David Letterman Is Getting Backlash for Lindsay Lohan Interview in Which He Pestered Her About Rehab
Lindsay Lohan‘s 2013 interview with David Letterman is getting a lot of attention right now in the wake of the Framing Britney Spears documentary.
The doc about Britney highlighted some of the misogynistic and inappropriate interviews that she had to sit through during her youth, including ones conducted by Diane Sawyer and Matt Lauer.
Now, people on social media are pointing out how Letterman incessantly asked Lindsay about her time in rehab while she kept telling him to stop.
Lindsay was on The Late Show with David Letterman in April 2013 to promote her role in the movie Scary Movie 5 and she was asked about her upcoming stint in rehab.
Just minutes into the interview, Letterman asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be in rehab now?” Lindsay appeared to be caught off guard and answered by saying she would be entering rehab on May 2, that she’d be there for three months, and she’s gone several times before.
After he asked what she was going to rehab for, Lindsay said, “We didn’t discuss this in the pre-interview.” She then added, “I think, to be honest, I’m the happiest when I’m working, and the healthiest. And this is an opportunity for me to, you know, focus on what I love in life. And I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I think it’s a blessing.”
Letterman continued to ask Lindsay if she addiction issues. She responded, “Now you sound like Dr. Phil.” After he wouldn’t let the subject go, Lindsay told him, “We’re here for a movie. Let’s stay on the positive.”
Later on in the interview, Letterman wanted to read Lindsay a list of things that have been said about her and she grabbed the list so she could review it first. After reading it over, she said, “You can’t make a joke of it. That’s so mean. We’re not doing that.”
This Lindsay Lohan interview on David Letterman in 2013 is horrifying to watch now. pic.twitter.com/lZxKVvbVB0
— 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 (@treytylor) February 13, 2021
A lot of people are speaking out now that this clip is spreading around on social media.
Click inside to find out what people are saying…
Keep reading to see some tweets on the subject.
This is vile on so many levels. The misogyny. The blindsiding. The stigma of addiction & rehab. The hypocrisy of wanting people to recover, but then judging how they choose do so. I hope Lindsay Lohan knows how loved she is. The world has treated her and many others so unfairly.
— Frank Costa (@feistyfrank) February 13, 2021
There is only one professional on that stage and it’s Lindsay Lohan. https://t.co/9lFe7IkKEy
— will (@willustrating) February 13, 2021
Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Amanda Bynes—the way society treated these stars (and so many more) is disgusting. They were literally all children when they started their careers and the media picked them apart as if they were corrupt politicians. They all deserve better. https://t.co/Bq9BmW1b0D
— Dan (@danmassoud) February 13, 2021
David Letterman was a shit in that but Lindsay Lohan was bloody brilliant. She handled him really well.
— Zoë Mason (@Holistic_Zoe) February 13, 2021
I've never watched David letterman but I just saw half an interview they had with Lindsay Lohan IN THE YEAR 2013 and I am disgusted, holy fuck
— 🍋 Broad City Audition 🍋 (@neocitrandreams) February 10, 2021
Have you seen Letterman’s /Lindsay Lohan interview in 2013? Even worse.
— Roxanne Beach (@roxbeach) February 7, 2021
The whole interview is hard to watch. It’s basically Letterman making fun of her being in rehab and her telling him to stop. https://t.co/DNeYW7ltCA
— Lynda Lopez (@Lyndab08) February 10, 2021