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Katy Perry
- At the Super Bowl XLIX weekend, a reporter asked, "You're a single girl, is there somebody that you have your eye on this weekend?" Perry replied, "I'm just here so I don't get fined," while deadpanning at her.
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Simone Biles
- On season 24 of 'Dancing with the Stars,' Tom Bergeron asked the Olympic Gold medalist why she didn't smile after receiving compliments from the judges. Biles replied simply: "Smiling doesn't win you gold medals."
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Shailene Woodley - The actress gained Internet fame when a reporter on the red carpet asked her, "Are you hungry right now?" and Woodley replied straight-faced, "Not at all," prompting the reporter to say, "Really? I'm so hungry." Woodley responded, "Well you should probably eat." No dieting dirt here!
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3 / 29 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson
- An interviewer was talking to ScarJo and Samuel L. Jackson about how "there's always a good woman behind a good man," and Johansson suggested, maybe on the front or the side, and the interviewer responded, "Either way looking gorgeous." Jackson gave her a look…
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Scarlett Johansson
- And Johansson responded, "Thank you very much. Well, you know I can also be used as a sparkly object."
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Madonna
- When Madonna was on David Letterman's show, the host strangely suggested that she go kiss somebody in the audience. She responded, "Why are you so obsessed with my sex life?" and he took a beat and replied, "As we all know, I have none of my own."
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Mariah Carey
- Years ago on Rosie O'Donnell's talk show, the host pulled out a photo of the singer at the AMAs in a black dress with cut-outs and said, "Hello trampy dress!" Carey looked up at the ceiling and yelled over her, "I have something to say!"
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7 / 29 Fotos
Mariah Carey
- She explained that for the first five to seven years of her career, she was forced to cover up. But, she said, "If I want to show my body off in a dress, I'm going to show it."
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Emma Stone
- During a Teen Vogue interview in 2012, Stone got asked a question about her blonde hair. Her 'Spider-Man' co-star Andrew Garfield replied, "I don't get asked that question." Stone explained, "You get asked interesting, poignant questions because you are a boy."
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9 / 29 Fotos
Serena Williams
- Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore infamously told reporters in 2016, "If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport." Williams had a few choice words for him…
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10 / 29 Fotos
Serena Williams
- "'Get on your knees,' which is offensive enough," she told the press, "and 'thank a man' ... we, as women, have come a long way. We shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point."
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11 / 29 Fotos
Ariana Grande
- In a 2015 radio interview with Power 106's 'The Liftoff,' the host asked the singer, "If you could use makeup or your phone one last time, which one would you pick?" She paused, then responded, "Is this what you think girls have trouble choosing between? Is this men assuming that that's what girls would have to choose between?"
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12 / 29 Fotos
Ariana Grande
- The hosts said they don't believe she can last without her phone, and she explained she likes to be present during meals and things. The hosts then said, "Ladies, learn!" and Grande replied, "Boys, learn!"
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13 / 29 Fotos
Tom Hardy
- At a press conference for 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' a reporter asked the actor if he was confused at all the female characters in the script for a "man's movie." Hardy looked up at him and gave an emphatic, "No. Not for one minute."
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14 / 29 Fotos
Grace Jones
- A reporter once asked the star, "You're feminine, do you like being masculine?" to which Jones replied, "It's not being masculine, it's an attitude. 'Being masculine,' what is that? I mean can you tell me what is 'being masculine'?" The reporter was saved from answering as Jones said she just acts the way she feels.
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15 / 29 Fotos
Cate Blanchett
- At the 2014 SAG awards, the actress infamously told off the cameraman, in the middle of her interview, when he panned the length of her outfit. "Do you do that to guys?" she asked. "What do you think is going to happen down there?"
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16 / 29 Fotos
Taylor Swift
- In a May 2019 interview with Germany's DPA, Taylor Swift was asked if now that she's turning 30 would she be settling down with boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn. She shut down the question fast stating, "I really doubt men get asked the same question when they turn 30. I'm not going to answer that question."
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17 / 29 Fotos
Blake Lively
- In April 2017, at the Variety: Power of Women New York luncheon, where Lively was being honored for her work with the Child Rescue Coalition, a reporter asked Lively about her go-to "power outfit." "Come on. You want to talk about an outfit here?" she asked. "Would you ask a man that?"
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18 / 29 Fotos
Keira Knightley
- At the Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014, Keira Knightley shut down a sexist question–big time. The reporter asked her how she balanced home life with her personal life. She scolded him by responding with, "Are you going to ask all the men that tonight?"
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19 / 29 Fotos
Rihanna
- In 2014 at the Rogue Fragrance reveal, a reporter asked Rihanna what she was looking for in a man. She replied, "I'm not looking for a man. Let's start there."
