Given the number of horrifying harassment and sexual assault revelations being made on a daily basis in recent weeks it's hard to feel anything other than oppressed.

However, some people are tempering the prevailing sadness with some positivity by tweeting about their positive experiences with famous people.

The barrage of beautiful tales comes after a request from @BAKOOONN last week which asked, "if anyone has any nice allegations against a celebrity that would be great too. does a famous actor give good christmas presents. does lady comedian alwyays [sic] smoke people out".

The resulting stories come from fellow famous people, journalists, and regular members of the public and they range from the banal but sweet to the heartwarmingly beautiful.

There's Gabriel Byrne babysitting, Eva Green helping a journalist out when he has a panic attack during an interview, and Chris Martin being something of a superman. And of course there's a Tom Hanks story in there too.

Read and restore your faith in humanity...

I worked with Kathy Bates this year, who is a wiseass. At one point while I was reading my script she tapped me on the shoulder. âGet your face out of that and watch me work, you might learn something.â Then walked away. KILLED me. Kathy Bates!! Queen. — Matt Braunger (@Braunger) November 11, 2017

In 2006 I had a brutal anxiety attack 2 minutes into interview with Eva Green. She fetched me a glass of water, took my question notes and proceeded to first read, then answer them one by one into my tape recorder using two different voices. — Roman Volobuev (@romanvolobuev) November 13, 2017

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman let me stay with them when my mom was in the hospital for cancer surgeries — Mara âGet Rid of the Nazisâ Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 10, 2017

Thereâs a scheme for getting teens hiking outdoors in the Uk called Duke of Edinburgh. My friend was on it, it started raining hard. 5 miles from checkpoint. A land rover driver picked them up and dropped them round the corner. It was Pete Postlethwaite — Paul Savage (@comedysavage) November 10, 2017

Gabriel Byrne was an excellent baby wrangler with bonus points for helpfully explaining to a bunch of New Yorkers how to pronounce my sonâs Irish name. — Sarah Hughes (@sarahjphughes) November 10, 2017

I once hit Mike Myers with a door and he apologized to me. — Walt Williams (@waltdwilliams) November 10, 2017

David Tennant not only graciously accepted an academic paper from a random fan in the Richard II stage door line but actually read it and sent me an appreciative note about it — big richard ii energy (@angevin2) November 9, 2017

One time I tweeted @SarahKSilverman about being too broke to go to her show and was reading her book instead- she DMd me that she put me on the list for the show. My future wife and went to that show togeather. I hope she knows how much that meant to me, I cried with joy. — impatient mac&cheese (@ESL_teach) November 11, 2017

I was crying quietly to myself after my Mom died in a cafe, Robin Williams noticed me and paid my check. He whispered things usually get better. — (((Catherine says register & vote))) (@shaketini) November 11, 2017

robin williams was the nicest, most compassionate celebrity I ever had the pleasure of knowing in person. personally saw him threaten to beat the hell out of some rando harassing a homeless person in the ocean district six or so years ago — Old Kentucky Shark (@caylenb) November 9, 2017

Doc Strange (Cumberbatch) visited the hospice my cousin worked at. It was right by where he was filming. She told him they try to spend extra time with people who donât get visitors. He ended up spending all his breaks visiting those people and continued to after they wrapped. — KaylieMars (@Anny8914) November 10, 2017

i was an extra in a movie with Michael Keaton. He played frisbee with us, took pictures, and signed my friend's Batman DVD — shrimp on the bar-bean (@McLeemz) November 9, 2017

Amy Adams is the nicest human being in the world. I told her I was a linguist & loved @arrivalmovie she literally stood up from her seat and THANKED ME for just being who I am. I think I fell in love with her (and/or cried) right then. — M. Ella (@incredimella) November 10, 2017

Ian McKellen was once late to an interview with my mother and he entered the room on his knees to beg her for forgiveness — bux (@blackanorak) November 11, 2017

Also my all-time favorite celebrity encounter story is Matthew McConaughey borrowing a sweatshirt to avoid getting kicked out of Whole Foods and then returning it two years later pic.twitter.com/AowVq2QpM0 — Vince Mancini (@VinceMancini) November 10, 2017

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