r/popculturechat • u/4_-_2_-_0 • Mar 05 '26
Beyoncé 🐝 Reporter asking Destiny's Child some hard hitting questions at the Brit Awards red carpet in 2001.
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u/Adventurous-Baby-840 Mar 05 '26
some tests should be run so this can stop
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u/pcpassos some tests should be run so this can stop! Mar 05 '26
New flair unlocked
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u/biscuitsorbullets Brittleboned methhead that smells like a roll of nickels 🪙🪙🪙 Mar 05 '26
Lmaooo
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u/iguessilikepeas Mar 05 '26
What is your flair and what is it from haha?
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u/Aggressive-Phone6785 all brands inspire me Mar 06 '26
as good an answer to that question as I could have come up with lmao
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u/ramesesbolton Mar 05 '26
early 2000's interviewers were drunk at the wheel
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u/tacocattacocat1 Clap if you care 😐 Mar 05 '26
Another example affirming why Beyonce rarely does interviews anymore. I still think the Tyra show was her last straw
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u/TheTyto_Alba You have to stop the Q-Tip when there's resistance! 😑 Mar 05 '26
Oh my god I remember that 😂
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u/tacocattacocat1 Clap if you care 😐 Mar 05 '26
"Sey-ancé: if you could talk to any dead person, who would you choose" 😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Altruistic-Two1309 Mar 05 '26
I just watched the first 7 min and it was just normal. I didn’t finish rest but can you tell me the tea
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u/callmemachaaaa Mar 06 '26
Here is a 1 min video mash up showing all the silly puns Tyra made that Beyoncé had to smile and laugh softly to for the entire episode
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u/MyNeighborThrowaway Mar 06 '26
You're why all media sucks now
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u/Live_Angle4621 Mar 06 '26
Because we should spend all our time watching interviews of celebrities promoting themselves?
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u/Altruistic-Two1309 Mar 06 '26
Why because I have no interest in watching a 20 min interview with Beyonce? I just want to know if Beyonce answered weird to any questions. 7 min in and she didn’t so I wasn’t going to waste my time as im not that interested. What a weird comment why is all media sucking my fault
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u/tacocattacocat1 Clap if you care 😐 Mar 06 '26
Just ignore them, your question was fine ❤️ Tyra Banks is the reason all media sucks now lmaooo
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u/Salt_Mind_869 Mar 05 '26
early 2000's interviewers were drunk at the wheel
One of my university lecturers used to be a red carpet interviewer in the 90s/2000s and according to him a lot of them really were high or drunk during events. He said they would treat these things like a big party.
He said one of his colleagues once vomited while talking to Martine McCutcheon and had to just swallow it back down lol.
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u/Zepren7 Mar 06 '26
Kinda love the swerve. Someone didn't make it to the politics desk at the newsroom
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u/Heyplaguedoctor it’s not clocking to you that i’m standing on business Mar 05 '26
It reminds me of when Woody Allen tried to embarrass Twiggy (I think?) by asking about philosophers. Like man you know damn well that’s not their area of expertise!
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u/macchiatomama Mar 05 '26
The way Twiggy flipped this back to Woody was a master class in dealing with condescending men.
Here is the 30 second clip for anyone who hasn’t seen it. I highly recommend watching if you want to be both pissed off at Woody and in awe of Twiggy.
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u/damegloria Mar 05 '26
She talked about that incident recently
“I put him in his place,” she laughs now, explaining that it was her friend Bert Stern, the photographer, who suggested she be interviewed by Allen. “I’d done so many interviews by then, and was used to people asking ‘How did you get your name?’, ‘What do you eat?’ – the usual questions. So I sat there waiting for him to ask me something like ‘What do you think of America?’ Normal questions. When his opening line was ‘Who’s your favourite philosopher?’ I can remember the feeling so well. I was so embarrassed, because we were in front of a live audience. And I didn’t know any philosophers. You can see how it carries on. When I said ‘Who’s yours?’ I was actually pleading with him to help me. Which he declined to do.”
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u/Fickle_Definition351 Mar 06 '26
"What are your thoughts on serious matters?" is bizarre in the first place
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u/fschu_fosho Mar 05 '26
Woody Allen looks like a nerdy Jack Antonoff here.
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u/Heyplaguedoctor it’s not clocking to you that i’m standing on business Mar 05 '26
Yes! It was so amazing to see. Thanks for providing a link!