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20 / 29 Fotos
Natasha Lyonne
- The 'Orange Is the New Black' star criticized an interviewer in 2015 for asking "how two beautiful ladies," referencing her and co-star Samira Wiley, could do scenes where they had to portray angry, fighting women. She replied, "I feel like it's accidentally maybe a little bit misogynistic because it's like, 'You're so beautiful. What's it like to have to do all that acting?'"
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Natasha Lyonne
- "Despite great beauty on the show, everybody is professional and talented and very capable," she continued. "So I don't think that really anybody is really thinking about something as meaningless as their beauty when they're at work or certainly not this show."
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22 / 29 Fotos
Emma Watson
- After her speeches on feminism, Watson appeared on a Vanity Fair cover with a revealing top. Radio hosts and publications came after her, but Watson reminded them that feminism is fundamentally about choice, and it's "not a stick with which to beat other women … I really don't know what my t*ts have to do with it."
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23 / 29 Fotos
Lauren Conrad
- The reality TV star turned entrepreneur and prototypical girlboss was asked on a radio show what her favorite position was. After thinking for a moment, she responded, "CEO."
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24 / 29 Fotos
Amy Schumer
- In an interview for 'Trainwreck,' the reporter asked her if the word 'sk*nky' is used in America. The comedian and actress confirmed, then asked him why he just thought about his mom. And that was part one of the burn.
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25 / 29 Fotos
Amy Schumer
- He then said, "Come on, that's the character in the movie. I'm not trying to offend you," and she replied that whatever he's trying, he is offending her with his rude question. He responded, "I'm not leaving until we get the car crash moment," and Schumer replied, "Well then you're going to have to get it from your wife when you go home."
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26 / 29 Fotos
Rowan Blanchard
- The teenage star was on the red carpet when she was asked if she had any dieting tips for other girls. "Do you have any dieting tips for other teenage boys?" she retorted.
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27 / 29 Fotos
Teri Garr
- The actress went on David Letterman's talk show and confronted him for not watching the films that his guests come to plug, adding that he guesses and makes conversation quite well. He replied, "Thanks, honey," and Garr shot back, "Don't 'honey' me," telling him straight up "it's kind of sexist." See also: Female celebs speak out about feminism.
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Katy Perry
- At the Super Bowl XLIX weekend, a reporter asked, "You're a single girl, is there somebody that you have your eye on this weekend?" Perry replied, "I'm just here so I don't get fined," while deadpanning at her.
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1 / 29 Fotos
Simone Biles
- On season 24 of 'Dancing with the Stars,' Tom Bergeron asked the Olympic Gold medalist why she didn't smile after receiving compliments from the judges. Biles replied simply: "Smiling doesn't win you gold medals."
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2 / 29 Fotos
Shailene Woodley - The actress gained Internet fame when a reporter on the red carpet asked her, "Are you hungry right now?" and Woodley replied straight-faced, "Not at all," prompting the reporter to say, "Really? I'm so hungry." Woodley responded, "Well you should probably eat." No dieting dirt here!
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3 / 29 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson
- An interviewer was talking to ScarJo and Samuel L. Jackson about how "there's always a good woman behind a good man," and Johansson suggested, maybe on the front or the side, and the interviewer responded, "Either way looking gorgeous." Jackson gave her a look…
© Getty Images
4 / 29 Fotos
Scarlett Johansson
- And Johansson responded, "Thank you very much. Well, you know I can also be used as a sparkly object."
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5 / 29 Fotos
Madonna
- When Madonna was on David Letterman's show, the host strangely suggested that she go kiss somebody in the audience. She responded, "Why are you so obsessed with my sex life?" and he took a beat and replied, "As we all know, I have none of my own."
© Getty Images
6 / 29 Fotos
Mariah Carey
- Years ago on Rosie O'Donnell's talk show, the host pulled out a photo of the singer at the AMAs in a black dress with cut-outs and said, "Hello trampy dress!" Carey looked up at the ceiling and yelled over her, "I have something to say!"
© Getty Images
7 / 29 Fotos
Mariah Carey
- She explained that for the first five to seven years of her career, she was forced to cover up. But, she said, "If I want to show my body off in a dress, I'm going to show it."
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8 / 29 Fotos
Emma Stone
- During a Teen Vogue interview in 2012, Stone got asked a question about her blonde hair. Her 'Spider-Man' co-star Andrew Garfield replied, "I don't get asked that question." Stone explained, "You get asked interesting, poignant questions because you are a boy."
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9 / 29 Fotos
Serena Williams
- Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore infamously told reporters in 2016, "If I was a lady player, I'd go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born, because they have carried this sport." Williams had a few choice words for him…
© Getty Images
10 / 29 Fotos
Serena Williams
- "'Get on your knees,' which is offensive enough," she told the press, "and 'thank a man' ... we, as women, have come a long way. We shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point."
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11 / 29 Fotos
Ariana Grande
- In a 2015 radio interview with Power 106's 'The Liftoff,' the host asked the singer, "If you could use makeup or your phone one last time, which one would you pick?" She paused, then responded, "Is this what you think girls have trouble choosing between? Is this men assuming that that's what girls would have to choose between?"
