19 Times Something Weird, Embarrassing, Or Shocking Happened With Famous People And It Was Actually Caught On Live Television
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Over the past few weeks of awards season, we've witnessed several surprising and — I think we can agree — unforgettable celebrity moments that happened live on air.
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And throughout the years, we've asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most jaw-dropping and awkward celebrity moments they recall. Many of their responses included moments that happened on live television, so let's take a walk down memory lane:
1.When Madonna fell while performing at the 2015 Brit Awards.
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2.When Nicki Minaj had a wardrobe malfunction during her 2014 VMAs performance with Jessie J and Ariana Grande and she had to hold her dress closed with her hands.
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3.When Doja Cat missed her Grammy win announcement because she was in the bathroom, rushed to the stage, and then threw her vape on the ground before giving her speech.
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4.When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars because he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith being bald, which is a result of her having alopecia.
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5.When Jennifer Lawrence tripped while walking onto the stage at the 2013 Oscars to accept the award for Best Actress.
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6.When Dakota Johnson and Melanie Griffith were on the 2015 Oscars red carpet and debated about whether it would be weird for Melanie, Dakota's mom, to watch 50 Shades of Grey.
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7.When a bunch of fake blood squirted into Leslie Jones' mouth during a Saturday Night Live sketch and she threw up in her mouth and was holding back vomit the whole sketch.
Jones said when the fake blood squirted into her mouth, "I immediately threw up in my mouth. But I was in my head, mentally, like, 'You are not about to throw up on live TV. You are NOT finna do that! Swallow it! Swallow it!'"
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8.When Jim Carrey was on the red carpet of New York Fashion Week in 2017 and said it was the most meaningless event he could come to.
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9.When Cara Delevingne was on Good Morning Sacramento and they mocked her because she didn't seem excited.
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10.When Whoopi Goldberg farted live on air on The View:
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11.When Kristen Stewart accidentally dropped the F-bomb during her 2017 SNL monologue.
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12.When Miguel jumped and landed on a woman's head during his performance at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards and then proceeded to hug the wrong woman.
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13.When Aidy Bryant's dresser (the backstage person who was supposed to help Aidy change wardrobe) walked out at the wrong time during a live sketch and Aidy completely broke character.
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14.When Sacha Baron Cohen poured "ashes" on Ryan Seacrest at the 2012 Oscars red carpet.
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15.When a red carpet interviewer at the Grammys told Taylor Swift she'd be walking home with a lot of men that night.
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16.When a red carpet interviewer asked One Direction which band member sleeps with the most women.
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17.When Anne Hathaway was on the Today show to talk about Les Misérables, and the first thing Matt Lauer did was ask her about the photo the paparazzi took of under her skirt and blamed her for the incident.
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18.When Meghan McCain told Joy Behar it was her job to listen to her on The View:
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19.And when a reporter at the 2015 SAG red carpet told Rashida Jones that she looked tan and thought Rashida was joking when she said she's not white.
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What are other shocking celebrity moments that happened on live TV? Let us know in the comments.
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