Lindsay Lohan's Most UNCOMFORTABLE Interview! Body Language Analyst Reacts!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- When Lindsay Lohan appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, she had no idea what to expect. The interview made history due to the nature of the questions she was asked relentlessly. But what does her body language reveal? Find out now!
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01:54 What do YOU Think?
06:21 Body Language of Discomfort
13:57 What is Lindsay Lohan Thinking?
19:19 What are Adapters in Body Language?
23:10 Body Language of Sympathy
32:15 The BEST Thing She Could Have Said
38: 11 Why Did She Freeze?
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This was wrong and uncomfortable from the first sentence, “You look remarkably well!” What a backhanded compliment. This is so distasteful. She handled it really well.
For someone known to be on drugs and has been to rehab several times at that point yeah she looks well, it’s no secret
She probably could've said: you look older.
Sometimes responding to a backhanded comment with an insult establishes that you're not a pushover
@@lilyannalina Yeah, i always get mad at myself bc when I always think of what I could’ve said later, but never on the spot.
@@lilyannalina it's not her fault she didn't come up with an insult on the spot. He should have just been asking questions about her movie not trying to tear her down
@@CarolineDoes you're right, he was a jerk. Sometimes in life, if we slap the jerk they might stop
She was so nice about the whole thing. Hollywood RUINS people and this girl has been in the spotlight since she was a child. She has issues and going to rehab is no joke. So proud of her for working on herself. This interview was just rude and disrespectful
Couldn’t say it better!
Not all child stars crash, girl.
@@karlc2869 majority do. And crash hard.
The ones that don’t…they realize early in (or their parents do) and get them out or actually pay attention to their kids and don’t just let them wander alone in sets all day
The correct word is "I couldn't agree more".
Thanks, girl.
IKR. BTW the media should say sorry to LiLo now. I mean, they made her life a living hell during her dark times.
I thought she did a great job, she managed to deflect most of his jokes with humor where most people would have lost their temper.
And he seems like a pervert.
... agree
Completely agree!
I agree. He was being invasive and she redirected whete she could and did concede and give brief responses. She was honest and I respect her handling of this interview.
Yes she held her own really well!
This interview hurt my heart. Nobody deserves to sit through an interview like this. Everyone has their struggles and he had no right to do this.
Given this is Hollywood we're talking about here, the skeptical side of my brian just has to wonder how much the entire thing may just as well have been scripted as such, with both parties agreeing. But of course, that's not what it looked like. And again, these people are actors by trade.
100%!!
He lacked class
Letterman's a tool.
@@taylortyler1867 An idiot too, Taylor. BTW get off RUclips, nuisance RUclipsr.
Thanks, girl. Not all child stars crash, girl.
Wow. Lindsay is the poised & mature one here. Dave is despicable for how he treated her.
This was common for him. Spidey should consider the Letterman/Paris Hilton interview too.
Totally agree!
Yep .And it ain't entertaining.
I couldn't agree more, great comment. He put her on the defense from the second she sat down in the chair.
Yep! This was a horrible interview. Lindsey handled it really well but she shouldn't have been spoken to like that in the first place. I'm grrrr on her behalf!!
Yes, this may be the first time I’ve seen Lindsay appearing like a grown up. She handled herself amazingly well, and I kind of want to cry when I think of how she must have felt sitting through this. It really does appear to be an ambush given what she said about the pre interview.
I thought the same thing.
Les Moonves is responsible for this.
Exactly !!! Stick to the pre !!!
This guy is pissing me off
Yes, she's excited about the work she does as an actress and was on the show to talk about the movie feeling she is doing well focused on great things happening for her....And then he has to bring up her flaws to trash in public. Talk about it is one thing, poking is another.
To her betterment this interview did show her level headed maturity and respect for all despite his attitude.
́Come on - be a father figure! ́ is so brilliant because she is so eloquent, charming and yet forcefully reminded us and him that he always brings up a topic that makes her vulnerable. And that as a host he has the obligation to show respect and responsibility. I doesn't know much about Lindsay Lohan, but this video shows her humanity. I think her reaction was the best she could bring.
