The Ultimate Top 20 Embarrassing Celebrity Moments

These embarrassing moments made us die inside. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most painfully awkward and uncomfortable moments involving high-profile individuals that were immortalized on tape. Our countdown of the most embarrassing celebrity moments caught on camera includes Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Fail, Sacha Baron Cohen Spills Ashes on Ryan Seacrest, 50 Cent’s Awful First Pitch, Tom Cruise Goes Crazy on “Oprah”, and more! What other celebrity moments have given you secondhand embarrassment? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤

[@jensvandegenachte8946]

Will smith at the oscars or the interview with him an his (ex?) wife

[@FleaRHCP97]

Femdschämen. German is the best language - they have a word for everything!

[@mylsyl]

Dec Donnelly (ant n Dec) sweat pants falling off in Disneyland Florida. Andy dick dragged off the Jimmy Kimmel show. Whitney Houston readjusting her dress on the x factor whilst performing million dollar bill.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. The Will Smith Oscar slap. 2. R. Kelly's 2019 meltdown during Gayle King's interview. 3. John Travolta mispronouncing Idina Menzel at the Oscars. 4. Ol' Dirty Bastard interrupting Shawn Colvin at the Grammys. 5. Milli Vanilli's pretape skips during a 1989 Club MTV live performance. 6. Jennifer Lawrence trips and falls at the 2013 Oscars. 7. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong winner for Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars.

[@vdanielpineda]

And Fergie singing the national anthem at the NBA game😂

[@JustaRandomGirl485]

@@vdanielpineda LMFAO SO EMBARRASSING BUT FUNNY THO 😂🤣

[@thebalderthor4884]

I love how Seinfeld said “no thanks.” He was perfectly polite.

[@OneTrueEdge]

Shouldn't assume everyone knows who you are.

[@thebalderthor4884]

@@OneTrueEdge Even if he knew who she was, she shouldn’t assume that earns her a hug.

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

I just love how it always reminds me of the Seinfeld episode "The Kiss Hello". She probably thought just asking for a hug would be playing it safe.

[@AdamG1983]

Seriously...he must have been in a good mood. There was an equal chance he'd go off on her.

[@user-cz8er1ev9f]

And besides, Kesha deserved it.

[@user-ik8ty9hd6h]

I don’t get the Zac efron one. He’s practicing safe sex. Good for him.

[@bernardomello842]

Justin Timberlake threw Janet Jackson under the bus.

[@nicolettegeiger3678]

Absolutely!!!! Even if it was an innocent mistake, why did she get all the backlash when it was him who pulled on her outfit? Wouldn’t the two be treated the same regardless of whether it was planned or not??

[@garypasquill2355]

If it was an accident then why did she have a huge nipple ring on ?

[@bernardomello842]

@@garypasquill2355 regardless, if it was planned, they both are to blame then

[@coco2.2]

@@garypasquill2355I’VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR YEARS, THANK YOU

[@user-qz3hl9ks2d]

That was embarrassing thing ever

[@danagr28]

Are we shaming people for being sexually responsible and carrying condoms? Interesting...

[@akilahwashington415]

Agreed! That’s not embarrassing! It’s more like whops, I’m getting some later! Hahahaha 🥳😈

[@marisapaola9010]

What sort of action was he expecting on the red carpet?

[@yolandalopez619]

At a kids movie premiere 😅

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

@@marisapaola9010best comment 😂

[@Spagghet]

“Gold protection package.” Really mojo? Can’t just say it??

[@cwalker6911]

That’s what I was thinking 😅like tf was that description

[@namenamr4460]

I agree.

[@lucyhurst2534]

Pathetic isn’t it? lol

[@Terahnee]

Not without getting demonetized.

[@akilahwashington415]

No shame to Zac! Things happen and he showed he was prepared to be getting some later safely! A Hollywood Heartthrob to his fans at a premiere, come on! 🥳😈👏🏼

[@DakotaRiffee]

yea i dont see what the problem was.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

It came with the outfit 😂

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

​@paulcarpenter7844 Wouldn't be surprised if it did, those red carpet events can get pretty wild.

[@lucyhurst2534]

Better than it being a little bag of coke 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Terahnee]

@@DakotaRiffee eh. The only reason it was seen as a 'problem' is that he was promoting a kids movie.

[@susanrobinson910]

I think you could make a list of just Kanye West incidents and get AT LEAST a Top 20!

[@daniplaysoneasy-9454]

😂

[@jessifer23f]

"In Canada we like spaghetti and milk." No... No we don't.... No one drinks milk with dinner.