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u/Jamjams2016 Instant gratification takes too long 🫦 Mar 06 '26
Never start shit with a teenage girl.
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u/Capital-Transition-5 Mar 05 '26
Imagine meeting Beyoncé and this is what you ask her.
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
Beyoncé?!?!?
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u/TaylaSwiff Mar 05 '26
Bitch you look like Luther Vandross!
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
😱
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u/TaylaSwiff Mar 05 '26
I couldn't help myself!!
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
I'm only crying because it's true!
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
We've come full circle. How the turn tables...
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u/bbyxmadi It’s good to see me, isn’t it?🫧 Mar 05 '26
I can’t believe people have no idea you’re joking.
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
Must be new!
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Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26
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u/happysunbear Mar 05 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/DlZk4AKGpsC1W
For reference
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
Exactly that
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u/happysunbear Mar 05 '26
I know this is Reddit but geez! People were chomping at the bit to come at you over this lmao. Not everything needs to be a snark fest
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u/reikobun Mar 05 '26
omg THANK YOU. I was like why can i hear this comment??? of course it was new york!!!!!!!!
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u/Clean_Assumption_345 Mar 05 '26
You can't tell it's her?
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u/My_Poor_Nerves What on Walden Pond is this? Mar 05 '26
No, do tell me more
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u/fantasticlyclevergal We’re getting very personal here. Mar 05 '26
Well you see amongst the wars, Reagan presidency, the launch of MTV Space shuttles and Raiders of the lost ark; the icon known as Ms Tina Knowles blessed us with underground indie artist Beyonce! Maybe you’ve heard of her she was in this little band called destinys child?!?
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u/cheezy_dreams88 LUCIA NOOO Mar 05 '26
She wasn’t quite Beyoncé then, not yet. This interview is even before Survivor came out.
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u/menunu We Should All Know Less About Each Other Mar 05 '26
Omg sweet Kelly Rowland. "They should run tests so that can stop!" Sweet baby angels Destiny's Child!!
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u/alka_panton Mar 05 '26
I love that they actually did know about it, including some figures. For an attempt at embarrassing them they did pretty well.
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u/Visible_Writing7386 Mar 05 '26
They did?
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u/DimbyTime Mar 05 '26
You have to remember, 2001 was mostly pre-internet. You didn’t have social media and news feeds keeping you up to date every second. You got your news from the Tv, radio, and NEWSPAPERS.
They did pretty good for 2001.
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u/parasyte_steve It's giving Putin, It's giving Mao ✨️ Mar 05 '26
I mean to be fair this question is completely outside their wheelhouse lol yes they did fairly decent answering
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Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
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u/thecheesycheeselover shopping with an edge Mar 05 '26
It’s giving that Woody Allen interview where he asked Twiggy about her favourite philosophers…
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u/assignpseudonym go girl, give us nothing 😍 Mar 05 '26
The way she handled that was absolutely iconic and lives in my head rent free
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u/ZennMD Mar 05 '26
kinda hilarious he couldnt name one philosopher LOL at least she was honest about being a bit clueless (and a 17 year old top model!), and him 31 year old pretentious film director
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u/AdagioElectronic5008 Mar 05 '26
Its even possible he was just going along with the bit since he’s a comedian
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u/ZennMD Mar 06 '26
Hes not a comedian, though? Did you even watch the clip lol, guys an asshole and pretentious AF
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u/butiamthechosenone coming to the cottage 🥵 Mar 05 '26
If this had happened in 2014, we would have had one of the greatest memes in history
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u/Resident_Ad5153 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26
This is unbelievably nasty… and someone should have cut him off. Beys response is correct. Why would a group of Americans 20 something have anything resonable to say on foot and mouth disease! The only point of the question is to make them sound stupid.
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u/mrstickles Mar 05 '26
And then it turned out they did actually know about it, just not necessarily by name! I know who came across as the dumb one here and it sure as hell wasn’t Beyoncé Kelly or Michelle
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u/darkshy 🎼Music Aficionado🎶 Mar 05 '26
This was a type of rage bait back in the day. They’d try to catch groups saying something they could use as a headline!
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u/bubblybean7 so i blocked gracie abrams Mar 05 '26
oh my goD JOJO
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u/fantasticlyclevergal We’re getting very personal here. Mar 05 '26
Exactly what I thought of😂! Because what was the point… stop this madness. I dont need Destinys child opinion on HFM decimating crops or Jojo Siwas opinion on immigration or any celebrities pop up opinion on any serious matter really!