She was way nicer than how i would have been
Yes, she had a brilliant response to someone who was being merciless and quite rude. This really shows her skill in diffusing a bad situation by not reacting with anger, insults etc.. I fail to understand what Letterman was after by attempting to drag her down. It just shows how nasty and insensitive he can be. I never watched his show much anyway.
She is doing good now, Liz.
@@voiceOfReason16 IKR.
The look on her face when he starts talking about the movie and then immediately goes back into questioning her about rehab is so heartbreaking.
Ya, Dave ruined this interview and her promotion of the movie.
So unbelievably uncomfortable. She really held her own even though he was being obnoxious.
Well she could have done better but she didn't lose her marbles I give her that.
when is he not obnoxious?
Right? He's a misogynistic Dbag. And to pick on someone who is struggling.
@@samb3913 the only good late night hosts were carson & ferguson
Loved Ferguson. Conan's not bad either. Both of the Jimmy's are a little too fake for my liking. Myers is OK and diplomatic. Corden was OK in the first couple of years but his arrogance comes through more and more...but please don't send him back over here...like you guys did with Piers Morgan. Can we get those 2 on a boat and let it adrift? Wonder how long they would last with egos that size in a confined space.
she's literally holding her own hand through this interview. she dealt with the ambush so well, it was tasteless.
He's always mean to women. Like Madonna and Farah fawcett. He sees their vulnerability and goes for below the belt. It's shameful for a grown old man to behave this way. He's a rude jerk
Its shameful for anyone to behave this way. Got loads of Ellen DeGeneres vibes. Shes just as bad if not worse than Lettermen. Especially to women.
@@seedsoflove7684 wha?
@Fozzy Bear - Not just women! There's a famous Alan Alda one that was also just so awful, Dave was insanely rude there too. I'd have to look up the other men cos not sure I remember them correctly, but I remember seeing them too. He's had a long track record since the very beginning, of being the worst asshole to a lot of his guests
Don’t be an AGEIST
Yes - I lost respect for him after his Paris Hilton interview. It was so bad he had the audience booing at her (this was around the same era of open insensitivity toward young women in the media)
Wow, so unprofessional on his part. It was mature of her to correct him and be forthright with quick retorts. Good display of confidence, grace, and self-respect, Lindsay.
I really love how she handled herself! Didn’t just roll with the jokes at her expense and kept it very calm and stern
Indeed.
My first impression: I have some incredible respect for her after seeing that. I’ve never seen it before, but he was absolutely ruthless and kind of making fun of her addiction. She handled it so well. I think she gained a lot of confidence being around that crowd. She keeps looking out at them whenever he does something insulting as if to connect with them like, “Can you believe this guy?” And then the audience will laugh and it gives her the confidence to say how she feels in a lighthearted way.
He was ordered by his sexist boss Les Moonves to humiliate LiLo.
She was looking at the producers and probably her management.
That's Hollywood for you. Instead of being compassionate and trying to help someone who's had addiction problems, they chew them up & spit them out.
@@taylortyler1867 Like I said, not all child stars crash.
Thanks, girl.
@@kaylakurgun332 Don't make bad assumptions, Kayla.
She’s very smart and witty. It’s wonderful to see the real her, rather than just a character. This was my first time to see her interviewed.
I hate what he does at the end: he compliments her for taking his abuse and then offers her a hug. It's so manipulative! This is what abusers do: They break you down / prey on your vulnerabilities (make you feel vulnerable) and then build you back up again / come in to save you (from the pain THEY caused you!). If your partner does this to you, please get out of the relationship. It's a very important red flag, and you can't afford to miss it. Seriously, get out.
YES
👍👍👍👍
Spot on
Letterman is a legend.
I hated that so much. Imagine if all the “praise” he gave her had come at the start and been genuine, they could have then touched on these topics he was trying to bring up and still joke about it but without being insensitive and rude. Instead he did exactly what he was trying to point the finger at others for doing to her... Good on Lindsay for setting boundaries but terrible that she was forced to again and again.
Him saying "we thought we would never see you again" is so horrible especially taking into account how he acted in this interview. Imagine someone saying that to you after youv been through some tough times. "We never thought you could get through this".
