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11 Celebrities' Admitted Lies in Interviews: A List of Deceptions

2024-12-06

When delving into the world of celebrity interviews, one often assumes the words spoken are genuine. However, as we'll explore, many celebrities are masters of deception. Take Robert Pattinson, for instance. In 2009 on The Late Show with David Letterman, he shared a story about having dinner with his stalker who then stopped stalking him. But in 2024, he confirmed to the New York Times that this was a fabrication. He said, "The only thing people would ever ask me about was being famous. You go into, like, a fugue state." (Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images)Another instance was when in 2009 he reportedly told Extra that he didn't "really see the point in washing your hair" or care if it's clean. Yet in 2022, he told MovieMaker, "It just sticks for 15 years." (Nbc Newswire / NBC Newswire / NBCUniversal via Getty Images)Appearing on Today in 2011, he told a dark story about wanting to "run away and join the circus" as a kid. But the following week, he admitted to a reporter in Germany that he made the whole thing up. He said, "I said those things. But I actually made the whole thing up. It's coming back to haunt me. I said it on some show. It was really early in the morning, the day after the New York premiere." (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)When on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2011, the host brought up his often-repeated story about being a hand model. With his mother in the audience, he couldn't keep up the lie. She even debunked it herself. (Here's the full clip, with this part starting at the 2:13 mark.)In 2020, Robert Pattinson told GQ that he ignored the trainer the studio hired and was "barely doing anything" for The Batman. He said, "I think if you're working out all the time, you're part of the problem." But two years later, he told MovieMaker that he was joking. He said, "That really came back to haunt me. I just always think it's really embarrassing to talk about how you're working out." (Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)In 2015, Suki Waterhouse told Us Weekly that she rinses her hair with Coca-Cola sometimes. But in 2022, a fan on Twitter asked her if she still did this, and she admitted it was a made-up beauty secret. (Dominique Charriau / WireImage / Via Getty)In her 2020 Architectural Digest house tour, Dakota Johnson gushed over her big bowl of limes. But a year later on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she admitted the viral moment was untrue. (Here's the full clip, with this part starting at the 0:18 mark.)In 2023, Dakota Johnson told the Wall Street Journal that sleep is her number one priority and she can easily go 14 hours without sleep. But a few months later, she told Bustle that she exaggerated. She said, "I know I've exaggerated in this interview, and you can tell that I'm exaggerating because you see my face. If it's written down, it's hard. But it's fine. I got into a funny little fight with somebody." (Vivien Killilea / Getty Images for IMDb)During the early days of One Direction, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson told an interviewer that Niall Horan was dating Carly Rae Jepsen. But in 2019, Niall lightheartedly called out Louis for starting the rumor. (Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Via Getty)At the 2024 Twisters premiere, Paul Scheer told a red carpet interviewer that he had a small part in the first Twister and his mom was pregnant in the background. Later, on the podcast Lovett or Leave It, he hilariously called out how ridiculous it was that people took him seriously as he was born in 1976. In reality, he had a small cameo as an airport traffic police officer. (Lovett or Leave It / Via youtube.com)In 2021, Andrew Garfield repeatedly shut down speculation that he was going to cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. But when the movie premiered, it was revealed that he had been keeping his appearance a secret. He said, "It was stressful, I'm not gonna lie. It was rather stressful but also weirdly enjoyable." (Evans Vestal Ward / NBC via Getty Images)What's your favorite wild celebrity interview answer that later turned out to be a lie — or one you suspect will be debunked in the future? Let us know in the comments!