Ever have one of those days where Mercury’s in retrograde and everything that can go sideways, does? Well, picture this: Martin Short, sitting there on the Today Show, two years after his wife Nancy Dolman had passed—and then, bam! Kathie Lee Gifford goes and talks about Nancy like she’s just out grabbing coffee. Oof. You can almost feel the awkward cosmic vibe crackling through the screen, right? But here’s the kicker—Martin handled it like an absolute champ, cool as a cucumber, no fuss, no fussing. It got me thinking—how many times have celeb interviews gone off the rails because someone forgot to check their facts? Spoiler alert: more times than there are stars in Pisces tonight. So buckle up, ‘cause we’re diving into some classic moments where reporters flubbed it big time, and the celebrities? Well, they kept their cool in ways that are honestly kind of inspiring. Ready to cringe, chuckle, and maybe even learn a little about grace under pressure? LEARN MORE
Earlier this week, a clip of the time that Martin Short went on the Today Show two years after his beloved wife, Nancy Dolman’s, death, only for interviewer Kathie Lee Gifford to speak about her as though she were alive, resurfaced online.
Martin has been widely praised for the gracious way he handled Kathie’s painful mishap, but this is far from the first time a journalist has been woefully unprepared for a celebrity interview.
So, here are some more times that a celebrity was asked an ignorant question that highlighted the reporter’s lack of research — and the surprisingly chill way that the famous people in question handled it:
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