Jason Sudeikis tells autograph seekers in LA they ‘scared’ him as he asks for distance: ‘I’m just a human being’

Jason Sudeikis appeared uncomfortable as he confronted a group of people trying to get his autograph in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The Emmy-winning actor, 49, left The Dynasty Typewriter comedy club on Saturday evening around 9:30 p.m., witnesses said TMZ.

A group of 15 to 20 fans had waited about three hours for the Ted Lasso star to leave the venue and chased him as he left the venue, the sources told the outlet.

He signed a few autographs, sources told the newspaper, and was swarmed by others on his way out, which was caught on camera.

“Guys, please stop, stop, I’m not going to sign anything,” the Fairfax, Virginia, resident said in an excerpt published on the website. “I literally have to go!”

The Emmy-winning actor was pictured at the SAG Awards in LA earlier this year

Sudeikis, who was photographed attending the US Open in New York City earlier this month, added: ‘I’m sorry, that was a lot, that scared me to death. Actually, I’m just human. Please, I’m going home – good night.’

The We’re the Millers star, who shares two children with ex Olivia Wilde, 40 – son Otis, 10, and daughter Daisy, seven – was spotted heading to a car park when an autograph seeker unsuccessfully tried to persuade him to sign another drawing item.

“Maybe while you’re waiting [vehicle]?’ said the autograph seeker.

In addition to his success with the Ted Lasso series, Sudeikis has also been involved in a number of animation projects in which he provides vocals.

They include the Hulu series Hit-Monkey and the upcoming films Hitpig and The Angry Birds Movie 3.

Sudeikis is the latest star to be seen in a testy exchange with autograph seekers, some of whom are selling the autographed items for lucrative sums on eBay and other platforms, while confrontations caught on camera have involved actors, musicians and athletes.

In June, veteran actor Kurt Russell showed his irritation outside a Television Academy FYC event in North Hollywood, California, after catching several people trying to get him to sign multiple items, when he had previously made it clear that he would only sign one item would sign for each person.

“I already did you, and I already did you,” Russell said at The Wolf Theater. “Don’t do that, dude. Look, you’re going to ruin it for everyone. I just want you to leave now. I asked you. I only draw one thing and I give everyone one thing.”

Sudeikis, who was pictured at the US Open in New York earlier this month, made it clear he was put off by the group of autograph seekers

Sudeikis said on Saturday: ‘I’m sorry, that was a lot, that scared me to death. Actually, I’m just human. Please, I’m going home – good night’

Star Wars creator George Lucas had a particularly hostile exchange in July 2017 with people who tried to get him to sign items on the street in New York City.

He said to one of them, ‘Do you know why I have money and you don’t? Instead of spending time signing autographs, I spend my time making movies… go to the corner and just beg – because that’s what you do now.”

The month before he was featured in a clip TMZ in Beverly Hills, he muses on what he sees as the reality of autograph seekers and the cottage industry they have cultivated: “These people are here to make money – they’re not fans, they’re just making money.”

Coldplay singer Chris Martin lashed out in January 2020 at what he perceived as a rude and pushy approach the autograph seekers were taking in their tactics.

When Martin left the Palladium in Los Angeles after a show, he made it clear that he didn’t care about the commercial aspect of the practice, but he didn’t appreciate the sharp elbows that came with the process.

“Don’t yell at me, it’s so aggressive,” Martin said. ‘Ask nicely, or just be polite. Treat people with decency. These all go on eBay. I always draw at least one.’