00:00What? What is that name? I don't know that name. And it was just phonetic spelling, but I wasn't,
00:07I didn't rehearse it that way. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the
00:11funniest moments when famous people were unbelievably off-base. With their clueless
00:15mistakes and ridiculous claims, these stars gave us a good laugh, though probably at the cost of
00:20their own embarrassment.
00:30Number 10. When Jessica Simpson was confused about tuna. A blunder over two decades old continues to
00:38haunt the pop star to this day. It happened during an episode of her reality show, Newlyweds Nick and
00:43Jessica, with her then-beau, Nick Lachey. Simpson was enjoying a delicious helping of tuna from the
00:48brand Chicken of the Sea when she suddenly asked whether the tuna she was eating was chicken or
00:52fish.
00:53Is this chicken what I have or is this fish?
00:55It seemed to be a confusion that arose from the name of the brand, but the irresistible singer
00:59seemed genuinely puzzled by the Chicken of the Sea analogy. Nick explained it to her eventually,
01:04but she probably knew she wasn't going to live this down.
01:06Why is it called Chicken by the Sea or in the sea?
01:10Chicken of the sea is the brand.
01:13Oh.
01:14Years later, the blonde ambition actress partnered with Chicken of the Sea for a commercial. What an icon.
01:19It's called Chicken of the Sea, but it's not really chicken, it's tuna. So don't get confused by it.
01:25Number 9. When Kim Kardashian's 2025 forecast missed the mark.
01:29Back in 2015, the Skims' co-founder shared her predictions for the future in a Glamour interview.
01:34However, her vision for her family didn't end up matching their reality.
01:37Speaking of Khloe, Kim hoped she'd find her fairytale happy ending in the romance department.
01:42I hope Khloe finds her happily ever after and falls madly in love because she really deserves it.
01:48However, following her tumultuous relationship with Tristan Thompson, with whom she shares two
01:52children, Coco has reportedly been single. Kim's prediction about Kourtney putting her childbearing
01:57days behind her might be wrong, too.
01:59I hope Kourtney is maybe done with having gaybies. She has a lot on her plate, and I know she
02:06doesn't want to stop anytime soon.
02:08Per sources, Kourt, who has three kids with Scott Disick and one with husband Travis Barker,
02:12wants more bundles of joy in her life. Clearly, Foresight isn't Kim's strongest suit.
02:16This became clear when she told Variety women in business weren't working enough, without
02:20anticipating the inevitable backlash.
02:23I have the best advice for women in business. Get your f***ing ass up and work. It seems
02:28like nobody wants to work these days.
02:30Number 8. Oprah's Microsoft Mishap
02:32This media mogul is an OG influencer. Her yearly Favorite Things segment on the Oprah Winfrey
02:37show was not only popular among fans, but also helped promote businesses, both big and small.
02:43The list was even parodied on SNL, and continues to be published on Oprah Daily, proving its enduring
02:47relevance. However, we can't help but recall that one time a social media gaffe made people
02:59low-key question the authenticity of her recommendations. In 2012, the Color Purple
03:04actress shared her love for the Microsoft Surface tablet on X, then known as Twitter. However,
03:09her post revealed that she had used her iPad to tweet it. Of course, this didn't necessarily
03:13change how she seemingly felt about the Microsoft device, but the discrepancy was hilarious.
03:17Here's to finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list.
03:22Number 7. When Rita Ora got hacked, or did she?
03:25I wish that I could let you love. I wish that I could let you love me.
03:30Remember in 2014, when the masked singer UK judge seemingly sent out a post on then-Twitter
03:36claiming she would release new music if her tweet hit 100,000 retweets? Soon, after the announcement
03:40was made, the tweet was deleted. At the time, netizens believed that Rita backtracked because her post
03:46wasn't getting the engagement she anticipated. The let you love me singer later explained that her
03:50ex account had been hacked, and that the promise of new music was not made by her, but by the hacker.
03:55While we have no way of actually proving that Rita lied about this, most people didn't buy the
03:59supposed excuse. But there was a sense of having to overwork to prove myself, yeah, for sure.
04:05Number 6. Hilaria Baldwin's background. She's a yoga expert and a podcaster with a brief Emmy-winning
04:12stint on Extra, but she's best known as Alec Baldwin's wife.
04:15Married life is really nice. You know, it feels different. It really feels different.