[@LadyKattrina84]

Really? Because I drank nothing but milk for years because it was the only thing I could stomach. I guess my name is no one now. 😆🤷‍♀

[@namenamr4460]

I do ! Milk is good with many things.

[@michaelpolehonki]

allow me to introduce to you, my father. not Canadian but it's still a thing

[@karlc2869]

Janet Jackson deserves an apology from Les Moonves. I mean, he orchestrated the whole Super Bowl XXXVIII breast thing. I'm glad Janet got redeemed and Les is now jobless. 😂 👊

[@judibickford5306]

Martin Short is a class act! I would have walked off but he pushed Kathy Lee's ignorance aside and went on with the interview.

[@alisterfolson]

Mariah: acts like she's above Dick Clark's NYE Show The Show: we're going to ruin her whole persona

[@colonelhstinkmeaner8547]

I don't blame Jerry either tbh

[@jensvandegenachte8946]

How is the slap from will smith not on there?

[@EricWood-tm3oq]

@jensvandegenachte8946 I agree! It should be on the list in the top 5!

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

@@EricWood-tm3oqCan we just let that be in the past? I’m getting tired of hearing about it.

[@horrorluver565]

Watchmojo milked the shit out of the slap. Let’s leave it alone

[@coycoberly4162]

It’s a recreation of a skit from the 20’s or 30’s. It can be found on KZbin! It’s the EXACT SAME SKIT!! 💯

[@holdenross]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76nah that was the most disrespectful, horrible thing any celebrity had done on camera. OC was right. It should’ve been on this list. Will Smith doesn’t get to live it down.

[@SombraCheeks]

I dont see how Tom Cruise outburst on Oprah is embarassing... Its weird but pretty iconic.

[@scottbarkley496]

Alotta "couch activists" were triggered 😂

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Why couldn’t Kanye have been happy for Taylor when she won her VMA award? Things could’ve gone much more smoothly without upstaging her, and I don’t like either celebrity.

[@namenamr4460]

Because he's a big baby. I don't like either one of them either, but he is just nuts.

[@Dangic23]

It was part of a ritual. Taylor was into it.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Entitled drug addicts if not that then I think it it was planned 😂

[@Marksey33]

That savage Family Guy parody of Ashlee Simpson will always be hilarious 😂😂 Pity we didn’t see Diana Ross’ penalty kick here! Boy that was a disaster

[@user-hz1zw7jg9e]

Mariah Carey can slag off other people but when we do it about her she throws a tantrum 😅

[@dtcarpediem]

Of course 😂

[@thereallg4587]

*Mariah Carey failing to lip sync on new years rockin eve was actually hilarious.*

[@allen604]

Will Smith's slap and subsequent win was pretty embarrassing. Kelly Osborne toilet comment was pretty embarrassing too.

[@daniplaysoneasy-9454]

Sharon Osborne losing a tooth on whatever morning show

[@TheRayInPV]

The Super bowl was not embarrassing, it was planned.

[@coco2.2]

THANK YOU

[@ferociousgumby]

I think Warren Beatty announcing the wrong winner at the Oscars was the worst ever.

[@namenamr4460]

That was pretty bad. I don't think he even knew what was going on.

[@joannewilson1162]

I get so mad about Kanye. And I felt bad for not only Taylor but Beyoncé. That was so unfair to rob her of her moment…

[@bernardomello842]

Why are beauty pageants still a thing?

[@namenamr4460]

I too am surprised they still are.

[@TimWhitt]

No way Zac Efron pulled a Frank Reynolds 😂

[@daniplaysoneasy-9454]

I'm not sure if I'm too old or too young to get this reference😅

[@TimWhitt]

@@daniplaysoneasy-9454 it’s from Its always sunny in Philadelphia

[@LegendaryPhenom]

Look at Taylor today and failwest... She's just better than him at everything, light years ahead

[@therealsnicks249]

Protection packet? What, you can't say condom on yt?

[@AtheistOrphan]

I’ve never heard them called that before!

[@JRC_41]

Tom Cruise thought he was the main character 💀💀💀

[@ammiebaker2911]

This can only go so good.. lol the uncanny ability to bust out very repetitive but still relevant is more interesting than the actual lists. Thank you watch MOJO for cleansing my head when I truly need it. And more importantly the female voice lady in this bit is my favorite . She needs to get in animation! You go girl!

[@horrorluver565]

Nah… Miguel kicked her… y’all playing with “leg drop” 😂😂😂

[@marekolchawski7998]

No Will Smith here? No Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty? You excluded the Oscars altogether?

