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These interviews take on a whole new meaning with hindsight... Join us as we examine conversations that now break our hearts because of what happened after. From Princess Diana's manipulated Panorama interview to Chadwick Boseman's emotional moments while secretly battling cancer, these exchanges reveal painful truths about celebrities whose struggles went deeper than we knew.
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00:00Oh, that's horrible. That's really bad.
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at interviews that are now viewed through a much more heartbreaking lens because of what we know now.
00:09And I slipped and fell and hit my eye on a potted plant.
00:17Princess Diana, Panorama.
00:18Do you really believe that a campaign was being waged against you?
00:21Yes, I did. Absolutely. Yeah.
00:23In 1995, Princess Diana's BBC Panorama interview stunned the world.
00:28Speaking with journalist Martin Bashir, the interview painted a picture of a woman caught in a toxic institution.
00:35Diana revealed the breakdown of her relationship, famously stating,
00:39Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
00:42However, years later, it was revealed that Bashir had used deceitful tactics to secure the chat,
00:47including tricking the Princess of Wales with falsified bank statements.
00:50Martin Bashir spun a web of elaborate lies to win the trust of the princess.
00:55It was a clear example of the relentless media obsession with Diana's private life,
01:00made all the more tragic by the fact that she would lose her life nearly two years later while being pursued by the press.
01:06Diana, Princess of Wales, has in fact been killed in that car accident.
01:11Chester Bennington.
01:121027 KISS FM.
01:14I dreamed I was missing.
01:16Just weeks before he tragically took his own life,
01:23Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington gave a revealing interview with 1027 KISS FM.
01:28In the chat, he talked about how making music helped him through dark times and reflected on inner struggles,
01:33even saying,
01:34I find myself getting into these patterns of behavior.
01:36This is a bad place for me to be by myself.
01:39And so, when I'm in that, like, I get, I, my whole life gets thrown off.
01:44Like, if I'm in there, like, I don't say nice things to myself.
01:47Like, there's another Chester in there that's like, wants to take me down.
01:51Despite his openness, Chester also maintained a hopeful tone,
01:54one that made his passing shortly after all the more devastating.
01:57The interview shows a man still trying to fight and still trying to heal.
02:00Oh, look at you.
02:02Did a single tear just trickle?
02:04In hindsight, it's a heartbreaking final glimpse of someone who gave so much to others
02:08while fighting demons of his own.
02:11Britney Spears, Primetime.
02:13In 2003, a 21-year-old Britney Spears sat down with Diane Sawyer for a Primetime TV interview
02:18that has since aged like milk.
02:20He's, he's left the impression that, that you weren't faithful,
02:25that you betrayed the relationship.
02:29I think everyone has a side to their story.
02:32Sawyer grilled Britney about her breakup with Justin Timberlake,
02:35accused her of being a bad role model,
02:37and even relayed a statement by the then First Lady of Maryland saying she should be shot.
02:47Britney, visibly distressed in moments, broke down in tears.
02:51At the time, this was seen as tough journalism.
02:53Now, in the wake of the hashtag Free Britney movement and greater awareness of her troubled past,
02:57this interview feels exploitative and cruel, not to mention interrogative.
03:02Is it an addiction?
03:03Is it an addiction?
03:05No, I don't think it's, I think it's an addiction.
03:07I think it does put me, like, it makes me happy.
03:11Bruce Willis, The One Show.
03:13In a 2013 appearance on BBC's The One Show,
03:16Bruce Willis appeared confused and disengaged, struggling to answer basic questions.
03:20Yeah, it's a difficult title.
03:23It's a good...
03:24At the time, the interview was seen as bizarre,
03:28with critics labeling Willis aloof or uninterested.
03:30Have a sandwich, and let's go shopping.
03:34Yeah, die hard.
03:35That would have been your chosen title.
03:37Well, it's about, I don't...
03:39It makes about as much sense.
03:41Or maybe there is a good day to die hard.
03:45Some viewers even described as torture.
03:47However, in the light of his 2022 diagnosis with aphasia,
03:51later revealed to be part of frontotemporal dementia,
03:54the moment now feels deeply tragic.
03:56Family released a statement today saying he's been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia,
04:00which affects behavior, speech, and language.
04:03There is currently no cure or treatment for FTD.
04:06What once seemed like awkward rambling now appears to be an early sign of a devastating cognitive decline.
04:11Rather than a celebrity phoning it in,
04:13the interview shows a man quietly battling symptoms of a disease
04:16that was already affecting his ability to communicate.
04:20Corey Feldman, The View.
04:22When Corey Feldman appeared on The View in 2013,
04:25the Stand By Me actor spoke openly about the mistreatment he
04:28and fellow child star Corey Haim allegedly endured in Hollywood.
04:31And they do not want me saying what I'm saying right now.
04:34While Feldman was visibly emotional and serious,
04:36The View's panelists, particularly Barbara Walters, responded with skepticism.
04:41Walters even responded to his claims by saying,
04:43You're damaging an entire industry.
04:46Today, Corey's warnings are viewed with far more gravity,
04:49especially in the wake of the Me Too movement
04:51and increased scrutiny of child exploitation in the entertainment world.
04:54I'm saying that there are people that were the people that did this to both me and Corey
04:59that are still working, they're still out there,
05:01and they're some of the richest, most powerful people in this business.
05:04To this day, he remains a steadfast voice for victims of child abuse and neglect.
