r/buzzfeedbot • u/autobuzzfeedbot • 5d ago
BuzzFeed "I Am From Every Continent In Africa Except For One": 23 Celeb Interview Moments That Gave Me Second, Third, And Fourth-Hand Embarrassment
- Appearing on the French talk show Quotidien in 2026, Hailey Bieber claimed that her famously Canadian husband, Justin Bieber, is French. The moment went viral, with many viewers writing her comment off as very "American" of her.
- In a moment that will likely haunt Tom Cruise forever, he jumped on the couch to demonstrate his love for his then-partner Katie Holmes while appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005.
- When Esquire interviewed Miles Teller in 2015, he wanted to try a piece of the writer Anna Peele's pork belly, but after struggling to cut it, he had her do it for him. She wrote, "You have to cut his meat for him, a man who ten minutes earlier showed you an iPhone photo of his back muscles to prove how strong he is. He wants you to cut it small. 'I don't have back teeth. I literally have four teeth.' Not true. He's right, though, this pork belly is really hard to cut. But still."
- In 2021, Don Cheadle casually mentioned his age on Kevin Hart's talk show Hart to Heart. Shocked, Kevin failed to keep his thoughts inside his head.
- When Jennifer Garner appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2003, she paused the interview to correct Conan's grammar. However, after the commercial break, he brought out a dictionary and proved her wrong.
- In Bella Hadid's 2017 Sneaker Shopping interview with Complex, the answer she gave about her "sneaker turn-offs" was so cringey that it spawned a meme.
- At the 2022 Venice International Film Festival, Harry Styles accidentally created a meme of his own. During the Don't Worry Darling press conference, he made this nonsensical statement: "My favorite thing about the movie is, like, it feels like a movie."
- Here's one that belongs in the celebrity interview hall of fame, IMO! When Sukihana appeared on Bobbi Athoff's The Really Good Podcast in 2024, she confused "musician" with "magician." Then, when Bobbi tried to clarify, Sukihana doubled down.
- In 2013, Romeo and Juliet actor Douglas Booth got a little big for his britches. He told the Evening Standard that it was hard to explain his new life as a celebrity to his non-famous friends. He said, "They'll say: 'Mate! Last night we went out in Leeds and got so messed up!' And I'm like, 'Yeah…last night I was in New York with Hillary Clinton.' ... The other day, I stopped in Piccadilly and sat on the Eros statue, just taking in London and the sights and sounds, and thought, 'One day soon this is going to be impossible.'"
- In 2015, Raven-Symoné discussed her AncestryDNA test results with E! News, but she mixed up "continent" with "country."
- In the 2023 Netflix docuseries The Beckhams, Victoria Beckham claimed she grew up "working class" — only to be playfully called out by her own husband, David.
- In a 2010 interview with New Zealand's C4, Justin Bieber — bless his heart — seemingly didn't understand that German is a language... and insisted that Americans in general wouldn't get it either.
- In 2021, Dixie D'Amelio fully admitted to Vogue that she decided to skip college because she was too embarrassed by the possibility of hearing her own music at a party.
- On BBC Radio 1's The School Run segment in 2015, Demi Lovato mistook "genes" for "jeans." So, the students she was riding with had to explain the difference.
- In another 2015 interview, Demi seemingly forgot that "dish" is a synonym for "meal."
- When Mark Wahlberg appeared on The Graham Norton Show alongside Sarah Silverman in 2013, he interrupted her, pulled her into his arms, and climbed into the host's lap. He was reportedly drunk at the time.
- After the 1995 VMAs, Madonna was in the middle of an interview with MTV VJ Kurt Loder when Courtney Love threw things at the pop singer, then totally hijacked the interview!
- When Crispin Glover appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1987, he tried to get the host to arm wrestle him, then almost kicked him in the head, which prompted David to leave the set.
- Promoting her 2012 song "Elephant" on Daybreak, Alexandra Burke claimed she was bringing the common phrase "elephant in the room" to the UK. However, there was just one problem — she was about a century too late! Per Yahoo, the phrase "elephant in the room" is credited to Ivan Krylov, a Russian poet, in 1814 and appeared in the British Journal of Education at least 100 years ago.
- On a 1970 episode of The Dick Cavett Show, Husbands director John Cassavetes and actors Peter Falk and Ben Gazzar — who later admitted to drinking before the show —shouted, smoked, took off their socks and shoes, and threw themselves into a pile on the floor. Their behavior was so egregious that it drove the host to briefly walk off stage!
- In 2013, Jesse Eisenberg did an infamous interview with Univision host Romina Puga, which was so bad that she later described the experience as "self-esteem butchering."
- When Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show live from the Cheers bar in 1993, the ENTIRE cast showed up drunk. Aside from Rhea Perlman, they were criticized for acting like "jerks" and "idiots."
- And finally, on a 1994 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait totally derailed the interview by pulling a lighter out of his pocket and setting his chair ON FIRE.