10 Interviews That RUINED People's Lives
These interviews destroyed more than just careers. For this list, we’ll be looking at recorded interviews and/or face-to-face discussions that had damaging effects on the lives, reputations, and credibility of the people involved.
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00:00 What but Michael you know you're a 44 year old man now
00:03 What do you get out of this?
00:07 Welcome to watch mojo and today. We're looking at 10 interviews that ruined people's lives. What did your wife say to you?
00:13 She knows very well
00:15 The man she married and who I am for this list
00:18 We'll be looking at recorded interviews and or face-to-face discussions that had damaging effects on the lives
00:24 Expectations and credibility of the people involved which of these interviews. Do you remember sound off in the comments?
00:30 Lance Armstrong with Oprah in October 2012 the United States anti-doping agency known as USADA
00:38 Stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins when Lance Armstrong's Tour de France titles were stripped in 2012 over
00:45 allegations of performance enhancing drug use he knew a barrage of
00:49 Controversy and lawsuits were heading his way he had to get ahead of the story and that meant confessing despite all of his previous
00:55 Denials in a 2013 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey he did exactly that and was almost too honest about how it all went down
01:02 Did you ever take banned substances?
01:05 Armstrong later revealed he thought the interview had gone well until the public's response suggested
01:11 Otherwise the interview didn't please the public or those in the cycling community and helped to make sure his winning legacy would always be
01:17 Eclipsed by the doping scandal and you know, what's scary is I actually thought it was a good idea
01:21 Leo Kelly on LifeSite news looking back
01:25 It's kind of hilarious how Leo Christopher Kelly paints his role in the 2021 storming of the Capitol building in an interview with Christian website
01:32 LifeSite news Kelly describes himself almost as a neutral agent who got caught up in the moment on January 6 2021
01:38 I wanted to see what was going on
01:40 So I just kept climbing as far than I couldn't he was more akin to someone walking through the Capitol as if he were on
01:45 a sightseeing tour with the thousands of other people who broke in like it was just absolute chaos and you're like
01:50 This is a the Capitol building is huge. Well, that was more than enough to incriminate him with the FBI
01:56 They arrested him a couple of weeks later as of 2023. He faces seven federal charges
02:02 35 year old Leo Kelly of Cedar Rapids was one of the Iowans who stormed the Capitol January 6 balloon boy on CNN
02:10 The nation was horrified and then relieved by the story of six-year-old balloon boy Falcon Heaney
02:15 The family made national news in 2009 when they claimed their son was caught inside a huge gas balloon
02:20 They launched into the sky what you all see right there is an experimental
02:25 Aircraft that inside of which is a six-year-old boy
02:30 however
02:31 After a costly research effort Falcon Heaney was later found hiding in their garages attic during an interview with the whole family on CNN
02:37 Falcon let slip that his parents alluded to the whole thing being for the show
02:41 We did this for the show
02:43 Their story began to fall apart and soon the parents were pleading guilty
02:49 They became infamous but maintained their innocence in the press
02:52 Colorado governor Jared Polis pardoned the parents in 2020 saying they had paid the price in the eyes of the public today governor polis
02:59 Pardoning Richard Heaney Paula Abdul on Fox press days can be rough
03:04 You sit in a room for hours talking to people in different cities all over the country
03:08 Sometimes even the world at least that was what Paula Abdul's explanation for this bizarre interview from the 2000s that quickly went viral
03:15 well
03:17 Is that what it is while doing press for the newest season of American Idol Paula was frazzled and gave
03:24 Incomprehensible answers to the host questions even when the supposed issue was fixed her behavior just got a little more outlandish from there
03:31 Well, let's put you this way word quickly spread that she was likely under the influence during the interview Lady Holmes Journal claimed
03:38 Abdul told them about her painkiller use disorder, which she later refuted whatever the reason her wacky interview behavior ignited the rumor mill any
03:45 Publicity is good publicity. You gotta learn to eat it up and embrace it Billy Bush interviews Donald Trump in
03:53 2005 Donald Trump was over a decade out from his presidency
03:56 TV host Billy Bush was reporting for Access Hollywood when Trump made now infamous comments about grabbing women and when you're a star they let
04:04 You do it. You can do anything
04:05 The comments weren't part of the actual interview going to air but rather part of the casual convo the two made while preparing for it
04:12 But Trump was apparently aware
04:14 He was being recorded the eventual surfacing of these comments was meant to be an October surprise before the 2016 election
04:21 And we know how that turned out. They said will you take that back? I said look
04:25 For a million years. This is the way it's been
04:28 Ironically Bush faced the harshest consequences
04:31 He offered his own inappropriate commentary in the clip and failed to step in when Trump made mention of Bush's co-host
04:37 Despite taking place a decade before Bush was suspended from his new position on today over the lead conversation
04:43 Bush was fired from the morning show and has since apologized. It was 12 years ago
04:48 But
04:52 It was a really bad moment and I'm I'm sorry
04:56 El Chapo was Sean Penn one of the most feared and powerful drug lords in the world had a soft spot for actresses
05:02 Apparently when Mexican-american actress Kate del Castillo brokered a meeting for Joaquin El Chapo Guzman and actor Sean Penn
05:10 She had no idea Penn would turn it into an interview for Rolling Stone the actor Sean Penn
05:14 Found him first the revealing interview made clear what everyone already knew about his crimes
05:20 This top-secret interview apparently allowed authorities to find El Chapo and allowed them to stay on his trail until his 2016 arrest
05:27 Penn and Del Castillo have since spoken out about their involvement in the capture denying their meeting was somehow responsible
05:33 Do you believe that the Mexican government released this in part?
