When 7 - year - sometime Mara Wilson attended theNine Monthspremiere in 1995 , " a red carpet reporter [ asked her ] opinion about Hugh Grant getting busted for prostitution . "
This post contains mention of eating disorders and sexual assault.
In the heyday of shock jocks and tabloids, celebrity interviewers sometimes chose invasive and inappropriate questions over basic manners or human decency.
Here are 14 celeb interview moments from the ’90s that did NOT age well:
1.Two months afterVictoria Beckhamgave birth to her first son, Brooklyn, in 1999,TFI FridaypresenterChris Evans(no, notthatChris Evans) made her weigh herself live on air to prove she was back to her pre-pregnancy weight.
In 2022 , she toldVogue Australia , " I ’d just had Brooklyn and lost a sight of weight after … He made me stand on the scale to be weighed . Can you guess doing that now ? ! "
Watch the full clip below, with this part starting at the 3:23 mark:
2.As Victoria mentioned, Chris Evans also made her former fellow Spice Girl,Geri Halliwell-Horner, step on a scale earlier that year.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 4:38 mark:
3.When 17-year-oldAlicia Silverstoneappeared onThe Jon Stewart Showin 1994, the host asked her age and then referenced Joey Buttafuoco, who waschargedwith statutory rape in the infamous “Long Island Lolita” case.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:39 mark:
4.When seven-year-oldMara Wilsonattended theNine Monthspremiere in 1995, “a red carpet reporter [asked her] opinion aboutHugh Grantgettingbustedfor prostitution.”
In an article she wrote forCracked , Mara continued , " If he had been halt for something like defacing aLion Kingposter or steal bouncy castles , I might have handle . But while I make love he ’d been arrested , I did n’t interpret what for and did n’t feel comfortable answering . My male parent anticipate the post the next day to suggest that they , you recognise , not talk to achildabout soliciting sexuality . But he was fight off , and the complaint was ignored . Even then , as a kid , I be intimate that parental major power was gone . "
5.In 1998, Howard Stern kept asking Mariah Carey if she was wearing underwear or not.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 6:24 mark:
Watch the full clip below, with this part starting at the 0:43 mark:
7.When Fran Drescher appeared onThe Howard Stern Showin 1994, the host asked about when she was raped, made jokes about it, and continually asked about the race of the rapists and their victims.
The full interview — which mentions sexual assault and violence — is below, with this part starting at the 8:16 mark:
8.When 17-year-old Britney Spears appeared onThe Rosie O’Donnell Showin 1999, Rosie lectured her about a wardrobe malfunction she experienced at the Kids' Choice Awards.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the mark:
9.Also in 1999, TROS TV host Ivo Niehe asked Britney Spears about rumors she had breast implants because “everyone’s talking about it” and showed a newspaper article speculating about the rumors.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 6:17 mark:
10.In 1997,MTV Newsreporter Tabitha Soren confronted Lauryn Hill about pregnancy rumors and then asked if her baby was “planned.”
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:07 mark:
11.In 1996, Oprah Winfrey askedNathan Lane— who wasn’t ready to publicly come out at the time — if he was afraid hisThe Birdcagerole would lead to rumors about his sexuality. Sensing his discomfort, his costar Robin Williams made a joke to change the conversation.
On a 2023 instalment ofSunday Sitdown with Willie Geist , Nathan allege , " I do n’t think Oprah was adjudicate to out me , but I said to Robin beforehand : ' I ’m not educate . I ’m so scared of going out there and talking to Oprah . I ’m not prepared to discuss that I ’m festive on interior goggle box , I ’m not quick . ' And [ Robin ] say , ' Oh , it ’s all right , do n’t worry about it , we do n’t have to tattle about it , we wo n’t mouth about it . ' "
Here’s the full clip:
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12.In 1994, David Letterman tried to goad Madonna into kissing a random member of the studio audience.
Watch the full clip below, with this part starting at the 0:12 mark:
13.In 1993, Oprah Winfrey asked Michael Jackson if he was a virgin, and when he expressed discomfort with the question, she continued to pressure him to give an answer.
Watch the full clip below:
14.And finally, when Jennifer Aniston appeared on theLate Show with David Lettermanin 1998, the host put a piece of her hair in his mouth — then got her to apologize for screaming.
Ca n’t get over how creepy-crawly and disturbing this clipping of Jennifer Aniston on Letterman ispic.twitter.com/1INnVTWKI6
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