David Letterman, Who Is In The Public Spotlight Due To The Frequent Embarrassment Of Female Celebrities

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JAKARTA - The famous presenter David Letterman has gone viral on the internet recently. A video of Letterman's interview with Lindsay Lohan in 2013 is circulating on the internet. Warganet began to attack him

The story began when Lohan (27 years) was about to undergo rehabilitation for 90 days to avoid imprisonment for minor offenses and theft. But prior to rehabilitation, she promoted the film Scary Movie 5 by appearing on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman.

"Shouldn't you be in rehab?" and Letterman continued to ask for information about it.

"You can't joke about this, it's disrespectful," replied Lohan where she said they agreed not to talk about this.

Netizens regretted Letterman's judgmental behavior and they realized that Lohan continued to undergo interviews despite being 'humiliated' by the Indianapolis-born presenter.

This Lindsay Lohan interview on David Letterman in 2013 is horrifying to watch now. pic.twitter.com/lZxKVvbVB0

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Besides Lindsay Lohan

Splashy with Lindsay Lohan, David Letterman's series of interviews with other public figures went viral on the internet. They are Jennifer Aniston, Janet Jackson, and most recently Paris Hilton.

In a 1998 interview that Aniston attended, Letterman's hand touched the Friends player's neck and his tongue was brought to his face as if he was about to kiss him. "I'm sorry if this is harsh, I just want to try one thing."

Then, Letterman brought her tongue closer to Jennifer Aniston's braided hair. After that she gave him a tissue so that Aniston could wipe her hair. Citizens said Letterman's behavior was sexual harassment and unacceptable.

Likewise, when singer Janet Jackson guest starred after appearing at the Super Bowl. Letterman continues to ask questions about Janet's stage incident with Justin Timberlake.

"Can we talk about something else? I've gone through several interviews. I'm sure you guys are tired of hearing that, "replied Janet.

Recently Letterman's interview with Paris Hilton was also re-uploaded. It is known, Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in prison for traffic offenses in May 2007. Hilton was only jailed for 23 days.

Hilton came to Letterman because she was a guest and the two used to joke around before filming. When they were guests in October 2007, Hilton and Letterman agreed not to discuss their criminal case.

However, Letterman's first question was, "How does it feel to be imprisoned?" and it traumatized Hilton. The 73-year-old presenter asked what food a Hilton ate in prison and a series of other questions.

“It looks like he (David Letterman) is trying to embarrass me. When the ad was rolling, I said, “Please stop doing this. You promised not to discuss this. That's the only reason I came to this event. Please don't bring it anymore, ”he said in the latest episode of this podcast This is Paris.

But David Letterman seemed to ignore Paris Hilton's request, so Hilton promised he would not come to this event again in the future.

Public area

Why are so many female singers in the spotlight? Britney Spears is the answer. After the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears was broadcast, many netizens realized that Spears was not the only female singer who was under media pressure.

As is well known, this documentary presents how the media plays a role in shaping the persona of a public figure and it can be said that Spears is a victim of media portraits.

US Magazine's Trey Taylor was the first to share footage of Lohan's interview with Letterman. At that time, Lohan received a negative image from the public because of a number of cases she had experienced.

Through her work, Hilton was touched by the documentary Framing Britney Spears. He could feel what Spears was going through.

Before the internet developed as it is now, people were only spectators but now the situation is different.

The public can give their opinion freely and even become vocal about the issues circulating on the internet. Britney Spears' documentary Framing role comes from the Spears fan group who campaigned #FreeBritney on social media and in person since last year.

After the release of the documentary, there were many events that finally changed the perspective of the singer of Oops I Did It Again. Timberlake, who came under attack on the internet, apologized 17 years after the incident.

It is not only the media that has power but the public can shape their perspective on a celebrity.

Meanwhile, Letterman has not yet commented on netizen bullying against him.