The lesser Cusack has been an unhinged leftist clown for a long time. Admittedly he made several wonderful film appearances, but in real life he's a flaming douchebag and asshole.
I've had the privilege and sometime unfortunate privilege of meeting a few celebrities in social situations, and Cusack is one. At the time, the former Mrs. Wiggum was an elementary schoolteacher at a ritzy private school. She had the son of the good Cusack (Joan's) as a student one year. Stopped by to pick the lovely wife up for drinks and dinner after school one day, and Joan happened to be picking up her son. We were introduced and Joan was incredibly engaging and friendly.
A few days later, the wife e-mailed or called to say that Joan Cusack's husband was holding a fundraiser the following weekend and not only invited us but paid for our tickets to the lavish affair. Can't even recall which ritzy hotel it was at in downtown Chicago, nor what the fundraiser was for. We showed up all dressed to the nines, and Joan and her husband were kind and gracious as expected. Went up to get the wife a glass of wine and happened upon the lesser Cusack, Johnny the douchebag. He sort of side-eyed me as if he were expecting me to fawn over his celebrity. Which I don't do over anyone, not matter how important they think they are. He ordered a double scotch and barely uttered anything to Ralphie the peon other than saying "hey".
Not a long story, but wanted everyone to know that Joan Cusack = GOOD, John Cusack = Insufferable Jackass
