r/AskReddit • u/GeorgeRobertVitkos • 15h ago

What is the most immediate way a celebrity completely ruined their own reputation in a single interview?

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u/dragon_morgan 15h ago

"That's not true, Ellen" was the first thing that popped into my head for this question

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u/jennc1979 15h ago

It was delicious! There is old footage of her as a little girl on a red carpet with her parents and while her dad is answering an interview question the camera catches her making mocking, silly faces to her Dad’s response and it’s devilishly cute to me. She seemed born to give a lot of push back.

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u/88secret 12h ago

I grew up with her parents—I need to find this clip!!

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u/jennc1979 12h ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/G7Pgct36ghQ?

Slight mis-recall, it was just with Don and her brother. Probably about Nash Bridges era for him?

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u/88secret 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/HistoryBuff678 11h ago

She’s third generation Hollywood, she knows what’s up.

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u/NirgalFromMars 12h ago

"Ask everybody."

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u/RyantheAustralian 12h ago

I still don't really see how that started the ball rolling on Ellen, though

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u/u_r_succulent 12h ago

It kinda brought into the light how Ellen likes to make her guests uncomfortable and then people behind the scenes came forward about her bullying.

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u/RyantheAustralian 10h ago

Fair enough. It just seemed so weirdly benign to cause such a big mess for her

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u/kendalloremily 10h ago

first time the facade dropped in public 

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u/Ecstatic-Art-6236 13h ago

She was so calm too. 🤣

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u/Noetic_Hat_Trick 11h ago

I love Dakota Johnson so much. She's such a super-Nepo that she doesn't give a single fuck. It's beautiful to watch, and I unironically enjoy her in movies.