Disses, Digs & Over-The-Top Drama! The Top 30 Celebrity Fights & Feuds Of 2014
Dec. 26 2014, Published 7:34 a.m. ET
Any celebrity knows that along with fame and fortune comes feuds and fights! This year, some of the spats have been surprising (Jay Z and Solange Knowles), some have been amusing (Donald Trump and Russell Brand) and some have been cryptic (Katy Perry and Taylor Swift) — but they’ve always been entertaining! Take a look back here.
Beyonce and Jay-Z Party with Solange at Met Gala After Party
If the North Korean hacking attack on Sony taught the world to watch what we write in emails, the fisticuffs between Solange Knowles and Jay Z in a New York elevator served as a reminder that security cameras capture everything. So that moment when Solange kicked and bashed her brother-in-law in May while Beyoncé quietly watched from the sidelines was recorded and ultimately leaked for all to see.
Orlando Bloom attends the Los Angeles Premiere of ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’
It seems that 2014 was the year for celebrities to put their dukes up. In July it was Orlando Bloom’s turn to open a can of (you know the rest) on Justin Bieber in an Ibiza restaurant. A couple of witnesses recorded the action on their cellphones. Rumor has it that Bloom and Bieber were fighting over the actor’s estranged wife, model Miranda Kerr.
Taylor Swift is out and about in NYC
The feud between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift was an undercover one that neither woman openly admitted to. Swift fired the first shot by revealing in a Rolling Stones interview that she had fallen out with an unnamed major female artist, saying, “We’re straight-up enemies.” Within days Perry posted a tantalizing tweet on her Twitter page, referencing Mean Girls, saying, “Watch out for the Regina George in sheep’s clothing…” Fans and critics alike tagged the two former friends as the warring frenemies.
French Montana’s 30th Birthday Party
In October Snoop Dogg apologized for starting a feud with Iggy Azalea that saw the rappers trading insults on social media. Dogg kicked the fight off by posting a photo on Instagram of an albino black woman with the caption, “Iggy Azalea No Make Up.” The war of words hit a low point when the “Gin & Juice” rapper called the Australian a “c**t.” He later apologized when fellow rapper T.I. stepped in.
TV personality and author, Martha Stewart arrives 8th Annual Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion in honor of Carolina Herrera at Lincoln Center on September 3, 2014 in New York City
Who would have thought that Martha Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow would get into a spat? Apparently the lifestyle guru does not like Paltrow invading her territory with her Goop brand. Stewart icily said of the actress, “If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn’t be trying to be Martha Stewart.”
‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ Season 14 Press Conference
Donald Trump has never been known to edit his opinions on Twitter. In October the hotel mogul tweeted that Katy Perry “must have been drunk when she married” Russell Brand whom he said was a “major loser.” Brand responded with a nasty tweet of his own.
27th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards
“Every time I see you, you don’t have to be naked.” When T-Boz from TLC made those remarks on an Australian breakfast TV show in July it was thought she was referring to Rihanna who recently appeared on the red carpet in a completely see-through dress. T-Boz backtracked though when the “Pour It Up” singer posted a photo on her Twitter page of TLC, back in the ‘90s, topless and wearing little more than a smile.
IHeartRadio Music Festival—Day 1
Chris Brown is never one to keep quiet when he thinks he has been insulted. So when Tamar Braxton – a co-host on The Real – suggested they “pull an inter-friend-tion” on his on-off girlfriend Karrueche Tran, he fired back with an insult-laden response on Instagram. He took aim at Braxton and her fellow co-host, Adrienne Bailon, whom he called a “trout mouth a* b*tch.”
Pink, Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O’Donnell attend the ‘Home For The Holidays’ concert in New York City
Ever since Rosie O’Donnell returned to ABC’s The View rumors have swirled that she and Whoopi Goldberg have been at loggerheads. Things hit a low point however when, during a debate about race in America, Goldberg – who disagreed with O’Donnell – shouted, “You are a white lady telling me what is racist to you!”
