Over the weekend, a compilation of shocking celebrity interview moments went viral. The video featured clips like R. Kelly’s infamous response when asked if he “liked teenage girls,” Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and more. Sharing this compilation, Reddit user voguediaries recently asked people to list other celebs who “ruined their career with one interview” — so here’s a roundup of responses:

It’s worth highlighting that some of these careers weren’t outright “ruined” — though, to many, their reputations and public images certainly were.

1. “That Megan Fox interview, where she compared Michael Bay to Napoleon and Hitler and said he was a nightmare to work with, resulting in Spielberg allegedly firing her from the Transformers franchise. Apparently, she was blacklisted after that until a few years ago.” —u/summercloudsadness

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When asked to share her “most and least favorite things” about working with Michael, Megan said, “He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”

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“He’s a nightmare to work for, but when you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward,” she added. “He has no social skills at all. And it’s endearing to watch him. He’s vulnerable and fragile in real life and then on set he’s a tyrant.”

Megan faced immense backlash for her comments once the interview was published, and she was ultimately fired from the Transformers franchise.

2. “Katherine Heigl and the infamous Knocked Up interview where she dare criticize the movie and described it as a little sexist much to the ire of [Judd] Apatow and Seth Rogen. She was on a roll with some good, entertaining rom-coms at that time, but that interview brought so much backlash for her.” —u/summercloudsadness

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Katherine faced scrutiny after describing Knocked Up as “a little sexist.” She said, “It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. It exaggerated the characters, and I had a hard time with it, on some days. I’m playing such a bitch; why is she being such a killjoy? Why is this how you’re portraying women? Ninety-eight percent of the time it was an amazing experience, but it was hard for me to love the movie.”

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Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow later called Katherine out for her remarks.

3. “Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric really hurt McCain’s campaign (though he probably would have lost anyway) and she became a laughing stock. This was back in the good ol days, when outing yourself as an idiot on national TV had political consequences.” —u/Unassuminglocalgirl

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Sarah famously gave somewhat of a nonanswer when Katie asked her about what newspapers she’d read that had shaped her worldview. She said, “All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years” — prompting widespread mockery.

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4. “Chris D’Elia realizing you can save snapchats on that podcast.” —u/Funny-Welder-3313

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Chris was accused of sexual misconduct with minors in 2021, which he denied. As the allegations surfaced online, fans unearthed a video of Chris realizing in real time that Snapchat videos, photos, and messages could actually be saved.

5. “Lars Von Trier interview where he said he sympathized with Hitler. You can see Kirsten Dunst realizing she’s not getting an Oscar nom happen in real time.” —u/Jasminewindsong2

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Director Lars sparked heavy backlash after joking that he’s a “Nazi” who is able to “understand” Hitler during a talk at Cannes Film Festival amid the release of his film Melancholia — next to a very unimpressed-looking Kirsten Dunst.

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6. “Belle Gibson’s interview about faking cancer, all her health issues and saying she had previously died after she was exposed for conning people.” —u/Financial-Painter689

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This one is pretty self-explanatory, but Belle famously deceived her followers by claiming to have cured terminal cancer with natural remedies.

7. “Not that his career was on fire anyway, but that mid-2000s Chris Klein interview in Elle where he talked about how he only dated 10s and wouldn’t tolerate his girlfriend gaining weight and women have to be the ones cooking the food in the relationship. Never even had a C-list career after that.” —u/remy_coca-cola

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Back in 2005, American Pie actor Chris gave a series of wild answers during an interview with Elle. When asked if there’s a particular dish he makes to “impress women,” he said, “I don’t need food to impress, man. It’s a flash of a smile and a nice conversation. And at the end of the day, she’s cooking the food.” He later said that he “only dates 8 to 10s” on a hypothetical hot-scale, and is “not tolerant” of a woman gaining a few pounds.

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8. “Can we add John Mayer to the list? His interview with Playboy shattered a lot of people’s image of him. He was an insanely popular star who was seen as maybe a bit of a womanizer, but sensitive and romantic. And then he dropped the n-word, said he had a ‘David Duke cock,’ talked about looking at 300 vaginas before getting out of bed in the morning, wishing he could snort Jessica Simpson, and probably some other stuff that got lost in the insanity. Nobody could ever listen to ‘Daughters’ the same way again.” —u/meepmarpalarp

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Enough said.

9. “So it definitely didn’t RUIN his career but Miles Teller had a bad interview that just made him seem like an ass that colored his reputation until Top Gun: Maverick saved his career. Interestingly, it was an article, not a recorded interview.” —u/AnnualAd6496

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The writer of said interview repeatedly asserted that Miles came across as “kind of a dick” throughout their conversation.

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10. “Kelly Osborne ‘Oh that’s not -‘” —u/lbowles22

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Kelly famously attempted to challenge President Trump’s disgusting, racist comments on Mexico by boldly questioning, “If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet Donald Trump?” She admitted last year, “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t hate myself a little bit more each time I see it.”

11. And finally, “Giuliana Rancic talking about Zendaya’s hair on Fashion Police, never saw that woman on TV again.” —u/hamster912

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Fashion Police host Giuliana caused a huge stir after making horrific remarks about Zendaya’s locs, suggesting that they made her look like she “smells like patchouli oil.” Zendaya penned a powerful statement in response, stating in part: “There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair.”

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