“I Hate Stupid Questions”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Calmly Schools Paparazzi as They Badgers Him With Questions at Gold’s Gym

Bodybuilding legend, Hollywood star, and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have to deal with his fair share of paparazzi attention. Despite being 76, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a comeback in his acting career with FUBAR. He will star in the second season of the Netflix show in 2024 and also launched his first self-help book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.

Hence, the paparazzi keep a close eye on the former governor, hoping to capture something newsworthy. However, their insistence caught the bodybuilding legend off guard earlier. Since Schwarzenegger visits Gold’s Gym regularly, many wait outside the Mecca of Bodybuilding and throw questions at Arnie. Earlier, Schwarzenegger found one question outrageous he stopped and responded.

Arnold Schwarzenegger politely responds to a bizarre question

YouTube channel X17onlineVideo, dedicated to clips of paparazzi spotting celebrities and asking them questions, uploaded the video in question. In the video, the man behind the camera films Arnold Schwarzenegger and his pals descending the bicycle ramp with their bikes. As Schwarzenegger gets close, the man asks if the over supports politician Chris Christie for president.

The man reasoned if Austrian supports Christie, who served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey because Christie is his friend. However, the bodybuilding icon didn’t seem impressed with the bizarre question. While he often doesn’t respond to paparazzi, he stopped in his tracks. “I like good questions,” said Schwarzenegger, looking at the camera. “I hate stupid questions,” the 76-year-old bluntly added.

However, the former governor didn’t leave immediately. While Arnie didn’t like the question, he asked how the man filming the whole thing was doing. Schwarzenegger also wished the man Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays before riding off with his friends.

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Chris Christie and Arnold Schwarzenegger are Republicans. The 61-year-old served as the United States Attorney for New Jersey from 2002 to 2008. Today, the former federal prosecutor is vying to become president. While Arnie refused to make any comment on Christie, he has spoken about his fellow Republicans in the past.

When Jay Leno asked Arnie about Chris Christie’s weight

In 2013, Jay Leno asked Arnold Schwarzenegger if he could get Chris Christie into shape during a The Tonight Show episode. Interestingly Leno’s question also included the element of Chirstie running for president. The talk show host wanted to know if Arnie would help the fellow Republican into shape if he ran for president.

However, the 76-year-old told Leno that Christie didn’t have a weight problem. Instead, the New Jersey politician had “a water retention” problem. However, Leno had asked Arnie the bizarre question for some lighthearted humor. Meanwhile, the man outside Gold’s Gym seemed quite serious with his bizarre inquiry.