Get ready for a wild ride through the most savage celebrity takedowns that left everyone stunned! From award show roasts to unexpected public confrontations, these cutting remarks prove that celebrities can be brutally honest and hilariously sharp.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for celebrity insults that left our collective jaws on the floor.
00:12Look, children, it's a falling star. Make a wish.
00:15Yeah, yes!
00:24Renowned for her decades-long comedy career and sharp humor, Joan Rivers was no stranger to controversy.
00:29I have not seen something this deadly since Philip Seymour Hoffman's toxicology report. I mean, it's just...
00:35And while her bold celebrity critiques on E!'s Fashion Police often sparked headlines, it was her 2013 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman that stunned audiences.
00:44During a discussion about singer Adele, Rivers referenced her hit song, Rolling in the Deep, and quipped...
00:49You should add fried chicken. It is just...
00:53The jab at Adele's weight, preceded by a not-so-subtle arm gesture, led to plenty of online discourse.
00:58My throat, my throat, I don't know if I can swallow, and I said, oh, yeah, you can swallow.
01:06But, true to her brand of edgy humor, Rivers continued delivering razor-sharp takedowns right up until her passing in 2014.
01:18The internet has birthed countless celebrity burns, but this one might just take the cake.
01:22You see, rapper Snoot Dogg set social media ablaze when he compared singer Iggy Azalea's appearance to the characters from the Wayans Brothers movie, White Chicks.
01:31What a beautiful chocolate man!
01:35The post went viral almost instantly, turning Azalea into the punchline of a massive online joke.
01:41While the two traded jabs online, the White Chicks comparison was undeniably the highlight of this feud.
01:46Your mother's so old that her breast milk is powdered. You breastfeed like this.
01:53To her credit, Azalea eventually embraced the joke, dressing as a White Chicks character for Halloween.
02:04Zach Galifianakis is a master of awkward humor, and while his internet chat show, Between Two Ferns, is all in good fun, the insulting jokes still pack a punch.
02:13Is it frustrating to have people think of you as a complete bozo, when the truth is that you're just a man with below-average intelligence?
02:21Just do one for yes, and then two for no.
02:26During an episode with Justin Bieber, Galifianakis struggled to interview such a young star.
02:31Can I say anything?
02:32Yeah.
02:33I just have never interviewed a seven-year-old before, so...
02:35After some trademark cringe, the host quipped,
02:38You've had three hairstyles. What's next for your career?
02:41The joke was met with faux annoyance by Bieber, which only amplified its biting edge.
02:46It was genuinely unexpected to have Zach reduce Bieber's career to his ever-changing hairstyles, which, to be fair, have always set trends.
03:03I was in the wrong.
03:08The 2015 Golden Globe Awards was set to honor George Clooney, with the actor receiving the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award.
03:15Of course, George Clooney is here to receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.
03:20Or is he?
03:22However, Tina Fey pretty much stole the spotlight with a sharp roast in the show's monologue.
03:27Fey spoke of Clooney's wife, Amal Alamuddin, highlighting her illustrious career as a human rights lawyer and U.N. collaborator.
03:34George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year.
03:39Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor to Kofi Annan regarding Syria,
03:45and was selected for a three-person U.N. commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza Strip.
03:51She then humorously threw out,
03:53So tonight, her husband is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award.
03:59The witty remark offered a welcome critique of celebrity accolades, while also celebrating Amal's independent success.
04:05Clooney, ever gracious, took the joke well, nodding in agreement next to his wife.
04:14Eddie Murphy left Saturday Night Live in 1984, long before a young David Spade joined the cast of the late-night sketch series.
04:21However, tensions arose when, during a 1995 Hollywood Minute segment, Spade showed a photo of Murphy and quipped,
04:29The shocking insult referenced Murphy's career slump at the time, following several poorly-received films.
04:38Murphy took so much offense to the jab that it led to a years-long fuse that didn't see the funnyman return to the show until 2019.
04:49However, the infamous insult remains one of the most talked about in SNL history.
04:58Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady was packed with memorable takedowns and biting insults.
05:15However, comedian Nikki Glaser arguably delivered the most biting remark of the night, targeting both Tom Brady and his former teammate, Rob Gronkowski.
05:23Referring to Brady's $30 million crypto loss, Glaser joked,
05:28The line hilariously mocked Brady's investment choices while playing on the stereotype of Gronk as a lovable but not-so-bright athlete.
05:41The audience sure loved it, as did Gronk himself. Here's hoping Glaser and her ultra-cutting humor is a fixture at all future roasts.
05:49Drew bled so Tom could run.
05:58Ricky Gervais hosting an awards show will always equal unpredictable roasting.
06:03So the complete opposite of some famous Scientologist then?
06:10Probably.
06:13My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke.
06:17The 2010 Golden Globe Awards certainly proved this, as the comedian host took aim at embattled actor Mel Gibson with a scathing introduction.
06:25As he prepared to bring Gibson on stage, Gervais said,
06:28Honestly, I like a drink as much as the next man.
06:32Unless the next man is Mel Gibson.
06:41This remark directly referenced Gibson's well-publicized struggles and his infamous DUI arrest.
06:46The audience's shocked reaction only fueled Gervais' mischievous grin.
06:50It also set the tone for his controversial hosting style in the years to come, putting the celeb-filled audience on edge every time.
06:57Now, the Hollywood foreign press have warned me that if I insult any of you, or any of them, or offend any viewers, or cause any controversy whatsoever,
07:06they'll definitely invite me back next year as well.
07:16By nature, celebrity roasts often push the limits of insult comedy.
07:20And when it came to the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen,
07:23comedian Anthony Jeselnik took things to new extremes.
07:26Known for his dark humor, Jeselnik left audiences speechless with a single brutal one-liner.
07:31The only reason you got on TV in the first place is because God hates Michael J. Fox.
07:39The comment was in reference to Charlie Sheen taking over Michael J. Fox's spot on Spin City after Fox stepped down due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.
07:47Jeselnik's fearless approach to edgy comedy made this moment one of the roast's most talked about highlights.
07:53It also cemented his reputation for pushing comedic boundaries to the very edge.
08:10James Cameron is a groundbreaking director with an award-winning body of work.
08:14He's also known to be a wee bit difficult to work with.
08:23Well, at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, co-host Amy Poehler delivered a surprising insult aimed squarely at Cameron.
08:31While talking about the nominated film Zero Dark Thirty, Poehler praised director Catherine Bigelow by saying,
08:38This unexpected jab, which contrasted Bigelow's resilience with her ex's challenging personality, left the audience in stunned hysterics.
08:45Just look at Jessica Chastain's reaction.
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09:22What can we say? Celebrity insults can happen anywhere and be delivered by anyone.
09:26During the 2015 Republican presidential debate, moderator Megyn Kelly confronted candidate Donald Trump about a history of derogatory remarks toward women.
09:34After listening them off, Trump fired back with a line for the ages.
09:52The remark reignited Trump's long-running feud with the comedian and took the audience down a rollercoaster reaction of shock and laughter.
10:00Replayed and dissected on news networks in the weeks that followed, the insult was immediately destined for the history books.
10:10What celebrity insult took you by surprise? Share the shock and awe in the comments below.
10:14But you're just like Bruce Willis. You know, you were big in the 80s and now your old slot's being filled with Ashton Kutcher.
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