the Sounds of Silence of Fame’s
finish this welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten awkward celebrity interviews
it’s always feels very awkward for me to
be in front of an audience for this list
we’re focusing solely on the beautifully
strange celebrity interviews that were
caught on tape and became viral
sensations while there have been plenty
of bizarre celeb antics over the years
we found those that caused lengthy
moments of silence and made us laugh
maniacal laughter I don’t know what the
clip is I don’t know what the clip is
it’s a you and maybe you know scene with
you and Gwyneth Paltrow oh you’re doing
fine or Thanks number 10 Farrah Fawcett
spaces out on Letterman what I wanted to
do was paint and not put paint on my
body but use my body parts to paint with
in 1997 the 50 year old Charlie’s Angels
star posed for Playboy and made her
debut on The Late Show with David
Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater
Fawcett opened with a few strong
anecdotes about life in New York City
and there are places where the wall
right uh the wall what is that the thing
you think
anyway but swiftly drifted away from
reality as Dave seemingly watched the
train wreck in slow motion she giggled
described cryptic Central Park walls and
had problems describing her own birthday
celebration how did you celebrate your
50th birthday oh so it hasn’t happened
the audience cackle in amazement and
Farrah squirmed in confusion but Fawcett
always stuck to her guns that she was
not on anything at the time of the
interview you be the judge
fair on the on the pay-per-view special
it’s an hour long it’s a 58 baby ok
that’s another verb it’s a it’s another
first
number nine Courtney Love crashes
Madonna interview that’s Courtney
everybody’s favorite come on up should
be let her come on yeah no don’t please
come on Courtney it was a moment that
any music journalist dreams of a
one-on-one with Madonna
however MTV’s Kurt Loder decided he
needed more from the 1995 Video Music
Awards post show it’s also hi Courtney
after being pelted from below by what
turned out to be a makeup compact loader
brought Courtney Love up to join the
party
the Material Girl instantly expressed
her concern and things quickly got weird
I’m gonna get into astrophysicist
because this rock star thing is not
working out the whole singer rambled on
about science and catfights while
Madonna put on a fake smile as the MTV
host was visibly filled with regret well
what doesn’t belong on camera right
Madonna’s running off she’s gonna be
going thank you very much
when it was all over love face planet
into both the stage and into me he goes
partly love I’ve had your Hall which
actually happens to be true number eight
Paris Hilton walks out things started on
a playful note with no fewer than three
interruptions from one or another of her
seventeen house pets this Rakhi 2011
interview started off light with nosy
cats interrupting the scene but soon
became prickly when Kim Kardashian
entered the conversation ABC’s Dan
Harris spoke with Paris Hilton about her
numerous stalkers and ditzy public
persona is it true that when you’re not
on camera that your voice drops and
you’re much more serious definitely I
think it’s a character that I developed
the simple life but encountered a severe
case of stink eyes
once he questioned the fleeting fame of
the entrepreneur’s Hilton looked
off-camera for guidance while Harris
threw up a white flag with a knowing
smile you ever worry about your moment
having passed you want to wrap up the
two hugged it out but ABC ultimately
mocked miss Paris during their intro
segment to the piece she said she was
watching the shows you got an outside
perspective on their relationship and
decided it wasn’t quite working alrighty
then
number seven Mel Gibson’s gone to the
dogs we all exchange pleasantries and
well then things got less pleasant do
not we repeat do not bring up the past
– Mel Gibson after his 2006 drunk
driving arrest the actor took several
years off but returned to the spotlight
for the 2010 thriller edge of darkness
lie down he dead during an interview
with veteran entertainment reporter Sam
Rubin to promote the flick Gibson took
offense when his alleged anti-semitic
tirade was brought up and shot back at
the reporter with a sharp retort I
gather you have a dog in this fight
some interpreted the comment to mean
Gibson was accusing Rubin of a bias
against him due to his own Jewish
heritage what I did understand I didn’t
speak up and say that as both a Jew and
as a human being I was really offended
by what he said in 2006 however Rubin
politely smiled but later expressed his
anger while Gibson moved on to more
equally awkward interviews let’s move on
dude I’m on edge of darkness opens today
it’s good to see you back in the saddle
and doing what you do best thanks a lot
for joining us Mel take care bye bye
asshole number six Jian Ghomeshi vs.
Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob you guys
formed only in the last couple of years
right I don’t know what you’re talking
about
the American country rock band the box
masters formed in 2007 and we’re
fortunate enough to appear on Canada’s
acclaimed q radio show just a couple of
years later
unfortunately for host Jian Ghomeshi the
group’s most famous member Billy Bob
Thornton took offense when his extensive
background in film was mentioned the box
masters principal songwriter singer and
drummer is a guy named Billy Bob
Thornton whose other job some of the
time his oscar-winning screenwriter
actor and director for almost half of
the 13 minute interview Norton gave
cryptic answers while his bandmates
looked like they had just seen a puppy
run over by a semi I’m just trying to do
it a show and give people context for
her who you guys are
even though Thornton’s fame brought
attention to the band he made it clear
that said Fame shouldn’t be discussed
classic Hollywood move given that you
seem to be quite passionate about music
I was wondering about your would you say
that to Tom Petty what I say that he’s
passionate about music yeah yeah really
would you explain why it’s not a hobby
would I explain why it’s not a hobby are
you reacting the fact that I said yeah I
am I am since you’re instructed not to
talk about shit like that yeah I’m
reacting to that yeah number 5 the
dictator dumps ashes on Ryan Seacrest
yes I love it there because it it gave
me an opportunity to bring my dear
friend and doubles tennis partner Kim
jong-il at the 2012 Academy Awards Sacha
Baron Cohen showed up in character and
accompanied by sexy female guards for
his red-carpet arrival and made it rain
all over a surprised Ryan Seacrest it
was his dream to come to the Oscars and
to be sprinkled over the red carpet I
know the Halle Berry’s chest again Baron
Cohen was promoting his latest film The
Dictator and was carrying an urn
supposedly filled with the ashes of
recently deceased North Korean dictator
Kim Jong Il the funny and the
interesting thing is actually
always a professional
mr. Seacrest handled the incident rather
well as Baron Cohen retreated with a few
words of advice no if somebody asked you
what the other way you will second your
game in the end Seacrest looked like
Scarface but he gained the admiration of
a giddy Giuliana Rezac I think that I’m
lucky number four Martin Bashir
interviews Michael Jackson black people
were called colored people because we
come in all colors over the course of
eight months from 2002 to 2003 the King
of Pop was followed and interviewed for
a British documentary ostensibly to see
what his day-to-day life was like do we
bought this right and this and you like
your owns don’t you yeah however MJ made
the unfortunate admission that he slept
in bed with children but I has up in a
bed with many children a sleeping bear
at all journalists and host Martin
Bashir expressed his concerns to Michael
Jackson who defended his actions by
citing love
it’s very loving that’s what the world
needs now more love more the world the
world needs a heart the world needs a
man who’s 44 sleeping okay taking a old
renowned are you making our Jackson
recalled his experiences sleeping with
Macaulay and Kieran Culkin and actually
spoke like a child as he remembered hot
air balloon excursions at Neverland
Ranch can you understand what people
would worry about that cuz they’re
ignorant the entire documentary stunned
audiences and ultimately led to a sexual
abuse trial Michael Jackson was found
innocent of all charges
number three tarantino shut down it’s
interesting that you have a different
view and i’m just trying to explore that
and I don’t want you cuz I’m here to
sell my movie an acclaimed journalist
who’d been in the biz for decades
Krishnan guru-murthy of Britain’s
channel four received a surprise one day
when interviewing Quentin Tarantino I
don’t I well I’m gonna tell you why I’m
so sure do not ask me a question like
that I’m not gonna I’m not biting there
to promote his new film Django Unchained
the director shunned his questions about
violence yeah well it’s a movie it’s a
fantasy actually shunned is an
understatement
and I’m shutting your butt down and it’s
no secret that Quentin Tarantino’s made
some of the bloodiest films over the
past 25 years but he unleashed the crazy
eyes once the interviewer asked about
the real-life implications of such
violence it’s none of your damn business
what I think about that well it’s my job
to ask you why you thing and I am Julian
poyo
guru-murthy chuckled and Tarantino
torched him with a verbal smackdown that
left the dapper host both confused and
amused and it’s all about knowing when
it’s all about knowing when to hang up
the gloves or in my case I guess the
megaphone Quentin Tarantino thank you
very much thank you number 2 Charlie
Sheen is winning yeah I am on a drug