05:36 because they wanted
05:39 To see you blamed and to put you at risk
05:43 Yes, El Chapo was tried and convicted for his crimes and sentenced to life in prison
05:48 The verdict is guilty on all ten counts Princess Diana with Martin Bashir in
05:54 1995 British journalist Martin Bashir secured the interview of a lifetime with Diana Princess of Wales for BBC's panorama
06:01 Diana handled his invasive questions well and gave the public a necessary peek into the hallowed halls of the British monarchy
06:07 Do you think mrs. Parker Bowles was a factor in the breakdown of your marriage?
06:12 Well, there were three of us in this marriage
06:14 So is a bit crowded the interview also contributed to the breakdown of her relationship with the royal family and brought even more intense press scrutiny
06:22 Which followed her to her untimely death because exactly two years later. She died and I do draw a
06:29 line between the two events
06:32 allegations later surfaced that Bashir secured the interview unethically and that his actions were covered up by the BBC an
06:39 Independent investigation concluded Bashir forged bank statements in order to convince Diana that people close to her were being paid to spy on her in
06:46 2021 Bashir retired from his post to the BBC citing illness and then there's the BBC tonight
06:53 They've apologized and written to Princess Diana's family adding today's BBC has better processes
06:59 Michael Jackson with Martin Bashir Martin Bashir's
07:02 Controversial interview style and methods were further scrutinized after his 2003 interviews with the King of Pop Michael Jackson
07:08 But even the shape of your face has changed
07:10 No, it has not I've had no plastic surgery on my face given eight months of access to the eccentric pop star
07:16 Bashir's documentary included footage of Jackson admitting to sleepovers with children while the Diana interview is humanizing
07:23 Jackson felt double-crossed by his interview with Bashir. I suppose the problem for many people is what happened in 1993
07:30 Or what didn't happen?
07:32 What didn't happen his former manager believes it worsened the singer's substance use disorder hastening his premature death
07:39 Reports that Bashir once again used deception to secure the interview came to light
07:43 colleagues alleged Bashir promised to negotiate a trip with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to accompany Jackson on a trip to Africa in
07:50 Exchange for an interview his sensational approach and unethical behavior further damaged Bashir's credibility as a reporter. I'm done
07:58 I'm done Scott Amager on the Jenny Jones show back in the heyday of
08:02 Exploitative daytime talk shows the Jenny Jones show was just one of several programs that trafficked in shocking and sensationalized stories
08:09 However, the show's most controversial episodes never made it to air or see would you tell that person that you're gay?
08:15 And you hope he is on national television
08:17 During one episode the host coaxed guests to reveal their same-gender crush and then brought the object of their affections on stage
08:24 Scott Amager was one of the episodes interviewees. He confessed his crush on his straight friend
08:29 Jonathan Schmitz who seemed to take the revelation in stride? Well, guess what? It's Scott that has the crush on you. You lied to me
08:35 However, three days later the humiliated Schmitz shot and killed Amager Schmitz was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison
08:43 While Amager's family unsuccessfully sued the show despite the scandal the Jenny Jones show continued to air for several more seasons in my opinion
08:52 She wasn't doing it to be mean she was doing it to make money
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09:09 Richard Nixon with David Frost in
09:13 1977 former president Richard Nixon was looking to rehab his image
09:17 It had been several years since his resignation after the Watergate scandal which uncovered the rampant corruption in his administration
09:24 He saw his upcoming interviews with British journalist David Frost as a way back into the American public's good graces
09:30 No, I don't interpret that that way at all. I
09:33 Have you and call that I can't recall that conversation
09:37 Frost didn't play softball the way the Nixon camp expected over nearly a month of interviews
09:42 Frost worked away at the disgraced president and got some pretty alarming answers including Nixon's assertion that the president is essentially above the law
09:49 But when the president does it that means that it is not illegal though
09:53 The interviews were a huge success. It was not the success Nixon hoped it permanently damaged his reputation with the American public
10:00 He was trying to win back. Yep. I
10:02 Let the American people down
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