Yahoo Lifestyle 15 Times Celebs Made Interviewers Upset, Uncomfortable, Or Left Them In Tears
When you’re famous, doing interviews is part of the job, and sometimes, you, unfortunately, have to dodge some pretty rude questions. Occasionally, celebs will give rude reporters a taste of their own medicine and be rude right back. However, sometimes, celebs are rude to interviewers completely unprompted.
Here are 15 times celebs were rude or inappropriate towards interviewers:
Rye Myers
In early 2023, TikToker Rye Myers shared a video of the "rudest celebrity [he] ever interviewed" — Tony Danza.
@rye_myersAs a red carpet reporter, I’m here to help bring excitement to your event and promote it! I LOVE chatting with Broadway and Entertainment’s best as “Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!” I understand not everyone is in the mood to answer questions, and you can always pass. I asked these same questions (and a few others!) to heavy hitters like #JoelGray#linmanuelmiranda and others, and only #TonyDanza replied like this…. To say I was blown away, shocked, and embarrassed is an understatement…But, my professionalism showed through! 😉 #tonydanza#wtfmoments#celebrityencounters#rude#nypost#pagesix#tmznews#whostheboss#redcarpet#redcarpetreporter#shockingmoments#rudecelebrities#slapintheface#celebritynews
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As a red carpet reporter, I’m here to help bring excitement to your event and promote it! I LOVE chatting with Broadway and Entertainment’s best as “Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!” I understand not everyone is in the mood to answer questions, and you can always pass. I asked these same questions (and a few others!) to heavy hitters like #JoelGray#linmanuelmiranda and others, and only #TonyDanza replied like this…. To say I was blown away, shocked, and embarrassed is an understatement…But, my professionalism showed through! 😉 #tonydanza#wtfmoments#celebrityencounters#rude#nypost#pagesix#tmznews#whostheboss#redcarpet#redcarpetreporter#shockingmoments#rudecelebrities#slapintheface#celebritynews
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Rye Myers
In a follow-up TikTok, Myers said, "[Tony] called me to apologize and squash the beef. It was great to hear from him and certainly much appreciated."
Peacock
During an episode of 'Love Island USA," contestant Kay Kay Gray decided to leave with her partner, Keenan Anunay, who was voted off. When host Sarah Hyland checked in with her about her decision, another contestant, Mike Stark, suddenly called Hyland out. The other Islanders were so shocked by his outburst that one even apologized to Hyland on his behalf.
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ABC
When Ashley Graham interviewed celebs for ABC's 2023 Oscars pre-show, Hugh Grant gave short, sarcastic answers then rolled his eyes when their conversation ended.
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Reflecting on the situation a few months later, Graham told the Sunday Times, "I could tell he didn't want to be there, that was obvious. Before, we were chatting — he was very pleasant. Then we started rolling, and he was like, 'I don't want to be here,' and I was, 'OK, work with me! I get it! But, like, work with me?'"
"I was trying my hardest to be my nice, upbeat self, and he gave me what he had," she said.
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In an older interview, Hugh Grant roasted Ellen DeGeneres completely unprompted.
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Bennett Raglin / WireImage / Via Getty
And following a 2009 interview, Jon Stewart banned Hugh Grant from returning to "The Daily Show" because "he's giving everyone shit the whole time, and he's a big pain in the ass."
During a 2012 Q&A with Stephen Colbert, Jon said that Hugh was his least favorite guest, adding, "And we've had dictators on the show."
Carol Moreira
In 2016, Vin Diesel derailed his interview with YouTuber Carol Moreira by trying to flirt with her and insisting she was too "beautiful" and "sexy" for him to continue, making her visibly uncomfortable.
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Carol Moreira
In the video's intro, Moreira addressed the situation, saying, "He began to hit on me in the middle of the interview, say that I was pretty, and he interrupted the interview three times to talk about it. I was laughing, completely uncomfortable. I did not like it. At the time I did not know how to react, but you will see that I was uncomfortable, it was not nice that he interrupted my work."
Univision
In 2013, Jesse Eisenberg did an interview with Univision host Romina Puga, which she later called "self-esteem butchering."
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On her blog, Puga wrote, "So, I was just humiliated by Jesse Eisenberg...When the five minute 'interview' (more like self-esteem butchering) were finally over, I went behind a curtain to wait for the memory cards from the interview. I peaked around the curtain to ask Jesse about his neighborhood in New York (he lives a few blocks from where I used to live) and he immediately says, 'You're still here?'"
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When Madonna appeared on the Italian version of "Top of the Pops," she teased the nervous interviewer.
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NBC
When Jennifer Garner appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2003, she paused the interview to correct his grammar.
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However, after the commercial break, he brought out a dictionary and proved her wrong.
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Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images
On the "Women On Top" podcast, former E! News reporter Ali Fedotowsky said, "Jake Gyllenhaal shows up for the red carpet…My first red carpet for E! News…He walks up, I'm shaking in my heels. I say to him, 'Hi, Jake who'd you bring tonight?' Like, for a date, like, who’s your date tonight? …He goes, 'Bye bye,' and walked away from me." She then started to cry in fear of losing her job.
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Gyllenhaal then did the same thing to the next interviewer, but still, his rudeness didn't sit well with her. She said, "I've walked so many red carpets because of [my season of] 'The Bachelorette' and done countless interviews, and I know how easy it is to be nice."
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
After the 2016 Golden Globes, Jennifer Lawrence was widely criticized for cutting off an international journalist and scolding him for reading a question from his phone.
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BBC
When Jack Whitehall guest hosted "The Graham Norton Show" in 2019, a returning audience member called him out for being rude to her the last time both of them appeared on the show, even though he had apologized.
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ITV
In 2015, Graham Norton told "This Morning" that interviewing David Cassidy was "one of the worst experiences of [his] life."
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Julian Parker / UK Press via Getty Images
Former panelist Sherrie Hewson called Ringo Starr her worst "Loose Women" guest. During a live event in Llandudno, Wales, she said, "He just sat down, said, 'OK then, girls, what are we doing here? Shall we just get Paul McCartney out of the way?' This was live, by the way. Anyway, he carries on, 'Let's get Paul McCartney out the way. You want to talk about Paul McCartney?' I said, 'Well, no, you're here.' And he said, 'No, you don't. You want to talk about Paul McCartney.'"
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She continued, "He was so angry. It was just so weird, I thought why? Why, why, why? It was just a really weird thing. And then, he said to the audience, 'Can I tell you all, if anyone wants an autograph, you can't have one, because I don't do things like that.' At the end of it, one of the producers came up with one of her little children, who was only four, and said that she knew he didn't do autographs, but told him that her daughter was only four, and she really loves the Beatles. He just said 'Really?' And then he said, 'Did you not hear what I just said? I don't sign autographs.'"
NBC
And finally, when comedian Bobcat Goldthwait appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno" in 1994, he pulled a lighter out of his pocket and his chair on fire.
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