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Celebrity Encounters: Selfies, Refusals, and Mistaken Identity
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Jason observes that the shift from autographs to phone cameras has eliminated the natural exit clause — now everyone has a camera and the pressure to say yes is constant. Emma asks the group directly: do you ever say no? Will admits he sometimes does when he's with young children; Emma says she rarely does but has found that people take a polite refusal with complete understanding, almost as if they knew the ask was a lot. The conversation then unlocks one of Emma's great stories: at Harry's Bar in Venice during the film festival, a woman grinned at her across the room for an entire evening. [1] — Emma Thompson "At Harry's Bar in Venice, a woman grinned at Emma Thompson all evening before revealing she thought Thompson was the person who sold her sh…" 18:15 As she left, the woman revealed she remembered Emma from 'the 5th floor at Barneys' — she thought Thompson was the shoe saleswoman who had sold her a pair she still wears. Emma had the choice to play along or correct her, and chose the diplomatic middle path.
At Harry's Bar in Venice, a woman grinned at Emma Thompson all evening before revealing she thought Thompson was the person who sold her shoes on the fifth floor of Barneys. The woman was thrilled to see her doing so well.
