16 Times Super Young Celebs Had To Endure Inappropriate Or Uncomfortable Interview Moments

In 2008 , two male radio hosts pressured 18 - class - honest-to-god Taylor Swift into playing Twister with them , despite her attempts to politely refuse .

This post mentions eating disorders and sexual assault .

Celebrities expect TV hosts, podcasters, and reporters to ask about both their project and their personal lives, but sometimes, the interviewerscross the linefor shock value. It’s especially gross or frustrating when the person being interviewed is super young.

Here are 16 times interviewers asked child or teen celebs weird, uncomfortable, or inappropriate questions:

1.In a resurfacedThe Zach Sang Showinterview from 2017 (which has since been removed from the show’s YouTube channel), Zach Sang and co-host Dan Zolot asked 17-year-oldSabrina Carpenterabout sexting and sending nudes.

Here’s the full clip:

WHAT THE FUCK IS THISSHE ‘S 17 ! oh you will moulder in hellpic.twitter.com/xL6Lxg23XQ

2.When 17-year-oldJustin Bieberappeared on The Talk in 2011, co-hostLeah Reminiasked him a “would you rather” question that involved being naked.

Watch the full clip below, with this part starting at the 7:05 mark:

3.In 2012, theMojo in the Morninghosts grilled 18-year-oldHarry Stylesabout hooking up with his fans’ moms.

Here’s the full clip, with ths part starting at the:58 mark:

4.In 2008,92.3 WIL-FMradio hosts Cornbread and Pat pressured 18-year-oldTaylor Swiftinto playing Twister with them, despite her attempts to politely refuse.

5.In 2014, Quvenzhané Wallis, who was 11, did an interview withABC Newsin a toy store. The interviewer seemingly insinuated she was no longer a child.

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:35 mark:

6.At the 2013Academy Awards, an AP reporterreportedlytold 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis, “I’m calling you Annie now.”

7.In a 2013 article forCracked,Matildaactor Mara Wilson wrote, “When I was 7, I went to the premiere for the [1995] movieNine Months. I don’t remember much about the movie beyond Hugh Grant stammering and some placenta jokes, but I do remember a red carpet reporter asking me my opinion about Hugh Grant getting busted for prostitution.”

8.In 2002, Connie Chungreportedlyasked 16-year-old Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen about their virginity.

9.In 2004, Oprah Winfreybrought uprumors about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who were 17 at the time, allegedly having eating disorders. Ashley gave a wise response.

However, Oprahinterruptedto ask about their clothing sizes.

Watch the clip below:

The Olsen twins 2004 interview with Oprah#olsentwins#oprahwinfrey#interview#fyp#2000s#tw

10.At SDCC 2017,Stranger Thingspanelmoderator Patton Oswalt joked about 14-year-old Finn Wolfhard having a “pornstar name.” Initially, Finn tried to play it off, but Patton continued the joke. Finn’s costars David Harbour and Joe Keery seemingly encouraged him to ignore Patton.

Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 9:23 mark:

11.When 18-year-old Marcus Scribner appeared onThe Wendy Williams Showin 2018, Wendy said she didn’t “want him to date” then asked if he was a virign.

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 6:35 mark:

12.In 1981, amidst rampant backlash over her “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing” ad campaign,Brooke Shieldsagreed to an interview with Barbara Walters. Barbara asked the 15-year-old invasive questions about her body and sexual history.

Here’s a clip from the interview:

13.In a 2013 essay forVulture, Joe Jonas called out a reporter who asked invasive questions about their virginity status when he was 18 and his brother Nick was 15 [Kevin was 20]. He wrote, “I remember this interview with this guy whose entire agenda was to focus on the [purity] rings. He kept pushing the subject, and when we insisted that we didn’t want to talk about it, he told us, ‘I can write whatever I want,’ which terrified us.”

14.During 17-year-old Alicia Silverstone’sThe Jon Stewart Showappearance in 1994, Jon jokingly referenced the infamous “Long Island Lolita” case, where Joey Buttafuoco waschargedwith statutory rape.

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:39 mark:

15.In 1999, 17-year-old Britney Spears appeared onThe Rosie O’Donnell Showon the heels of her Kids Choice Awards performance wardrobe malfunction. Rosie lectured her about it.

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:30 mark:

16.And finally, when Britney Spears appeared on the Dutch showTROS TVin 1999, host Ivo Niehe asked about the pervasive rumors she had breast implants. He even showed a newspaper article speculating about her body.

Here’s the clip, with this part starting at the 6:17 mark:

Sabrina says she's 17, Dan says she's so young then asks if she's into sexting, and she says she's still in the teenage phase where it's weird to send the first text

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Dan asks if Sabrina responds is someone sexts her first, and she says she deleted Snapchat because she was getting bad things, and now she has a public account

Zach tells Sabrina he welcomes any nude but won't send one back because he can barely look at himself in the mirror, and she says, "oh, that's nice" and laughs

Leah Remini asks Justin Bieber if he would rather be naked onstage for a song or drink a cup of blended worms. Justin hesitates before answering

Justin says he has little girl fans, so Leah tells him to imagine there were no laws and it wasn't weird, but he tells her he wouldn't do it

a woman interviewer asks Harry to tell her about his rumored interest in older women, and he says it depends, then a male interviewer interrupts to ask if he's ever "had a mother"

woman asks, "Have you ever done anything with the mother of one of your fans?" and Harry declines to answer, then man asks, "Do you get hit on by moms a lot?" and Harry says sometimes

Cornbread says Taylor is grown up and no longer a little girl then asks if she's heard of Twister because she's young, She asks what it is

Cornbread explains Twister and tells Taylor he bought it for her, she says there's no such thing, he asks if she won't play so she says she's kidding

Taylor says she has a dress on, but Cornbread insists she'll be fine and repeatedly tells her to be ladylike

Taylor asks if other artists have been playing Twister, and Cornbread says only her and the all-women band Cowboy Crush, she asks if people refused, and he says if they did, they could leave, but she's "a gamer"

Interviewer asks Quvenzhané Wallis if she watched Annie as a little girl. She responds, "Well, I'm still a little girl." Interviewer remarks, "Well, you seem so grown up to me!"

