The “Friends” star was a guest on the famous host's show in 1998 who suddenly grabs a lock of her hair and sucks on it. The video resurfaced on Twitter and thousands of users condemned the journalist's actions
The premiere of the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" has revived outrage over the macho treatment women receive in Hollywood. After seeing the "Princess of Pop" humiliated before the world by the journalist Diane Sawyer who questions her about her relationship with Justin Timberlake. Now the designated character is David Letterman, one of the most respected presenters in entertainment.
Letterman has come under fire after several of his past interviews with female guests whom he gave a hard time to were resurfaced. But her interview with Lindsay Lohan just went viral of Letterman's horrible and insensitive treatment of her, making jokes about her going through her addiction rehab, and ultimately making her cry. Now it was revealed that previously, Jennifer Aniston had something similar to Letterman, but more physical.
It was in 1998 when Aniston was already one of the most relevant actresses after the end of the comedy "Friends". She was promoting the movie “The Object of My Affection” and attended the Late Show with David Letterman. But the presenter, who is now 73 years old, suddenly says: "Forgive me if this is rude, I just want to try one thing." He then settles behind the actress with her chair, puts a hand on her neck, and begins to suck on a strand of her hair.
Amid her strange behavior, Aniston lets out a scream and asks, "What are you doing?", while she looks extremely uncomfortable about the situation. She tries to pull away from her, but she doesn't know how to react. Letterman then hands her guest a tissue, and she looks utterly disgusted as she dries the lock of hair he put in her mouth.
Letterman then joked that he would edit that moment, and Aniston replied, "This is something I'll never forget." In the minutes that follow, the presenter tells her that she seemed "traumatized" by what had happened. She replied: "I am."
Although the incident happened 23 years ago, fans have commented on it on social media. On Twitter, Letterman's behavior has been labeled "disgusting" and "disgusting." In addition to qualifying it as S- harassment.
Some users wrote comments such as: “How disturbing is Jennifer Aniston's video with Letterman”, “This 1998 interview is still grotesque to watch” and “'Why did David Letterman suck Jennifer Aniston's hair? "That live video of David Letterman trying to kiss her and then take a piece of her hair and suck it out of her....it was literally S- harassment," was another message.
At that time, the popular actress did not make any further comments about it, but it is clear that she was surprised by the presenter's actions.
Other past interviews of Letterman circulating on social media include one of hers with Paris Hilton in 2007, in which he repeatedly questioned her about her time in jail, despite her saying she didn't. wanted to talk about it.
In the wake of The New York Times and Hulu documentary "Framing Britney Spears," which includes an analysis of the media's treatment of the pop singer during the height of her career, the treatment of other female celebrities has been It has become a topic of conversation.