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Robert Downey Jr. as soon as referred to Hugh Grant as a “jerk,” “asshole,” and “self-important, boring flash-in-the-pan Brit.”
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Lisa Marie Presley as soon as stated of Tom Cruise, “I fucking hate Tom. I met him 20 years in the past. I stated I by no means wish to be in a room with him once more.”
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Richard Harris is one other actor to have insulted Tom Cruise, saying, “He is bought very good tooth, however has he ever learn a e book?”
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Richard Harris additionally as soon as referred to as Michael Caine “an over-fat, flatulent 62-year-old windbag, a grasp of inconsequence now masquerading as a guru, passing off his huge limitations as pious virtues.” He additionally stated that Caine was charmless and with out intercourse attraction, and “about as harmful as Laurel or Hardy or certainly each, and as intimidating as Shirley Temple.”
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I’ll by no means be over this 1998 Jennifer Lopez interview the place she spills her ideas on a TON of celebs. For instance, she referred to as Cameron Diaz “a fortunate mannequin who’s been given quite a lot of alternatives I simply want she would have executed extra with,” and stated, “When directed, she could be good.”
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About Gwyneth Paltrow, Lopez stated, “Inform me what she’s been in? I swear to God, I don’t keep in mind something she was in. Some folks get sizzling by affiliation. I heard extra about her and Brad Pitt than I ever heard about her work.”
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About Madonna? “Do I believe she’s a fantastic performer? Yeah. Do I believe she’s a fantastic actress? No. Performing is what I do, so I’m more durable on folks after they say, ‘Oh, I can try this — I can act.’ I’m like, ‘Hey, don’t spit on my craft.’”
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On Claire Danes: “I really feel like I see quite a lot of the identical factor with each character she does.”
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On Winona Ryder: “I used to be by no means a giant fan of hers. In Hollywood she’s revered, she will get nominated for Oscars, however I’ve by no means heard anybody within the public or amongst my pals say, ‘Oh, I really like her.’”
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On Salma Hayek: “We’re in two totally different realms. She’s an attractive bombshell, and people are the sorts of roles she does. I do all types of various issues. It makes me snicker when she says she bought provided Selena, which was an outright lie. If that’s what she does to get herself publicity, then that’s her factor.”
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In Brian Cox’s autobiography, Placing the Rabbit within the Hat, Cox did NOT maintain again his ideas on a bunch of various actors. He says of Johnny Depp, “Personable although I am positive he’s, is so overblown, so overrated. I imply, Edward Scissorhands. Let’s face it, if you happen to come on with arms like that and pale, scarred-face make-up, you do not have to do something. And he did not. And subsequently, he is executed even much less.”
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Of Edward Norton, Cox stated, “He is a pleasant lad however a little bit of a ache within the a** as a result of he fancies himself as a writer-director.”
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He referred to as Steven Seagal “as ludicrous in actual life as he seems on display”…
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….And referred to as David Bowie “not a very good actor.”
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Elisabeth Moss, who was married to Fred Armisen, as soon as stated about him, “One of many best issues I heard somebody say about him is, ‘He is so nice at doing impersonations. However the best impersonation he does is that of a traditional particular person.'”
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Orson Welles as soon as stated he hated Woody Allen “bodily,” saying, “I can hardly bear to speak to him. He has the Chaplin illness. That specific mixture of vanity and timidity units my tooth on edge.” When director Henry Jaglom, with whom Welles was talking, instructed that Allen was simply shy, Welles replied, “He’s smug. Like all folks with timid personalities, his vanity is limitless. Anyone who speaks quietly and shrivels up in firm is unbelievably smug. He acts shy, however he’s not. He’s scared. He hates himself, and he loves himself, a really tense scenario. It’s folks like me who’ve to hold on and fake to be modest. To me, it’s probably the most embarrassing factor on the earth — a person who presents himself at his worst to get laughs, in an effort to free himself from his hang-ups. All the things he does on the display is therapeutic.”
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In the identical dialog, Welles additionally stated, “I by no means may stand taking a look at Bette Davis, so I don’t wish to see her act, you see.”
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He stated of Wolfgang Puck, “I don’t like Wolfgang. He’s slightly shit. I believe he’s a horrible little man.”
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He additionally referred to as Norma Shearer “one of the vital minimally gifted women ever to seem on the silver display, and who seemed like nothing, with one eye crossed over the opposite.”
