Ed O'Neill Did Not Recognize Britney Spears?
Ed O'Neill had an awkward moment when he realized the woman he took a photo with... was Britney Spears. Apparently, the actor did not recognize the pop star.
Transcript
00:00 Do we know that this is how Ed O'Neill is like in real life?
00:02 Because he may just be a method actor.
00:03 I mean, on TV, he plays a grumpy old man, and in real life, he's a grumpy old man.
00:09 So if you're a fan of the show Modern Family, you're probably a fan of Jay Pritchett, played
00:12 by Ed O'Neill.
00:13 And if you're older, you probably recognize Ed from also starring alongside Christina
00:17 Applegate's Cleavage on Married with Children.
00:20 He made an appearance on Ellen earlier this week to promote his appearance in Finding
00:23 Dory, in which he plays a cynical old octopus.
00:26 Once again, range!
00:28 And he didn't share this hilarious dad story.
00:31 So this woman comes up to him, says that she's a big fan of his, and asks if she can take
00:34 a photo.
00:35 "And she came up and said, 'Oh, Mr. O'Neill, I love Modern Family, and you're my favorite
00:40 on the show.'
00:41 And I thought, well, I'm here.
00:42 I'm the only one here, you know.
00:45 Could you please, and I know you're in a hurry, couldn't it have been nicer?
00:49 And I said, 'Sure, fine.
00:50 You know, okay.
00:51 Sit on this.'
00:52 You know.
00:53 So she sat there, and we…"
00:54 And it turns out, the whole time that that woman was Britney Spears.
00:58 But he didn't realize it until the photo got posted on social media and got shared
01:02 a bunch of times.
01:07 People are obviously having some strong reactions to this on social media, so let's look at
01:11 some comments.
01:12 Nolachick, "I think it's cute he didn't know her and even cuter that she didn't
01:15 say, 'I'm Britney Spears, smile!'"
01:17 Siu Mahin, "He looks so hot at his age.
01:20 He doesn't look like 70 at all.
01:22 Congratulations, I think you officially have a fetish."
01:25 LPS Purple Hearts Production.
01:26 Okay, I gotta warm up for this one.
01:28 Cool, I just love Ellen so much.
01:35 Thank you.
01:37 Thank you.
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