Fans Are ‘Disturbed With David Letterman’s ‘Creepy’ Behavior Toward Jennifer Aniston In Resurfaced Video
June 24, 2023 by Carrie McCabe
Fans are “grossed out” by a recently resurfaced video from The Late Show With David Letterman featuring the titular host being rather awkward with interviewee Jennifer Aniston in 1998, with many noting that the sexist treatment of women in media has been a long-standing, ongoing problem.
The viral clip shows David Letterman in the midst of an interview with the Friends star when suddenly making things much, much stranger. Check out the video in question below:
The bizarre interview started off normally enough—Jennifer was appearing on the Late Show to promote her upcoming film, The Object of My Affection. The actress was recounting a story about running into fans while in her gym’s steam room when the host moved his chair behind her and said, “Forgive me if this is rude, I just want to try one thing.”
Jennifer responded with an apprehensive “Okay”…and then Letterman proceeded to hold her by the back of the neck and lean in to her, as if to kiss her. The Friends actress was startled, saying “What are you doing??” and attempting to laugh off the strange behavior while leaning far away from Letterman’s advances. But he didn’t exactly take this recoiling as a reason to stop—the late night comedian leaned back in and, eventually, put a strand of Jen’s famous hair directly in his mouth.
The star stiffened up as it happened and looked to be waiting until the uncomfortable moment was over, which was soon after when Letterman pulled away, slowly removing the tendril of hair from his mouth. He rolled his chair back to his desk and handed Jennifer a tissue to dry her hair of his saliva, saying, “I’m sorry…Something to do with the steam room.”