Tech Billionaire Pulled The "Do You Know Who I Am?" Card After Being Sold Fake "Hamilton" Tickets And Getting Denied At The Show
NYP- This shark bared his teeth, but he still didn’t get into “Hamilton.” California tech billionaire and frequent “Shark Tank” guest Chris Sacca showed up at the Richard Rodgers Theatre last Thursday with two tickets he bought on StubHub. But when a scanner determined the tickets were counterfeit, and he and wife Crystal English were turned away, Sacca began flapping his jaws. “Do you know who I am?” Sacca thundered repeatedly, according to an eyewitness, a Broadway theater worker who requested anonymity. “He was getting really angry at the ticket scanner,” the tipster said, and speaking in “a really condescending way. “He said he was a ‘shark’ on ‘Shark Tank’ and warned it wouldn’t be good if they couldn’t get in.” Unable to calm Sacca, the ticket taker went to get the manager. The manager “explained the exact same thing, that there’s nothing they could do, this happens to a lot of people and they always tell people to be careful buying tickets second-hand,” the tipster said.
What an asshole. Pushing aside for a second the irony of a tech billionaire getting scammed after buying his tickets online, the rule is to never ever ever ever pull the “Do you know who I am?” card. Never do it. The rule is as old as time. The second a person pulls that card, they’re a fucking asshole. No ifs, ands or buts about it. It doesn’t matter if you’re a professional athlete, a politician or the president of the United States of America. It doesn’t matter if this Chris Sacca dude is worth over a billion dollars. No amount money makes it okay to throw your money and fame into the face of some minimum wage ticket taker when, in reality, it’s your fault for getting scammed. I will say this, it makes it extra sweet that he’s a tech billionaire and got scammed by an after market ticket place. And because of that shirt he’s wearing. You’re allowed to wear whatever shirts you want when you’re a billionaire I guess. I’ll agree to that. You’re not allowed to pull the, “Do you know who I am?” card.
PS- Should’ve used SeatGeek instead of StubHub imo
California tech billionaire and frequent “Shark Tank” guest Chris Sacca showed up at the Richard Rodgers Theatre last Thursday with two tickets he bought on StubHub.