[@ScarysReviews]

wasn't this released like 3 days to a week ago? OH YEAH, im watchin Watchmojo!

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

We will never forget the Janet Jackson Super Bowl situation.

[@Panwere36]

I will never forget it because it was, in reality, copying a stunt that Tina Turner and Mick Jagger did when he ripped of her skirt on stage. The fact no one remembers that is shocking.

[@donnahaynes138]

Justice for Janet

[@JustaRandomGirl485]

Ugh God I hate JT

[@cedricjoshuapayne]

Janet Jackson the most infamous in live television history? WHAT? Lee Harvey Oswald being shot on live tv. What about that? WatchMojo needs better writers.

[@101shadeira]

Well Whoopi is human 😂 WTF just a person with money

[@barb-jm7990]

Just doing a whoopie cushion impression on the show, I guess!! lol

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

Oh, so THAT'S what those cars are!

[@daniellelois4905]

To this day I will never understand why Janet Jacksons music was blacklisted because of a wardrobe malfunction. It's simply mind-blowing to me

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

The cheeseburger on the floor is absolutely epic. I fkn love that video

[@ranitagadling4312]

The infamous David Hasselhoff drunken cheeseburger incident was funny AF

[@realRobertoPsycho]

Justin Bieber's music is so bad that it makes even himself vomit

[@ermelinda2223]

Is there any song you like from him?

[@ermelinda2223]

At least

[@realRobertoPsycho]

@@ermelinda2223 absolutely not

[@michaelpolehonki]

The Martin Short clip should be number one. its the most cringy moment and for the person recieving its a horrificly painful reminder your loved one is gone

[@LBDaGreat1-si3jt]

YO TOM CRUISE WASNT EMBARRASSING THAT WAS CLASSIC . " SO YA IN LOVE?" OPRAH. LMAO

[@bigb860]

Honorable mention to, yet again, Ashlee Simpson - Getting booed at the Orange Bowl. That was the icing on the cake. She never recovered. Kind of sad but what from I read, she's still doing well. So That's good.

[@melissaparker340]

Well I guess it’s good Zac uses protection.

[@nerd26373]

We will always support this channel. Theyre one of the best.

[@user-tl7wl9oi2s]

Why the hell is Sacha Baron Cohen even in this video? He did that intentionally, it's what he's been doing his whole career.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

How could you feel bad for a Kesha who the hell is somebody to just walk up to somebody and hug them

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

the only truly shameful incident was the will smith oscar slap which for some reason you didn't include the taylor swift thing couldn't have been embarrassing for kanye as even then he was too far gone to care about things like public opinion as for the rest it looks like many celebs don't know what real embarrassment is partly because of the exclusive world they live in ordinary people are subjected to much worse indignities every day ⚛😀

[@Grillchips]

The Mariah song was "Emotions". Just sayin'.

[@nicolettegeiger3678]

My husband really wanted a cyber truck so I remember watching this with him, he said that he will wait til kinks are worked out and wait for a used one as we won’t purchase brand new……he’s had his truck for 11 years, I had the same vehicle for 10 years….hoping next one is electric

[@kayte0886]

John Travolta butchering Idina’s name at the 2014 Oscar’s should be here too. That was SO bad. No excuse either.

[@Manzinitis]

How is NOT EVERYONE saying all this stuff is staged? I feel like Mugato from Zoolander. "Am I the only one seeing this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"

[@elliesaint1984]

I get acid reflux pretty often but I've never lost my voice because of it, I think Ashley Simpson is full of crap

[@msn64man1]

Number 20 oops 😬😳how embarrassing 🙈

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

Well, they ARE only human!

[@itistrue101]

Janest Jackson - play silly games win silly prizes

[@coco2.2]

is 2024 the year we finally stop pretending the Janet/Justin incident was an ACCIDENT!?!? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ranitagadling4312]

That was whoopi's attempt at making the show slightly interesting

[@Dangic23]

Kesha who? An absolute nobody

[@lucyhurst2534]

Better known and more successful than you though 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Dangic23]

@@lucyhurst2534 Doesn’t look like it

[@ranitagadling4312]

The whole Sasha Baron Cohen moment was more so embarrassing for him and not so much Ryan Seacrest

[@jorgeadairramos7469]

Hello good afternoon

[@The_Raven_Lord]

Anyone else think the cybertruck is hideous? I saw 3 of them on a drive with my mom and she looked like she saw a car made of whatever the cat dragged in

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Jennifer Lawrence felt off while accepting her Oscar

[@larryhader5695]

Imagine giving a speech in front of your heroes and millions of people

[@ninaharper6282]

Who the heck is Kesha???

