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Mark Wahlberg getting bothered at church

Posted by Michael Paulson November 17, 2008 03:08 PM

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Apparently, in Beverly Hills, no place is sacred. Mark Wahlberg, the Dorchester boy turned Hollywood star, is irritated that people have been handing him scripts at Mass. From Starpulse.com:

"I go to church and people ask me if they can be on Entourage, what's gonna happen. I go to church to worship, I don't go to church to talk about it. The stuff that I did with my entourage back in the day is stuff that I'm not proud of and I'm asking forgiveness for; I don't want things brought up in church, but, if you go to church in Beverly Hills, those kind of things happen... I get scripts, resumes, books - people tried to come up to me with a children's book before and I wouldn't take it. They got upset with me. This is church."


H/T: GetReligion.

(Photo, by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images, shows Wahlberg last week in Rome.)

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35 comments so far...
  1. Good for Mark for standing up to that. Some people have no class at all.

    Posted by Frank57 November 17, 08 04:00 PM
  1. He is correct, except for this thing about persons of fame having to endure their ignorant fan's.

    Posted by Al B. November 17, 08 04:02 PM
  1. So Ari Gold's deal in the synagogue was based on real events? I also wonder if Ari's brother will be made the President's Chief of Staff on Entourage, just like his real-life character basis, Ari Emanual.

    Posted by Johnny Drama November 17, 08 04:03 PM
  1. I'm proud of Mark defending the reason he goes to Church and that it's NO PLACE for business to be conducted. Stick to your guns, Mark!

    Posted by Pat November 17, 08 04:13 PM
  1. Tell your mother I said hi

    Posted by Dunlop November 17, 08 04:19 PM
  1. Say hello to your mother for me.

    Posted by J November 17, 08 04:24 PM
  1. "I don't go to church to talk about it. " he tells publicity site.

    What a buncha baloney.

    Posted by Chuck November 17, 08 04:35 PM
  1. So you're a church goer - what's up with that?

    Posted by The Dog November 17, 08 04:43 PM
  1. Now I'm a talk to a Goat. What's going on, Goat? I like your beard.

    Posted by Skid November 17, 08 04:54 PM
  1. This is Marky Mark at church. "So God........sup? I hear that your omnipotent. How is that? Say Hi to your mother for me".

    Posted by Peter Terry November 17, 08 04:56 PM
  1. Further evidence that all the money in the world doesn't buy class.

    Posted by aging cynic November 17, 08 05:13 PM
  1. I don't blame him for getting miffed. He should make a habit of promptly ignoring any requests at church. That is HIS time, not some selfish, inconsiderate wannabee's. He doesn't owe them a thing...

    Posted by Paul, church-goer November 17, 08 05:13 PM
  1. its sad how people idolize actors and actresses in this world...they are people like everyone else...we should put the media to the sword for this...they're to blame!

    Posted by Marco Polo November 17, 08 05:29 PM
  1. I don't get it. You go to Church to learn how to be a better person and help people, but do not help the people who are outside of the Church.

    Posted by Puzzled November 17, 08 06:02 PM
  1. Only a moron would think that the media is to blame for his supposed problem. He spends his life trying to get media attention. That is how he makes money..by staying a celeb. What a self serving jerk. Complaining is just another way to get yet more attention. Look, I go to church! See, I am so good. I just want to pray. Make you want to lose your dinner. He needs to stop loving himself so much.

    The best way to handle such a jerk is to ignore.

    Posted by unvarnished November 17, 08 06:05 PM
  1. hey donkey how's it hanging? you eat apples right? i produce entourage! say hi to yoah muthah for me, ok?

    DORCHESTER!!!

    Posted by mikeybigboy November 17, 08 06:15 PM
  1. One day, at Church camp...

    Posted by ralston1 November 17, 08 06:19 PM
  1. come on people, it's the same thing as if telemarketers call while you're sitting with your family at the dinner table - you don't want to be bothered either. He has every right to tell these people to leave him alone while he's inside his house of worship. it's Mass, not a movie casting call.

    Posted by only-me November 17, 08 06:25 PM
  1. Al B. : So you mean someone who harasses him in church isn't being ignorant?

    Posted by Fran November 17, 08 07:06 PM
  1. Mark Wahlberg should be able to go to Mass and be left alone. If I saw my dentist at church I would not ask about my crown. And I certainly would try and pass anyone a resume. People need to give him a break. The Lord be with you, Mark.

    Posted by St. Peter November 17, 08 07:08 PM
  1. Hey Mark this is God, thanks for coming to visit, it was good seeing you. Say hello to your mother for me.

    Posted by GOD - The Almighty November 17, 08 08:31 PM
  1. marky mark and the faithful bunch.

    Posted by ac November 17, 08 09:02 PM
  1. Have any animals come up to talk to you yet?

    Posted by Lorne Michaels November 17, 08 09:35 PM
  1. I'm sure I missed something, but what does the whole "Say hello to your mother for me" mean?

    Posted by sj November 17, 08 09:54 PM
  1. Attitudes such all-or-nothing or black-and-white and having no self-restraint, limits, or humility is childish and causes so much trouble in society. It's true that most celebrities want to get attention and be famous, but does that mean people are justified in annoying them even in private moments like during worship? Remember the Golden Rule about doing unto others? Would *you* like strangers getting in your face 24/7? I guess words like "limits" and "reasonable" have no meaning in modern society.

    Posted by Cut it out! November 17, 08 10:05 PM
  1. Pretty high-and-mighty for a guy once arrested for a hate crime.

    Posted by Get real November 17, 08 10:18 PM
  1. Church? what a joke...

    Posted by Marc November 17, 08 10:25 PM
  1. Hey Lamb of God...what's up? You take away the sins of the world, huh? How is that? Say hello to Mother Mary for me.....

    Posted by Larry November 17, 08 10:27 PM
  1. "The stuff that I did with my entourage back in the day is stuff that I'm not proud of and I'm asking forgiveness for."

    Or, you know, asking for it to be produced into a wildly successful television show for which you get paid millions. But you're right, people should leave you to pray in peace so you can get the greenlight on that flick about those juvie days you're so ashamed of...

    Posted by Vodkariot November 17, 08 10:29 PM
  1. sj, go to youtube or hulu & watch SNL skit of "Mark Wahlberg talks to animals."

    Posted by shb November 17, 08 10:30 PM
  1. ahhhh.... ok, thanks shb

    Posted by sj November 17, 08 11:26 PM
  1. oh give him a break. he actually did time, but he is allowed forgiveness. who are you to judge?

    Posted by tw November 17, 08 11:52 PM
  1. Why can't he go to a church where no one knows him?

    Posted by stpeteann November 18, 08 12:02 AM
  1. to Puzzled: Please look up the term 'personal boundaries'. Very appropriate handle on your part.

    Posted by Paul November 18, 08 12:17 AM
  1. Larry wins. good one.

    Posted by mikeybigboy November 18, 08 11:15 AM
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Michael Paulson covers religion for The Boston Globe. He shared in the Pulitzer Prize in 2003, won the Mike Berger, Templeton and Supple awards in 2008, and is a four-time winner of the Wilbur Award.
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