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It isn’t as unhealthy as some on this record, however Gwyneth Paltrow as soon as threw some shade at Reese Witherspoon, saying, “Even actresses that you simply actually admire, like Reese Witherspoon, you assume, ‘One other romantic comedy?’ You see her in one thing like Stroll the Line and assume, ‘God, you are so nice!’ And then you definately assume, ‘Why is she doing these silly romantic comedies?’ However after all, it is for cash and standing.”
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Talking of Gwyneth, after Gwyneth Paltrow mocked Sharon Stone in an SNL skit, Stone stated of Paltrow, “Gwyneth Paltrow could be very younger and lives in a rarified air that’s very skinny. It’s like she’s not getting sufficient oxygen.”
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And Martha Stewart as soon as threw some severe shade at Paltrow and her Goop model when she stated, “She simply must be quiet. She’s a film star. If she had been assured in her appearing, she would not be attempting to be Martha Stewart.”
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Stewart was additionally shady about Orange Is the New Black star Taylor Schilling, saying, “They might have executed that so a lot better. That woman is just not adequate, the lead actress. I met the actual Piper [Kerman]. She was in jail both the identical time or after me, and I talked to her about it.”
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After James Dean’s first large film function in East of Eden, Marlon Brando famously stated, “Mr. Dean seems to be sporting my final 12 months’s wardrobe, and utilizing my final 12 months’s expertise.”
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Johnny Depp’s Cry-Child costar Traci Lords stated he was “the sort of man that may be actually candy to a lady and convey her flowers, however nonetheless take a pee within the alley.”
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Harrison Ford as soon as referred to as Shia LaBeouf a “fucking fool” after LaBeouf criticized Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium, although the complete quote is extra forgiving: “I believe he was a fucking fool. As an actor, I believe it’s my obligation to help the movie with out making a whole ass of myself. Shia is bold, attentive, and gifted — and he’s studying how one can take care of a scenario which could be very distinctive and tough.”
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Alec Baldwin additionally had some not-so-friendly feedback on LaBeouf after they had been each forged in a play collectively. Baldwin stated, “When he confirmed up, he appeared like quite a lot of younger actors right now — scattered, as he was coming from making six films in a row or no matter.” The 2 did not get alongside throughout rehearsals, with Baldwin saying LaBeouf had a “jailhouse mentality” and “You may inform instantly he likes to argue,” and Shia was fired. Baldwin stated Shia appeared shocked. “He had that card, that card you get once you make movies that make some huge cash that offers you a sure sort of entitlement. I believe he was shocked that it didn’t work within the theater.”
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In an interview with Vulture, Quincy Jones had loads to say about quite a lot of iconic musical artists. First, he claimed that Michael Jackson “stole quite a lot of songs” and was “grasping.”
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He then referred to as the Beatles “the worst musicians on the earth. They had been no-playing motherfuckers. Paul was the worst bass participant I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even discuss it.”
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And when requested if U2 was nonetheless making good music, Jones merely shook his head.
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Mariah Carey was famously shady when she was on the Breakfast Membership in 2014. Requested about then-rising star Ariana Grande, she was barely shady when she avoided commenting on Ariana’s expertise or profession, saying, “I want all people all the perfect of luck and if that is the profession path they select, hope that they will obtain longevity.”
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At one level, one of many hosts asks a couple of rumor that Nicki Minaj was usually late to filming American Idol, and Carey asks, “Who?” She additionally stated that she needs to overlook her time on the present. “I don’t even keep in mind what that was. That was a second in my life that I wish to press delete.” There had lengthy been experiences of a feud between Minaj and Carey, and in one other interview, when requested if a lyric in one among Minaj’s songs referred to her, she stated, “Do not know. Do not know what she’s singing. … I did not know she sang, I assumed she rapped, or no matter.”
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However most of Carey’s shady feedback are about longtime rival Jennifer Lopez. For instance, she responded to experiences that J.Lo bought eight hours of sleep an evening with, “If I had the posh of not really having to sing my very own songs…I would try this, too.” In a unique interview, she stated Lopez had nothing to do along with her, saying, “My complete factor is singing [and] writing songs. … Singing is, initially, it is a God-given expertise that I am grateful for. Her factor is one thing totally different.” And naturally, there’s the time she was requested about Lopez and claimed “I do not know her.”
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Talking of Carey, Madonna as soon as stated she would “quite kill myself” than sing the kind of pop Mariah sings.
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Mariah replied, “I haven’t paid consideration to Madonna since I used to be in seventh or eighth grade when she was standard.”