04:20Throughout her time in the public eye, Hilaria Baldwin has seemingly been mistaken for having Spanish
04:24heritage. There have been reported instances of her speaking with a Spanish accent and being
04:29vague about her birthplace. Turns out, Hilaria was born Hillary Lynn Hayward Thomas in Boston,
04:38Massachusetts, and has no Spanish roots. This led to accusations of cultural appropriation on social
04:43media when an ex-user said she, quote, impersonates a Spanish person. In response, Hilaria claimed she
04:49spent part of her childhood in Spain and grew up around Spanish culture. Needless to say,
04:53netizens weren't too impressed by the justification. When I try to work, I try to enunciate a little
04:59bit more, but if I get nervous or upset or something, then I start to mix the two.
05:03Number 5. When Chris Cuomo got fooled by a deepfake. In August 2025, the News Nation anchor was misled
05:10by an AI-generated video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The clip showed her calling out an American Eagle ad
05:16starring Sidney Sweeney as racist on the Congress floor. Without taking a second to check the facts,
05:21Cuomo rushed to X to criticize the Congresswoman for ignoring real issues and focusing on, quote,
05:27culture wars in Congress. AOC was quick to point out that the journalist was raging over a fake video.
05:32Piers Morgan chimed in, too, dragging Cuomo for his mistake. The Good Morning America alum had no
05:37choice but to acknowledge his error. You listening? I was wrong.
05:41Number 4. Kendall Jenner's cucumber struggle. In 2022, Kenny went viral for an episode of The
05:47Kardashians. In it, she was seen cutting a cucumber, but her technique was questionable
05:52to say the least. Be careful, because I nicked myself the other day. Although she claimed it was,
05:57quote, pretty easy to chop up the vegetable, she was visibly struggling with it, while her mother,
06:01Kris Jenner, cheered her on. Kendall did manage to cut it, but her convoluted process revealed her
06:06shocking lack of basic culinary skills. I'm not professional whatsoever. Viewers teased the
06:11supermodel endlessly for it, but she later told WSJ that she got the job done tastefully.
06:16What about something easier to cut? Let's just get you a salad.
06:19Number 3. Fergie's national anthem controversy. Singing the Star-Spangled Banner and an NBA
06:24All-Star Game is a huge honor. Unfortunately, when Fergie had the opportunity to do so in 2018,
06:30she made a major creative faux pas.
06:32Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light.
06:44Her rendition of the national anthem featured breathy jazz vocals, but it failed to resonate
06:49with the audience. The NBA's very own Draymond Green and Stephen Curry could barely hide their
06:54grins during the performance.
06:56For the land of the free.
07:03The criticism continued on social media, forcing the former Black Eyed Peas songstress to respond.
07:10She claimed she wanted to try something special, but the risk did not pay off because her delivery
07:14quote, didn't strike the intended tone.
07:24Number 2. Paris Hilton's incriminating purse.
07:27The millionaire businesswoman has lived quite the wild life.
07:30In 2010, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested her after she was suspected
07:35of carrying an illegal substance in her purse. She reportedly claimed the purse was borrowed
07:39and that she thought the substance was actually gum. Her argument crumbled when it was discovered
07:44that the socialite had previously posted a photo of a similar Chanel purse on social media,
07:48gushing over how much she loved her new possession. While Hilton did not serve time,
07:52she got a year of probation, had to pay a hefty fine, get treatment for substance use disorder,
07:57and complete 200 hours of community service.
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08:20Number 1. John Travolta's award show flub. The 2014 Oscars was easily one of the most iconic
08:26installments of the prestigious awards ceremony, and not just because of host Ellen DeGeneres'
08:31star-studded selfie. During John Travolta's introduction of Idina Menzel, before her performance
08:35of Let It Go from Frozen, he mispronounced her name, calling her Adele Dazeem.
08:40And then he introduced me, and then for eight seconds, I feel very sorry for myself.
08:45The Grease star later explained that the mistake happened because Idina's name was spelled
08:49phonetically, which confused him.
08:51So I go out there, and I get to her thing, and I thought, hmm?
08:54The Queen of Broadway went on to call the incident, quote, one of the best things that's happened
08:59in her career.
08:59But now it's the best thing that's ever happened.
09:01Yeah, but now, of course.
09:02Come 2015, Travolta reunited with Menzel to present the Oscar for Best Original Song, and
09:07she introduced him as Glam Gazingo. The Pulp Fiction actor endearingly said he deserved it.
09:12Did any of these mistakes change your perception of the celebrities who made them? Tell us in the
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