Interviews are part of the job for both celebrities and journalists alike. A lot of times, both parties go in knowing what to expect, what you can talk about, and what you can’t.
Some will tell you the mark of a good journalist is one who knows when to push to get that extra detail or two.
It’s a slippery slope, however, because if you push too far, you risk blowing the whole interview, a feeling the interviewers in these blown efforts are clearly familiar with.
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Quentin Tarantino engaged in a heated back and forth with Krishnan Guru-Murthy while promoting Django Unchained where he was clearly unprepared to be challenged about the film’s themes.
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This wildly inappropriate question was leveled at One Direction right after asking them when they’d go from “boy band” to “man band.” … Yikes.
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What other times have you seen celebrity interviews go terribly wrong? Who handled it well, and who handled it terribly? Let’s hear it in the comments.