I took that to mean that she would never agree to do his show again.
Wow he was pretty disgusting in this interview. She handled herself so well imo. She took time between answering to really stop herself from reacting and answer thoughtfully. Not that she SHOULD have had to mute her reactions, but because we all know that's what he was trying to do- get a reaction out of her to show how "volatile" she is and how "awful" she is for needing rehab 🙄
Yes, she really represented those of us struggling with addiction very well. We gotta get rid of the stigma. It can happen to anyone.
She may have been forced into n rehab 😢
I am screaming it from the ROOFTOPS for us, Guy's!
I tell anyone who will listen (and many who dont) that addiction may start with a choice, but so do many diseases.
I don't see anyone suffering from obesity, high cholesterol, infection, broken legs, diabetes, etc... being treated so badly!
We gotta get rid of the stigma so people won't have to go through what we have to go through!
@@mermaiddiyartist8119 She actually sounded ready to me! She sounds like she wants to get her real life back! 👍 Lay Crisis Counselor/First Responder 45yrs! After hearing this I would back her in her recovery!
@@inthelandofmorethansmall7582 I agree! It's a disease! When someone finds out that another person has any other kind of disease it's not funny, it's sad. Thank you for putting that out there.
💔This whole thing made my heart ache for her. Her pleading with him to be honourable, her grip on his hand to disengage him, and at the very end, when he wants to pull her in to whisper in her ear, her left arm shoots out across his body to block him a bit more, and I felt so gross. This is the man who thought it ok to lick Jennifer Aniston, he's clearly got boundary issues with pretty young women. All women know how hard it is to block creepy old men like this, who feel entitled to put themselves all over you. 💔
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I must say, I'm proud of her. I can't say I follow her but remember when she was always the topic on the crap shock tv shows. It's easy to see she has a lot of good foundation traits. Personally I feel she must of been figuring out some life issues the wrong way, and addiction is a hard thing to beat. She found a thread in an unraveling interview to hold on and control. Given what she was handed, she did very well. I respect her more then ever.
Dave did that at the edict of his sexist boss Les Moonves.
IKR. I mean, Lindsay deserves an overdue apology.
I am not a LL fan but this makes me sad for her. They are making a joke of her struggles. Her lips pinching together says she was trying to hold back. Kudos to her for being the bigger person. Then trying to shut him down. I also noticed she was very rigid throughout the interview. It makes me think of her expecting for Letterman to basically attack her. It is weird that the audience is laughing or clapping at inappropriate times. They must be going off cue cards???
I wish we could talk to an audience member from that interview. I wonder if there was a lot of silence where there are the laughs that we hear…
Not saying he could not touch on the subject, but fucking hell he should have given it a rest. Hell, I felt uncomfortable watching that.
Omg! That man is so rude! I’m not surprised she felt embarrassed. I think she did really well at not being rude to him.
@@HermitLady ohhh… I wasn’t sure, as he was getting laughs, but I’m from the uk so am not familiar with him really.
@@HermitLady exactly. This was actually mild compared to his much younger self.
She remained incredibly respectful towards David throughout. Shame he hasn't given her that same courtesy.
She should have walked out, I wouldn't have blamed her at all. Especially when she said these weren't in the pre questions so they didn't get her permission to talk about that at all. Disgusting.
I wouldn't have blamed her either. She has been in a vulnerable position for a long time, about to go to rehab, battling addiction which is very very serious and is still working on setting boundaries and he kept pressing and taking advantage of that. She was very polite whereas many would have ended it like RDJ and walked off. I'm looking forward to the day that she is in a much healthier and happy place like that if she already isn't since I haven't followed her for a while.
@@AikoFox totally agree, he probably also took advantage of the fact she has been on his show since she was a young girl and could have been sentimental about him. It's just not what they agreed to talk about and he showed no respect for her, even when she was clearly uncomfortable. Hope she is in a much better place now, she fought hard to get clean 🙌
@@AikoFox currently sober. Signed to Netflix a short while ago. One new film just about to come out, another to follow shortly. Got married recently.