05:08I am using this to draw a line in the sand,
05:11to say to the Hollywood community,
05:13We are better than this.
05:15Mariah Carey, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
05:17The Ellen DeGeneres Show is often billed as a light-hearted space full of laughter and games.
05:22But in a 2008 appearance on the Emmy-winning daytime talk show,
05:26Mariah Carey found herself in a painfully uncomfortable situation.
05:29People are saying that you're pregnant.
05:32There's rumors.
05:33Don't discuss that.
05:34All right.
05:36Amid swirling pregnancy rumors,
05:37Ellen offered the singer champagne on air,
05:40trying to pressure her into confirming whether she was expecting or not.
05:43Clearly uneasy, Mariah awkwardly declined and attempted to laugh it off.
05:51You're pregnant!
05:53You're pregnant!
05:54It wasn't until later that she revealed she had tragically suffered a miscarriage shortly after the appearance.
06:00Today, the clip is widely seen as invasive and inappropriate, not to mention cringeworthy.
06:05But she says she didn't enjoy that moment.
06:08Stephen Twitch Boss, The Jennifer Hudson Show
06:10Stephen Twitch Boss sadly took his own life in December 2022 at 40 years of age.
06:15However, the beloved DJ from The Ellen DeGeneres Show had made a public television appearance just days before his death.
06:21In an interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Boss appeared radiant, joking with host Jennifer and speaking excitedly about upcoming holiday projects.
06:28Our kids, they're not shy at all.
06:31At all.
06:31Not at all.
06:32We worry sometimes about it.
06:33We love it.
06:34A little too much.
06:35But we worry.
06:35You see that?
06:36Yeah.
06:37Oh, they are not shy.
06:38They're not shy at all.
06:39They're just like, yo, they don't ask where they need to be.
06:42They just kind of walk in front of the camera.
06:44They're just like...
06:45He showed no visible signs of distress, making the shock of his passing all the more devastating.
06:49The disconnect between his vibrant presence and his internal pain only underscores how invisible mental health struggles can truly be.
06:57I love the little babies.
06:58I love them.
06:59And to be quite...
07:00Yeah, it's a constant conversation.
07:03Amy Winehouse, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
07:06Just try to make me go, love you have a...
07:08Go, go, go, go.
07:11Amy Winehouse gave several interviews that feel tragically revealing in hindsight.
07:15But her 2004 appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross stands out as one of the most heartbreaking.
07:20You're a very confident young woman, I've noticed.
07:21Have you always been kind of this self-possessed?
07:24Um...
07:25Yeah.
07:26I mean, you know, I'm surprised.
07:28And it's a good thing.
07:29Do you get it from your mom, your dad?
07:31I don't know.
07:32My...
07:32No, my dad's quite outspoken.
07:35It was a moment of celebration for Amy as she was promoting her first studio album.
07:38And was already being hailed as a powerhouse rising star.
07:41But even in this relatively early appearance, Amy seemed uncomfortable and guarded.
07:45Brushing off questions and giving answers laced with nervous laughter.
07:49Yeah, one of them tried to mold me into a big triangle shape.
07:51And I went, no.
07:53Nah, you know, I've got my own style.
07:56I've got my own style and I wrote my own songs.
07:59And, you know, if someone has so much of something already, there's very little you can add.
08:05Her perceived withdrawn demeanor in retrospect show the beginning of a troubled life fueled by addiction and personal turmoil.
08:11Years later, Amy would die from accidental alcohol poisoning at the age of 27.
08:15I cheated myself
08:17Like I knew
08:20I would
08:23Melissa Benoist
08:25The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
08:27When Supergirl star Melissa Benoist appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2016
08:32and told a quirky story about a household mishap, nobody thought anything of it.
08:36You see, Melissa explained how she tripped down the stairs and injured her eye after colliding with a potted plant.
08:40And I slipped and fell and hit my eye on a potted plant.
08:46But years later, the truth behind that moment came to light.
08:49I want those statistics to change and I hope that telling my story might help prevent more stories like mine from happening.
08:56In 2019, Benoist bravely revealed she was a survivor of domestic violence, detailing an incident where a phone was thrown at her face, causing the same eye injury.
09:04We made up a flimsy story together.
09:06I had tripped and fallen on the stairs of our deck and hit my face on a potted plant.
09:11In such, the story she told on Fallon was likely a cover crafted to hide the tragic truth.
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09:30Chadwick Boseman, Sirius XM
09:34When Chadwick Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, he chose to fight the battle privately.
09:40Over the next four years, while undergoing countless surgeries and chemotherapy, Boseman brought Black Panther to life, turning the character into a global symbol of strength.
09:49My king.
09:50Stop it. Stop it.
09:55What makes his journey even more extraordinary and heartbreaking is that he never let on in any of his interviews.
10:00One especially poignant instance came in 2018 when Boseman grew tearful, recalling two young fans with terminal illness who were holding on to see his Black Panther film.
10:09So it put me back in the mind of being a kid, just to experience those two little boys' anticipation of this movie.
10:18And when I found out that they...
10:20Whew.
10:21Knowing now that he too was silently fighting for time adds a devastating layer to this heartstring-tugging moment.
10:35Which of these interviews hit you the hardest?
10:37Let us know in the comments below.
10:39If I'm not... If I'm out of myself, I'm great.
10:42If I'm inside all the time, I'm horrible. I'm a mess.
10:45That's perfect.
11:00I'll see you next time.
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