Best & Worst 2008: Disses, feuds, slights and slams
David Letterman was furious when Sen. John McCain bailed on his scheduled “Late Show” appearance, allegedly to help with the financial bailout plan, only to be caught on tape prepping instead for an interview with
“I was thinking about this -- John, John, here’s how it works: You don’t come to see me ... you dont come to see me? Well, we might not see you on Inauguration Day. That’s how it works. You see?” (John Paul Filo / Associated Press)
Public spats by Rosie and Barbara, Taylor and Joe, Angelina and Jennifer and more.
“Yeah, it’s not fun -- [the breakup] was a 27-second phone call, yeah!”
- Taylor Swift to E! News
“See, this one even comes with a phone so he can break up with other dolls.”
- Taylor Swift, holding a Joe Jonas doll, in a MySpace video (AFP / Getty Images; Associated Press)
“I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed.”
- Miley Cyrus, talking about her risqué Vanity Fair photo shoot with photographer Annie Leibovitz, in a statement to People
“I’m sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted ... Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it.
“The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”
- Annie Leibovitz, in a statement released by Vanity Fair (AFP / Getty Images; Associated Press)