Quvenzhané Wallis on the red carpet wearing an elegant dress with a sparkly headband and holding a plush puppy handbag

Mara Wilson, as a child, waves on the red carpet wearing a lace dress and shoes with bows. She is smiling and waving

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in an interview with a news anchor

Mary-Kate and Ashley sitting together. Ashley sais, "People are gonna write what they wanna write. We try not to read the good or the bad because it just kinda comes with the territory. You know, you’re either too fat, you’re too skinny…"

Two-panel image with text: Top panel: Oprah asks Ashley Olsen, "What size are you, by the way?" Ashley responds, "Five?" Bottom panel: Ashley says, "I'm really short." Oprah asks, "You're not sure?" Mary-Kate Olsen adds, "We're very petite girls."

A group of actors, including Finn Wolfhard and Patton Oswalt, sit at a comic convention panel. Patton jokes about Finn's name being "the greatest pornstar name ever," and Joe Keery and David Harbour seemingly tell Finn to ignore him

Marcus responds to Wendy Williams asking if he is a virgin, saying he'll leave it a mystery for the audience

Brooke Shields and Barbara Walters during an interview. Barabra asks her measurements, and Brooke says she is 5'10" and 120 lbs. Barbara stands next to her, noting she's 5'5" and wearing high heels

Nick and Joe Jonas are dressed in stylish outfits with collared shirts and ties, posing together in front of a graffiti-style background

Alicia and Jon on a talk show. Jon asks Alicia's age, and she replies 17. Jon responds, comparing himself to Joey Buttafuoco. Both wear casual outfits

Rosie and Britney are talking on a talk show set. Rosie scolds Britney for her wardrobe, and Britney shares her embarrassment regarding it

Ivo Niehe interviews Britney Spears about breast implants. Britney says it's fine if people want them, but questions if fans want them because of her

Celebrities expect TV hosts, podcasters, and reporters to ask about both their project and their personal lives, but sometimes, the interviewerscross the linefor shock value. It’s especially gross or frustrating when the person being interviewed is super young.#

Here are 16 times interviewers asked child or teen celebs weird, uncomfortable, or inappropriate questions:#

1.In a resurfacedThe Zach Sang Showinterview from 2017 (which has since been removed from the show’s YouTube channel), Zach Sang and co-host Dan Zolot asked 17-year-oldSabrina Carpenterabout sexting and sending nudes.#

Here’s the full clip:#

2.When 17-year-oldJustin Bieberappeared on The Talk in 2011, co-hostLeah Reminiasked him a “would you rather” question that involved being naked.#

Watch the full clip below, with this part starting at the 7:05 mark:#

3.In 2012, theMojo in the Morninghosts grilled 18-year-oldHarry Stylesabout hooking up with his fans’ moms.#

Here’s the full clip, with ths part starting at the:58 mark:#

4.In 2008,92.3 WIL-FMradio hosts Cornbread and Pat pressured 18-year-oldTaylor Swiftinto playing Twister with them, despite her attempts to politely refuse.#

5.In 2014, Quvenzhané Wallis, who was 11, did an interview withABC Newsin a toy store. The interviewer seemingly insinuated she was no longer a child.#

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:35 mark:#

6.At the 2013Academy Awards, an AP reporterreportedlytold 9-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis, “I’m calling you Annie now.”#

8.In 2002, Connie Chungreportedlyasked 16-year-old Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen about their virginity.#

9.In 2004, Oprah Winfreybrought uprumors about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who were 17 at the time, allegedly having eating disorders. Ashley gave a wise response.#

However, Oprahinterruptedto ask about their clothing sizes.#

Watch the clip below:#

10.At SDCC 2017,Stranger Thingspanelmoderator Patton Oswalt joked about 14-year-old Finn Wolfhard having a “pornstar name.” Initially, Finn tried to play it off, but Patton continued the joke. Finn’s costars David Harbour and Joe Keery seemingly encouraged him to ignore Patton.#

Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 9:23 mark:#

11.When 18-year-old Marcus Scribner appeared onThe Wendy Williams Showin 2018, Wendy said she didn’t “want him to date” then asked if he was a virign.#

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 6:35 mark:#

12.In 1981, amidst rampant backlash over her “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing” ad campaign,Brooke Shieldsagreed to an interview with Barbara Walters. Barbara asked the 15-year-old invasive questions about her body and sexual history.#

Here’s a clip from the interview:#

14.During 17-year-old Alicia Silverstone’sThe Jon Stewart Showappearance in 1994, Jon jokingly referenced the infamous “Long Island Lolita” case, where Joey Buttafuoco waschargedwith statutory rape.#

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:39 mark:#

15.In 1999, 17-year-old Britney Spears appeared onThe Rosie O’Donnell Showon the heels of her Kids Choice Awards performance wardrobe malfunction. Rosie lectured her about it.#

Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:30 mark:#

16.And finally, when Britney Spears appeared on the Dutch showTROS TVin 1999, host Ivo Niehe asked about the pervasive rumors she had breast implants. He even showed a newspaper article speculating about her body.#

Here’s the clip, with this part starting at the 6:17 mark:#