My encounter with a Real World celebrity
J.D. Odonez and his "Real World" castmate Baya Voce took a picture together in Brooklyn. (MySpace)
During a recent Florida vacation, I traveled with friends to Miami Beach. The Miami Beach area is a tropical location with plenty of beaches, sunshine and nightlife establishments.
We went on a celebrity homes tour and saw mansions owned by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Estefan and Shaquille O’Neal among others.
Although I never actually saw any of those big-named celebrities listed above, I did manage to see one minor celebrity by accident.
While experiencing the nightlife scene, we went to a small hole-in-the-wall bar When I went to order bottled water, I noticed the bartender looked familiar.
(MySpace)
It took me a few seconds, but I realized it was a reality show star named J.D. Ordoñez.
Ordoñez was a castmate on the 2009 season of “The Real World” on MTV. While he was on the show, he was notorious for having anger management issues. He threw temper tantrums, broke glasses and screamed at people.
I can testify that he is the exact same when you meet him in person. When he walked up to me, I asked “Aren’t you that guy from The Real World?”
He became angry and yelled “Yes.” Then he walked away from me without taking my order. He didn’t want anyone to recognize him, so he was mad at me because I knew who he was.
I waited 20 minutes for him to return to take my order, but he avoided me like the plague. He was waiting on everyone except me. Plus, there were only seven or eight people in the bar that night.
Finally, I walked up to him and said “Look. I don’t care who you are. I promise I will not tell anyone who you are. I won’t blow your cover. All I want is for you to take my drink order. I want some bottled water.”
With an attitude, he angrily brought me some bottled water. Then, he yelled at me and said “$5 dollars.” I said “$5 dollars for a baby-size bottle of water????” He yelled “Yes.”
The bottled water was only eight ounces. It shouldn’t have anywhere near cost $5. I think he purposely jacked up the price because he was mad at me.
At this point, I was offended by all of his rudeness. My Christian upbringing prevents me from getting into a physical confrontation or a cursing match with someone, so I chose to to pay the $5 and leave.
But before I left, Satan came over me momentarily. I took my camera, turned on the bright flash, put it in his face and took a picture of him. That made him even more angry at me, but I didn’t care. I hope that picture turns out good when I get it developed. By the way, I didn’t leave him a tip either.
It’s understandable if he didn’t want anyone to recognize him. But if he didn’t want recognition, he shouldn’t have gone on a reality show for five months. Most importantly, he shouldn’t have taken his frustrations out on me.
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I’ve always wondered how a A-List or Z-list celeb would act in public, without cameras around, toward fans or non-fans, and this clearly answers my questions! If he desires to have a career in the entertainment industry, it will never prosper, because of he hates being recognized. I’m glad that your “Christian upbringing” took over! And I would have take several pictures of any celeb that I seen too!