it’s called Charlie Sheen the internet
went wild in 2011 as one of Hollywood’s
most exuberant personalities officially
well let’s say took a break from reality
I’m an f-18 bro and I will destroy you
in the air and I will I will deploy my
ordnance to the ground in an at times
hilarious but also troubling interview
with Andrea Canning Charlie Sheen
explained that he wasn’t bipolar but
rather by winning I’m by winning I went
here and I win there and had tiger blood
among his many quotable quips you know I
got Tiger blood man the ABC host pressed
the actor about his relentless partying
which led Sheen to boast that his antics
would make Frank Sinatra and Keith
Richards look like reveaied armless
children social media went crazy and so
did Sheen but not gonna be a nice for
amateurs come on now I’m fine I’ve
always had a plan
I executed it perfectly before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions and Joaquin I’m sorry you
couldn’t be here tonight
I would slash my hooves no I love this
phone oh yeah yeah that’s very nice of
you to joke it’s a joke where you going
when I compare myself to Steve Jobs or
Walt Disney Howard Hughes David Starr
Michelangelo ah da Vinci Jesus you know
I’m gonna be really terse with these
Star Trek questions that I’ve answered
for 23 years
number one Tom Cruise jumps the couch
we’ve never seen you behave this way
before I know some actors fake tears and
some actors fake excitement it’s what
they do
so was it a huge surprise when Tom
Cruise went nuts on The Oprah Winfrey
Show in 2005 and declared his love for
Katie Holmes I’m in the way right around
the same time Cruz had lost his longtime
publicist and was also boasting about
his knowledge of psychiatry psychiatry
is is a pseudoscience the digital age
was being revolutionized by outlets like
TMZ and YouTube which made Cruz’s couch
jumping an instant viral hit you ever
felt that perhaps he was simply
promoting his next film war of the world
but his goofy appearance made him an
instant punchline it was awkward and
undoubtedly awesome I’m gonna little
bleeping are you getting yeah no I’m not
oh do you agree with our list perfect
yeah no it doesn’t it doesn’t compare
their whole different different
realities you know what’s your favorite
awkward celebrity interview really what
about this is frightening to you tell me
four more mind-blowing top 10s published
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you
finish this welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten awkward celebrity interviews
it’s always feels very awkward for me to
be in front of an audience for this list
we’re focusing solely on the beautifully
strange celebrity interviews that were
caught on tape and became viral
sensations while there have been plenty
of bizarre celeb antics over the years
we found those that caused lengthy
moments of silence and made us laugh
maniacal laughter I don’t know what the
clip is I don’t know what the clip is
it’s a you and maybe you know scene with
you and Gwyneth Paltrow oh you’re doing
fine or Thanks number 10 Farrah Fawcett
spaces out on Letterman what I wanted to
do was paint and not put paint on my
body but use my body parts to paint with
in 1997 the 50 year old Charlie’s Angels
star posed for Playboy and made her
debut on The Late Show with David
Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater
Fawcett opened with a few strong
anecdotes about life in New York City
and there are places where the wall
right uh the wall what is that the thing
you think
anyway but swiftly drifted away from
reality as Dave seemingly watched the
train wreck in slow motion she giggled
described cryptic Central Park walls and
had problems describing her own birthday
celebration how did you celebrate your
50th birthday oh so it hasn’t happened
the audience cackle in amazement and
Farrah squirmed in confusion but Fawcett
always stuck to her guns that she was
not on anything at the time of the
interview you be the judge
fair on the on the pay-per-view special
it’s an hour long it’s a 58 baby ok
that’s another verb it’s a it’s another
first
number nine Courtney Love crashes
Madonna interview that’s Courtney
everybody’s favorite come on up should
be let her come on yeah no don’t please
come on Courtney it was a moment that
any music journalist dreams of a
one-on-one with Madonna
however MTV’s Kurt Loder decided he
needed more from the 1995 Video Music
Awards post show it’s also hi Courtney
after being pelted from below by what
turned out to be a makeup compact loader
brought Courtney Love up to join the
party
the Material Girl instantly expressed
her concern and things quickly got weird
I’m gonna get into astrophysicist
because this rock star thing is not
working out the whole singer rambled on
about science and catfights while
Madonna put on a fake smile as the MTV
host was visibly filled with regret well
what doesn’t belong on camera right
