When Emma Chamberlain interview Doja Cat — who was trim to theme as Karl Lagerfeld ’s cat , Choupette — at the Met Gala , the singer only responded , well , like a computed axial tomography .
This past year has brought us a lot of really great celeb interview moments, but there’s also been quite a few viral moments that came across as pretty awkward or uncomfortable.
Here are 13 of the most awkward and uncomfy celeb interview moments from 2023:
1.On the Oscars red carpet,Ashley GrahaminterviewedHugh Grant, who only gave short, sarcastic answers — and he rolled his eyes when they were done.
reflect on the audience a few calendar month later on , Ashley told theSunday Times , " I could tell he did n’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 do n’t need to be here , ' and I was , ' OK , influence with me ! I get it ! But , like , work with me ? ' … I was hear my punishing to be my nice , upbeat ego , and he turn over me what he had . "
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2.In a since-deletedTikTok, a red carpet reporter fromAccess HollywoodaskedPedro Pascalto read some thirst tweets aloud without getting prior consent from the actor. He read them to himself but declined to read any aloud.
3.At the Broadway premiere ofNew York, New York in April, Rye Myers askedTony Danzaa New York-related question. The actor’s response led Rye to call him the “rudest celebrity [he] ever interviewed” when he shared the clip onTikTok.
However , the two later made amends . In a follow - upTikTok , Rye say , " [ Tony ] called me to rationalize and squash the kick . It was great to hear from him and certainly much appreciated . "
Here’s the full clip:
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4.On an episode of the podcastSofia with an F, guestAbby Lee Millerand host Sofia Franklyn talked aboutAll the Right Moves(1983), which featuresTom Cruiseas a star high school football player. Abby said, “Oh, that’s my downfall. I like the high school football players. I still like them.”
Sofia respond that she liked the " coaches , " but Abby restate what she ’d said , add , " Not one that used to be in mellow schoolhouse , but one thatis . " Then , Sofia end the interview .
After clips from the consultation went viral , Abby responded onInstagram . In a video , she enjoin , " I do like those live , athletic , muscular types of guys — the jocks . I always have , and I always will . And they must be able to go out to a club , gamble in Vegas , [ and ] rent an ADA - compliant , handicap - approachable van . If you examine the movieAll the correct Movesstarring Tom Cruise playing a gamey school football star , then you will do it exactly what I ’m talking about . And if you have n’t , go look out it , and then you ’ll know . "
At one spot in the podcast , when Dax acknowledged that JVN should n’t have been put in that state of affairs , they said , " I wanted to come chat about my podcast . I could just shout because I ’m so tired of take in to fight for trivial kids because they just need to be included . I wish that hoi polloi were as passionate about little kids being capable to be admit or grow up as they were about fictitious women ’s loveliness in sports . I have to tell you , I am very tired . "
When Emma Chamberlain interviewed Doja Cat — who was dressed to theme as Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette — at the Met Gala, the singer only responded, well, like a cat.
Later , when JVNreflectedon theArmchair Expertinterview while appearing on the podcastBaby , This Is Keke Palmer , he said , " If you listen to podcasts , you jazz what an edit is — that was an edit , and that was an edit that I asked for approval or insight into , and was not give . So , after that conversation , I did postulate for a transcript and what that was going to look or go like , because that was quite a conversation , and I was not given insight into that . There were some significant pieces of that conversation that were give out that did at long last have me in tears . "
Then , on the podcastNot Skinny But Not Fat , hesaid , " I retrieve [ Dax ] was very brave to release it … Oh , to be clear , he was very edited . That was not on the nose what lead down . I would say it was worse … It was really gaslighty to say , you bonk , ' I can agree with you on nine out of ten things , but then I disagree on one affair and you ’re gon na pronounce me . ' Well , he was n’t agreeing with me on nine out of ten . He was actually disagreeing with me on every individual matter that I say . Every single matter I said , he had pushback . Every single thing . "
6.OnWho’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, the host seemingly insinuated that Adam Driver’s appearance was something he had to “overcome” in order to become a movie star.
7.When Amelia Dimoldenberg — who’s known for her intentionally awkward persona — interviewed Jack Antonoff at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, fansweren’t sureif he was genuinely being rude to her or if he was trying (and failing) to match her energy.
You can watch the full clip below:
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8.When Funny Marco interviewed Southside and G Herbo on his showOpen Thoughts, the two guests insulted him, mocked him, and seemingly tried to exclude him on his own show.
address unfavorable judgment of his guests ' behavior in aFacebookpost , Marco wrote , " I understand a lot of y' all mad about the interview . I was upset while it was go on . But I see I got a Book of Job to do & one matter about me , I prise people on my show . I did n’t want to match they Energy . It ’s so many L ’s I hire on my Journey I wish I could show I do n’t hide anything . So I feel it was only right to put the installment out myself . And just find out from that episode & move on . Thank who support me it ’s a mindset matter [ sic ] . "
Southside also responded to the recoil in anInstagramvideo , enunciate , " I fuck with Marco … Marco ’s just singular . "
Here’s the full interview, with this part starting at the 8:55 mark:
9.WhenEmma Chamberlaininterviewed Doja Cat — who was dressed to theme as Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette — at the Met Gala, the singer only responded, well, like a cat.
10.WhenLiam Neesonappeared onThe Viewto reflect on his long acting career, a lot of the interview focused on cohost Joy Behar’s crush on him instead.
Later reflecting on the interview , Liam toldRolling Stone , " I was in the dressing room drinking a cup of tea , turned the television up , and I thought , oh , this will be great . They ’re talking about gun fierceness in America , and I agree that it ’s an American problem . I go onstage and connect the ladies during the break , and I was congratulating them on this discussion . And then our segment starts , and it ’s just all this Bachelor of Science with Joy [ Behar ] and Liam Neeson and having a crush , and I ’ve known Whoopi for year and Joy a small bit , but I just was n’t impressed . I ’m uncomfortable in those situations , you lie with ? One of the ladies [ Sunny Hostin ] is a prosecutor , and we had a little chat later on , and it was a good , level-headed conversation , but then the segment ’s all about this — oof — 13 , 14 - year - one-time calf love . It ’s just a bit embarrassing . "
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:08 mark:
11.On an episode ofLove Island USA, contestant Keenan Anunay was voted off, so his partner Kay Kay Gray decided to leave the show as well. When Sarah Hyland, the host, checked in to make sure she was 100% sure, contestant Mike Stark tried to call Sarah out.
12.WhenAllureaskedGwen Stefaniabout the criticism she faced in the ’00s over hercultural appropriation, specifically of Japanese culture, she said, “[Traveling between California and Japan because of my dad’s job at Yamaha for 18 years] was my Japanese influence, and that was a culture that was so rich with tradition, yet so futuristic [with] so much attention to art and detail and discipline and it was fascinating to me…[When I visited Harajuku as an adult], I said, ‘My God, I’m Japanese, and I didn’t know it.’ … I am, you know.”
She persist in , " If [ hoi polloi are ] going to criticize me for being a fan of something beautiful and sharing that , then I just recollect that does n’t finger good . I suppose it was a beautiful time of creative thinking … a sentence of the ping - pong match between Harajuku culture and American polish . [ It ] should be okay to be inspired by other culture because if we ’re not allowed , then that ’s dividing people , correct ? "
13.And finally, on the Met Gala red carpet,Chloe Finemaninterviewed Stella McCartney, Aubrey Plaza, and Madelyn Cline — and she fumbled the names of the two who were more well-known.
You can watch the full clip below, starting at the 1:26:14 mark:
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