Giuliana Rancic is one of America's most prominent and beloved celebrity news correspondents.
However, despite her success and her legions of fans, Rancic has also managed to tick a
lot of people off.
Here are some famous faces who have made it clear that they can't stand Giuliana Rancic.
Zendaya
E!'s Fashion Police was notorious for its offensive and tacky jokes, but Rancic's remarks
about singer and actress Zendaya in 2015 were arguably the worst the show had ever seen.
"Here we have Zendaya.
I feel like she smells like patchouli oil.
Or weed.
Maybe weed?
Zendaya hit back with a lengthy social media post, calling Rancic's comments "ignorant"
and writing:
"My wearing locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind
people of color that our hair is good enough."
"Sometimes you gotta stand up for what you believe is right.
I always say that, and you can't be afraid of that, y'know"
Rancic's comments also prompted an outpouring of anger and frustration from other celebs,
including fellow Fashion Police hosts Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin.
Osbourne was apparently so floored by the situation that she abruptly quit the show
just days later.
Griffin also left the show shortly after Osbourne's departure, with insiders telling ET she was
concerned that the drama could negatively affect her career.
"I was trying to be a team player and the show is very formulaic, and that's how they
like it.
It's just not...my thing"
NeNe Leakes
After the departures of Osbourne and Griffin, E! was left scrambling to find Fashion Police
replacements, eventually giving the job to The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes.
But early on, there were whispers of tensions behind the scenes between Leakes and the other
hosts.
"Ummm NeNe brings so many things, I couldn't even put them into one word"
According to OK!
Magazine, sources claimed the reality star had been trying to "steal the spotlight,"
making filming "really difficult."
But in Leakes' defense, it was Rancic who had reportedly created the tensions on set
first.
An insider told the mag,
"Giuliana gave NeNe a very icy reception during her first appearance.
[…] Every time [NeNe] made a comment, Giuliana was quick to dismiss it or fire back with
a rebuttal."
"Honey, just stick to what you know, ok?
Because this is not your arena"
Leakes all but confirmed the rumors when she tweeted about working on a quote "unfriendly,
unfair set."
But most people seemed to side with Rancic, prompting Leakes to set the record straight
online.
"What is your problem"
In one post, Leakes declared that the rumors were fake and insisted she had been "nothing
but professional and nice" to all of the hosts.
Co-host Margaret Cho followed up by backing her co-star's claims in a tweet of her own.
However, Rancic stayed disturbingly quiet, ultimately leaving fans thinking that the
two stars really did have a troubled relationship.
Maria Menounos
By the summer of 2015, Rancic was stepping down as co-host of E! News, but the circumstances
surrounding her departure were murky.
Many people believe Rancic left her position after the network hired her longtime rival
Maria Menounos.
A source told Page Six,
"It's the battle of the bitches.
They're like oil and water.
They cannot stand each other.
[…] It's kind of unspoken that if she is in the building, Giuliana wants nothing to
do with her."
Menounos tried to dispel some of the rumors during an interview with Redbook later that
year, maintaining that she had nothing but good intentions when she took over Rancic's
role.
But Rancic appeared to have the last laugh when E! announced she would resume her old
gig in September 2018.
"Giuliana!"
"Aww, thank you Jason"
Brandi Glanville
According to Celebuzz, beef between Rancic and Brandi Glanville started when Rancic shared
her thoughts on Glanville's ex-husband Eddie Cibrian's decision to renew his vows to his
current wife, singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes.
Rancic said on Fashion Police in 2012,
"I used to totally poo-poo this relationship, and then I watched his ex-wife [Glanville]
on the Real Housewives.
She is nuts."
"I think that there's more to the Eddie Brandi story than maybe we all know.
So I don't think we should be so quick to judge that whole situation"
Needless to say, Glanville wasn't too happy with Rancic's remarks.
According to Celebuzz, she tweeted:
"It's sad cuz I've been rooting 4her through her illness.
Hopefully her man doesn't leave her & give her surrogate baby to a bonus mom."
The stinging comment was in reference to news that Rancic and her husband, Bill, were expecting
a baby via a gestational carrier after Rancic had battled breast cancer.
But Rancic had a final word for the reality TV star, telling Andy Cohen,
"And I thought, here's the thing.
Say what you want to me, don't ever bring my baby into that.
Ever"
LeAnn Rimes
Her weight has fluctuated over the years and unfortunately for LeAnn Rimes, it hasn't come
without criticism.
In 2011, Rancic, specifically, had a lot to say about the singer's small frame, which
caused quite a rift between the two.
Rancic's comments came during an interview with HuffPost about her RPM Italian restaurant
she was opening at the time.
When asked which celebrity she would most like to feed, the host named Rimes, saying,
"She lost a lot of weight from all the stress in her life.
She seems a little thin right now, and I think she looks great when she's a bit curvier."
Rimes immediately hit back at Rancic on Twitter, posting,
"[Giuliana Rancic] hey, we should go to dinner sometime.
You get criticized all the time for how small you are.
You can see just HOW much I eat and maybe put a stop to this crazy 'shrinking' once
and for all."
Rancic followed that up by trying to call a truce with Rimes, telling E! News that the
situation was a "big misunderstanding."
While the two sat down for an interview in 2012, it certainly wasn't over a bowl of pasta.