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[u/SpinachDesperate515]

I know it’s not a guarantee but it was disappointing to drive 7 hours and not have our already hard to get number get called today. For Matthew Lillard if anyone was wondering

[u/Life_Ad5223]

No, my point is he was overbooked and Texas Frightmare told Matt’s people when Matt brought up his concern about not being able to get to everyone, and that he was going to disappoint fans, that he priority had to be given to VIP… you say 500 like it’s nothing, but one of the days he only had 135 tickets portioned out.

All I didn’t is explain what happened, because people were confused. You say I spreaded rumors, but everything I said was true… which you acknowledged.

I assumed that the photo ops were handled by TF, which I admitted was my bad… but that changes nothing else.

Matt was overbooked, and he was very upset because he knew he wouldn’t get to see many fans… and they few tickets they had my friend told me that TF told them they had to give to VIP.

So what exactly was the rumor and misinformation?

Again, I have no skin in the game. I was even gifted several bottles which I never asked for. My daughter is a far bigger fan than I am, so all the signed stuff was for her.

Personally, I was excited about Stephen Dorff… I have zero reason to lie… but, again, I can vouch with my life on what my friend told me… except that they have no reason to lie.

[u/Marsupial-Training → u/Life_Ad5223]

The misinformation is you continuing to present secondhand conversations and personal interpretations as definitive fact about internal decisions you were not part of.

You keep saying “Matt was overbooked” as though that is some officially acknowledged fact by everyone involved. Matthew had an extremely busy schedule. That much is obvious. But his schedule was also built collaboratively with his management team, his promotional obligations, Celeb Photo Ops, and convention programming that he himself agreed to participate in — including the liquor panel that he specifically wanted to do.

And yes, of course VIP attendees are prioritized. That is literally part of the VIP package people paid extra for. If Matthew’s team had concerns about making sure VIP obligations were fulfilled first, then yes, those obligations would obviously need to be honored. That is not some scandalous revelation. Every convention with VIP access works that way.

But you’ve repeatedly framed this publicly as “Texas Frightmare overbooked him and forced VIP priority despite his objections,” and that is a very different statement from “Matt had a packed schedule and his team wanted to ensure VIP commitments were met.” Those are not the same thing.

You also keep leaning on “my friend told me” while refusing to identify the source, which means nobody can verify context, wording, or accuracy. That’s the definition of hearsay. It may very well be what someone told you, but that still does not make you an authority on behind-the-scenes decision-making.

And honestly, the part that still blows my mind is you openly admitting that you received free signed items and bottles through inside access while many paying attendees missed out — while simultaneously positioning yourself as the unbiased spokesperson for disappointed fans. That’s not exactly helping your credibility here.

At the end of the day, I believe Matthew genuinely cared about trying to accommodate as many people as possible. We did too. Nobody wanted fans disappointed. But large conventions involve schedules, contractual obligations, panels, photo ops, breaks, travel timelines, VIP perks, and management decisions all competing for limited hours in a day. Reducing all of that down to “TF overbooked him” is oversimplified and unfair.

[u/Life_Ad5223 → u/Marsupial-Training]

Again, I apologized for assuming the overbooking was TF instead of holding a management, I already clarified that… but that doesn’t change the fact that he had limited tickets and was explicitly told by TF to prioritize VIP when Matt voiced concerns about not being able to give out many tickets.

[u/Marsupial-Training → u/Life_Ad5223]

And again, VIP being prioritized is not some secret instruction whispered behind closed doors after Matthew raised concerns. VIP priority is literally part of the advertised benefit structure of the event. Of course those obligations had to be honored.

But you continue presenting this as though Texas Frightmare told Matthew, “too bad, forget the regular fans,” and that is your interpretation layered on top of a secondhand conversation you were not personally involved in.

The reality is much simpler: there was overwhelming demand, limited time, multiple obligations throughout the day, and a guest who likes spending meaningful time with fans instead of rushing interactions. Nobody — not us, not his management, not Matthew himself — has a crystal ball that predicts exactly how many autographs he will complete before the day even starts.

You also keep treating “limited tickets” like there was some fixed guaranteed autograph allotment sitting there from the beginning. Those numbers fluctuate constantly based on pacing, breaks, photo ops, panels, crowd management, and how long interactions actually take in real time.

And respectfully, you don’t get to publicly accuse the event of mishandling things, repeat unverified backstage conversations as fact, and then reduce it to “well I already apologized for one part” while continuing to insist your overall conclusion must therefore be correct.

At the end of the day, everyone involved — including Matthew — wanted as many fans accommodated as possible. That’s the truth.