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Musician Moby tried to brag about an unlikely romance he had with actress Natalie Portman — but it ended up backfiring.
Portman fired back after strange quotes from Moby's book circulated in the press about their supposed romance. Moby wrote that Natalie once flirted with him in a dressing room, but the actress swiftly clapped back, calling his behavior "creepy."
Even worse: Moby claimed she was 20 at the time but Portman since clarified she was fresh out of high school.
It's beyond awkward for Moby to publish such a strange claim.
Moby wrote in his memoir that Natalie Portman was once "in my dressing room, flirting with me." But she says: "My… https://t.co/jD9JTVFDWS— BBC Newsbeat (@BBC Newsbeat) 1558536420.0
Here's the Moby-tea Natalie spilled to Harper's Bazaar:
"I was surprised to hear that he characterized the very short time that I knew him as dating. "Because my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me when I just had graduated high school."
OH SNAP!
Weird excerpts from Moby's book are going viral on Twitter.“I was a bald binge drinker and Natalie Portman was a beautiful movie star. But here she was in my dressing room, f… https://t.co/9KbpZOSPaI— Philip Ellis (@Philip Ellis) 1558528037.0
People weren't pleased to hear about Moby's creepy vibes.
Fuck, and I cannot stress this enough, off. https://t.co/Ld72I2iiIa— Philip Ellis (@Philip Ellis) 1558544275.0
The men sliding into my mentions today: https://t.co/PxtBBZhL2h— Philip Ellis (@Philip Ellis) 1558562972.0
ew moby— jenny lewis (@jenny lewis) 1558558875.0
@ajakober @Philip_Ellis I don't know what's confusing about this, binge drinkers are as famous for their memory as… https://t.co/zxsWcpTz5F— Mike Provencher (@Mike Provencher) 1558559728.0
It was sad enough when Moby was bragging about being a 33 yr old dating an 18 year old. But it's so fucking pathe… https://t.co/Hc6rgAhr4E— Ijeoma Oluo (@Ijeoma Oluo) 1558565518.0
Moby is getting totally dragged on social media right now.
@HannaFlint @tiinysatan Oh I forgot to mention I’m a waitress at a bar/restaurant this type of thing is REALLY comm… https://t.co/7WZlTbkhVM— Honey Baby (@Honey Baby) 1558562408.0
Moby has posted this awkward as fuck photo and now I 10000% believe Natalie Portman's version of events. https://t.co/R201Fo5h2W— Hanna Ines Flint (@Hanna Ines Flint) 1558546810.0
I’m disgusted with Moby and, by extension, the 1 billion men who look exactly like Moby— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets”) 1558566135.0
@youngvulgarian Yep. He also says he "tried to be her boyfriend" which sounds like stalking to me https://t.co/YzGeQBHeta— Philip Ellis (@Philip Ellis) 1558528151.0
@FeelingAmused @Philip_Ellis @OjPats4 Haha! Moby is a musician. Love his stuff but his attitude needs adjusting.— Spooky 🌊 (@Spooky 🌊) 1558543673.0
Moby's weird behavior inspired women to talk about their experience with creepy dudes.
@hola__hola99 @HannaFlint I know this pain. Hubby & I took our kid to one of his friend's to introduce baby. Hubby… https://t.co/Q1aGXwwfX3— 3SentenceSummaries (@3SentenceSummaries) 1558556669.0
@LuvliiNikki @HannaFlint We took a younger friend to a convention with us, and she looks older than she is. By the… https://t.co/VFmUsbgCMu— Pali Q (@Pali Q) 1558560993.0
But other weird Moby facts also came out of the situation...
i just want to remind everyone that moby owns a vegan restaurant in LA and every single person who works there has… https://t.co/VIedRCVZ93— valley girl solanas (@valley girl solanas) 1558558806.0
I often think of a Moby interview I once saw wherein he smugly attempted to pose as untouchably cool for having wat… https://t.co/BAn5qfLGgm— Megan Beth Koester (@Megan Beth Koester) 1558557541.0
While Moby hasn't responded to all the negative publicity surrounding his book release, it's fair to say Natalie Portman won't be picking up a copy.