Some stars refuse to be the bigger person and decide to take the low road. More celebrity feuds played out via social media than in person. Stars can be as crude or passive-aggressive as they want to be on Twitter and Instagram. The term "Twitter fingers" stems from a person being bold on the Internet but not being the same way in person.
These celebs did not have Twitter fingers. They hashed out their grievances on live television, with three of them even becoming physical. Many celebrities have learned the art of at least being cordial, but sometimes emotions run uncontrollably high. It's interesting to see what happens when two stars who can't stand each other are less than six feet apart. Here are ten celebrities who fought on live TV.
10 Nicki Minaj & Miley Cyrus
"Miley, what's good?" is a question that will forever live in many people's heads rent-free. Nicki Minaj asked Miley Cyrus this question during the 2015 VMAs after winning an award for the best hip-hop video. When Anaconda did not get nominated for the video of the year award, this angered Minaj. She criticized Taylor Swift's Bad Blood for being nominated when all the video featured was thin bodies. Swift took this criticism straight to the heart, claiming that she always supported Minaj.
How did Cyrus get in between this feud? When The New York Times asked Cyrus what she thought about the debacle between Swift and Minaj. Cyrus stated that Minaj isn't a nice person. She also felt as if Minaj was envious because she did not win the award. Things boiled over at the VMAs. Cyrus' response to Minaj winning her award was "Congratuf***ulations, Nicki."
9 Charlemagne Tha God And Chanel West Coast
Hot 97 radio host Charlemagne Tha God was a guest on MTV's Ridiculousness. He dissed Chanel West Coast's tv personality and co-host of this show, rapping skills on live tv. Charlemagne called her a "wack rapper" and alluded to her being unknown in the music industry. Coast refuted by mentioning Lil' Wayne co-signing her and noting her BET award for her Young Money affiliation.
8 Kenya Moore And Michael Rapaport
Kenya Moore, Real Housewives of Atlanta star, and actor/comedian Michael Rapaport were in a Twitter war before being invited to Watch What Happens Live two years later. On Twitter, Rapaport commented on Moore's wig being snatched after bullying her co-star Porsha Williams, saying that she should have no regrets in life after that. Moore called Rapaport pathetic for promoting violence. Thus, the war began.
Andy Cohen, the host of WWHL, pointed out the past beef. During this episode, the stars threw a slew of insults at each other, including Rapaport calling Moore's feet ashy and telling her that she wanted to be him. Her response? "A middle-aged fat white guy? Not really."
7 Rosie O'Donnell And Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Actress Rosie O'Donnell and now-retired TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck discussed what was supposed to be their opinions on the IRAQ War on The View, but things got personal and escalated quickly.
O'Donnell was angry about Republicans insinuating that O'Donnell thought of US troops as "terrorists" when she asked the question, "Did Iraq attack us???" In Rosie's eyes, Hasselbeck did not defend her honor in this regard. O'Donnell also called Hasselbeck "cowardly" for not defending her, among other fiery comments. Then-guest-host Sherri Shepherd tried to get the producers to cut to commercial and lighten the moment with jokes but to no avail.
6 Various Rappers At The 2nd Annual 1995 Source Awards
The fight started with Suge Knight alluding to him being a producer that doesn't "dance all in the videos" or hop on his artists' tracks, taking shots at then-Puff Daddy now-called Diddy. This fight wasn't about who's the best producer, but it was about East Coast vs. West Coast, where hip-hop and rap predominantly took over at the time. The location of the Source Awards was at Madison Square Garden in New York. Snoop Dogg got on stage to ask if the people in the audience had any love for the West Coast. Slowly came the boos.
Then later came OutKast on stage. Andre 3000 mentioned that the people in the South have a voice, angered that people are "close-minded." and don't want to listen to music coming from the South. It's safe to say that after the death of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac that West Coast Vs. East Coast beef stopped.
5 Nicki Minaj Tells Mariah Carey To 'Clean Her Ears Out'
There are quite a few moments where these divas got into it on American Idol, but the moment where Nicki Minaj told Mariah Carey to clean her ears out was comical. Carey, being the iconic singer that she is, was giving a contestant a critique about not needing to sing like a "Disney princess" each time like Minaj suggested and to "sing from her heart." What makes this moment even more comical or maybe even cringe-worthy is that Carey's mother was in the audience that night.
4 Sharon Osbourne Goes Off On Sheryl Underwood
Piers Morgan is the former co-host of Good Morning Britain. He caught a lot of flack for minimalizing and making disparaging comments about Meghan Markle's negative experiences with the Royal Family. Sharon Osbourne, Morgan's friend, defended her friend on social media and felt as if she didn't want the "racist" label on her merely because many people feel that Morgans is one. Osbourne was defensive, dropping f-bombs and demanding that Sherly Underwood explain how Piers was racist. Underwood proceeded to call Osbourne her friend and stressed the fact that she was not calling Osbourne a racist and didn't want the conversation misconstrued, but by then, a flame in Osbourne ignited.
3 Burt Reynolds And Marc Summers
The year was 1994, and what a strange conflict this was that aired on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Late actor Burt Reynolds and Double Dare host (yes, Nickelodeon's Double Dare) Marc Summers threw water, harsh exchanges, and pies. Reynolds did not take lightly to jokes about his then-recent divorce, even cutting Leno's tie before the dispute with Summer. This exchange was so ridiculous that it seemed staged.
2 Muhammad Ali And Joe Frazier Fight Outside Of The Ring
In an interview with Howard Cosell on ESPN, Muhammad Ali takes fellow Joe Frazier down on air. The two were commentating on their fight, and Ali kept making snide comments about Frazier, including calling him a "good boy". Frazier became frustrated, asking if Ali wanted an "a** whooping," eventually standing up in front of Ali. Ali told Frazier to sit down, but he stood up after Frazier didn't move, put his hand around his necking, and pushing him to the floor.
1 Porsha Williams Drags Kenya Moore...Literally
On a Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, Porsha Williams drags Kenya Moore across the floor, snatching her wig off in the process. Prior to the dragging, the co-stars cut each other off constantly, hurling insults at each other, with Kenya even pulling out an air horn. Moore calling Williams a "dumb h**" with her air horn was the straw that broke the camels' back. Williams stood up, got close to Moore, threatened her, and dragged her by her wig across the studio floor.