29 Celebrity Interviews on a Scale From Awkward to Oh Man, Run for It

Aw, but we thought everyone was supposed to play nice in interviews?
29 Celebrity Interviews on a Scale From Awkward to Oh Man, Run for It
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Yeesh. Who decided to give these interviewers a mic and set them loose on some of the world’s biggest celebrities? Shouldn’t there be some kind of background check or screening process backstage before letting these cocky, rude and wildly unprepared hosts just have at it? 

Sure, a few of these might be the celebrity’s fault, but they’re famous so they get a pass, right? No? 

Whoever happened to be the aggressor, the bean-spiller or the Slip-up Sally, here are some of the most awkward celebrity interviews of all time…

Rashida Jones

During a red carpet event, TNT's Danielle Demski complimented Rashida Jones on her tropical tan, apparently unaware that she is Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton's daughter. Jones replied, I mean, you know, I'm ethnic. (Me too, quipped People's JD Heyman - who is white.) CRACKED.COM

James Franco

James Franco PROPOSITIONED A MINOR CRACKED COM After the object of his affection leaked his creepy DMs, he had to (kind of) come clean on Live! With Kelly and Michael: I'm embarrassed, and I guess I'm just a model of how social media is tricky.

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen WAS BRIBING HIMSELF INTO BANKRUPTCY TODAY EXCLUSIVE CRACKED COM The reason he came clean to Matt Lauer about his HIV diagnosis was that it was becoming too expensive to bribe his partners into silence. He'd spent upwards of $10 million over four years paying people off. When asked if he was still dishing out payments, he said Not after today I'm not.

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman WOULDN'T QUIT TALKING ABOUT HIS NEENER CRACKED.COM When an Australian interviewer told him he was very cut, he didn't realize it was a compliment on his physique. Не thought she was talking about circumcision, and kept making penis jokes for the rest of the interview: I am very cut--actually, I thought I got too cut, as a matter of fact.

Keith Richards

Keith Richards SNORTED HIS DAD CRACKED.COM When an NME interviewer asked what the weirdest thing he'd ever snorted was, he gave them a major scoop: My father. I snorted my father. Не was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.

One Direction

CRACKED.COM A reporter tried to ask One Direction who was the Casanova of the band. At least, we think he meant that-the reporter wasn't a native English speaker, and his question was: I Police حمدة - - مصدا Who is the ad - i main f-er in - 1 the band?

The Kardashians

You don't really act, you don't sing, you don't dance, Barbara Walters jabbed at the Kardashians. 1 You don't have any talent But we're still entertaining people, Khloé candidly replied. And... she's got a point, doesn't she? It's not like Walters would interview them if they bored her audience. CRACKED.COM

Harry Belafonte

DE - YOUR SONS Harry Belafonte was about to be interviewed live, but when he appeared on camera, he was... sleeping? Harry, wake up the anchor awkwardly said. This is your wake-up call! A spokesperson said Belafonte's earpiece wasn't working, so he decided to meditate. OK, we'll believe it. CRACKED.COM

Burt Reynolds

29 Celebrity Interviews on a Scale From Awkward to Oh Man, Run for It

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29 Celebrity Interviews on a Scale From Awkward to Oh Man, Run for It

Michael Caine

CRACKED.COM Asked about the fact that he's so widely impersonated, Michael Caine proceeded to do his best Michael Caine impression himself. I sound like a bloody moron, he concluded. Не proved that he's a good sport, and that there's only one Michael Caine.

Woody Harrelson

THE HUN CATCHIN Woody Harrelson shot two Hunger Games movies with Liam Hemsworth before learning (during a press junket) that his co-star was Chris Hemsworth's brother. I honestly never put that together, said Harrelson, who'd go on to play a detective on TV. CRACKED.COM

Anne Hathaway

CRACKED.COM Reporter Jerry Penacoli got weirdly fixated on Anne Hathaway's body and her fitness regime for The Dark Knight Rises. After the fourth consecutive question about that, Hathaway went, Are you trying to lose weight? ... What do you want? Are you trying to fit into a catsuit?

Danny DeVito

CRACKED.COM Danny DeVito visited The View in 2006, apparently in character as Frank Reynolds. His speech was slurred, he rambled drunkenly, and said he had been getting hammered with George Clooney. I knew it was the last seven limoncellos that was going to get me, he joked.

