20 Times David Letterman, Howards Stern, And Ellen DeGeneres Tried To Embarrass Their Guests For Laughs, And It Was Incredibly Inappropriate

4 years ago 5

ARTICLE AD BOX

Ellen really did a whole segment about words Sofía Vergara couldn't pronounce.

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.

Howard Stern asking Anna Nicole Smith to get on a scale

2. When David Letterman's crew zoomed in on Jennifer Lopez's breasts, and he made comments about her chest.

Letterman looking at the green screen underneath his desk of his camera crew zooming in on Lopez's breasts, saying: "Yes, sir, look at that. That's pretty darn good"

3. When Ellen made a whole game out of which English words Sofía Vergara could and couldn't pronounce.

Ellen laughing at Sofia not being able to pronounce a word

4. When David Letterman kept asking and pressuring Madonna to kiss a random stranger in the audience, despite her repeatedly saying no.

"Go kiss the guy in the audience, it would knock him out! Like on the forehead"

5. When David Letterman asked Lindsay Lohan questions about rehab that hadn't been approved.

David Letterman asking Lindsay Lohan about rehab and her saying that these questions were not approved

6. When Ellen brought up Justin Bieber's nude paparazzi photos and displayed them on a huge screen.

Ellen displaying Justin's nude paparazzi photos and asking him about it.

7. When Howard Stern interviewed Emma Bunton (aka Baby Spice) and was offensive and sexist the whole time.

Howard Stern saying that Emma lost her virginity when she was "Swallow Spice"

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.

Janet Jackson saying she doesn't want to talk about the Super Bowl and David Letterman asking anyway

9. When Howard Stern asked Sarah Michelle Gellar how hairy her vagina was.

Howard Stern asking Sarah Michelle Gellar how hairy her vagina is

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 putting pictures of Taylor's exes on a huge screen

11. When Ellen repeatedly asked Taylor Swift and Zac Efron if they were dating when they went on her show to promote The Lorax.

Ellen telling Taylor Swift and Zac Efron they're a cute couple even though they weren't dating

12. When Howard Stern sexually harassed Mariah Carey during her interview, and she was visibly uncomfortable.

Howard asking mariah if she's wearing underwear, and her saying he's making a mockery of her

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.

Britney Spears doing a segment where she reads her list of things that would be different if she was president and the number 1 on the the list is "Finally the media would pay some attention to me"

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.

Letterman repeatedly asking Alba "How tiny was it? Where was it tiny?"

16. When Ellen forced Mariah Carey to drink alcohol to prove she wasn't pregnant.

Ellen telling Mariah to toast to her not being pregnant.

17. When Ellen mispronounced Hasan Minhaj's name for laughs.

Ellen purposely mispronouncing Hasan's name for laughs

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.

Howard telling harry he should have a male therapist instead, and then making a joke about how harry's going to fuck his female therapist

19. When Ellen tried to publicly accuse Dakota Johnson of not inviting her to her birthday party.

Ellen accusing Dakota of not inviting her to her birthday party

20. And lastly, when David Letterman sucked on Jennifer Aniston's hair.

David Letterman sucking on Jennifer Aniston's hair

What are other inappropriate times when TV hosts and interviewers embarrassed their guests for fun? Let us know in the comments.

Read Entire Article