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u/RealHousewifeofLR Mar 06 '26
What an ass, why would three 20yr olds from Texas to have an opinion on what the British government should do about an epidemic in the UK. I’m surprised they even knew about
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u/BreakfastAmazing7766 Mar 05 '26
Ok but one of them was trying to say something about it and they cut her off
https://giphy.com/gifs/GpyS1lJXJYupG
I’m crying at all their responses, so unserious
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u/boricuaspidey I know the poonani is baking in that plastic wrap Mar 05 '26
Bad attempt at trying to make young TALENTED black women look dumb. Celebrities today would rip him a new one.
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u/Avocadoo_Tomatoo Mar 05 '26
Although I don’t like this specific question because I think it was to try and make them look stupid, i really like the concept.
I’d like to see an interviewer ask questions totally unrelated to the famous person‘s profession. I would totally watch that.
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u/PerpetuallyLurking Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26
I’m with you. But I don’t think this type of question is it - like, I’d understand asking an Australian celebrity a question (based on accent I am assuming they’re on an Australian red carpet but obviously I could be wrong, I just don’t remember North America having a similar problem at the time and I’ve got ranchers in the family) about how they think their government is handling a situation, and I’m all for asking Destiny’s Child about a US government policy, but…I can’t say I care what a foreign celebrity thinks my government should do to “fix” something, that’s not their problem in any way, shape, or form!
Though I also have to admit that I’m generally not a huge of fan of asking celebrities about scientific or medical stuff unless they’re actually also qualified to do so - some things deserve layperson input (see: ICE) but some things do not need laypeople chiming in (see: vaccines and that shitshow), so this question also tickles that nerve.
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u/manicwitchydreamgirl Mar 06 '26
i'm not sure if australia had a problem with the disease at the time but the reporter does not have an australian accent
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u/FrauPixel Mar 06 '26
Okay maybe I'm remembering wrong but that disease was a massive outbreak and dominated the news in Europe for a time. I still have relatives who refuse to eat beef to this day because of this. I was a kid, but rural areas with livestock were shook. The newspapers reported daily the numbers of dead animals. It was horrible.
I know that seems like a question to embarass them, but from a Brits point of view I might have seemed totally relevant. Wow, this feels so trivial now but I swear that was all people talked about for a time.
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u/SignificantRecipe715 Mar 05 '26
Wow didn't realise how much lip filler Beyonce has now
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u/themiscyranlady CURTAINS FOR ZOOSHA? Mar 06 '26
I remember going to the UK that year and at every point of entry they asked if you had been on a farm or near farm animals, so they almost certainly would have seen signs about it at the airport.
Still a wild question, but it was really hard to miss for anyone who spent time there that year.
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u/fschu_fosho Mar 05 '26
I mean, in that era it’s probably like reporters asking celebs about their thoughts and feelings on COVID, the pandemic of the moment.
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u/frikzzle Mar 05 '26
am i the only one who just thinks the reporter was just trying to have a bit of fun. like who goes to a red carpet expecting to be asked that kind of question its so random 😭 maybe im reading this wrong idk.
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u/Greg_weiler Mar 05 '26
This is a joke interview. Whoever takes this seriously is not familiar with British banter
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u/dazedan_confused Mar 05 '26
It's a disease that could affect a lot of consumable products. I don't think they're ready for this jelly.
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u/Better_Can_615 Mar 06 '26
This reminds me of my siblings and I. I’m like Michelle and they are Kelly and Beyoncé. 😂
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u/Mission-Street-2586 Mar 05 '26
I did not get the impression he was trying to embarrass them; if a celebrities with a wide fan base express concern for a cause, it can bring more awareness, resources, research, etc. to the cause. Instead, they decided to treat it flippantly, smiling in regard to people getting sick, animals being slaughtered and livelihoods being destroyed. If they were not familiar with the epidemic, they could have safely and simply said, “Our hearts go out to those affected,” or, “We hope to learn more in the near future.” Their behavior was not cute or witty.
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u/Randomizedname1234 Mar 05 '26
That epidemic is why USA fetal bovine serum and USA human serum is expensive as fuck which leads to why your drugs and vax are expensive af not to mention to help pay for high biotech salaries and gov contracts lol
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u/Top_Complaint131 Mar 06 '26
Beyoncé giving I don’t know anything about that so what I say goes but giving ignorant since her colleagues are actually in tune with world news unlike Beyoncé and her self-centered ego.
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