Top 10 Worst Celebrity Interviews

Phoenix appeared bearded, mumbling, and seemingly incoherent to promote a fake rap career in what turned out to be a performance art piece for the mockumentary I'm Still Here, leaving Letterman and audiences genuinely bewildered.

The Duke of York's catastrophic interview with Emily Maitlis about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein produced the infamous "Pizza Express in Woking" and "inability to sweat" defenses, effectively ending his public royal career overnight.

Kanye declared that 400 years of slavery "sounds like a choice" during a rambling TMZ interview, prompting staffer Van Lathan to confront him on camera in a moment that foreshadowed years of increasingly erratic public behavior.

Channel 4's Guru-Murthy pushed Downey Jr. about his drug history and prison time during an Avengers press junket, prompting the actor to remove his microphone and walk out in a tense exchange that went viral worldwide.

The Back to the Future actor appeared in platform shoes and a wig, nearly kicked Letterman in the face with a karate move, and was escorted off stage in one of the most genuinely bizarre late night appearances ever recorded.

When confronted about receiving blood diamonds from Charles Taylor, Campbell gave dismissive, monosyllabic answers and visibly bristled at every question, creating a masterclass in hostile celebrity interview stonewalling.

Fox told an anecdote about director Michael Bay putting her in a bikini at 15, which Kimmel laughed off, and the clip resurfaced years later during the MeToo movement as a devastating example of normalized industry exploitation on live television.

The hosts' patronizing questions about whether Delevingne had read the Paper Towns book she was promoting devolved into a painfully awkward exchange where the model-actress gave increasingly sarcastic answers before the hosts suggested she "take a nap."

The Icelandic singer physically attacked a journalist at Bangkok airport who greeted her with "Welcome to Bangkok," later telling reporters she had let it build over years of invasive media encounters in a moment that exposed the brutal toll of celebrity hounding.

Phoenix appeared bearded, mumbling, and seemingly incoherent to promote a fake rap career in what turned out to be a performance art piece for the mockumentary I'm Still Here, leaving Letterman and audiences genuinely bewildered.

The Duke of York's catastrophic interview with Emily Maitlis about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein produced the infamous "Pizza Express in Woking" and "inability to sweat" defenses, effectively ending his public royal career overnight.

Kanye declared that 400 years of slavery "sounds like a choice" during a rambling TMZ interview, prompting staffer Van Lathan to confront him on camera in a moment that foreshadowed years of increasingly erratic public behavior.

Channel 4's Guru-Murthy pushed Downey Jr. about his drug history and prison time during an Avengers press junket, prompting the actor to remove his microphone and walk out in a tense exchange that went viral worldwide.

The Back to the Future actor appeared in platform shoes and a wig, nearly kicked Letterman in the face with a karate move, and was escorted off stage in one of the most genuinely bizarre late night appearances ever recorded.

When confronted about receiving blood diamonds from Charles Taylor, Campbell gave dismissive, monosyllabic answers and visibly bristled at every question, creating a masterclass in hostile celebrity interview stonewalling.

Fox told an anecdote about director Michael Bay putting her in a bikini at 15, which Kimmel laughed off, and the clip resurfaced years later during the MeToo movement as a devastating example of normalized industry exploitation on live television.

The hosts' patronizing questions about whether Delevingne had read the Paper Towns book she was promoting devolved into a painfully awkward exchange where the model-actress gave increasingly sarcastic answers before the hosts suggested she "take a nap."

The Icelandic singer physically attacked a journalist at Bangkok airport who greeted her with "Welcome to Bangkok," later telling reporters she had let it build over years of invasive media encounters in a moment that exposed the brutal toll of celebrity hounding.