“I’ll Wear It To Your Funeral”: 30 Female Celebrities Who Didn’t Hold Back In Interviews

While promoting The Avengers in 2012, Scarlett, who plays Black Widow, was asked a very different question than her male co-star, Robert Downey Jr.

The Iron Man actor was asked how he dealt with the shift in attitude of his character during The Avengers. In contrast, Scarlett was asked a more superficial question about her diet and training routine for the role.

“How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the rabbit food question?” Scarlett responded.

Similarly, when asked about the undergarments beneath her superheroine costume, the star fired back, “Since when did people start asking each other in interviews about their underwear?”

Amanda faced backlash for calling right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk “hateful” following his assassination last September.

After the crime, the Mamma Mia actress commented, "He was hateful" on an Instagram post about the incident.

"I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk's m*rder was absolutely disturbing and imaginable,” she later clarified on social media.

Speaking with Who What Wear, Amanda said she refused to apologize for her remarks about Kirk, which angered many of his supporters given the timing of her criticism.

“I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty da*n factual, and I'm free to have an opinion, of course."

In 1975, Michael Parkinson asked Helen if she thought her “large breasts” got in the way of her being considered a serious actress.

“You are, in quotes, a serious actress,” the host said.

“In quotes? What do you mean ‘in quotes’? How dare you!” the English star replied.

Parkinson then inquired whether her “equipment” detracted from her performance.

“Do you find it to be a fact that what could be best described as your ‘equipment’ hinders you in that pursuit?” he questioned.

The actress responded, “I’d like you to explain what you mean by my equipment in greater detail. Because serious actresses can’t have big bosoms, is that what you mean?”

She also called his question “boring” and stressed that a performance would have to be pretty “crummy” for an audience to focus on an actress’s body.

Katharine was known for frequently wearing pants and refusing to conform to societal expectations of women. In 1981, Barbara Walters asked her, "Do you ever wear a skirt, by the way?"

The late Hollywood actress did not like having her fashion choices questioned. 

“I have one,” she clarified. “I’ll wear it to your funeral.”

Katharine liked to go barefoot and did not wear makeup. She explained in a separate interview, ''The thing that drove me out of skirts was the stocking situation. Stockings are just hopeless. Tights? Tights are so hot - oh, can't stand them! That's why I've always worn pants.”

When promoting The Dark Knight Rises, Anne was asked if she had to be in “perfect” shape to play Catwoman. 

The interviewer specifically insisted on knowing if there was any diet or workout routine she followed to wear the “form-fitting” catsuit, even after Anne explained that training for her stunts was more important than her appearance.

“Are you trying to lose weight?” Anne responded, turning the question around on him.

“Like, what’s the deal, man? You look great,” she told the interviewer. “No, seriously, we have to talk about this. What do you want? Are you trying to fit into a catsuit?”

During an appearance on Charlie Rose’s show, Cher discussed James Brown’s version of It’s a Man’s World, comparing it to her “very sad” interpretation of the song.

“Because it makes you sad for it to be a man’s world?” the host inquired.

“No, it doesn’t make me sad, but I think you guys have screwed up a lot,” the pop star explained.

“And women would have done it better?” Charlie asked.

“I think so, yeah,” Cher responded.

The Wicked actress was asked a “this or that” question that she believed was rooted in gender stereotypes.

“If you could use makeup or your phone one last time, which one would you pick?” the Power 106 FM male host asked in 2015.

“Is this what you think girls have trouble choosing between?” Ariana clapped back. “Is this men assuming that’s what girls would have to choose between?”

She then said she could go hours without using her phone and does not use it during dinner, as she likes to be present and maintain eye contact.

"Ladies, learn!" the interviewer screamed, to which Ariana responded, "Boys, learn! Boys and girls, we can all learn."

Taylor, who has long faced public scrutiny for her number of ex-boyfriends, has written several songs about her reputation and about how men and women are treated differently in show business, including Blank Space and The Man.

At the 2015 Grammy Awards, the pop star gave a classy response to a reporter who asked if she was going to walk home with "lots of men" that night.

“I’m not gonna go home with any men tonight,” she said. “I’m gonna go hang out with my friends, and then I’m gonna go home to the cats.”

After Keira won a Hollywood Film Award for The Imitation Game, a reporter asked her, "How do you balance your career and having a personal life?"

“Are you gonna ask the men that tonight?” the actress clapped back, making the audience erupt in cheers.

When the reporter said yes, Keira continued, “Good. You gotta have the work that you love and then need to make sure you have time for your life and people who are important to you.”

In 2012, Lauren went on Sway in the Morning and brilliantly shut down an inappropriate question with one word.

“What’s your favorite position?” the TV personality was asked.

“CEO,” she replied.

The 40-year-old, who appeared in the reality TV show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, founded the fashion lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown and co-founded the fair trade online store The Little Market.

J-Law used her 73 Questions interview with Vogue to debunk a disturbing online theory about her.

“What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever read about yourself?” the Die My Love actress was asked.

“That I f**ked Harvey Weinstein,” she said, referring to the Hollywood producer jailed in 2018 after more than 80 women made allegations of s*xual harassment or r*pe against him.

