Golden Globes 2018 Red Carpet Fashion

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40 Bad-mannered Red Carpet Encounters That Will Make You *Seriously* Uncomfortable

So cringe.

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Bright talent, stunning dresses, hundreds of flashing cameras…what could possibly become wrong on a red carpet? Obviously, a lot. From clueless reporters to downright absurd glory beliefs, here'south a look at some of the most outrageous and blench-worthy red carpeting interactions of all time.

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John Travolta Kisses Scarlett Johansson (2015 Oscars)

No, that's non a wax figure of Scarlett Johansson. That'due south the extra standing totally still—and appearing incredibly uncomfortable—equally John Travolta grabs her midsection and leans in for a kiss.

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Bradley Cooper's Clingy Fan (2014 SAG Awards)

I, also, would like to embrace Bradley Cooper and never allow him become, but you don't see me actually doing it. The role player seemed to laugh off this fan's ambush at the 2014 SAG Awards—before security pried the human from his legs, that is. Turns out, it was notorious Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk.

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Amy Schumer Confront-Plants (2015 Time 100 Gala)

Amy Schumer jokingly face-planted in front of Kimye on the red carpeting—and the couple walked around her with hardly a glance. Schumer later described her determination to swoop in front end of Kimye on The Graham Norton Evidence, saying, "…I saw Kim and Kanye standing there, just owning it, but being brusk and important. And I think falling is the funniest matter, and then I took a dive in front of them." Epic.

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Fan Cuffs Herself to Hugh Grant (2007 Music and Lyrics Premiere)

'Member the time a Dutch prank Goggle box evidence host direct up handcuffed herself to Hugh Grant? And then told him she didn't accept the key? And then made him stand awkwardly with her to await for law and fire rescue to arrive? And so simply spent two hours in jail for it? 2007 was a fourth dimension to exist alive.

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Stella McCartney Almost Takes Downwardly Rihanna's Skirt (2014 Met Gala)

Fashion designer Stella McCartney came *thisclose* to ripping RiRi's skirt right off her body with her heel. Which the vocalist probably would've rocked anyhow, because, um, she's RIHANNA.

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Selena Gomez'due south Blue Streaks (2007 Teen Faddy Young Hollywood Party)

If this 2007 interview didn't have y'all running to the drugstore for a box of blue pilus dye, you're lying. To this 24-hour interval, "I like a little edge, a piddling pop in my hair, and then I wanted to add something different, especially for the Teen Vooooggguuueee party" might be the cringiest-yet-funniest red carpet quote of all time. Even Selena herself knows how truly iconic it is: In 2021, she made fun of the '07 moment in a TikTok, captioning the clip: "To my younger self: y'all're non cool bro."

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Mayim Bialik Defends Her Intelligence (2014 SAG Awards)

A reporter asked The Large Bang Theory extra *and neuroscientist* Mayim Bialik, "Being on the Big Bang Theory, how many people—not that you aren't a genius—think that you can solve calculus at the drop of a hat?" Bialik brilliantly replied to the insulting question by saying, "I was trained in calculus for several years. I'm a neuroscientist—you may non have known that?"

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Björk Wears a Swan Wearing apparel (2001 Oscars)

This is 1 of the most iconic bird dresses of all fourth dimension—that's a category, right? Björk besides brought half dozen ostrich eggs with her (consider them accessories). "I was dropping them advisedly on the ruddy rug," she afterward told GQ. "But other people's bodyguards kept picking them up and proverb in their thick American accents, 'Scuse me, ma'am, you lot dropped this.'"

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Sacha Baron Cohen Dumps Ashes on Ryan Seacrest (2012 Oscars)

Sacha Baron Cohen showed up to the carpeting dressed as his character from The Dictator, accompanied past female bodyguards and an urn of "Kim Jong-il'southward ashes." Things got actually weird when he "accidentally" dumped the material all over Ryan Seacrest'southward Burberry tux.

