Norwegian interviewer Kjersti Flaa lately uploaded the 2016 " Blake Lively interview that made [ her ] want to drop out [ her ] job . " She call it " the most uncomfortable consultation position [ she ’s ] ever experient . "
For celebrities, getting interviewed is part of the job, but they don’t always handle it with the level of professionalism or politeness they should.
Here are 17 times celebs ruined interviews by being rude:
1.In 2024, Norwegian interviewer Kjersti Flaa uploaded the 2016 “Blake Livelyinterview that made [her] want to quit [her] job” toYouTube. Blake, who’d recently announced her pregnancy at theMet Gala, was seemingly offended by Kjersti’s congratulations.
Then, when Kjersti asked about the 1930s costumes Blake and costarParker Poseywore inCafé Society, they seemingly cut her out of the conversation.
Here’s the full video:
2.In 2024, Sarah Ferguson, who hosts7.30on Australia’s ABC News, told the Sydney Morning Herald’sSunday Lifemagazine that, during a 2023 interview,Ben Affleck"was just rude, not interested, going through the motions."
Watch the interview below:
3.In 2016,Vin Dieselderailed 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.
Here’s the full interview, with this part starting at the 4:45 mark:
In the video’s intro, Caroladdressedthe 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.”
4.In 2013, Jesse Eisenberg did an interview with Univision host Romina Puga, which she later called “self-esteem butchering.”
On herblog, Romina 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’restillhere?'”
5.When Jennifer Garner appeared onLate Night with Conan O’Brienin 2003, she paused the interview to correct his grammar.
However, after the commercial break, he brought out a dictionary and proved her wrong.
Watch the full interview below, with this part starting at the 1:10 mark:
6.When political pundit Ann Coulter appeared onThe View, she disliked how co-host Barbara Walters read aloud from the book she was there to promote. Co-host Sherri Shepard called Anne out for the way she spoke to Barbara.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 7: 22 mark:
7.After the 2016 Golden Globes, Jennifer Lawrence was widelycriticizedfor cutting off an international journalist and scolding him for reading a question from his phone.
Watch the full clip below:
8.When Jack Whitehall guest hostedThe Graham Norton Showin 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.
9.During an episode ofLove 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 Sarah out. The other Islanders were so shocked by his outburst that one even apologized to Sarah on his behalf.
10.When Madonna appeared on the Italian version ofTop of the Pops, she teased the nervous interviewer.
Here’s the full clip:
11.On theWomen On Toppodcast, 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 thenstartedto cry in fear of losing her job.
Jake 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 Bacheloretteand done countless interviews, and I know how easy it is to be nice.”
12.In 2015, Graham Norton toldThis Morningthat interviewing David Cassidy was “one of the worst experiences of [his] life.”
Here’s a video of the interview itself from 2003:
13.Former panelist Sherrie HewsoncalledRingo Starr her worstLoose Womenguest. 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.'”
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.'”
14.When comedian Bobcat Goldthwait appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jay Lenoin 1994, he pulled a lighter out of his pocket and his chair on fire.
Here’s the full clip, with the fire starting at the 1:10 mark:
The incident wasn’t scripted or staged. Bobcat laterpleadedno contest to recklessly setting the fire. He was then required to pay a $3,888 fine and to record a PSA for a local burn center. Additionally, he got three years of informal probation.
15.When Ashley Graham interviewed celebs forABC’s 2023 Oscars pre-show, Hugh Grant gave short, sarcastic answers then rolled his eyes when their conversation ended.
Reflecting on the situation a few months later, AshleytoldtheSunday 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 sample my operose to be my decent , pollyannaish ego , and he give me what he had , " she say .
16.In an older interview, Hugh GrantroastedEllen DeGeneres completely unprompted.
17.And finally, following a 2009 interview, Jon Stewart banned Hugh Grant from returning toThe Daily Showbecause “he’s giving everyone shit the whole time, and he’s a big pain in the ass.”
During a 2012Q&Awith Stephen Colbert , Jon said that Hugh was his least favourite invitee , add up , " And we ’ve had dictators on the show . "
He also said Hugh groaned about the promotion flick clip the show played , saying , " What is that time ? It ’s a direful clip . ”
Jon said , " Well , then make a salutary bloody movie . " He also said he ’d " never " invite the actor back .
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In response , Hughtweeted , " bend out my inner crab stimulate the well of me with TV manufacturer in 09 . Unforgivable . J Stewart correct to give me kicking . "
