Throwback Video of David Letterman’s Bizarre Hair Moment with Jennifer Aniston Shocks Internet
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Internet users have been talking about a famous conversation between Jennifer Aniston and David Letterman from over 20 years ago. A conversation took place on The David Letterman Show in 1998, during which the host sucked Aniston’s hair. She maintained a distance from Letterman, who kept a portion of her hair in his mouth because she appeared unhappy about the same. She was spotted holding out her hands in an attempt to stop Letterman, but her efforts were unsuccessful. After Letterman had moved away, Aniston was given a tissue to clean her hair.
David Letterman sucks on a strand of Jennifer Aniston's hair, April, 1998. pic.twitter.com/45f5gZGbsw
— Lost In History (@HistoryToLearn) April 13, 2023
In April, the video resurfaced but is still making rounds on the internet today. Desp ite the fact that the interview took place many years ago, the video is now trending online. Netizens have expressed their opinions about the incident in the comments section of @HistoryToLearn’s post. They criticized Letterman for disrespecting women’s personal space and described his behaviour as “disgusting.” NBC aired David Letterman from June 23 to October 24, 1980. In addition to Steve Allen, Richard Lewis, Jeff Greenfield, Janis Ian, Lionel Hampton, Charles Aznavour, and others, it featured several well-known faces from the entertainment industry.
He is so disgusting. This isn’t even the first video I’ve seen of him completely disregarding women’s personal space ew 🤮 imagine your hair smelling like a 60 y/o’s spit
— Im really HERcules 💋 (@Mpumieloves) April 13, 2023
A Video Showing David Letterman Sucking Jennifer Aniston’s Hair Has Resurfaced And Left Netizens Appalled
Over the years, David Letterman has been involved in a number of controversies. During The David Letterman Show, a clip of him sucking Jennifer Aniston’s hair went viral on social media. It appeared that Aniston was unhappy about the same and tried to distance herself from Letterman, who continued to hold a portion of her hair in his mouth. Despite holding out her hands, the actress was not successful in stopping Letterman. Aniston then cleaned her hair with a tissue as Letterman moved away. Even though the video resurfaced in April, it continues to make the rounds on the internet. Despite the fact that the interview took place many years ago, the video of the same is now trending on the internet. The comments section of @HistoryToLearn’s post about the incident has been flooded with comments from netizens. The public expressed their opinions in the comments section of @HistoryToLearn’s post after the video of the incident went viral on various platforms. As a result, they described the host’s behaviour as “disgusting” and accused him of disrespecting women’s privacy. It has been reported that Letterman has been criticized in the past for his inappropriate behaviour toward female celebrities.
He asked Madonna to kiss anyone in the audience when he interviewed her in 1994. During a conversation with Lindsay Lohan in 2013, David brought up Lohan’s history of substance abuse and her time in rehab in order to change the topic of the conversation. The former writer of David’s show Late Night, Nell Scovell, revealed in an essay for Vanity Fair in 2009 that the show had a hostile work environment for women. As Nell mentioned in another essay in 2019, Letterman has continued to meet with her and apologized for his behaviour and the shortage of female writers during his show’s run. Worldwide Pants is the production company headed by the 76-year-old. Werner Herzog directed the 2005 documentary film Grizzly Man, which featured him. The film premiered on August 12, 2005, and earned about $4.1 million at the box office. Critics and audiences alike praised it. There have been many movies featuring him as a cameo actor, such as Cabin Boy, Eddie, Man on the Moon, Strangers with Candy, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, and others. Other TV shows he has appeared on include Mork & Mindy, Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and The Simpsons.