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Jason Segel Gets Swept Up (2012 Oscars)

Later on Sacha Baron Cohen's stunt, someone swooped in to clean upwardly—clearly unaware they were in the presence of (and blocking) thee Marshall Eriksen!! I know...I honestly can't believe information technology either, Jason.

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Gary Busey Kisses Jennifer Garner's Cervix (2008 Oscars)

Gary Busey repeatedly interrupted Ryan Seacrest while he was interviewing Laura Linney and Jennifer Garner for E!, simply the meet became truly uncomfortable when Seacrest asked Busey "do you know Jennifer Garner?"—and Busey responded past abruptly kissing her neck. Garner was visibly taken aback and responded to Seacrest'southward adjacent question with a very valid one of her own: "Aren't you going to ask me well-nigh getting kissed on the neck on the red carpeting past this homo? Um, that was prissy."

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This Greeting Between Reese Witherspoon and Felicity Jones (2015 Oscars)

Tag yourself: I'k the publicist in the eye silently judging Reese and Felicity for quite literally—and firmly, might I add—shaking wrists.

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Giuliana Rancic Asks Issa Rae What She'd Phone call Her Memoir (2018 Golden Globes)

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Megan Play a trick on and Machine Gun Kelly's Natural language-Touching (2021 Billboard Music Awards)

What's worse: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly (not to mention his DYED Natural language) making out/licking each other on the cerise carpet, or him telling her during their showtime meeting, and I quote, "I am weed"? I hateful, it's only fair two of the hottest people on World are besides ii of the most awkward.

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Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac's Flirting (2021 Venice International Movie Festival)

Things got intense betwixt Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac at the 2021 Venice Motion-picture show International Festival. I'm talking arm kisses, loving looks, face caresses...allow'due south just say the tension was thick. Information technology would've been cute and all if they weren't both, ya know, married to other people.

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Kim Kardashian Gets Flour Bombed (2012 "Truthful Reflection" Fragrance Launch)

An fauna rights activist unleashed on Kim at her 2012 fragrance launch, ruining her outfit and yelling what sounded like, "Lousy fur hag!" at the reality star. Which tbh, kinda sounds like it could exist the proper name of a pretty crawly punk song from the '80s, but I digress.

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Debra Messing Drags E! While Being Interviewed By East! (2018 Golden Globes)

"I was and then shocked to hear that E! doesn't believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts," Debra Messing told East!'due south Giuliana Rancic, referring to onetime Due east! co-host Catt Sadler. In December 2017, Sadler quit the network afterward learning that her male person colleague, Jason Kennedy, earned nigh twice her salary.

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Jennifer Lawrence Trips (2014 Oscars)

1 of Jennifer Lawrence's many famous fumbles went down on the 2014 Oscars cherry carpet, the year she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for American Hustle. The year prior, she barbarous on her mode to accept her All-time Actress award for Silvery Linings Playbook.

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Jim Carrey Says Nothing Is Real (2017 Harper's Bazaar ICONS Political party)

If you want to come across a red carpet reporter piece of work hard for her coin, look no further than Catt Sadler trying to rein in a very philosophical(????) Jim Carrey. "I wanted to find the most meaningless matter that I could come up to and join," he said of his attendance at Harper's Bazaar's ICONS party. He then proceeded to explain how nothing was existent, not even him.

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Jason Derulo's Stair Conspiracy (2011 Cannes Flick Festival)

Set to have your mind diddled. You know that meme of 🎶🎵 Jasoooon Deruloooo 🎶🎵 falling downward the steps at the Met Gala? THAT WASN'T Really HIM. And the pic? Wasn't even taken at the Met Gala. Information technology was an unnamed man trying to crash the Cannes Movie Festival in 2011. In 2015, the vocaliser told Radio.com about it, revealing, "My grandmother, she's 93-years-erstwhile, she called me. She's like 'Are you alright? I heard y'all fell down the stairs.' I was similar 'Grandma, I'm good. I ain't fall down no stairs!'" Guess people notwithstanding didn't get the memo though, because he tried again in 2019, posting on Twitter: "Allow's clear ane thing up, that was NOT me at the #Metgala 😂😂 yous play too much, I was right on my balcony in Miami."

