Letterman then asked if she'd been married before. After she replied that she had, he asked if it was "traumatic" before saying he would stop asking her about such a "miserable part" of her life. As Letterman circled back to "A Month by the Lake" at the end of the interview, he said, "It's a lovely, lovely piece of work, as are you.
The interview between Letterman and the "Friends" actress started out seemingly normal, despite the host's request to know if Aniston was "naked" during her anecdote about meeting fans in a steam room. He later paused their conversation and said: "Forgive me if this is rude. I just want to try one thing. Letterman then scooted his chair behind the actress, placed his hand on her shoulder, and put a piece of her hair in his mouth. She squealed and asked what he was doing, appearing confused as Letterman sucked the strand until it dropped from his mouth.
He then handed Aniston a napkin to dry her hair. Letterman joked that they'd edit out the moment, and Aniston replied, "That was something that I'll never forget. When the actress seemed shaken in the moments that followed the interaction, Letterman told her she seemed "traumatized. Between her marriage to Gavin Rossdale, her new music, and her clothing line, Stefani had plenty to discuss with Letterman when she visited his show.
However, the host seemed to pivot from topic to topic by making a comment about Stefani's appearance. When she explained the process that went into her latest record, Letterman responded, "You have tremendous legs. The pop star stirred up controversy during her appearance on "Late Show," during which she said "f" 14 times and made a series of expletive jokes on-air.
As soon as Madonna joined him onstage, he urged her to kiss a man in the audience. When she refused, he continued to vocalize the suggestion. The singer visited "Late Show" in to promote a special called "Home for the Holidays. Because you look like a girl who likes to have fun," he said. Carey later shared that she had plans to go skiing over the holidays.
She told Letterman that she's not very skilled but enjoys the sport because of her fashionable snow outfits.
He added, "You don't ski in that, do you? Whoa, Nelly. The country star appeared on "Late Night" in to promote Dollywood, her theme park in Tennessee.
As soon as she walked out to the stage, Letterman told her that they "look good together. They began by chatting about the amusement park before the host jumped in to say: "Please marry me. Dave leapt on it. I told Dave that when I worked with Stafford, he treated me like a second-class citizen, arranging off-site work gatherings with the other writers and leaving me out. The show got picked up for a second season and I attended the wrap party at his house, not knowing whether my option to remain on staff would be triggered.
It was a pool party, and when I said goodbye to Stafford, he offered to walk me out. He escorted me into the house and asked if I wanted a tour. His pants come down and—boom—with my head. I reached out to Stafford before my book was published in March , and he has never responded. There were two additional points that I wanted to make.
First, that I never beat myself up over the incident. That belief ignores the power differential and the hold he had over my livelihood. I compared the situation to a bank robber brandishing a gun. Was their act consensual? They could have remained on their feet, but the implicit threat makes people react on impulse. Not a flicker. Instead, he gently hinted at the question that most people have at this point in my story.
I provided the answer. Which was fine because the last thing I wanted was to ever be in a room with him again. Still, I do feel a slight sympathy for men who were led to believe that they were kings with unlimited powers. The discussion moved on. We admired Malala. We mocked Andrew Lloyd Webber. We took a photo and said goodbye. The next day, Dave spoke to both and apologized. I always thought Dave could be an ally to women. The two were also a couple, although Merrill later learned that before they broke up, Dave started dating his now wife , who—surprise!
In retrospect, my optimism might have been misplaced. Dave using his family as an excuse for neglecting his professional duties is a luxury no high-level female could ever afford.
He faced no corporate punishment after his on-air disclosure. In the generation and a half that Dave reigned on TV, comedy could have made a giant leap toward greater representation. Instead, he fronted an institution that systematically amplified the voices of guys who looked like him. On camera, the show favored male standups over females by an overwhelming margin. Only one female comic was booked in Dave apologized. Why are you still so angry, Nell? This Letterman is like the shadow that gets left on the wall after a nuclear bomb goes off.
There are no jokes. There is no longer any instinct for havoc. He used to make his guests work for praise. Now he just wheels it out on a platter. During his late-night days, Letterman was a subversive who looked like a straight.
Now, with his cloudlike beard threatening to consume his body, he has become the opposite. He looks odd, but his interviews have become tediously, punishingly conventional. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is so weirdly absent, so steadfastly unDave, that I have been trying to figure out what has happened. This is a part-time job for Letterman. However, on his late night shows, he was afforded no such luxury.
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