But back in 2012, when politics was less of a bloodsport and President Barack Obama still lived in the White House, Anna Kendrick didn't just get away with it — she got the president laughing hysterically. While appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Friday night, the actress recalled an incredible story of when she accidentally called former President Barack Obama an "asshole" back in 2012. She spilled the anecdote after Colbert showed an Instagram photo of Kendrick with Obama, who is doubled over in laughter. (Kendrick is also a Mainer.) When she got to shake Obama's hand and take a photo, he said, "I hope I didn't embarrass you earlier." "I was like, 'Yeah, you're such an asshole,'" Kendrick recalled. "He kind of laughs and he says, 'Oh and you're from Maine, aren't you?' And thinking about my conversation with the Secret Service agent I said, 'Yes! Then she described her chat with the Secret Service agent, which prompted a question from the president: Are people from Maine really punctual?  You want to know what real power looks like? Walking up to the President of the United States and calling him an asshole. "So I called him an asshole and scolded him for not knowing enough about the 50 states, so that was what made him double over with laughter," she concluded. This is relevant to the story.
– Anna Kendrick told a surprisingly off-color story on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Friday about an encounter with President Obama, TooFab reports. Asked by the host to explain a photo of Obama doubled over with laughter while shaking her hand, the A Simple Plan actor explained: "I got an email saying, 'Hey, do you want to meet the president?'" she says. "Naturally, I said, 'Of what?' and they were like, 'The country, you idiot.'" So Kendrick attended an LA meet-and-greet with around 30 people when Obama, giving a talk, praised her 2009 film Up in the Air for dealing with the US recession, reports Mashable. "I was like, 'This such an inconvenient time to be having a full stroke, which is obviously what's happening,'" says Kendrick. Shaking Kendrick's hand later and having a photo taken, the president said, "I hope I didn't embarrass you earlier." Recalls Kendrick: "I was like, 'Yeah, you're such an ***hole.' He kind of laughs and he says, 'Oh and you're from Maine, aren't you?' .... I said, 'Yes, and actually I was the first person here.' And he goes, 'Are people from Maine really punctual?' And I was like, 'You didn't know that? You're the president.'"