`The Reader` beauty is said to have ignored people who waited out in the rain with the hope of meeting her when she was filming her latest movie, `Labor Day` in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

Fan and local resident Shanna Swan told Star Magazine in the US: "Kate was so rude, she never once acknowledged any of us, I was devastated.

"She gave dirty looks to people in my town who waited hours to see her.

"Upon her arrival everyone was yelling `Kate we love you!` and you could hear everyone gasping with excitement when her black Cadillac pulled up."

However, Shanna claims the whole town was left upset when the Oscar winning actress wouldn`t even look over to acknowledge them.

She added: "She always plays such warm people on the big screen, I thought she would be kind, so when she was mean, I was crushed.

"I watched `Titanic` 13 times when I was 12 years old, and Kate wouldn`t even look up for a second to acknowledge we were all adoring her.

"Everyone in town was really hurt. After she took off, one lady right next to me specifically said, `Wow. How rude was that?`"

This is not the first time Kate has upset `Titanic` fans - she recently admitted she can`t stand hearing the movie`s love theme, `My Heart Will Go On`.

She said: "I feel like throwing up when I hear it. I wish I could say, `Oh listen, everybody! It`s the Celine Dion song!` But I don`t.

"I just have to sit there, you know, kind of straight-faced with a massive internal eye roll."
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