I have mixed feelings about this.

On one hand it feels arrogant to refuse having one dinner with "common people". On the other hand, I completely understand not wanting to be idolized, the center of attention and asked about your work for several hours, the charity still got what it needed and other contenders still got a great story to tell. It's an a$$hole move towards other contenders really interested in a dinner, but a genius move for an introvert.

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LadyBronte · 56-60, F

The charity made money which was the ultimate goal of the fund raiser. There were most likely no stipulations on who could or couldn't purchase said dinner as long as they had the high bid and could come up with the money. I can't blame him for not wanting eat with a group of strangers who just want to rub shoulders with a celebrity and couldn't give a crap less about him as a human being. I'd have done the same thing in his position - asshat move or not.