Twilight or Twilight Zone?
Twilight star Kristen Stewart’s 15 minutes of fame might have already passed (until the next movie in the series, at least), but, oh, what a memorable 15 minutes they were. Less than a week before she would be photographed smoking drugs on her Los Angeles doorstep, Stewart dropped by Letterman’s show for one last plug of her vegetarian-vampire flick. The result is equal parts hilarity and horror. Take this exchange, for example:
Stewart: We have this big European press tour to do. I’m not sure if we’re going to end up in London or Berlin, but wherever we end up, I’m going to drive to Russia. I’m very, very excited about that.
Letterman [deadpan:] Let’s hope for Berlin.
[Audience laughs, understands geography.]
Stewart [oblivious to joke:] I’m actually hoping for Russia. Very much so, yeah.
Letterman: Um.
Eek, is more like it.
Don't F___ with Madonna
It all started with Letterman’s less-than-awesome introduction of the pop star before her 1994 appearance: “Our first guest tonight is one of the biggest stars in the world. In the past 10 years, she has sold over 80 million albums, starred in countless films and slept with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.” Burn! Even faithful sidekick Paul Shaffer couldn’t help but object. “She’s your guest!” he bellowed from off-camera. To which Letterman responded, “It’s right there on her bio, for heaven’s sake.”
Needless to say, Madonna was less than amused, and decided to enact revenge by dropping the F-bomb a record 14 times and making endless sexual innuendos (including comparing a microphone to a certain part of the anatomy, ahem). At one point, Letterman exclaimed, “This, of course, won’t see the light of day.” It did (of course), and became one of the highest-rated shows that year. But that didn’t stop Letterman from making another joke at Madonna’s expense the following evening: “You can tune in safely — she’s not on tonight!”
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