@@stevenuttley as far as I remember, she lives here in the UAE now
Her behavior really pulled at my heart. She’s been made a joke of, but is desperately trying to put up boundaries and be vulnerable. It pains me to see his responses to her and hear laughter, be it a track or live audience.
I think she was classy, redeeming, and deserves better than she’s been shown. I’ll never understand why we tear into some celebrities, Lohan, but give so much humanity to others, Demi Levato.
She’s going to do great! She’s ready to heal, she wants connection, humanity, productivity. I’m rooting for her, as a fellow reformed party girl.
💯💖🙏
Agree all around ❤
In my opinion she handled this interview incredibly well. It takes a lot of guts to not only go on a TV during difficult times but to handle it with such grace, poise and dignity. Good for her. ❤
We are witnessing one person taking accountability and seeking help and bravely going forward towards recovery, and another person clearly in need of help with their bullying , predatory and exploitive actions. I have empathy for both of them. It takes great courage to seek help and enter rehab - LL is a human being having a human experience and beautifully demonstrating STRONG boundaries while being exploited and shamed for a time when she was struggling in a vulnerable time in her life. It’s beautiful how she advocates for herself and its incredibly sad to see DL continuously peck at her dignity. We all have value and I will always applaud any human being working on bettering themselves and I won’t kick someone who is demonstrating their worst side so publicly who clearly needs help and kindness. But come on, Dave, you know you treated this lovely human being unfairly, who outclassed you in EVERY way. It was incredible how she pacified him
She looked stunned at some of his questions/comments, uncomfortable in a number of spots, and really vulnerable in others. "I've gone through a lot in life and I'm looking forward to just taking time for me" really struck me as a moment of vulnerability. I loved that she stood up to him ("We're not doing this", taking his list of questions, "This is my show, now", etc). Overall, I thought she handled herself very well in an extremely awkward, uncomfortable situation. I also think David was a jerk for refusing to give up a line of questioning she clearly wasn't interested in pursuing. She was there to promote the movie...? Promote the movie. Don't pin her down on live TV and make her scream "Uncle" just because you want to boost your ratings. 😡
PS: Spidey...? I love your "takeaway" on things like this. I first discovered you during the Depp/Heard fiasco and yours are the ONLY reaction videos I watch. You are very observant, fair, and ethical. Keep up the good work! 😊
She’s only like 27 here. She acted very mature in my opinion. A lot of people in their twenties, even their late twenties, wouldn’t be able to restrain themselves as well as she did here. She definitely seems like someone who is aware of herself and focused on being the bigger person.
26. This aired in April, 3 months before she turned 27. BTW Lindsay deserves a media apology.
He was out of line and some, many, of his comments were clueless. She handed it SO well! She may have had troubles, but she is still human and she is far more intelligent than many give her credit for. I wonder if some of those confirmation glances were Lindsay looking for others who wondered.. "Did he really just ask that question? or Did he really just say that?"
Can't be the only one who thinks this is the most well spoken Lindsey ever was in an interview and probably in life
@@HermitLady I'm pretty sure Fallon is alot better than David letterman, he doesn't like to make his guests uncomfortable even though he also has the most fake laugh of all time and he doesn't let his guests speak long enough before interrupting them lol!
@@TheMaskedChef7 Fallon - bad actor, bad interviewer, fake nice guy I suspect.. One of them ordan Peterson would call sneaky..
@@CONEHEADDK Yes but at least he doesn't pressure his guests into saying personal stuff especially if they made it clear they don't want to speak about it
@@TheMaskedChef7 That's probably right. And he wasn't as cringe as Kimmel either. I did feel a bit sad for him, when he realized (if it was true) that he could have scored the australian babe, whos name I can't recall right now, but didn't notice it.. :P
This is the perfect example of why I never thought Letterman was the appropriate successor for Carson. Johnny didn't grill people. He might occasionally ask tough questions, but it was relatively rare, and it was always with sympathy and a soothing voice. He was there to make the guest look good, and he came across as a fan of whichever guest it was. Whatever Johnny may have been as a person, he was the consummate professional as a host. Dave, on the other hand, was all about getting the laughter and the applause from the audience. He'd throw anyone under the bus to get that. (Note: I'm not talking about monologues here; that's always been viewed as fair game in late-night.)
