20 Times David Letterman, Howard Stern, And Ellen DeGeneres Tried To Embarrass Their Guests For Laughs, And It Was Incredibly Inappropriate
A while back, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which celebrity interview moment was inappropriate or uncalled for. Here are some of the most shocking times hosts and interviewers crossed the line while trying to "poke fun" at their guests:
Warning: This post contains mentions of sexual assault.
1.When Howard Stern body-shamed Anna Nicole Smith and tried to force her to weigh herself during her interview.
Watch the full moment here at the 21:00 mark:
2.When David Letterman's crew zoomed in on Jennifer Lopez's breasts, and he made comments about her chest.
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3.When Ellen made a whole game out of which English words Sofía Vergara could and couldn't pronounce.
"Ellen laughed at her the whole time."
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4.When David Letterman kept asking and pressuring Madonna to kiss a random stranger in the audience, despite her repeatedly saying no.
Watch the whole moment here at the 2:00 mark:
5.When David Letterman asked Lindsay Lohan questions about rehab that hadn't been approved.
"Letterman started addiction-shaming her and her rehab failures, and kept pressing on her. She handled it well, but ew."
Watch the moment here at the 3:35 mark:
6.When Ellen brought up Justin Bieber's nude paparazzi photos and displayed them on a huge screen.
"She was disregarding the fact that he was obviously uncomfortable."
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7.When Howard Stern interviewed Emma Bunton (aka Baby Spice) and was offensive and sexist the whole time.
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8.When Janet Jackson told David Letterman she didn't want to talk about her performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII with Justin Timberlake, but he ignored her and still asked.
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9.When Howard Stern asked Sarah Michelle Gellar how hairy her vagina was.
10.When Ellen put photos of famous men and Taylor Swift's exes on a big screen and asked her which ones she dated.
"Ellen was basically slut-shaming her. Taylor legit almost started crying, and Ellen was cackling like an old witch! It is so upsetting!"
Watch the interview moment here at the 2:05 mark:
11.When Ellen repeatedly asked Taylor Swift and Zac Efron if they were dating when they went on her show to promote The Lorax.
"It was SO rude and uncomfortable for both of them."
Watch the interview moment here at the 0:45 mark:
12.When Howard Stern sexually harassed Mariah Carey during her interview, and she was visibly uncomfortable.
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13.When David Letterman had Britney Spears read a Top 10 List about things that would be different if she were president of the US, which made jokes of her struggles and of her intelligence.
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14.When Jessica Alba described her reservations about wearing a revealing outfit while filming Honey, and David Letterman made sexual comments about it that made her uncomfortable.
Watch the moment here at the 5:00 mark:
15.When Ellen made a joke about Drew Barrymore's childhood substance abuse issues.
Watch the full moment here at the 1:25 mark:
16.When Ellen forced Mariah Carey to drink alcohol to prove she wasn't pregnant.
"How messed up is that?!"
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17.When Ellen mispronounced Hasan Minhaj's name for laughs.
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18.When Harry Styles was talking about his need for therapy, and Howard Stern made jokes about how Harry would sleep with his female therapist.
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Watch the moment here at the 1:19:15 mark:
19.When Ellen tried to publicly accuse Dakota Johnson of not inviting her to her birthday party.
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20.And lastly, when David Letterman sucked on Jennifer Aniston's hair.
"She was clearly very uncomfortable but tried to stay professional. He’s so gross."
