did that seriously just happen well that
does happen every once in a while that
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counting down our picks for the top 10
awkward moments in live TV history all
right no [ __ ] for this list we're
taking a look at offensive humiliating
and downright shocking incidents that
were captured on live TV catching
everyone off guard we've excluded
moments that were initially released on
the internet like Michael Bay's
breakdown at Samsung's press conference
excuse me I'm sorry I'm sorry okay
number 10 Martin Short slate wipe the
Today Show
but you're still like in love madly in
love why shoot I'm cute in 2012 Martin
Short dropped by The Today Show to
promote Madagascar 3
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things started cheerfully as funny man
short discussed his family with Kathie
Lee Gifford and Hoda copy the interview
suffered great turbulence however when
Kathie Lee asked short about his
enduring marriage to Nancy Dolman and
even Nancy have gotten one of the
greatest marriages of anybody in show
business how many years now for you guys
we married 36 years apparently Kathie
Lee didn't get the memo that Nancy had
passed away from ovarian cancer two
years earlier hey guys before we go on I
Martin just told me as he was leaving he
said Kathy you probably didn't know but
his beautiful precious wife Nancy did
pass away short was courteous enough not
to tell Kathie Lee about his wife's
departure on air but behind a smile we
can clearly see the poor guy's grief so
my apologies to him and his family for
not realizing that but he's still he's
one of the number nine Tom Hanks drops
the f-bomb Good Morning America yes we
have we have Mike issues oh that one Tom
Hanks is such a clean cut everyman that
it's actually hard to imagine him
casually swearing but the truth is every
person occasionally lets an f-bomb slip
most mostly in swear words on this 2012
episode of Good Morning America Hanks
channeled one of his many characters
from Cloud Atlas he got a little too
into character though and uttered one of
the seven words you can't say on TV I
want people who bought me
Hanks immediately apologized to the
audience and made fun of himself it's
awkward for sure but few actors could
play it off better than Hanks I have
never done that before I would apologize
to the kids in America that are watching
this right now
and let me say next time on the show
there will be a seven second delay
number eight Geraldo finds nothing in Al
Capone's vault the mystery of Al
Capone's vaults what secrets lie hidden
inside Al Capone's vaults
find out when we open it on live
television Al Capone was one of the most
new toy
and iconic gangsters in American history
when Geraldo Rivera hosted a live
special unveiling the contents of
Capone's secret vault in 1986
approximately 30 million people tuned in
to see what treasures awaited and nobody
knows what's in it
some say money some say bought some
things booby trap how about going to
open the spoils of a vast criminal
empire the bodies of his enemies
whatever in the ultimate anticlimax
Rivera and his crew found exactly
nothing I'm disappointed about that as
I'm sure you are this is one time in my
life that pot of gold would have been a
lot more fun than chasing the rainbows
with no pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow
Rivera apologized to the audience
half-heartedly sang a song and slinked
off in defeat I promised all the critics
that we didn't find that if they had
sing a song so Chicago Chicago that
toddlin town all right I'm going I'll
see ya
to date the blunder has been mocked in
popular culture mercilessly
there was no Capone's bug it wasn't
Geraldo's fault
dough number 7 the Balloon Boy interview
Larry King Live mehgan's watched on live
television as a weather balloon flew
high over the skies of the state heaney
reported his six-year-old may have been
inside the balloon boy Oakes took
America by storm for about five seconds
in 2009 when Richard and Mayu mohini
allegedly released a gas balloon that
unbeknownst to them had their son Falcon
inside later that day the six-year-old
boy was found hiding in his house but he
was hiding out because he thought you
were gonna punish him for something that
happened earlier in the day did he hear
anything did he hear you screaming out
Falcon Falcon when Wolf Blitzer
interviewed the family Falcon revealed
that his parents had cooked up this
entire ruse as a publicity stunt for his
show in exchange for his 15 minutes of
fame Pappa Heaney was sentenced to 90
days in jail and paid
of thousands in restitution Richard
Heaney pleaded guilty and apologized for
orchestrating the incident last October
that captivated the nation now if only
Falcon could really fly away from his
parents clutches my guys told me it was
for some TV show so that's what he was
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number six
samuel l.jackson or Lawrence Fishburne
KTLA morning news
what Super Bowl commercial we all get
certain celebrities mixed up white black
or other when you're an entertainment
journalist though you need to get all
the facts straight especially when
you're doing live TV in this 2014 KTLA
morning news interview Sam Rubin