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12 / 29 Fotos
Ariana Grande
- The hosts said they don't believe she can last without her phone, and she explained she likes to be present during meals and things. The hosts then said, "Ladies, learn!" and Grande replied, "Boys, learn!"
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13 / 29 Fotos
Tom Hardy
- At a press conference for 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' a reporter asked the actor if he was confused at all the female characters in the script for a "man's movie." Hardy looked up at him and gave an emphatic, "No. Not for one minute."
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14 / 29 Fotos
Grace Jones
- A reporter once asked the star, "You're feminine, do you like being masculine?" to which Jones replied, "It's not being masculine, it's an attitude. 'Being masculine,' what is that? I mean can you tell me what is 'being masculine'?" The reporter was saved from answering as Jones said she just acts the way she feels.
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15 / 29 Fotos
Cate Blanchett
- At the 2014 SAG awards, the actress infamously told off the cameraman, in the middle of her interview, when he panned the length of her outfit. "Do you do that to guys?" she asked. "What do you think is going to happen down there?"
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16 / 29 Fotos
Taylor Swift
- In a May 2019 interview with Germany's DPA, Taylor Swift was asked if now that she's turning 30 would she be settling down with boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn. She shut down the question fast stating, "I really doubt men get asked the same question when they turn 30. I'm not going to answer that question."
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17 / 29 Fotos
Blake Lively
- In April 2017, at the Variety: Power of Women New York luncheon, where Lively was being honored for her work with the Child Rescue Coalition, a reporter asked Lively about her go-to "power outfit." "Come on. You want to talk about an outfit here?" she asked. "Would you ask a man that?"
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18 / 29 Fotos
Keira Knightley
- At the Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014, Keira Knightley shut down a sexist question–big time. The reporter asked her how she balanced home life with her personal life. She scolded him by responding with, "Are you going to ask all the men that tonight?"
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19 / 29 Fotos
Rihanna
- In 2014 at the Rogue Fragrance reveal, a reporter asked Rihanna what she was looking for in a man. She replied, "I'm not looking for a man. Let's start there."
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20 / 29 Fotos
Natasha Lyonne
- The 'Orange Is the New Black' star criticized an interviewer in 2015 for asking "how two beautiful ladies," referencing her and co-star Samira Wiley, could do scenes where they had to portray angry, fighting women. She replied, "I feel like it's accidentally maybe a little bit misogynistic because it's like, 'You're so beautiful. What's it like to have to do all that acting?'"
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21 / 29 Fotos
Natasha Lyonne
- "Despite great beauty on the show, everybody is professional and talented and very capable," she continued. "So I don't think that really anybody is really thinking about something as meaningless as their beauty when they're at work or certainly not this show."
© Getty Images
22 / 29 Fotos
Emma Watson
- After her speeches on feminism, Watson appeared on a Vanity Fair cover with a revealing top. Radio hosts and publications came after her, but Watson reminded them that feminism is fundamentally about choice, and it's "not a stick with which to beat other women … I really don't know what my t*ts have to do with it."
© Getty Images
23 / 29 Fotos
Lauren Conrad
- The reality TV star turned entrepreneur and prototypical girlboss was asked on a radio show what her favorite position was. After thinking for a moment, she responded, "CEO."
© Getty Images
24 / 29 Fotos
Amy Schumer
- In an interview for 'Trainwreck,' the reporter asked her if the word 'sk*nky' is used in America. The comedian and actress confirmed, then asked him why he just thought about his mom. And that was part one of the burn.
© Getty Images
25 / 29 Fotos
Amy Schumer
- He then said, "Come on, that's the character in the movie. I'm not trying to offend you," and she replied that whatever he's trying, he is offending her with his rude question. He responded, "I'm not leaving until we get the car crash moment," and Schumer replied, "Well then you're going to have to get it from your wife when you go home."
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26 / 29 Fotos
Rowan Blanchard
- The teenage star was on the red carpet when she was asked if she had any dieting tips for other girls. "Do you have any dieting tips for other teenage boys?" she retorted.
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27 / 29 Fotos
Teri Garr
- The actress went on David Letterman's talk show and confronted him for not watching the films that his guests come to plug, adding that he guesses and makes conversation quite well. He replied, "Thanks, honey," and Garr shot back, "Don't 'honey' me," telling him straight up "it's kind of sexist." See also: Female celebs speak out about feminism.
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Celebrities shutting down sexist comments
Cringey yet incredible clapbacks
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We all know Hollywood is a cesspool of misogyny, one that's only just starting to reveal and dismantle itself. That's why women have had the strangest, most surreal experiences on the press train when answering questions in conferences, interviews, or while doing any kind of promotion, and usually while they watch their male counterparts get thrown deep, sophisticated questions.
Click through to see some of the most sexist comments celebrities have had to field, and the best responses they had.
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