[@bernardomello842]

As a banana 🍌 I feel personally offended when WatchMojo says Tom Cruise went bananas.

[@scottbarkley496]

Laughed no one EVER

[@JohnnyJuize]

Tom Cruise is such a weirdo

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

😂

[@user-fv7zs2ds5h]

14:41 Philippines is my country

[@randomguypostanimeupdates6703]

Ohhh this is going to be embarrassing to them a

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

Poor Whoopie, Man...

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

that's one bad sandwich....

[@phniedwn]

Where was ferrie at the nba all-star game?!?

[@0DdOne]

Beyoncé. No playing of any instruments, written words or lyrics, choice of clothing or makeup…that’s the joke

[@mirthenary]

I'm sorry to say I watched 'The Dictator', what a turd that was💩

[@vjlenin]

What the heck is gold protection packet

[@ninaharper6282]

Kanye is also a nut!

[@bernardomello842]

Who's Miguel???

[@sarahramsey9454]

no ones perfect in yet kanye's shoutout for beyonce over taylor unacceptable mortifying unwanted he didn't need do that makes him the jerk those two hating him it maybe forgotten but not really

[@kriswilding]

Madonna at the Brits??

[@emmetstone1660]

Nicki Minaj did the same thing to Seinfeld in an interview. When he was about to give her a hug, she blew him off by walking off the stage, leaving him feel utterly embarrassed and he muttered about now he knows how Kesha felt

[@user-cz8er1ev9f]

Still, Kesha actually deserved it.

[@ThePoisonFurry]

I don't blame these celebrity's, after all they're human like everyone else. We all make mistakes

[@paulcarpenter7844]

No they're not they eat The souls of children

[@outlaster3431]

some arent even bad, like zac efron, ok he carried a condom , so what

[@katherineknapp4370]

😮

[@andtheresnoregrets]

Sasha Baron Cohen's act was intentional.

[@diamonddead8162]

Not only did Bieber puke he got caught lip sync

[@samuelgalea7679]

It wasn’t we belong together though

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

* I had Spagetti and milk before my show….that excuse Sounds really stupid, that comment was actually more embarrassing than him puking on stage in front of all those people. *Whoopie Goldberg is just gross. *lil mama looked pretty stupid in that moment. *zac efrons situation was not bad at all.

[@nikkiking3588]

Kanye was right, just saying.. but I think it was more embarrassing for Beyoncé just a very sad moment for Taylor. Beyoncé should have won I was in complete shock when she didn’t I was almost angry myself. Still love Taylor but that video of hers was terrible. Good song tho ❤

[@cwalker6911]

Beyoncé won for the video though. She won pretty much everything so I’m sure she was not embarrassed for anyone but Kanye lol

[@HotRod996]

How is Kanye West number 1? This is crazy. Everyone knows about this scaffold so it should not be number 1

[@marvolom787]

To be honest half things on the list are just so... normal. Not even interesting

[@mentallyaktive916]

I Never Cared For Jerry Much , but That Kesha Incident Solidifies it !!

[@ninaharper6282]

Tom is handsome, but he is also a nut.

[@msn64man1]

Let it rip💨

[@Reaperguy67]

Really immature.

[@KD-xp2eo]

I think the Zac Efron condom incident was intentional, but that’s just me. He was at that phase in his life where he wanted to be seen as more of an adult, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did that to get people talking.

[@bernardomello842]

Seinfeld is a horrible person.

[@randycunningham7318]

He is funny though.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

And annoying

[@barb-jm7990]

I would add Britney Spears at that awards show wearing a skimpy outfit and forgetting her steps while seemingly on drugs or drunk.

[@namenamr4460]

And her hair extensions falling out on stage.

[@Dangic23]

That Taylor/Kanye incident was a ritual that had to perform. This is what allowed Swift to blow up from there.

[@PeachM0de]

Swift is a hack

[@jsutton0010]

No she is not. You're just another hater, who probably thinks all Taylor sings about is her exes, all of her songs sound exactly the same, and has some issue with her being so successful.

[@EricaChavira-on4oz]

@@jsutton0010calm down lol

[@jsutton0010]

@@EricaChavira-on4oz Well People whom aren't fans, and only have heard the occasional song on the radio, thinks Taylor only sings about her ex boyfriends. Which is not true at all.

[@gustavomonroy-perez6209]

⠀⠀

[@hunterhansen79]

I would have said the whole Oscar-slap was pretty embarrassing for Chris Rock!

[@malenapinkham4147]

These videos would be so much better without the person talking. Just show the videos.