For celebrities, a red carpet is a work event — albeit a glamorous one. Doing red carpet interviews is part of the job, but sometimes, things get uncomfortable. They might call out a reporter for a rude or inappropriate question, or they may simply walk away.
Here are 14 times celebs shut down or called out red carpet reporters:
1. At the 2024 Olivier Awards, a fan video captured Hannah Waddingham responding to rude comments from a photographer. The paparazzo's exact words aren't clear, but Hannah responded, "Oh my god, you'd never say that to a man...Don't be a dick. Otherwise, I'll move on. Don't say, 'Show them your legs.' No."
At that point, she walked away, shaking her head and wagging her finger.
2. At the 2024 Golden Globes, an Access Hollywood interviewer asked Ayo Edebiri for her reaction to her The Bear costar Jeremy Allen White's viral Calvin Klein photoshoot.
Ayo quite professionally shut down that line of questioning.
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3. During the 2024 BAFTAs, a BBC reporter asked Andrew Scott — who was not in Saltburn — for his thoughts on Barry Keoghan's naked dance scene at the end of the film.
When the reporter kept pressing him, Andrew politely excused himself from the conversation.
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4. At the The Mandalorian Season 3 premiere, an Access Hollywood reporter asked Pedro Pascal to read thirst tweets on camera without getting prior consent from him.
He politely declined to read them aloud.
5. On the Creed III premiere red carpet, Michael B. Jordan called out his former classmate and current The Morning Hustle correspondent, Lore'l. He seemingly referred to comments she and her co-hosts made on The Undressing Room when Dominique da Diva called him "a nice, corny guy." In response, Lore'l reflected on making fun of him as kids. She said, "We teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let's start there, and he was no Michael Jordan."
6. At Variety's 2017 Women in Power event, an interviewer reportedly asked Blake Lively — who was there as an honoree for her work against child sex abuse materials — about what she was wearing (per USA Today). Blake reportedly replied, "Really? At this event, you're asking me about my outfit? Seriously...Would you ask a man that?"
"I'm here so we...become more aware, and that we change, and that we build [women up]. So, you can ask me another question."
7. During the 2018 Ocsars, a Sky interviewer reportedly told Daniel Kaluuya that his movie Get Out "ticked a lot of boxes and raised a lot of important things" (per BET).
He replied, "We're not boxes, though. Articulating a Black experience isn't a box. It's like, what we are articulating is our truth. We are human beings."
8. At the 2015 Grammys, Taylor Swift shut down an Entertainment Tonight reporter who suggested she'd be walking home with "lots of men" after the awards ceremony.
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9. At the 1999 Oscars, Mariah Carey deflected Joan Rivers's questions about her weight.
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10. At the 2013 Oscars, an AP interviewer reportedly told Quvenzhané Wallis, who'd just been cast in the remake of Annie, "I'm calling you Annie now."
She replied, "I am not Annie. I am Quvenzhané."
11. In a since-deleted TikTok from Elle's 2022 Women in Hollywood event, a red carpet interviewer reportedly asked Anne Hathaway if she'd discussed The Devil Wears Prada with Anna Wintour. Once the actor confirmed, the reporter asked, "And what has she shared?" Anne replied, "Why would I tell you?"
The interviewer furthered, "Because I'm a fan, and I need to know." Anne replied, "I know, but you weren't there."
12. During the Spanish radio awards show Premios Los 40 Principales, a reporter asked One Direction a very forward question about their sex lives.
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13. During a 2014 DKNY fragrance launch event, AP News asked Rita Ora about rumors her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris was refusing to let her release music they'd collaborated on (which he's denied). The reporter said, "There's been a lot of rumors that Calvin Harris [is] not releasing some of your stuff."
Rita said, "Thank you. Buh-bye." And she walked away.
14. And finally, in an infamous and viral moment from the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, The Pete Holmes Show correspondent Jamie Lee kept awkwardly insisting Shailene Woodley must be hungry.
Here's the full clip, with this part starting at the 1:40 mark:
