Hollywood
Tech- illiterate Celebrities!!
Some of the most celebrated Hollywood superstars don’t know how to operate a cell phone or a computer. Look at some of the celebrities and their self-confessions here.
Angelina Jolie – super sexy mrs Smith Jolie confessed that she lacks technological skills badly saying that partner Brad Pitt helps her navigate computers. She gets her news through more treditional media like newspapers and TV.
Emma Thompson- Emma wields a fierce wand when co-starring in Harry Potter movies, jets around the world and hobnobs with Bill Gates at Davos. But don’t ask her to reboot a laptop. The actress’ favorite piece of technology, she told Forbes.com, is the fountain pen.
Vince Vaughn – In November 2007, the actor told MTV that he doesn’t own a cellphone, explaining he doesn’t like getting calls. Instead, he relies on the buddy system, borrowing a friend’s cellphone when necessary. “I am an annoying friend that way,” he confessed.
Simon Cowell – Simon says he doesn’t know how to work a computer.
President Bush – Bush was lampooned in 2006 for saying he uses “the Google” to look at maps of his Texas ranch. He reportedly doesn’t use e-mail for fear that his messages might be subpoenaed. Recently, however, his 84-year-old father, George H.W. Bush Sr., said that he enjoys e-mailing.
Paul McCartney- Paul has admitted he doesn’t know how to use ATMs and prefers writing letters over e-mail for “aesthetic” reasons.
Elton John – Elton is nostalgic for the low-tech vibe of the 1970s. The singer frequently talks about the Internet’s stifling effect on community and creativity and even suggested to U.K. paper The Sun that the Internet be shut down for five years to spark better quality art and music.
Larry King – Despite knowledgeably chatting up guests every night on his talk show, says he has never done an Internet search. As if to prove his techno-ignorance, he once asked guest Roseanne Barr, “What do you punch [on the Internet], little buttons and things?”