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Nancy O'dell Tells Taylor Swift She's Going Home With a Lot of Men Tonight (2015 Grammys)

While interviewing Taylor Swift on the 2015 Grammys ruddy carpeting, ET's Nancy O'dell actually told Taylor Swift: "You're going to walk with more than a bays tonight, I think, lots of men." Taylor responded with maybe the fiercest decease stare of all fourth dimension. "I'm not going to walk away with whatsoever men tonight," she said. The conversation lightened up from at that place, only it was off to a rough start, to say the least.

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Kanye W'south Bottle (2009 VMAs)

Speaking of Tay, here's Kanye downing a canteen of Hennessy mere hours before he started the feud of the century with her at the 2009 VMAs. Yeah, his flare-up makes A LOT of sense now.

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Elsa Hosk's Earring (2019 Venice Film Festival)

The model had a "Kim, there's people that are dying!" moment when she stopped the presses—literally—to locate her lost earring. With high stilettos and an even higher skirt slit, you lot gotta capeesh the commitment.

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Terrence Howard's Philosophy Class (2019 Emmys)

While Professor Terrence Howard does accept a prissy band to information technology, the actor's bizarre chat with KTLA v at the 2019 Emmys—in which I heard the name Pythagoras for the kickoff time since 10th grade geometry class—simply left everyone confused. Don't believe me? Try deciphering this gem of wisdom: "All free energy in the universe is expressed in motion, all motility is expressed in waves, all waves are curved, so where does the directly lines come from to make the platonic solids?" Thought then.

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Joan Rivers Accosts Nicole Kidman Over Her Wearing apparel (1997 Oscars)

At the 1997 Oscars, Joan Rivers belittled Nicole Kidman over the color of her gown. "Nicole! Come tell me why yous wore such an ugly color!" she said. Nicole, either not hearing Rivers or opting to brand conversation with people who weren't going to insult her, walked on by. Rivers continued, "I hate that colour! You are making me puke!"

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Lil Uzi Vert Has a Strained Convo With Giuliana Rancic (2018 Grammys)

Giuliana Rancic and Lil Uzi Vert were non on the same folio at the 2018 Grammys, at least not in terms of their enthusiasm levels. The exchange went something like this:

Giuliana: How are you feeling?
Lil Uzi Vert: I'grand feeling normal.

Fair enough.

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Zac Efron Drops a Condom (The Lorax premiere, 2012)

Dropping a safe in public might be awkward under any circumstances, but it's especially awkward when it happens at the premiere of a children's film. Zac Efron learned this the difficult way, when a condom shot out of his pocket at the 2012 premiere of The Lorax.

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Giuliana Rancic Tells Emilia Clarke "Y'all Can Go" (2016 Emmys)

When Giuliana Rancic spotted Heidi Klum making her style over for an interview, the E! co-host told Emilia Clarke—with whom she'd been talking—that she'd let her go. The Game of Thrones star either didn't hear Rancic or wasn't in a rush to go out, because she stayed put. "You can go," Rancic repeated. The co-host was polite, simply the words hung awkwardly nonetheless.

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Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson Take a Mother-Daughter Moment (2015 Oscars)

This blench-worthy interaction began as small talk: Had Melanie Griffith seen Fifty Shades of Grey? She hadn't—and she noted more than once that she didn't want to, either. "Alright! Yous don't have to run across it!" Johnson eventually snapped. The #momyoureembarrassingme exchange inspired many memes.

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Will Smith Slaps "Prankster" (2012 Men in Blackness 3 Premiere)

Controversial Ukranian "prankster" Vitalii Sediuk gave Will Smith a hug on the red carpeting, then tried to buss him. In response, the histrion slapped Vitalii and said, "What the hell is your problem, buddy?"

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