19 Times Something Weird, Embarrassing, Or Shocking Happened With Famous People And It Was Actually Caught On Live Television

    If it were me who had been caught farting on The View, I would've been mortified.

    Ajani Bazile-Dutes
    by Ajani Bazile-Dutes

    BuzzFeed Staff

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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.

    A frame-by-frame breakdown of Madonna falling backward off stage
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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.

    Nicki Minaj looking embarrassed as she holds her broken top together 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.

    Presenter asking if Doja was in the bathroom and her responding "I have never taken such a fast piss in my whole life"
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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.

    Chris Rock making a GI Jane joke about Jada, Will slapping him and saying "Keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth!"
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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.

    A split image of Jennifer walking normally and then falling on the stairs and laughing
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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.

    Dakota trying to convince Melanie to watch the movie, but Melanie refusing because she thinks it would awkward to watch her daughter in sex scenes
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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.

    Leslie covered in fake blood and gagging
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    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.

    Jim Carrey using a lot of words to say he thinks Fashion Week is meaningless and he doesn't believe in icons
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    9. When Cara Delevingne was on Good Morning Sacramento and they mocked her because she didn't seem excited.

    News anchors condescendingly tell Cara she can go get a nap or Red Bull since she seems irritated
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    10. When Whoopi Goldberg farted live on air on The View:

    Whoopi farting on The View and excusing herself
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    11. When Kristen Stewart accidentally dropped the F-bomb during her 2017 SNL monologue.

    Kristen Stewart accidentally saying "fuck" on stage as Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant burst out laughing
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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.

    Miguel landing on a brunette woman's head, then getting up and mistakenly hugging a blonde woman nearby
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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.

    Aidy Bryant's wardrobe person walking onto set during the live episode
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    14. When Sacha Baron Cohen poured "ashes" on Ryan Seacrest at the 2012 Oscars red carpet.

    Sasha holding an urn, then pretending to look at the bottom of the urn, which causes the ashes to pour out on Ryan
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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.

    An interviewer telling Taylor she will leave with a lot of men, and Taylor saying she's going to hang out with friends and her cats
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    16. When a red carpet interviewer asked One Direction which band member sleeps with the most women.

    An interviewer asking One Direction, "Who is the main fucker of the band?"
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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.

    Matt Lauer asking Anne Hathaway what lesson she learned from the paparazzi taking a photo of under her skirt
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    18. When Meghan McCain told Joy Behar it was her job to listen to her on The View:

    Meghan McCain cutting off Joy to tell her to listen to her, then Whoopi Goldberg saying everyone has a right to say their piece
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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.

    An interviewer telling Rashida she looks tan and Rashida saying "I'm ethnic," which makes the interviewer laugh too hard
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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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