He asked OP if he knew how much he donated to the school and yelled that there were no other nearby parking spaces.
OP calmly told the celebrity dad that the school auctions off prime parking spaces annually for $50k and advised him to spend money on that instead.
u/DiNoLu09The actor turned around while he muttered unintelligible things, probably about OP and parking spaces, under his breath.
u/DiNoLu09He still didn't move his car. Another dad told OP that he was a jerk for calling the guy out when he knew he was famous.
u/DiNoLu09The comments section was abuzz as Redditors racked their brains guessing who the celebrity dad was.
VeronicaSawyer8, My_Poor_NervesThey said OP did a great job standing up to a famous person, but he was wrong not to name him.
ZookeepergameCheap89, questar723For the most part, people were appalled at how the Hollywood star behaved.
rosegold___21They offered a few responses of their own to the question, "Do you know who I am?"
Debriefed6869
Some said feigning ignorance was the best way to tackle an ego trip.
BlueRFR3100
They also couldn't get over the price rich people pay for a great parking spot.
the_owl_syndicate
The school auctions off 20 parking spots each year for $50k. They get a cool mil from rich people who don't enjoy walking.
BluePencils212, DiNoLu09
Would Keanu get a pass? The commenters don't think he would pull a stunt like this.
recockulous-too
That actor OP encountered definitely acted like an entitled jerk. OP did the right thing when he called him out for parking in a fire lane.
Wyshunu
OP offered no clues except when he said anyone who watches TV shows and movies would instantly recognize this celeb.
extendo_64
No amount of pressure from Redditors could change OP's mind.
u/DiNoLu09
He didn't want to name and shame the actor in case he caught him during a bad day. OP's second snarky response to the actor's "Do you know who I am" question was probably why he walked away muttering things under his breath.
The clues are: he's a household name, with at least one child enrolled at a fancy private school. Whoever the actor is, he shouldn't park at a fire lane again because it's illegal and an eagle-eyed Redditor could spot him.
