Over the years, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the times interviewers crossed the line while interviewing celebrities. Many of their submissions were about late-night hosts. Here are some of the shocking examples:
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When David Letterman’s crew zoomed in on Jennifer Lopez’s breasts, and he made comments about her chest.
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When Jimmy Kimmel said he was shocked that Jonah Hill smelled good.
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When David Letterman interrupted his interview with Catherine Zeta-Jones to touch her hair without her consent, making her clearly uncomfortable.
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When David Letterman repeatedly made weird comments about Tina Turner’s scent.
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When David Letterman kept asking and pressuring Madonna to kiss a random stranger in the audience, despite her repeatedly saying no.
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When Conan O’Brien was staring at Nicole Scherzinger’s chest, and she called him out.
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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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When Megan Fox brought up that she was sexualized from a young age and Jimmy Kimmel shut her down and made jokes.
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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.
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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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When David Letterman sucked on Jennifer Aniston’s hair.
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And lastly, when David Letterman asked Lindsay Lohan questions about rehab that hadn’t been approved.