‘This Is The End’ Los Angeles premiere at Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, CA
In 2014 Seth Rogen made no secret of the fact that he does not like Justin Bieber. In January – following the singer’s arrest for allegedly drag racing in Miami, Fla. – the funny man tweeted, “All jokes aside, Justin Bieber is a piece of s**t.” In May, after Rogen talked about his dislike of the Canadian for months, the singer tweeted, “Seth Rogan sic sorry I didn't bow down when I asked 2 meet u was probably a bit shy…”
Arrivals at the 2014 BET Hip Hop awards in Atlanta
In April fans of the Real Housewives of Atlanta got to see Porsha Williams lunge at her archenemy Kenya Moore during the reunion show. The incident left the set in disarray, presenter Andy Cohen in a fluster and Williams facing assault charges. The final straw for Williams came when Moore shouted, “You are a dumb ho.”
Actor Charlie Sheen makes an appearance on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ in NYC
Don’t mess with the warlock! Charlie Sheen lost his cool when Rihanna refused to come over to his table so his girlfriend could meet the singer in a Los Angeles restaurant where they were both dining. The actor took to Twitter bashing the pop star by saying, “Sorry we’re not KOOL enough to warrant a blessing from the Princess (or in this case the Village idiot).” Rihanna seemed to respond by tweeting, “If that old queen don’t get ha diapers out of a bunch…”
The 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala Presented By Coca-Cola – Arrivals
In one of the leaked emails to emerge from the Sony hacking scandal, studio executive Clint Culpepper called Kevin Hart a “whore” for demanding payment to promote his movie on social media. When the insult became public the comedian responded on Instagram, saying, “I OWN MY BRAND…I MAKE SMART DECISIONS FOR MY BRAND…I PROTECT MY BRAND.”
Topshop Topman New York City Flagship Opening Dinner
Another stealthy (alleged) feud seems to exist between Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé. Their husbands may be best friends but rumor has it Mrs. West was not happy when Mrs. Carter and Jay Z failed to make it to Kimye’s Italian nuptials. Kardashian’s rep later denied it but sources claimed the two women were allegedly kept separate at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles in August so they wouldn’t bump into each other.
Arrivals at the HBO’s Official 2014 Emmy After Party
Jon Voight was incensed when Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem deigned to have an opinion on the Israel-Gaza conflict that was different to his own. After the couple signed a letter asking the European Union to “condemn the bombing…against the Palestinian civilian population,” the actor fired back calling them “ignorant of the…story of Israel’s birth” and warned that what they did “could incite anti-Semitism.”
The Weinstein Company’s 2014 Golden Globe Awards after party
Who knew that P. Diddy still had it in him? In December reports surfaced that the 45-year-old music mogul allegedly got into a physical altercation with rapper Drake. According to witnesses the rumored fight – which was supposedly about a song – took place outside a Miami nightclub. DJ Sam Sneak tweeted that Drake, 28, allegedly ended up in the hospital shortly afterwards, having “dislocated his shoulder.”
Rob Kardashian and Naza Jafarian going to Wellington Club
Rob Kardashian – who is rarely seen in public these days – is rumored to have fallen out with his reality TV family. In fact Kim’s younger brother skipped her wedding to Kanye West in May, flying home shortly after flying to Paris to attend the festivities. A source claimed the sock entrepreneur left, reportedly dubbing the event as “superficial bulls**t.,” But Kim later denied that rumor saying there was “no fight.”
Songs of Hope X
Having spent 2013 feuding with the likes of Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj, Azealia Banks has spent 2014 maintaining her spat with Iggy Azalea. While the chart-topper called Banks a “MISERABLE, angry human being” with a “piss poor attitude,” the New York rapper criticized the Grammys for nominating white rap artists like Macklemore and Azalea. She told Hot 97, “It says to black kids: ‘You don't have s**t. You don't own s**t, not even the s**t you created for yourself’.”
Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon out and about in NYC
“When I win my first Grammy or Oscar *Shrugs* hmm, whichever comes1st, I’ll be sure 2shout URname out bitch!” That was Bobbi Kristina’s Twitter response after reading that Angela Bassett didn’t cast her as herself in the Lifetime Whitney Houston biopic. The Oscar-nominee told Entertainment Weekly that “acting is a craft” and Bobbi Kristina is “not an actress.”
