I'm not freeunter and it's not important to me but it is obnoxious; that being someone going out of their way to make themselves seem above something or someone else when no one asked nor cares.

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[Ignore below. I misread the comments but I'm leaving for context. I think the above comment stands without the evidence below.]

Quoting from above:

  some girl I never heard of

... and below:

  I hear about her all the time

He may not know that she's an actress but it's clear he had previously "heard of" her and lying only makes it more obnoxious. It's the same behavior you can read about in The Onion link.