Fineman previously described an awkward incident in which she tried to say hi to Moore and her famous dog, only to be chastised by an overzealous restaurant man

Fineman previously described an awkward incident in which she tried to say hi to Moore and her famous dog, only to be chastised by an overzealous restaurant manager.

Chloe Fineman says 'queen' Demi Moore reached out after SNL star got scolded in New York restaurant

Fineman previously described an awkward incident in which she tried to say hi to Moore and her famous dog, only to be chastised by an overzealous restaurant manager.

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Chloe Fineman and Demi Moore. Credit:

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If she wasn't before, Chloe Fineman is surely now a Demi Moore fan for life.

Months after the *Saturday Night Live* star was scolded by a "rude" restaurant manager in Manhattan for trying to say hello to Moore and her famous dog, Fineman said the Oscar-nominated *Substance* actress had reached out to check on her.

"We had a lovely exchange in the DMs," the comedian told TMZ on Thursday. "Yes, we did."**

Fineman, who recently returned to Studio 8H for *SNL* season 51, is definitely Team Moore. "She's a queen and a goddess, and I love her," Fineman gushed. "She's an Oscar-worthy star."**

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Moore was indeed up for an Academy Award earlier this year, for her work in *The Substance*. She played a 50-year-old actress dismissed by Hollywood who takes a drug that causes her to give birth to a younger version of herself. Needless to say, chaos ensues.

Though Moore ultimately lost the Best Actress trophy to *Anora* star Mikey Madison, the nomination was widely seen as part of a long-overdue career reappraisal.

As for Fineman, she said swapping DMs with Moore felt like consolation after the awkward restaurant incident, which she described on social media in April.

Chloe Fineman on 'Saturday Night Live'.

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Fineman recalled that she and her sister were seated at an Italian eatery located in the "food desert known as Madison Avenue," and soon noticed Moore and her pet sitting nearby.

"There's several empty tables and I sit down, and then I look up and it's Pilaf little mouse, the celebrity dog of Demi Moore," Fineman said of the tiny pup. "And I see Demi Moore and I was like, 'Oh, hi!' We've met once or twice and I've held Pilaf because Pilaf was backstage at an *SNL* show."

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Moore said hi back, but not all of the staff was pleased.

"The manager sees me. I don't know, maybe I had no makeup on — did I not look legitimate enough for this empty room of Sant Ambroeus?" Fineman said of the restaurant. "And the guy's like, 'What are you doing here! Ma'am, come, come with me.' And I guess I didn't realize you had to talk to another Italian guy to get a seat even though there's like a thousand empty tables. It was very confusing."

Though she tried to explain, she said the manager wasn't buying it.

"I was like, 'Calm down. I'm not nobody. I'm on *SNL*.' He was like, 'I don't care who you are. I treat everybody the same,'" Fineman recounted. "And I was like, 'You're being rude,' and he's like, 'You're being rude!'"**

She added, "Anyway I don't want to get into details, but lets just say a personality of mine started to come up that I don't love. I took myself out of the situation. You could call it a Karen [moment]. I also call it living in New York and everyone is rude as f‑‑‑."

** has reached out to Moore and the restaurant for comment.**

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