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Sticking with Madonna, Cher as soon as stated that Madonna is “not lovely” and “not unbelievably gifted.” She additionally referred to as her imply, saying, “I keep in mind having her over to my home a few instances, as a result of [Sean Penn] and I had been pals, and he or she simply was so impolite to all people. She acts like a spoiled brat on a regular basis. And it appears to me once you attain the sort of acclaim that she’s reached — and you are able to do no matter you wish to do — you have to be slightly bit extra magnanimous, and little bit much less of a c**t.” Additionally, when an interviewer apologizes for “dragging” Madonna into the dialog, Cher replies, “How about dragging her in by her hair!”
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Elton John as soon as blasted Madonna being nominated for “greatest dwell act” on the 2004 Q Awards, saying, “Madonna, greatest dwell act? F*** off. Since when has lip-syncing been dwell? Sorry about that, however I believe everybody who lip-syncs on stage in public once you pay, like, 75 quid to see them must be shot. Thanks very a lot. That’s me off her Christmas card record, however do I give a toss? No.”
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Patti LuPone as soon as referred to as Madonna a “film killer,” saying, “She’s useless behind the eyes. She can’t act her approach out of a paper bag. She shouldn’t be in movie or onstage. She’s a beautiful performer for what she does, however she is just not an actress.”
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One final Madonna one — when Janet Jackson was requested about comparisons between her music and Madonna’s, she replied, “It’s dance music, I’ll say that…which could be very comparable,” then added, “I believe what I do has class to it.”
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Aretha Franklin was as soon as requested about her opinion on artists comparable to Taylor Swift, Adele, Alicia Keys, and Nicki Minaj. Whereas she had constructive issues to say about Adele and Keys, many felt she was throwing shade when her solely touch upon Swift was “Nice robes, lovely robes.”
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Although it was a lot shadier when she straight up refused to touch upon Nicki Minaj. “Nicki Minaj…hmm. I am gonna move on that.”
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Naomi Campbell equally refused to reply a query about Kendall Jenner being the highest-paid mannequin on Watch What Occurs Dwell with Andy Cohen, saying, “Subsequent query.” However her feedback on principally everybody on the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS Celebration — together with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B — had been way more scathing: “It was referred to as the ICON occasion, however there have been no icons there,” she advised Andy.
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Whitney Houston made a couple of shady feedback through the years, together with about Mariah Carey: “What do I consider her? I don’t consider her.”
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And in a documentary on Houston, Whitney, she says of Paula Abdul: “One factor — Paula Abdul ain’t shit. That woman is singing off-key on the report.”
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Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts traded insults after showing in I Love Bother collectively, with Roberts calling Nolte “utterly disgusting,” including, “He appears to exit of his approach to repel folks. He’s a kick.”
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Firing again, Nolte stated of Roberts, “It’s not good to name somebody ‘disgusting.’ However she’s not a pleasant particular person. Everybody is aware of that.”
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John Wayne as soon as referred to as Clark Gable an “fool,” saying, “You recognize why he’s an actor? It’s the one factor he’s sensible sufficient to do.”
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Wayne additionally referred to as Montgomery Clift “an smug little bastard”…
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…And referred to as Gene Hackman “one of many worst actors in Hollywood.”
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James Caan as soon as referred to as Bette Midler “very silly.” He continued, “She’s not a nasty particular person, however silly by way of grey matter. I imply I like her, however I like my canine, too.”
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Nick Cave reportedly as soon as threw shade on the Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers by saying, “I’m perpetually close to a stereo saying, ‘What…is that this rubbish?’ And the reply is at all times the Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers.”
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Kurt Cobain as soon as referred to as Axl Rose “a fucking sexist and a racist and a homophobe,” saying, “You’ll be able to’t be on his aspect and be on our aspect. I’m sorry that I’ve to divide this up like this, however it’s one thing you possibly can’t ignore.” Additionally, he added, Rose’s band Weapons N’ Roses “can’t write good music.”
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After Kanye introduced Child Cudi wouldn’t be on his album Donda, Cudi took to Instagram to name Kanye a “fucking dinosaur.” He wrote, “Too unhealthy I do not wanna be on ur album u fucking dinosaur hahaha. everybody is aware of ive been the perfect factor about ur albums since i met u. Ima pray for you brother.”
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And eventually, we’ll finish on one of the vital brutal feedback a celeb has made about one other, IMO — after Joan Crawford died, Bette Davis, who she had famously feuded with, reportedly stated, “It’s best to by no means say unhealthy issues concerning the useless, solely good. Joan Crawford is useless…good!”