I hadn't seen this interview before, but it gives me new respect for Lindsay Lohan. It's so uncomfortable just watching it, I can only imagine how it felt for her to endure it. But she kept her poise throughout, which, more than anything, is what I noticed about her body language. Despite being grilled by someone she admired about her weakest moments, she maintained her dignity, asserted herself without being argumentative. She didn't shrink down. RDJ was on a web video with a "schmuck" no one had heard of, but LL was on a very popular national TV show. And she handled it with class.
Many great points
Excellent observations 🎯💯
Letterman was not Carson's successor. That was Jay Leno.
@@annelizabethcarroll3396, there was a huge controversy about that. Lots of people (including Carson) thought Letterman should have been chosen.
Steve Allen and Jack Paar were also nice to their guests.
Crossing her arms at the onset as to protect herself. She’s a great actress aware comedy is a reflection of communication. She looks back at the audience laughs as a defense in preparation for his attacks and in delaying his questions. She handled herself well, and her comedic responses in grasping his notes indicating “it’s my show now” although stressed lightened the mood. I believe all would agree, we’d love to see Lindsey get well and back to work where she’s happiest!
she protects her belly and constantly has her hands crossed with her fingers pressing against each other, you can see she is agitated and anxious in fact she has a bit of a "hysterical" laugh like fake, so she try to make the interview lighter and deflect the conversation in a great way
Seeing as the purpose for her to be on the show, which she pointed out repeatedly, was to promote a film she was in, I feel she handled this remarkably well for a young woman (she’d have been 27 or so in 2013) against a literal “father figure” in age and experience in Letterman. She continually tried to give clues she was NOT at all comfortable with his line of questioning while trying to redirect the discussion back to what she had AGREED to discuss - hence the continually looks towards her team to try to maneuver her out of it and she did it all with a level of maturity, poise and professionalism.
Also with her head tilt, I think it’s both an attempt to soften his barrage while protecting herself AND gaining some sympathy from the audience (whom she’s effectively showing her neck to).
I've gotta say, your comment right here just gave me a sudden (and somewhat chilling) flash : If top-notch Hollywood Poncho's are willing to be this adamant, and stray so far from what was ''originally intended to be discussed'' IN PUBLIC, and ON TV, then I can only imagine what might be going on behind closed doors, and, heaven forbid, when it's time to hit ''the couch''. Yikes.
@@rigelb9025 oh, I don’t think there’s any doubt there. What Letterman was doing wasn’t new for him. He knew how to get ratings, and Lohan was a VERY easy target for content (before content was even really a “thing”). Numerous celebrities, especially female ones, were put on the spot on live TV by their interviewers (particularly late night, male hosts) for various reasons and all without their consent to the subject matter under the guise of promoting a project, which was usually part of said talents contract for the project. IE, a literal captive audience.
Oh my, that poor girl! She handled it like a champ though. Could she look any further away while talking to him? And the crossed arms. She seemed very closed (comforting herself?) most of the time. Don’t know why he kept going at her. It made ME feel uncomfortable!
This interview made me feel really sad - like watching abuse in public and everyone being okay with it.
That forced disruption of the handshake made me feel she was placating by being cute and pleasing (as many of us females have been taught) while just wanting to flee the entire encounter. If you smile and look cute, maybe you won’t get hurt. What do you think?
I agree 💯
We've all been there.
She was holding back tears the WHOLE time but handled herself with much poise.
I hated this when it happened and I hate it even more now as a mom of a teenage girl. It's gross. People mistreated young women like her for years. My heart goes out to her.
As a child star she was a victim of it all...yet people blame it all on her
@@wheatstonebridge exactly!!! It makes me so mad
It still happens today, especially elder men have a need to belittle and humiliate young women.
It makes sense that she’s having to process so hard. One of the biggest challenges in recovery, is coming to accept you are and addict/alcoholic. Him asking her about it is not only outrageously inappropriate, but also supremely unfair. If she hadn’t discerned for herself if she truly has a problem with substance abuse, how in the actual f can she be expected to answer that?? And at a public level!?!