Madonna’s running off she’s gonna be
going thank you very much
when it was all over love face planet
into both the stage and into me he goes
partly love I’ve had your Hall which
actually happens to be true number eight
Paris Hilton walks out things started on
a playful note with no fewer than three
interruptions from one or another of her
seventeen house pets this Rakhi 2011
interview started off light with nosy
cats interrupting the scene but soon
became prickly when Kim Kardashian
entered the conversation ABC’s Dan
Harris spoke with Paris Hilton about her
numerous stalkers and ditzy public
persona is it true that when you’re not
on camera that your voice drops and
you’re much more serious definitely I
think it’s a character that I developed
the simple life but encountered a severe
case of stink eyes
once he questioned the fleeting fame of
the entrepreneur’s Hilton looked
off-camera for guidance while Harris
threw up a white flag with a knowing
smile you ever worry about your moment
having passed you want to wrap up the
two hugged it out but ABC ultimately
mocked miss Paris during their intro
segment to the piece she said she was
watching the shows you got an outside
perspective on their relationship and
decided it wasn’t quite working alrighty
then
number seven Mel Gibson’s gone to the
dogs we all exchange pleasantries and
well then things got less pleasant do
not we repeat do not bring up the past
– Mel Gibson after his 2006 drunk
driving arrest the actor took several
years off but returned to the spotlight
for the 2010 thriller edge of darkness
lie down he dead during an interview
with veteran entertainment reporter Sam
Rubin to promote the flick Gibson took
offense when his alleged anti-semitic
tirade was brought up and shot back at
the reporter with a sharp retort I
gather you have a dog in this fight
some interpreted the comment to mean
Gibson was accusing Rubin of a bias
against him due to his own Jewish
heritage what I did understand I didn’t
speak up and say that as both a Jew and
as a human being I was really offended
by what he said in 2006 however Rubin
politely smiled but later expressed his
anger while Gibson moved on to more
equally awkward interviews let’s move on
dude I’m on edge of darkness opens today
it’s good to see you back in the saddle
and doing what you do best thanks a lot
for joining us Mel take care bye bye
asshole number six Jian Ghomeshi vs.
Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob you guys
formed only in the last couple of years
right I don’t know what you’re talking
about
the American country rock band the box
masters formed in 2007 and we’re
fortunate enough to appear on Canada’s
acclaimed q radio show just a couple of
years later
unfortunately for host Jian Ghomeshi the
group’s most famous member Billy Bob
Thornton took offense when his extensive
background in film was mentioned the box
masters principal songwriter singer and
drummer is a guy named Billy Bob
Thornton whose other job some of the
time his oscar-winning screenwriter
actor and director for almost half of
the 13 minute interview Norton gave
cryptic answers while his bandmates
looked like they had just seen a puppy
run over by a semi I’m just trying to do
it a show and give people context for
her who you guys are
even though Thornton’s fame brought
attention to the band he made it clear
that said Fame shouldn’t be discussed
classic Hollywood move given that you
seem to be quite passionate about music
I was wondering about your would you say
that to Tom Petty what I say that he’s
passionate about music yeah yeah really
would you explain why it’s not a hobby
would I explain why it’s not a hobby are
you reacting the fact that I said yeah I
am I am since you’re instructed not to
talk about shit like that yeah I’m
reacting to that yeah number 5 the
dictator dumps ashes on Ryan Seacrest
yes I love it there because it it gave
me an opportunity to bring my dear
friend and doubles tennis partner Kim
jong-il at the 2012 Academy Awards Sacha
Baron Cohen showed up in character and
accompanied by sexy female guards for
his red-carpet arrival and made it rain
all over a surprised Ryan Seacrest it
was his dream to come to the Oscars and
to be sprinkled over the red carpet I
know the Halle Berry’s chest again Baron
Cohen was promoting his latest film The
Dictator and was carrying an urn
supposedly filled with the ashes of
recently deceased North Korean dictator
Kim Jong Il the funny and the
interesting thing is actually
always a professional
mr. Seacrest handled the incident rather
well as Baron Cohen retreated with a few
words of advice no if somebody asked you
what the other way you will second your
game in the end Seacrest looked like
Scarface but he gained the admiration of
a giddy Giuliana Rezac I think that I’m
lucky number four Martin Bashir
interviews Michael Jackson black people
were called colored people because we