Katie Couric

CRACKED KATIE COURIC ASKED A TRANSGENDER MODEL ABOUT HER PRIVATE PARTS. She asked Carmen Carrera, Was the whole process painful, physically, for you? Your private parts are different now, aren't they? She shushed Couric and reminded her of the many other things they could discuss.

Jennifer Aniston

CRACKED LETTERMAN SUCKED ON JENNIFER ANISTON'S HAIR. In 1998, he grabbed her neck, put a lock of her hair in his mouth, and sucked on it. She jerked away, asking, What are you doing? and used a napkin to dry her hair off.

Sean Connery

CRACKED SEAN CONNERY PROMOTES HITTING WOMEN. In 1987, he told Barbara Walters that slapping women isn't that bad, if the situation merits it. On what situation would merit hitting a woman, he said it should only come after a man has tried everything else.

Scarlett Johansson

CRACKED SCARLETT JOHANSSON HAD ENOUGH UNDERWEAR QUESTIONS. After a reporter asked if she wore underwear beneath her Black Widow costume, she snapped back, You're like the fifth person that's asked me that today. Since when do people start asking each other in interviews about their underwear?

Madonna

CRACKED MADONNA WAS TIRED OF BEING SEX-SHAMED. ICAN ARDS AMIDIC AWA On the Late Show, Letterman (thinking she'll just kiss anyone) pressured her to kiss an audience member. She asked, Why are you so obsessed with my sex life? Incidentally, you are a sick f***. don't know why | get so much sh**. It's twisted.

Ben Affleck

CRACKED BEN AFFLECK GOT GROPEY IN CANADA. SMSOCIET AU Lives of All Affected by Au ÉAL FES CAL Presente Autien Society amo 1 HYUNDAI MO In 2004, he wrapped his arms around Canadian journalist Anne-Marie Losique's waist, suggested she take off her shirt, mocked French accents, and commented on her firm breasts. She sat in his lap for the entire interview.

Abel Ferrara

CRACKED CONAN REVEALS HIS WORST GUEST. Conan said that filmmaker Abel Ferrara fled the show before his segment. Не was out on the street running away when the segment producer grabbed him, and brought him back for Conan to interview him, against his will.

Mila Kunis

CRACKED MILA KUNIS STRIKES BACK IN HER MOTHER TONGUE. Promoting Friends With Benefits in Russia, a reporter asks Mila Kunis why pop star Justin Timberlake feels he needs to try acting. In Russian, she snaps back, What would you rather have him do? What kind of question is that? Why are you here?

Dakota Johnson

CRACKED DAKOTA JOHNSON SNAPS AT HER MOM AT THE OSCARS. ale During a live interview on the Oscars 2015 red carpet, Melanie Griffith said she hadn't seen her daughter's movie 50 Shades of Grey. She tried to explain but Dakota snapped, Alright! You don't have to see it. Jesus Christ.

Samuel L. Jackson

CRACKED SAMUEL L. JACKSON BUSTS SAM RUBIN. In 2014, Sam Rubin confused Jackson with Laurence Fishburne. Не responded, We don't all look alike! We may all be black and famous, but we don't all look alike! You're busted. You're an entertainment reporter? And you don't know the difference?

Cara Delevingne

CRACKED CARA DELEVINGNE WAS ANNOYED OFF THE НОР. Good Morning Sacramento introduced her as Carla Delevingne, then belittled her about her attitude, saying, You seem a little irritated. We'll let you go take a little nap and maybe get a red bull.

Quentin Tarantino

CRACKED REJECTED BY QUENTIN TARANTINO. About Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, a female journalist asked him if he deliberately didn't give many lines to Margot Robbie. Не simply responded, Well I just reject your hypothesis.

Robert Downey Jr.

CRACKED AN INTERVIEWER BRINGS UP ROBERT DOWNEY JR.'S PAST. While promoting the Avengers, RDJ was grilled about his drug use and jail time by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Не walked off set, and later called him a syphilitic parasite and a clown.

James Brown

CRACKED JAMES 729 BROWN'S SWEATY, COKED-UP CNN INTERVIEW. The now infamous interview took place after Brown was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife with a lead pipe and shooting a gun at her car (while she was in it).

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger WOULDN'T LET HIS WIFE WEAR PANTS He told Playboy in 1988 that he's inherited a strange hangup from his father, who wouldn't let his mother wear pants at home or in public. He kind of excused his dad, but quickly doubled down: We're talking about a different time

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