Favorite Awkward and/or Contentious Celebrity Interviews- Page 2

[EVIE]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 12:18pm

WOW! That Crispin Glover interview was terrible.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 12:34pm

John McCain and Cindy on The View. :]

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 12:42pm

Whitney n Wendy

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 9/15/08 at 4:32pm

That Crispin Glover interview was hilarious, but he was playing a character named Rubin Farr from the movie "Rubin and Ed." He plays the same character in this crazy song called "Clowny Clown Clown" as well, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6b_lSQst0 Crispin Glover is a VERY strange guy, though. That "Clowny Clown Clown" song pretty much gave me nightmares.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 6:15pm

Billy Bob Thornton on CBC radio

[sabrelady]

Posted: 4/12/09 at 6:44pm

DANG! u beat me to it Mr Midwest. Infact, William Robert got booed when he opened for Willie Nelson here in TO and the band
runned away - oooh sorry- all got flu and decided to eliminate the Canadian dates from their sched. Sucks to be him, eh?

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 12/15/09 at 3:14pm

Cynthia McFadden calls Tyra out

[Pgenre]

Posted: 12/15/09 at 3:38pm

Howard Stern and Andre Previn. To this day it is considered the worst interview in the history of the Stern show, with Previn storming out of the studio hurling insults at the whole team.

I doubt it will ever be re-aired. I've only seen it once. I'd love to see it again... so uncomfortable it puts many of these to shame.

P

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/15/09 at 8:46pm

Willem Dafoe on the BBC's Hardtalk 'defending' the movie Antichrist. The interviewer was a fill-in and the whole conversation was contentious. It was a bit unfair to Willem Dafoe since he is not Lars von Trier or even Charlotte Gainsbourg, who's the character, not Dafoe, that goes through the even that makes Antichrist so controversial. Dafoe refused to answer any question because he does not know what it means, he just inhibits it. The interviewer calls him a cypher, he takes offense, she basically questions the artistry, that the movie is torture porn, it takes a quick, angry turn. It ends with the interviewer going out of her way to say Dafoe has been nominated for Oscars- but has won none.

I've tried to find videos but to no avail. The videos available do not do it justice.

[alightinthedark23]

Posted: 12/15/09 at 9:20pm

I think I would say Julie Andrews on Regis & Kelly. The interview itself isn't awkward but around 715 is so awkward it's hilarious.
Julie Andrews on Regis & Kelly

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/15/09 at 9:23pm

Don't call a guy a girl's name, dudes. Even if it is liking him to one of the greatest tennis players ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNgqQVHI_8

Jim Rome and Jim Everett

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 12/16/09 at 2:20am

Any interview with Cynthia McFadden is awkward.

[EVIE]

Posted: 12/17/09 at 1:29pm

I love how she told Tyra's handlers "No I will go there!" LOL
Tyra is sooooo full of herself!!

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/19/09 at 12:12am

Brian Clough, one of the great football minds in England, vs. football commentator John Motson back in the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqAZsoF-ghw

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 12/19/09 at 12:45am

Parkinson comes across as a complete tool in that interview, but I think we're missing the real issue.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MEG RYAN'S HAIR?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 12/19/09 at 12:49am

Anyone remember the episode of Regis & Kathie Lee when Howie Mandel was filling in for Regis and he made that crack about Halle Berry's car accident? He said something like, "She ran right into me in the hallway, didn't even say anything, and walked away." She was mad when she came out to be interviewed.

If I recall correctly she wouldn't even come out unless he left the stage.

ETA: Found a link

"Sexy actress Halle Berry lost her sense of humour live on television - when comedian Howie Mandel made a crack about her hit and run accident. Mandel, who was standing in for talk show host Regis Philbin, made a quip about Berry just before she came in front of the cameras to be interviewed about her new movie X-Men (2000). He joked, "I just passed her in the hall, and she smashed right into me, then she didn't say anything, she just left the scene." But Berry, who has since spoken out about the accident (see interview) claiming she was disoriented and in shock after the crash, didn't find the joke all that funny. Talking frankly she admitted to Mandell, "I was so shocked to come to what is like a home, and to be disrespected almost to my face." Mandel backtracked immediately, assuring Berry, "I'm so sorry if I hurt your feelings, I didn't mean anything, I'm a huge fan of yours."

But I am almost positive that there was a later incident where she wouldn't talk to him.
Howie Insults Halle

Updated On: 12/19/09 at 12:49 AM

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 7:46pm

This is pretty damn awkward. Yes, I'm sure she has an ego, but he seems to be out to get her.
Joan Collins clashes with Liam Bartlett

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 7:47pm

No, Kim Cattrall *will not* reveal her bj tips!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/15/11 at 10:55pm

Yikes.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 6:38am

I don't think even Samantha would answer that question from a total stranger on a red carpet! Kim handled it well though, probably from years of experience..."a woman with dignity doing the best she can in very difficult circumstances".

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/16/11 at 7:00am

Once on a red carpet, I saw an interview call Jason Bateman Justine Bateman and then try to correct it by saying Justin Bateman.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 10:34pm

Letterman Puts Emma Watson on the Spot