After Camila Cabello leave Fifth Harmony , a podcaster would n’t stop ask the ease of the group about her . To shut him up , Lauren Jauregui said , " We do n’t desire to be shadowed , man . We just have better things to talk about . "
Fans are often interested in a celebrity’s personal life, which is why so many interviewers ask about it — especially when there’s drama involved. Some celebs love to give their side of the story, but others plead the fifth.
Here are 11 times interviewers asked a celeb about abreakupor feud, and they absolutely refused to answer:
1.THE CONTEXT: In 2017, actorFrancia Raisadonateda kidney to her friendSelena Gomez, which brought them close and made them feel like “family.” Five years later, in her Apple TV+ documentaryMy Mind & Me, Selena said, “My only friend in the industry really is Taylor [Swift].” When E! News posted the quote on Instagram, Francia commented (then later deleted), “Interesting.”
On a TikTok video someone else made about the situation , Selenacommented , " Sorry I did n’t mention every person I know . "
THE INTERVIEW: Several months later, aTMZreporter approached Francia while she was out walking her dog and asked about Selena. Francia simply changed the subject.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:04 mark:
2.THE CONTEXT: Selena Gomez andJustin Bieberdatedon-and-off from 2010–2018. They got back together for the first time in spring 2012 but seemingly broke up again a few months later. Around the time they separated, Justin wasreportedlyinvolved in a car accident that injured a pedestrian as well as a scandal where a leaked videoappearedto show him peeing in a custodian’s mop bucket, spraying a picture of President Clinton with cleaning fluid, and saying, “Fuck Bill Clinton.”
THE INTERVIEW: In 2013, entertainment critic Dean Richards asked Selena about Justin’s recent scandals. She kept silent and looked at someone else off-camera, then the interview ended.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:40 mark:
3.THE CONTEXT:Taylor Swiftand Selena Gomez have been goodfriendssince 2008. At the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, Justin Bieber wasfilmedkissing Selena on the cheek. Off to the side, Taylor saw them and stuck out her tongue. Years later, one of Taylor’s Tumblr likesseeminglyconfirmed speculation that Justin cheated on Selena.
THE INTERVIEW: Later that night, Taylor declined to answer a question about Justin’s big win.
You can watch the full video below, with this part starting at the 0:24 mark:
4.THE CONTEXT: Taylor Swift and Kanye West’slongstanding feudoriginated at the 2009 VMAs. While she was accepting her award for Video of the Year, hehoppedon the stage, took the mic, and said, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!”
THE INTERVIEW: When Taylor visited theMJ Morning Showlater that year, the host brought up “the Kanye West incident.” After he ignored her request to stop talking about it multiple times, she said, “I really would appreciate it if we could talk about something else, because I’ve asked you three times now, and I’m trying to be nice about it because it just isn’t something we need to spend this whole interview talking about.”
The host answer , " Taylor , let me just give you a dyad of steer here . You ’ve got 10 or 12 receiving set stations line up after me , and they ’re all live to want to speak about this , Taylor . "
She said , " dead , but I think that if I inquire them three times and I ’ve already talked about this in interviews … "
When the host asked about Kanye yet again , Taylor passed the phone to her publicizer , who said , " Hey guy , we ’ve got to move on past that interrogation . I ’m sorry . Can we talk about something newfangled , like her platter , ' You Belong With Me ' going # 1 ? "
He extend to argue with the publicist . Meanwhile , Taylor walk away . After a bit of back and off , the publicist courteously terminate the audience .
He continued , " I will say as a songwriter that I think it ’s kind of gimcrack songwriting . I know she ’s the self-aggrandizing affair in the world , and I ’m not essay to sink anybody ’s ship , but I think it ’s abusing your talent to chafe your hand together and go , ' waitress till he gets a cargo of this ! ' That ’s bullshit . "
She continued , " It ’s not that I ’m this egomaniac and I do n’t want to hear anything damaging , because I do keep myself in check . But I ’ve never develop that loggerheaded a skin . So I just kind of hold out a animation , and I let all the chit chat live on somewhere else . If you go too far down the rabbit pickle of what citizenry retrieve about you , it can change everything about who you are . "
6.THE CONTEXT: In 2019, Angela White (formerly known as Blac Chyna) and Soulja Boydatedfor a few weeks before he confirmed their breakup with a vulgar tweet about her body. He later apologized.
