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post_buzzfeed__G3TlM embed-post"><div class="post_content__w3pdf"><article><div><div class=" buzz--list buzz--Celebrity subbuzzes-wrapper subbuzzes--buzzfeed "><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-0 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">1.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Howard Stern tried to get Anna Nicole Smith to step on a scale (and tried to bribe her by saying he'd show her his penis):</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-1 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">2.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And when Stern also shamed Carnie Wilson over her weight just weeks after her gastric bypass surgery, repeatedly telling her that she should lose 20–30 more pounds and questioning her about what she ate, telling her she could "knock off the cheese" and essentially saying getting surgery was lazy.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">3.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Oprah asked Mary-Kate and Ashley what size they were, while referencing rumors of Ashley's eating disorder.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">5.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Diane Sawyer questioned Whitney Houston on her weight, as well as if she had an eating disorder or was using drugs.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And then Sawyer asked Houston how much she weighed.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">6.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Barbara Walters asked Elizabeth Taylor if she was worried about gaining weight.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-7 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">7.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Barbara Walters asked Brooke Shields her measurements and made her stand up next to her when Shields was only 15, in an interview Shields has since called "practically criminal" and "not journalism."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-8 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">8.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And when she made Dolly Parton stand up to show off her body, then asked for her measurements...</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-9 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">...Also asking if she'd had breast implants and if she was full-figured as a kid.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-10 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">9.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Nicole Richie was asked about appearing "thicker" on <i>The Simple Life.</i></span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-photoset subbuzz-index-11 "> <div data-module="subbuzz-photoset__title"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">10.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And in 2004, when Howard Stern also commented on Nicole Richie's weight, discussing her photoshoot for Stuff Magazine and asking if she dieted for the shoot, saying it looked like she'd lost weight and looked good. Richie replied that she was eating healthy and working out. Stern then noted that "it's hard too because Paris Hilton's so goddamn skinny, even if you diet down and stuff, standing next to her, she's like a twig ... no matter how thin you get, you'll be the big one."</span> </h2> </div> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" style="display:none"> <svg viewbox="0 0 512 512" id="close"> <path d="M133.874 227.048L19.198 108.276C-6.4 82.68-6.4 44.796 19.198 19.198c25.597-25.597 63.48-25.597 89.078 0l114.676 114.676L337.628 19.198c25.597-25.597 68.09-25.597 93.174 0 25.597 25.597 25.597 68.09 0 93.174L316.126 227.048l114.676 114.676c25.597 25.597 25.597 63.48 0 89.078-25.597 25.597-63.48 25.597-89.078 0L227.048 316.126 112.372 430.802c-25.597 25.597-68.09 25.597-93.174 0-25.597-25.597-25.597-68.09 0-93.174l114.676-110.58z"/> </svg> <symbol id="arrow-right" viewbox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="M374 243.082l-211.818-211.542c-2.727-2.724-6.818-4.54-10.455-4.54-3.636 0-7.727 1.816-10.455 4.54l-22.727 22.698c-2.727 2.724-4.545 6.809-4.545 10.441 0 3.632 1.818 7.717 4.545 10.441l178.637 178.404-178.637 178.404c-2.727 2.724-4.545 6.809-4.545 10.441 0 4.086 1.818 7.717 4.545 10.441l22.727 22.698c2.727 2.724 6.818 4.54 10.455 4.54 3.636 0 7.727-1.816 10.455-4.54l211.818-211.542c2.727-2.724 4.545-6.809 4.545-10.441 0-3.632-1.818-7.717-4.545-10.441z"/> </symbol> <symbol id="arrow-left" viewbox="0 0 38 38"> <path d="M26.5 36c-.5 0-1-.2-1.4-.6L8.7 19 25.1 2.6c.8-.8 2-.8 2.8 0 .8.8.8 2 0 2.8L14.3 19l13.6 13.6c.8.8.8 2 0 2.8-.4.4-.9.6-1.4.6z"/> </symbol> </svg> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-12 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">11.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Richie again appeared on the Stern radio show in 2005, when he actually tricked Richie into stepping on a hidden scale (before laughing about trying to play the same trick on Nicole Smith, while cow noises play in the background). He then asked Richie, "You're not gonna gain the weight back, are you?"</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-13 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">12.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When British presenter Chris Evans weighed former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell on camera...</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-14 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">13.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">...And did the same to Victoria Beckham on <i>TFI Friday,</i> checking to make sure she was back to her pre-pregnancy weight...</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-15 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">14.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">...AND basically called Emma Bunton the "least fittest" of the Spice Girls.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-16 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">15.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When an interviewer asked Jonah Hill if he was still "the fat guy in Hollywood."</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-17 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">16.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">When Anne Hathaway was asked how much weight she lost to fit in the Catwoman costume when she was promoting an entirely different film.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-18 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">17.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">And finally, when she was repeatedly asked about her diet and body for <i>The Dark Knight Rises</i>, in what was at least an interview for the film.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-19 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-text"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">What's the worst example of an interviewer body shaming a celeb or asking inappropriate questions that you can remember? 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