“Not professional” is an understatement.
We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed community to tell us which interview time with a celebrity was inappropriate or unnecessary. Here’s what they said:
1
When David Letterman sucked on Jennifer Aniston’s hair.
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“She was clearly very uncomfortable, but she tried to stay professional. He is so disgusting.”
—Katrawling
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When Oprah was insensitive to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen about their weights.
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“When she interviewed the Olsen twins, she was so disrespectful all the time. This interview is probably why they are so notoriously private now.”
—Diyanahj
3
When Wendy Williams asked Laverne Cox extremely personal questions about her transition.
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When Jay Leno asked Kanye West if his recently deceased mother would be ashamed of him for interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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“I don’t support Kanye, but asking a question like that when someone is in such a vulnerable state is just wrong.”
—Seapens2095
5
When Ellen played a whole game with the English words that Sofía Vergara could and couldn’t pronounce.
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“Ellen laughed at her all the time.”
—Foxja2005
6
When Robert Downey Jr. was promoting a Marvel movie and was asked about his past drug use and how he was arrested.
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“RDJ clearly looked like he didn’t want to answer, but the interviewer was pushing him to the point where RDJ left the room.”
—Tatumrosner
7
When Wendy Williams asked Marcus Scribner, 18, if he was a virgin.
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“He was super comfortable and to make matters worse, his father was on the side with the camera, witnessing everything. She said that the reason she asked was because his character was in the black he was sexually active. Fortunately, he just laughed nervously and said that the audience can use their imagination on the subject. “
—Jsmnmllr164
8
When an interviewer asked One Direction which band member sleeps with the most women.
9
When Katie Couric asked Carmen Carrera if she had undergone surgery in the background.
ABC
“Carmen was not comfortable with the question. Laverne Cox was also on the show and she was quick to close Katie with an eloquent explanation of why her line of questioning was offensive.”
– my violent heart and soul
10
When an interviewer on the Grammy red carpet told Taylor Swift, she was going home with many men that night.
11
When Ellen asked BTS if they ever dated their fans.
NBC
“So disrespectful and made RM very uncomfortable. She then took a step forward when they didn’t respond and asked the translator to translate for her. It’s not funny.”
—Kirstinguardian
12
When Howard Stern asked Harry Styles about his father and his recently deceased stepfather.
13
When Ellen forced Mariah Carey to drink alcohol to prove she was not pregnant.
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14
When David Letterman asked Lindsay Lohan questions about rehab that were not approved.
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“Letterman started to embarrass her addiction and her failures in rehab, and continued to press on her. She handled it well, but yuck.”
—Jessicab44f8ce128
15
And when Ellen brought up Justin Bieber’s nude paparazzi photos and displayed them on a huge screen.
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“She was disregarding the fact that he was obviously uncomfortable.”
—Bhenaultbassett
What is another completely unnecessary celebrity interview moment? Let us know in the comments.
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