Austin Butler has revealed he was too nervous to get high in front of his “hero” Robert De Niro.
During Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel live!, the 32-year-old actor reflected on his encounter with De Niro and Snoop Dogg, which made headlines in March. Speaking with Kimmel, Butler noted that when he was invited to hang out with the two celebrities, he didn't hesitate to go.
“A mutual friend said to me, 'Do you want to come over to my house and eat tacos with Snoop Dogg and Robert De Niro?' and I dropped everything and was there in an instant.”
After Butler shared that he hung out with Snoop Dogg's dog, Snoopy, Kimmel asked if the pet “also smokes weed,” since the rapper often talks about how he frequently smokes weed. While the Elvis The star joked that the dog was “indulging,” then revealed why he didn't smoke weed when Snoop Dogg offered it to him.
“He had it there, and I was very nervous about getting too high and then trying to talk to my hero Robert De Niro,” Butler explained. “So I abstained.”
Butler then asked Kimmel if he had ever smoked marijuana with Snoop Dogg before the TV host confirmed he had done so “on television.”
“I was at Snoop's house,” Kimmel recalled. “I had ordered chicken, a lot. And I ate a lot. He was looking at me and I heard him say to his friend: “My nephew already ate six pieces of chicken.” “One of the great moments of my life.”
During the Interview, The cyclists The star opened up about other celebrity gatherings, including how starstruck he was when he saw Meryl Streep at Paul McCartney's star-studded house party.
“She is simply the best. I felt like, you know in high school when you have a crush on someone and they're across the room and you don't really know how to greet them? he said. “That's how it went. I saw her there and couldn't believe she was in the same room.”
He confessed that at first he was too nervous to talk to Streep, so he headed to McCartney's kitchen for vegan pizza. However, his friend offered to introduce him to the It's complicated star.
“I couldn't believe I was going to meet Meryl Streep with Paul McCartney's vegan pizza in her mouth,” Butler recalled.
Kimmel and Butler, who attended McCartney's party, also described how memorable the event was. “The last time I saw you was maybe at the craziest party I've ever been to in my entire life,” Kimmel, 56, admitted, before Butler agreed: “That was crazy.”
Kimmel noted, “It was like a party where Tom Hanks was like, 'Oh my God, can you believe who's here?'”
According to Kimmel and Butler, musicians such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ringo Starr and Taylor Swift graced McCartney's home.
However, Butler said the “Anti-Hero” singer wasn't just a regular guest, she was the DJ. “Yeah, she was DJing at one point,” Butler told Kimmel. The TV host then joked that Swift isn't busy enough, so she also has to supervise the music at McCartney's party.