Well said!
Absolute best body language channel on RUclips! Love how genuine and compassionate you are!
I too, saw at the end, her left hand coming up to dislodge her hand from his. To me it shows her true feelings and discomfort. He was very unfair and his questioning could have caused her to go and relapse from the discomfort and stress if it all. Shame on him for pushing her about her personal life
She did a GREAT job! She looked comfortable when she had his notes in her hand! That was about it...
Why is it ok to do that to a person?
@@HermitLady I want to give you a thumbs up because you took the time to respond to me, and try to explain his behavior. But it didn't seem like he was trying to extract information from her, it just looked like he was trying to shame her, embarrass her, maybe even trigger her. I don't know what was on his notes, but what he said, "What are they going to work on when you walk through the door?", and "You have an addiction problem?", seemed a little too intrusive. If I were in her shoes, I'd have probably spit out a snarky answer. I just had the feeling he was trying to trigger her, get a reaction she'd regret.
Thank you for your reply!
I have zero interest in this young lady, but she handled herself incredibly well, in my opinion. Well done.
She's a grown adult, stop trying to demean and throw out backhanded remarks. It's gross.
I don’t think she’s sad about rehab. I think she let herself down that she has to go again. And i think she’s very self aware of the fact that rehab is not a joke. Her addiction is serious. And the world watching should never take it lightly. Addiction runs ramped in our country. It’s very serious. ❤ God bless her.
I thought that the whole time about her looking to the back. I think that her cluster section is she’s starting to get fed up. She wasn’t there to talk about rehab. She’s embarrassed. And she wants to hold back all the huge emotions that go with that.
I think she's handling it quite well. I don't know how long ago this was but that interviewer would never get away with that 'gentle' bullying for entertainment purposes
It was 2013, not quite 10 years ago. Interviewers are usually a little more subtle with it or the interviewee plays along to make it less awkward, but it's definitely more common than you think. Look at Ellen pestering Mariah Carey about her pregnancy or Taylor Swift about her relationships or any number of interviews over the years. At the time it aired, it looked playful to most, but I always felt like she was pushing.
Watch his “interview” with Jennifer Aniston when he put her hair in his mouth. Also totally inappropriate.
@@RaeAnn_1202 and creepy!
The last few seconds of the video when the interview ended she jumped and began adjusting her dress, for me, it's a sign of how happy she was it was over and she could leave
Not a huge Lindsay fan but I am impressed, she handled that well! She could have walked off but she turned used some humor in a great way. Btw Spidey, I just watched the halloween video, thank you so much for that one, I loved it! Loved all of it! Ive been wanting someone to discuss people who claim to have "powers". My pet peeves are mediums, hope to see more of them being called out. I love the entertainment of it, I've been to a numer of readings and such and they are fun until someone really believes they are talking to their dead mom. I feel like you guys did such a great job explaining things that are unexplainable at first glance.
She handled that with absolute grace. I don’t know if I could have done as well as she did.
This interview was horrible! Not only did she handle it with dignity & grace, but did it while struggling as much as she was at that time. Knowing what she was going through and that she was there to promote a movie, his behavior was just... I was uncomfortable!! Last week's video and how that interviewer treated RDJ, was nothing compared to this! Wow!
Plus downing was in a position of self protection, and lohen seemed unable to escape.
I can’t believe he’s pushing her like that and pretending he cares about her well being. She sets clear boundaries and gives multiple warnings. Very disrespectful!
I’ve been a LL fan for years and years, and I watched her downward spiral. It’s tough to see someone trying to pick up the pieces and move on getting pushed around and shot down like this by someone who should be rooting for her. Im so impressed by how she handled it. Sticking it out for two segments was probably a Herculean task. At the end, you could tell that she was just DONE with it. Tremendous respect for her and her handling and, man, I really dislike DL now.
IKR. BTW she is doing well right now and her Netflix film is a hit.
Same here. I mean, the media is sexist. At least LiLo is doing good nowadays.
I forgot how beautiful, adorable, vulnerable, funny and strong she was.
She seemed unbelievably uncomfortable but handled herself very well.
