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\u201cHe kept looking over and trying to make eye contact and I just kept on blanking him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revenge can be sweet\u2026and no one knows that better than a few celebs who were able to get back at their childhood bullies. Long before they were famous, these stars admit that they were teased and tortured by their peers, getting made fun of for everything from their weight to their clothing choices. And while it may have stung in the moment, these celebrities eventually exacted their revenge and were able to walk away knowing that they came out on top.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Find out how these stars got their revenge\u2026<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan<\/a> once ran into a former bully when he was walking the red carpet at the premiere of his film Creed III. As Michael approached a line of reporters, he recognized a woman named Lore\u2019l who had teased him when they were classmates. In fact, Lore\u2019l had admitted it herself on a podcast, calling Michael a \u201cnice, corny guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went to Chad Science [Academy] together in Newark, and to be honest with you, we teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let\u2019s start there, and he was no Michael Jordan,\u201d she said on The Undressing Room podcast<\/a>. \u201cAnd he also would come to school with a headshot. We lived in Newark. That\u2019s the \u2019hood. We would make fun of him like, \u2018What you gonna do with your stupid headshot!?\u2019 And now look at him!\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael obviously heard Lore\u2019l\u2019s comments because when he came face-to-face with her, he immediately called her out<\/a> by saying, \u201cOh yeah, I was the corny kid, right?\u201d While Lore\u2019l tried to claim she was misquoted, he totally shut her down and seemed unimpressed by the whole thing.<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

For Lady Gaga<\/a>, success was the best revenge — especially because her bullies told her that she would never make it big in the entertainment industry. While Gaga was a student at NYU, some of those bullies created a Facebook group called \u201cStefani Germanotta, you\u2019ll never be famous.\u201d Obviously, she proved them wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people I went to college w made this way back when \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f this is why you can\u2019t give up when people doubt you or put you down\u2014gotta keep going,\u201d Gaga commented on a TikTok video<\/a> about the situation.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lawrence<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lawrence<\/a> admits she got revenge on her bullies — long before she was famous. Looking back on her middle school days, she says a classmate once asked her to hand out invites to a party she wasn\u2019t invited to. Jennifer ended up agreeing to the task but got her revenge by ditching the invites in the trash.<\/p>\n

\u201cUgh, there was this one girl at school who handed me a stack of invitations to her birthday party, but I was not invited. She asked me to hand them out. Isn\u2019t that so mean?\u201d Jennifer told E! News<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s fine, I spat on them and threw them in the trash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate Winslet<\/p>\n

Kate Winslet<\/a> is of the mindset that success is the best revenge. Looking back on her childhood, Kate says there were other girls who made fun of her appearance and would bully her when she started getting acting roles as a teenager. Instead of letting it get to her, she just worked harder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of bullied when I was younger, actually at school. For being chubby, you know, I had girls who were envious of me because I was acting a little bit as a teenager,\u201d she said during a Today show interview<\/a>. \u201cThis is my revenge. This right here, this lovely career I have been blessed with. I have healthy children. You know, I have a really happy life and, to me, it’s like, \u2018Well, look at me now girls!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/a> came face-to-face with her bullies on her rise to fame. Looking back, she says that when she was in middle school, she got \u201cdumped by a group of popular girls\u201d who told her she wasn\u2019t \u201ccool or pretty enough\u201d and stopped talking to her. But just a few years later, Taylor got signed to a record label and returned to her hometown for a concert. Her bullies showed up — and it made her realize that success was the best revenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey showed up, wearing my t-shirts and asking me to sign their CDs,\u201d she told Teen Vogue<\/a>. \u201cIt was bittersweet because it made me realize that they didn\u2019t remember being mean to me and that I needed to forget about it, too. Really, if I hadn\u2019t come home from school miserable every day, maybe I wouldn\u2019t have been so motivated to write songs. I should probably thank them!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Rock<\/p>\n

Chris Rock<\/a> has been open about the bullying he faced growing up, being tortured by a group of boys who spit in his face and even threw him down flights of stairs. In a moment of sweet revenge, one of his bullies ended up being a security guard on the set of Chris\u2019 movie Top Five, which he both starred in and directed. He decided to get revenge by killing him with kindness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Hey, man, hope you\u2019re doing well. You take care,\u2019\u201d Chris recalled saying<\/a>. \u201cThe fact that he had to go through that whole day and watch me walk around and watch me — I was directing a movie — and watch me be me in all my glory. And to be so close to me and yet so motherf–king far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henry Cavill<\/p>\n

Henry Cavill <\/a>admits that he was frequently bullied growing up, often teased for his appearance and being heavier than his peers. Since becoming famous, he says he\u2019s bumped into a few of his former bullies and has gotten his revenge by completely ignoring them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a couple of awkward moments where I\u2019ve seen one in the room and deliberately ignored him and really enjoyed it. He kept looking over and trying to make eye contact and I just kept on blanking him. That was enjoyable,\u201d he told The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winona Ryder<\/p>\n

When Winona Ryder <\/a>was in middle school, she says she was so severely bullied that she ended up in the hospital. She shared that on one terrible occasion in seventh grade, she was wearing a suit to school and ended up getting attacked by classmates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was wearing an old Salvation Army shop boy\u2019s suit. As I went to the bathroom, I heard people saying, \u2018Hey, fa—-.\u2019 They slammed my head into a locker. I fell to the ground and they started to kick the shit out of me. I had to have stitches. The school kicked me out, not the bullies,\u201d she wrote in Winona Ryder: The Biography<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cYears later, I went to a coffee shop and I ran into one of the girls who\u2019d kicked me, and she said, \u2018Winona, Winona, can I have your autograph?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Do you remember me? Remember in seventh grade you beat up that kid?\u2019 And she said, \u2018Kind of.\u2019 And I said, \u2018That was me. Go f–k yourself.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anna Camp<\/p>\n

Anna Camp<\/a> got revenge on her high school bully before she even graduated. Looking back, Anna says after being teased for so long, she formulated a plan to get back at her bully during a school play. Her bully landed the lead role while Anna was stuck working behind-the-scenes, giving her the perfect opportunity to serve up revenge. One of her duties was filling up a water pitcher that her classmate would drink out of — and Anna filled it with toilet water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so excited and felt so riveted watching her do this,\u201d she said on Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s show Overserved<\/a>, adding, \u201cI have a little dark side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Tyson<\/p>\n

While Mike Tyson<\/a> may be an intimidating force now, as a kid he was bullied. Looking back, Mike says he was often beaten up and even once had his glasses thrown into a truck\u2019s gas tank. As soon as it was possible though, Mike enacted revenge on his tormentors. Any time he saw them in public, he says he gave them a beating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI began to exact some revenge for the beatings I had taken from bullies. I\u2019d be walking with some friends and I might see one of the guys who beat me up and bullied me years earlier. He might have gone into a store shopping and I would drag his a– out of the store,\u201d he wrote in his book Undisputed Truth. \u201cThat guy who took my glasses and threw them away? I beat him in the streets like a f–king dog for humiliating me.\u201d<\/p>\n


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