accidentally confuses Sam Jackson with
fellow african-american actor Laurence
Fishburne as crazy as the people on
Twitter I'm not lying
that was my fault I want to say you know
what we don't all look alike while
Reuben tried to make peace and move on
Jackson wasn't willing to let it go oh
what's in your wallet black guy okay
he's the car black guy there it is
Morgan Freeman is the other credit card
if these two had been in the same
building Jackson probably would have sat
Ruben down and started quoting the Bible
in furious anger and I'm really
embarrassed about it and I very much
apologized the same way all Jackson and
anyone else who was offended for what
was a very amateur mistake number five
Kanye West crashes Taylor Swift's VMA
speech the MTV Video Music Awards Taylor
I'm really happy for you imma let you
finish Kanye has had his fair share of
uncomfortable TV appearances like that
time he dissed George W Bush on a
Hurricane Katrina telethon George Bush
doesn't care about black people but the
rapper broke new ground for jackassery
at the 2009 VMAs when Taylor Swift won
the award for Best Female Video unable
to fathom the idea that Beyonce's single
ladies didn't win
Kanye jumped on stage stole Swift's mic
and proclaimed that his beloved Beyonce
was the true victor but Beyonce had one
of the best videos of all time Kanye was
subsequently booed offstage and removed
from the ceremony this move was so dumb
even President Obama couldn't contain
his opinion seems like perfectly nice
person she's getting her award
fortunately Taylor got her happy ending
later that night I remember being 17
years old up for my first MTV Award with
Destiny's Child and it was one of the
most exciting moments in my life so I
like for Taylor to come out and have her
moment number 4 Sinead O'Connor tears up
the Pope's photo Saturday Night Live we
have confidence
seeing how Saturday Night Live is well
live the late-night variety show has
inevitably produced a few controversial
unscripted moments you know what you
stood up for yourself and I'm lucky for
that the program hit a particularly
rocky speed bump in 1992 when Sinead
O'Connor appeared as the musical guest
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protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic
Church O'Connor sang Bob Marley's war
acapella and held up a photo of pope
john paul ii after ripping the photo
into shreds she implored audiences to
fight the real enemy at least SNL would
never have a musical moment this awkward
again number three the Ashlee Simpson
lip-syncing incident Saturday Night Live
in 2004 Ashley Simpson was booked as
SNL's musical guest
although Simpsons pieces of me went off
without a hitch
things got muddled with her second song
instead of singing autobiography as
planned
the vocals for pieces of me started to
play again before Simpson even opened
her mouth on a Monday caught lip-syncing
Simpson tried to salvage the performance
with an awkward dance then shamefully
walked offstage
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as embarrassing as the ordeal was it
didn't stop Simpson from returning to
Saturday Night Live a year later with no
complications I'm Jon Heder and I'm
hosting SNL with Ashley Simpson Ashley
says she's really excited she's saving
her voice for the show number two did I
quit
the Anchorage 11k TV a news I said out
loud
anybody who's lost passion for their
work has likely fantasized about
quitting in a blaze of glory
speaking of blazes Charlo Greene got to
live the dream when she quit her job as
a reporter for Katy VA news after
reporting on the Anchorage Alaska
Medical Marijuana organization the
Alaska cannabis club Green revealed
herself as its owner and said she had
decided to put less time into journalism
and more into legalizing marijuana now
everything you heard is why I the actual
owner of the Alaska cannabis club will
be dedicating all of my energy toward
fighting for freedom and fairness rather
than giving her bosses two weeks notice
she came out and said exactly what was
on her mind and ice for this job well
but I have a choice but I quit greens
now former colleague was at a loss for
words we will be right back me a pardon
for us before we drop our jaws at our
top pick here are some honorable
mentions well guy Cooney is the editor
as a technology website 2 News wireless
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spoken word for us now right right
number 1 Janet Jackson's wardrobe
malfunction Superbowl 38
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the final score of Super Bowl 38 was an
afterthought hell we bet you don't even
remember who played all anyone recalls
is the events legendary halftime show as
Justin Timberlake joined Janet Jackson
on stage the two icons performed a duet
of rock your body towards the song's
conclusion Timberlake reached out and
tore off a piece of Jackson's clothing
exposing her right breast it was visible
for less than a second but the boob seen
round the world resulted in a public
outcry almost 10 years later the
incident now known as Nipplegate is
still the defining wardrobe malfunction
the infamous incident prompted the FCC
to find CBS $550,000 do you agree with
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