I know that one thing I learned from sales training, is that the person that's in control of the conversation is the one that is asking the questions. ( a very good simple one is , "can I ask you a question?" Boom! Not only do you have control of the conversation immediately but you also have a couple seconds to think about what you want to say . It works every single time ) She could have easily turned this around by asking him some questions about his long-term girlfriend, not " wife", and his child at such an elderly age and maybe even asking him is age....
Asking him how he felt about not getting the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired and it went to Jay Leno. ( who is such a gentleman that he could have made the audience and Lindsay laugh without being so passive aggressive and vicious to laugh at her instead of have everybody laugh with her and then focus on her movie) Anyway I hope she gets equipped on future interviews of some dirt on the interviewer that she can light-heartedly make comments back if they decide to viciously attack her with a smile like evil David Letterman did. He is not a nice person even though he is funny sometimes. But one of the most hurtful things that ever happened to him was he got passed over to be host of the Tonight Show. I think that has made him very bitter underneath his Petty mean joking to somebody that has been through a lot of abuse in the media and is going into rehab for 3 months! That must be very very scary for her. And to put her on blast like that is just pure evil. This was not entertainment this was an exposition of David Letterman's unsavory character and tasteless questions just to try to put her on the spot. She handled it with Grace and I am so proud of her. I never wish anybody ill and poor Lindsay got addicted to drugs early which happens to a lot of Hollywood children and who knows what else she has endured. The casting couch? The casting couch when she was a child? Where is your mercy Dave? Well obviously it's non-existent. I liked how she said why don't you be a father figure, instead of an ambush evil interviewer trying to get laughs at her expense. Seriously I would never go back on the David Letterman show if I was her unless I was completely armed with a long list of things that would make him squirm. She could rattle them off as passive aggressively as he did. Hahaha Dave.
Not once did he give her encouragement, without a snide comment with a smile. Maybe he wanted to get her on the spot and make her squirm, but it just made him look inconsiderate and evil to a young girl who is struggling in this industry. What a jerk!
Before Spidey’s Analysis:
During 1:58-2:00, Lindsay looked like she did a major blocking as if she did not want to engage with David Letterman and his BS questions.
2:24 - Lindsay’s face (and even response) was so “are you kidding me” when David Letterman asked her “ain’t you supposed to be in rehab right now.” That question was wildly inappropriate!
2:42- Lindsay’s eyes look so dead and sad. I feel her repose “we didn’t discuss this in the pre-interview was a warning that David Letterman should have taken seriously.
3:02- another “are you serious right now” moment. I LOVE her passive aggressive answers! (“Now you sound like Dr Phil”)
3:47- “No you’re not doing that, we’re not doing that” really sets the tone that Lindsay is done playing around, yet she is still trying to save face by says it in a joking manner. This is further emphasized by her trying to grab the paper back.
Between 4:45-4:47 Lindsay has dead eyes/inner monologue going on
5:09- Lindsay’s voice sounds like it cracked when she said “it’s not like a joking matter” (referring to rehab)
I thought she handled this interview BEAUTIFULLY!
After Spidey’s Analysis
Arm Gripping: I really like/think that Spidey is spot on, it does look like she’s protecting herself/self soothing. OR it could be a “holding back” gesture- I believe Chris Rock did something similar when he got slapped by Will Smith.
The Head Tilt: I think it’s a show of innocence rather than protectiveness on Lindsay’s part. I also think it’s meant as a sort of “get serious” gesture that exasperated people might display.
I think overall David Letterman was not aware of how much he hurt Lindsay during this interview and I just felt so sad for her.
Those micro movements Tha reveal her true self are obvious to me but she handled it perfectly. I felt it at the time: she has my respect
I think the head tilt has the voice and subtlety of the sweetness of a "little girl"-type request for "daddy, pleeeease", trying to speak to his inner dad, but has the defensive movement of "stop, or else", which is why the head tilts towards him to look him in the eye and make sure he understands.
Any thoughts?