THE INTERVIEW: In 2020, the podcastNo Jumperasked Angela about the relationship, so she ended the interview.
Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 17:12 mark:
7.THE CONTEXT: Mariah Careydebutedas a singer in 1990, but seven years later, she shed the “wholesome” image her label gave her and embraced her post-divorce independence withButterfly. She was already one of the best-selling artists of the ’90s when Jennifer Lopezreleasedher platinum-selling debut in 1999. Then, in the early ’00s, female pop stars were oftenpittedagainst each other.
THE INTERVIEW: In the early ’00s, the German TV seriesTaffasked Mariah for her thoughts on Beyoncé and J.Lo. She praised Beyoncé, but she famously had nothing to say about Jennifer.
Here’s the full clip:
8.THE CONTEXT: Throughout the early ’00s, Eminemclaimedhe once dated Mariah Carey for six months, but she denied ever being in a relationship with him. He wrote several songs about her and their alleged relationship, which led her to release “Obsessed.”
THE INTERVIEW: When Mariah appeared onWatch What Happens Livein 2017, she dodged a question about Eminem by talking about M&Ms.
Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 0:15 mark:
THE INTERVIEW: When theMJ Morning Showasked Miley if Jamie had ever apologized to her personally, the call abruptlydisconnected.
Afterwards , shetweeted , " I have a specific time boundary , and schedules are define up for specific time frames for each post … If a post goes over time , I am immediately get in touch to the next station . Yes , I am sorry if anyone think I ' hung up ' on them . The peeps at the radio stations are friend , we recognise each other well and have a great relationship . I ’m regretful if anything was miscommunicated , taken out of context , or misunderstood . "
10.THE CONTEXT: Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have been at the center of a reported feud since they worked onThe Fate of the Furioustogether in 2016. In a since-deletedInstagrampost, Dwayne called some of his male costars “chicken shit” and “candy asses.” He also confirmed toRolling Stonethat the scenes were set up so that he and Vin wouldn’t have to film together.
THE INTERVIEW: When Dwayne appeared onWatch What Happens Livein 2018, he was given the option to “plead the fifth” one time. He exercised that option on the very first question.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:18 mark:
11.And finally, THE CONTEXT: In late 2016, Camila Cabello left Fifth Harmony. The group’sofficial statementclaimed they were “informed via her representatives,” but shedeniedthat she left without talking to her former bandmates about her decision.
THE INTERVIEW: In 2017, the remaining four members appeared on the podcastBizarre Life with Dan Wootton. The host asked, “What’s your message about what went on then…?” Dinah Jane replied, “Right now, we’re really focused on each other. We’re so excited in the now, and we have so much to look forward to.”
Then , the host say , " She also said that she was uncomfortable being sexualise within the band . How difficult was that for you bozo to see ? "
Lauren Jauregui answer , “ We know how heavily we work . We have intercourse how our stage dancing pee-pee us feel and how empowered we feel … We have our voices , which are unbelievable and kind of surpass anything else . " The others jibe with her .
Next , he ask , " Do you mean that one twenty-four hours you guys will be able-bodied to be supporter again ? "
After a break , Lauren said , " We want to sing about our new euphony . We do n’t want to be suspicious , man . We just have skillful matter to talk about . "
Then their publiciser reduce in , enunciate , " There ’s not a job , but they just addressed it , and we only have five moment left . If we ’re not break down to talk about the new euphony that come out in 10 day , we ’ve got to move into that . "
After a bit of back and onward , the host finally affect on to talk about the dance orchestra ’s young music .