Celebrities arrive for the 17th Annual Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
“Don’t worry, I would never show my peekachu, 1)because I have a family, and 2)oh yeah…TALENT.” And with that Chelsea Handler put down Kim Kardashian while explaining to her Instagram followers why she wouldn’t be doing a parody of Kardashian’s full frontal nude shot for Paper magazine.
2014 TCA Winter Press Tour FOX All-Star Party
Kiefer Sutherland didn’t make it onto the list of Freddie Prinze Jr.’s favorite coworkers. The actor – who worked with Sutherland on the TV thriller 24 – said in July, “Kiefer was the most unprofessional dude in the world. That’s not me talking trash, I’d say it to his face…” Meanwhile Sutherland’s rep said, “Kiefer enjoyed working with Freddie and wishes him the best.”
Bethenny Frankel holds her book ‘Skinny Cocktail’ while arriving at ‘The View’ in New York City
The theme for Bethenny Frankel’s 2014 was her long, drawn-out, messy divorce from her ex Jason Hoppy. The former spouses have been bickering, slugging it out in a New York court, while battling for custody of their daughter Bryn. Frankel said that their relationship collapsed when she wrote Hoppy a letter telling him she wanted a divorce.
It's sad, but true that Mama Joyce only laid to rest her feud with Miss Sharon when the fellow RHOA cast member died in December. Before the tragic passing – as episodes of Bravo’s hit series show – Kandi Burress’ mom called her son-in-law Todd Tucker money hungry and his mother a “prostitute.”
Bette Midler leaving the ITV studios, London
Bette Midler stepped into the ring in November when she told U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, “It’s always surprising to see someone like Ariana Grande with that silly high voice, slithering around on a couch, looking so ridiculous.” Grande took to Twitter to applaud Midler for being a “feminist who stood for women being able to do whatever the F they wanted” before cattily saying “not sure where that Bette went but I want that sexy mermaid back!!!” with a photo of Midler dressed as an R-rated sea creature.
Soul Train Awards 2011 – Show
Former friends Cynthia Bailey and Nene Leakes have been bashing each other both on and off of their hit show, RHOA. And even an on-camera attempt at burying the hatchet failed miserably. When shown a clip of Bailey and Kenya Moore whining about her on the popular reality TV show, Leakes told Andy Cohen during an episode of Watch What Happens: Live, “Let her have her moment, I don’t have the time, I’m on Broadway.”
Cast members of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ seen in Manhattan, NYC
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice has no shortage of enemies from her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga to fellow cast mate Teresa Aprea. But she allegedly thinks those feuds have spilled over and are hurting her daughter’s pop star dreams. A source claims that Giudice thinks Gia, 13, failed to raise $7,500 online to shoot a music video because “there are negative forces, including co-stars from RHONJ” and “haters that are determined to make sure Gia’s music career goes down in flames.”
Celebrity guests for the 1st Annual Jones New York Power Lunch, NYC
Meanwhile, the mysterious family feud between RHONJ’s Caroline and Dina Manzo continues. Caroline told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens: Live that she would happily reconcile with her sister, but only if Dina accepts their sister-in-law Jacqueline Laurita. Manzo said, “I come with everybody.” In December it emerged they had all buried the hatchet.
Demetria Mckinney
RHOA star Demetria McKinney came out swinging for her first season when she slammed co-star Phaedra Parks, calling rumors she’d had an affair “karma."
Eminem (aka Marshall Bruce Mathers III) in LA
When Eminem rapped about raping Iggy Azalea the Aussie artist was quick to smack back. In the song “Vegas” he said, “Put that s**t away Iggy. You don’t wanna blow that rape whistle on me.” In November Azalea tweeted in response, “I’m bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment trend and much more interested in the young women getting $ trend.”
Celebrities attend the Songs of Hope X event
In 2014 Kesha filed a lawsuit against her one-time at mentor Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald). The pop star accused the producer of allegedly sexually assaulting and harassing her. After filing a countersuit his lawyer said, “Kesha’s lawsuit is a spectacular and outrageous fiction that will go down in flames.”