In 2012, Jennifer starred in Silver Linings Playbook, which was produced by Weinstein’s production company. That film earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Tina shut down a journalist in 1993 when they asked why she hadn’t watched What's Love Got to Do With It, which detailed her relationship with her ab*sive ex-husband, Ike.

“The story was actually written so that I would no longer have to discuss the issue. I don’t love that it’s always talked about,” she explained.

“You see, I made a point of just putting the news out to stop the thing, so that I could go on with my life. And this constant reminder is not so good and I’m not so happy about it.” 

“So, do I want to sit with a screen and watch all the violence and brutality? No… That’s why I haven’t seen it.”

Press conferences can be quite stressful for rookie athletes. For veteran stars, however, they can feel like a waste of time, especially if journalists don’t ask interesting enough questions.

But expecting athletes to act cheerful during these moments just crosses the line. In 2015, a reporter asked Serena why she wasn’t smiling during a post-game press conference after beating her sister Venus.

The tennis legend replied, “To be perfectly honest with you, I don’t want to be here.”

“I just want to be in bed right now,” she continued. “And you guys keep asking me the same questions. You’re not making it super enjoyable. Just being honest.”

Appearing in Larry King Live in 1990, the Star Wars actress spoke with a fan who called her “witty” and “smart” before asking, “Do you find that people, but men especially, are intimidated by you?”

“First of all, I don’t think of men as people,” Carrie quipped.

“I hope they are intimidated by me, yes. Sometimes! It depends on if they’re smart or not.”

Before the accusations of a toxic workplace culture led to the cancellation of The Ellen Show, Dakota Johnson challenged the host’s reputation as a kind, selfless woman.

When Dakota was invited on the show in 2019, Ellen asked the Fifty Shades of Grey actress about her star-studded birthday party.

“How was the party? I wasn't invited,” Ellen said.

However, Dakota clapped back, explaining that was “not the truth” and that Ellen had chosen not to attend the party.

"Last time I was on the show last year, you gave me a bunch of s**t about not inviting you, but I didn't even know you wanted to be invited...I didn't even know you liked me!" Dakota said.

The host then asked her guest whether she was “sure” she had sent the invite. “I did invite you, and you didn't come,” Dakota insisted.

Ultimately, Ellen said, "I was invited? Why didn't I go? Oh yeah, I had that thing! It was probably in Malibu, that's too far for me to go to. I think I do remember I was invited - thank you!"

There are many talented singers who would love to hear what Rihanna has to say about their voices. But this does not mean that the Barbadian pop star is interested in judging anyone’s performances.

Asked if she’d ever consider joining the American Idol judging panel in 2017, Rihanna candidly responded, "Um, I don't know. It depends on how bored I am.”

With three young children at home and a successful beauty line, it’s unlikely that the hitmaker will be bored anytime soon.

In a separate interview at the launch of her fragrance for men, the Love on the Brain hitmaker was asked what she was looking for in a man.

“I’m not looking for a man,” Rihanna responded in 2015. “I’ll start there.”

In a 2009 interview, the actress was asked what it was like to work with Michael Bay in Transformers.

Megan did not hold anything back when describing the director. “He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”

“He’s a nightmare to work for but when you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward. He has no social skills at all. And it’s endearing to watch him.”

The director has been accused of objectifying and body-shaming women in his films.

Following her remarks about Michael, Megan was reportedly excluded from the third Transformers film, Dark of the Moon. The star eventually worked again with him when he produced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot films.

Soon after Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show was canceled, both on TV and online, amid accusations that she had fostered a toxic workplace, her behavior in old interviews became a topic of discussion on the internet.

In a resurfaced 2007 interview with Céline Dion, the talk-show host asked the Canadian superstar when she was going to cut her 6-year-old son's long hair.

“It seems like you’re busy with something, ’cause you’re forgetting to cut your son’s hair,” Ellen told Céline.

"Do you have a problem with that?" Céline asked.

The host said she didn’t have a problem with the child having long hair, but then remarked, “That is some long hair!”

"Whatever I will do, I won't please everyone," the songstress added, making it clear that her eldest son, René-Charles, "makes his own decisions."

Discussing a r*pe scene she filmed with Jason Momoa in season one of Game of Thrones, Emilia revealed that actors typically wear a “modesty sock” to cover their privates on set.

To her surprise, Jason, who portrayed Khal Drogo, wore a pink fluffy sock to “lighten the mood.”

The British actress revealed that she felt “petrified” about filming the scene with the Hawaiian heartthrob.

“I didn’t want it to happen. ‘It’s huge, and it’s pink, and I don’t know what to do!’” she recalled thinking.

Emilia then covered her mouth with her hands, realizing she had shared extra information about her co-star.

During a 2012 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the Oscar winner revealed that she received three offers to play witches in one year when she turned 40.

“It was sending me a signal about Hollywood and how they felt about people turning 40,” she said.

Mark Ruffalo then asked Meryl, “So, what changed in the last five years?”

The star, who was then in her sixties, was so smitten by the compliment that she grabbed the actor’s face and planted a kiss on his lips.

“I was just looking for an excuse,” Meryl quipped.