Earlier this month, Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend, Sarah Brady called him "emotionally abusive" after releasing controversial text messages he sent her. Shortly after, a 2017 interview with Jonah's This Is The End costar Jay Baruchel was brought to light, where Jay revealed that he actually didn't like Jonah.
Since the two actors ran in similar circles and were in six movies together, I'd assumed that they had been friends this whole time. And it got me thinking about other unexpected celebrities who don't get along. So here are some of the strangest and most random celeb beefs that truly surprised me:
1. Courtney Love and Olivia Rodrigo
In 2021, after Olivia released promo shots for her live-stream concert film Sour Prom, Hole frontwoman Courtney Love posted one of the photos on her Instagram with the caption, “Spot the difference! #twinning! @oliviarodrigo 😉👸👸," referring to the similarities between Olivia's picture and the cover art for Hole's 1994 album Live Through This. Both pictures feature a very Carrie-esque image of a prom queen with smudged makeup. Olivia responded, "love u and live through this sooooo much."
Implying that Olivia owes her flowers and a thank you note for using a similar concept, Courtney responded, "Olivia—you’re welcome… My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note!”
2. Jon Hamm and Kim Kardashian
In 2012, while talking about reality TV, Jon told Elle UK, "Whether it's Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian or whoever, stupidity is certainly celebrated." He continued, "Being a f—king idiot is a valuable commodity in this culture because you're rewarded significantly...It’s celebrated. It doesn’t make sense to me.”
Soon after, Jon was asked about the whole ordeal on The Today Show and doubled down on his comments. "I don't think they were careless; I think they were accurate...It's a part of our culture that I certainly don't identify with, and I don't really understand the appeal of it other than in a sort of car crash sensibility, and it's not something that I partake in or enjoy, but it is what it is, and here we are."
3. Jennifer Aniston and Kanye West
In October 2020, Jen posted photos of herself dropping off her ballot for the presidential election on Instagram. She showed her support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the caption and ended with, "PS - It’s not funny to vote for Kanye. I don’t know how else to say it. Please be responsible 🙏🏼" If you recall, Kanye urged people to write his name on their ballots.
In tweets that have since been deleted, Kanye responded to Jen's message, saying, "That Rogan interview got em shook. Let's gooooo," referring to his appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast. Kanye then added, "Friends wasn't funny either."
4. Doja Cat and Noah Schnapp
In the summer of 2022, after the release of Stranger Things Season 4, Noah Schnapp posted a now-deleted TikTok sharing screenshots of a private convo between him and Doja Cat. The messages revealed Doja asking Noah about his costar Joseph Quinn: "Noah, can you tell Joseph to hmu [hit me up]."
Doja took to TikTok Live to share her thoughts, saying that Noah sharing information that she "didn’t feel comfortable with him sharing" was "disappointing." She also called the whole thing "very degrading," "exploitative," and "super embarrassing."
5. JoJo Siwa and Candace Cameron Bure
In 2022, JoJo revealed in a now-deleted TikTok that Candance was the "rudest celebrity" she had ever met. Candace reached out to JoJo to apologize, and after talking privately, Candance posted about the whole thing on Instagram, assuring everyone that the two were "all good."
A few months later, however, Candace made some controversial remarks about her move from the Hallmark Channel to Great American Family, a network that aims to "promote faith programming and good family entertainment." She said, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core."
JoJo took to Instagram to voice her disappointment in Candace's comments. She said, "honestly, I can’t believe after everything that went down just a few months ago, that [Candace] would not only create a movie with intention of excluding LGBTQIA+, but then also talk about it in the press. This is rude and hurtful to a whole community of people." In an interview with People, JoJo said she hadn't spoken to Candance and doubted she would ever again.
6. Martha Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow
In a 2014 interview, while talking about Gwyneth and her Goop brand, Martha said, "She just needs to be quiet. She’s a movie star. If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn’t be trying to be Martha Stewart." Later that year, an issue of Martha Stewart Living featured a six-page spread about pies titled "Conscious Coupling," clearly in reference to Gwyneth's divorce, which she famously called a "conscious uncoupling."
Gwyneth retaliated by posting a recipe for "Jailbird Cake" on her website — a jab at Martha's stint in prison. The two continue to publicly poke fun at each other with Martha dissing Gwyneth's vagina candle in 2020 and Gwyneth addressing Martha in an ad for her 2022 gift guide.
7. Bella Thorne and Whoopi Goldberg
In 2019, after a hacker threatened to release nude photos of Bella, she shared them on Twitter herself in order to "take her power back." Shortly after, Whoopi shared her opinion on the situation on The View. Whoopi put the blame on Bella, stating, "Once you take that picture it goes into the cloud and it’s available to any hacker who wants them."
Bella responded in a series of Instagram stories. Through tears, she said, "Watching this interview made me feel terrible about myself." She added that she was canceling her upcoming appearance on The View and said, "Shame on you, Whoopi...for putting that public opinion just out there like that for every young girl to think that they’re disgusting for even taking a photo like that. Shame on you."
8. Ryan Murphy and Kings of Leon
In a 2011 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Glee creator Ryan Murphy called out the rock band Kings of Leon for denying his request to use one of their songs in Glee. He said, "F—k you, Kings of Leon," before calling them "self-centered a—holes." Ryan added, "They missed the big picture. They missed that a 7-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument. It’s like, okay, hate on arts education. You can make fun of Glee all you want, but at its heart, what we really do is turn kids on to music.”
9. And finally, Tia Mowry and Charlize Theron
In 2014, Tia revealed to In Touch that Charlize "wasn't very nice" to her at SoulCycle. After she approached Charlize to say hi, Tia asserted, "She actually rolled her eyes and said, ‘Oh my God.’” Tia went on to say that she wasn't being "over-the-top" and that she knows "how to approach another celebrity," but that "Charlize was just mean." Weeks later, Tia said the whole thing got "blown out of proportion."
Three years later, when Charlize appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Andy asked her about Tia's comments. Charlize responded, "I'm really nice at SoulCycle, actually, because once my endorphins kick in, I'm actually almost too friendly." She also added that she's "not an eye-roller" and that she didn't think she even remembered seeing Tia at SoulCycle.