come in all colors over the course of
eight months from 2002 to 2003 the King
of Pop was followed and interviewed for
a British documentary ostensibly to see
what his day-to-day life was like do we
bought this right and this and you like
your owns don’t you yeah however MJ made
the unfortunate admission that he slept
in bed with children but I has up in a
bed with many children a sleeping bear
at all journalists and host Martin
Bashir expressed his concerns to Michael
Jackson who defended his actions by
citing love
it’s very loving that’s what the world
needs now more love more the world the
world needs a heart the world needs a
man who’s 44 sleeping okay taking a old
renowned are you making our Jackson
recalled his experiences sleeping with
Macaulay and Kieran Culkin and actually
spoke like a child as he remembered hot
air balloon excursions at Neverland
Ranch can you understand what people
would worry about that cuz they’re
ignorant the entire documentary stunned
audiences and ultimately led to a sexual
abuse trial Michael Jackson was found
innocent of all charges
number three tarantino shut down it’s
interesting that you have a different
view and i’m just trying to explore that
and I don’t want you cuz I’m here to
sell my movie an acclaimed journalist
who’d been in the biz for decades
Krishnan guru-murthy of Britain’s
channel four received a surprise one day
when interviewing Quentin Tarantino I
don’t I well I’m gonna tell you why I’m
so sure do not ask me a question like
that I’m not gonna I’m not biting there
to promote his new film Django Unchained
the director shunned his questions about
violence yeah well it’s a movie it’s a
fantasy actually shunned is an
understatement
and I’m shutting your butt down and it’s
no secret that Quentin Tarantino’s made
some of the bloodiest films over the
past 25 years but he unleashed the crazy
eyes once the interviewer asked about
the real-life implications of such
violence it’s none of your damn business
what I think about that well it’s my job
to ask you why you thing and I am Julian
poyo
guru-murthy chuckled and Tarantino
torched him with a verbal smackdown that
left the dapper host both confused and
amused and it’s all about knowing when
it’s all about knowing when to hang up
the gloves or in my case I guess the
megaphone Quentin Tarantino thank you
very much thank you number 2 Charlie
Sheen is winning yeah I am on a drug
it’s called Charlie Sheen the internet
went wild in 2011 as one of Hollywood’s
most exuberant personalities officially
well let’s say took a break from reality
I’m an f-18 bro and I will destroy you
in the air and I will I will deploy my
ordnance to the ground in an at times
hilarious but also troubling interview
with Andrea Canning Charlie Sheen
explained that he wasn’t bipolar but
rather by winning I’m by winning I went
here and I win there and had tiger blood
among his many quotable quips you know I
got Tiger blood man the ABC host pressed
the actor about his relentless partying
which led Sheen to boast that his antics
would make Frank Sinatra and Keith
Richards look like reveaied armless
children social media went crazy and so
did Sheen but not gonna be a nice for
amateurs come on now I’m fine I’ve
always had a plan
I executed it perfectly before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions and Joaquin I’m sorry you
couldn’t be here tonight
I would slash my hooves no I love this
phone oh yeah yeah that’s very nice of
you to joke it’s a joke where you going
when I compare myself to Steve Jobs or
Walt Disney Howard Hughes David Starr
Michelangelo ah da Vinci Jesus you know
I’m gonna be really terse with these
Star Trek questions that I’ve answered
for 23 years
number one Tom Cruise jumps the couch
we’ve never seen you behave this way
before I know some actors fake tears and
some actors fake excitement it’s what
they do
so was it a huge surprise when Tom
Cruise went nuts on The Oprah Winfrey
Show in 2005 and declared his love for
Katie Holmes I’m in the way right around
the same time Cruz had lost his longtime
publicist and was also boasting about
his knowledge of psychiatry psychiatry
is is a pseudoscience the digital age
was being revolutionized by outlets like
TMZ and YouTube which made Cruz’s couch
jumping an instant viral hit you ever
felt that perhaps he was simply
promoting his next film war of the world
but his goofy appearance made him an
instant punchline it was awkward and
undoubtedly awesome I’m gonna little
bleeping are you getting yeah no I’m not
oh do you agree with our list perfect
yeah no it doesn’t it doesn’t compare
their whole different different
realities you know what’s your favorite
awkward celebrity interview really what
about this is frightening to you tell me
four more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com um that’d be great
you
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