One of the observations that I had was the shift of the use of her left arm/hand - initially, it was used to pacify herself, and from the moment the papers came out, it almost became her weapon to use in defence of anything that she sees as a threat - in this case, the papers, and later it became Letterman himself, where she used it as a shield, or kept her arm on the armrest, so if she needs to use it again, she can. @Spidey, what do you think?
Sometimes the fake eyelashes make me blink a little extra as well, so maybe that's part of what's up with her blink rate
It's disgusting to me how she has clearly said no so many times, both verbally and non-verbally, but he chooses every. Single. Time. to overstep her boundaries. It shows so much disrespect and very patronising behaviour on his part. Disgusting.
Lindsay was a seasoned professional, trying to not spoil the mood while still setting boundaries with that creepo, Letterman. You could see her body leaned away, her arm covering her midsection protectively, her hands rubbing and lacing to self soothe... And when he caught her off guard about rehab the first and final times, she went from uncomfortable smile to no smile and pressed lips, respectively.
I think she said "no f-ing way" and they cut her out or she just mouthed it.
That would definitely make sense. Matches her facial expression too.
She handled it with grace and dignity. I would have walked out without a word, expression or gesture to ensure they had absolutely no usable footage.
I really appreciate that you acknowledged her sometimes masterful handling of Dave's persistent "Dave'-ness..
As someone who has been in treatment a couple of times and am 3 years sober, she did an amazing job talking about it when she didn’t want to talk about it but she did what she could and brought a little light to a not so great situation, but you can see when she is defensive, she is afraid of where he is going to go with this, but by the end she seems to be relieved.
As a very blunt, “formerly” clueless to body language discomfort, business owner who often interviews and coaches potential and current employees I love your channel, as being “clueless” I have often unknowingly missed important body language clues to things like hurt feelings, anger, anxiety, lying and the like. I find myself using “to be honest” quite a bit. I have heard from various BL experts this (in clusters) can be deception, which has always confused me until with some self reflection I realized: it is my base line when: I am about to drop the diplomacy (which is a mental work out for me) and I become my “blunt” self, dropping all pretenses so as to make my point very clear. The message is, you might think I’m sweet and friendly, and maybe even a push-over, but now I’m about to take the mask off. So for me it is the contrary….but that is interesting to me. I will have to watch this more often in others.
Yes, I genuinely say, 'to be honest', when I'm about to say something which might be difficult to hear or something about myself which is difficult to admit to, maybe I'm trying to soften the blow? Dragging out the inevitable? It's usually about a feeling I have too. Eg 'to be honest I'm not entirely sure this will work out' or 'to be honest I never expected to feel so happy about the situation'
I’m only 1:30 in and I love that you actually said her name right. People always say “Low Han” and it’s “Lo in”
I respect how she handled this. He went against what they had agreed upon and was behaving inappropriately. I really felt for her and was irritated by his behavior. I wouldn’t want him close to me either. I hadn’t caught that she took his hand off of hers and was surprised she was allowing him so close to her. Good for her. 👏🏼
Whenever I see uncomfortable interview of some celebrity, it's always with this guy.
I am for sure guilty of watching LL as a strange train wreck, this really made me super sympathetic toward her. I don't think this kind of interview would fly today. Watching this very young woman having to handle this man all while having to smile and joke and *not* walk off... wow.
When she said be a father figure - that was brilliant. He couldn't deflect that and he had no choice but to tone it down and be more decent. She handled this awful interview so well
Indeed. BTW it's time for the press to say sorry to LiLo.
Thanks, dude.
And another huge win for YOU, Spidey, the analyst! You are so beautifully fair. It is such an uncomfortable interview, that our natural human reaction is to be dismissive. My brain wants to reduce it all: Letterman = Jerk. Lohan = struggling victim doing her best. But you hold space for each person's whole person. You give credit to him when he does respond well, you give him credit for being good at his job as entertainer/host/etc. You still address the discomfort and unkindness. You give most of your focus to the remarkable way she handles the situation. And you do all that with kindness and fairness and while openly considering nuance. I would love to learn more about the way you have cultivated your ability to see people as people, without ever being dismissive or reducing the complex individual to a simplistic caricature. It is rare and uniquely valuable in our world. Thank you so much for what you do!
Uncomfortable all the way through until the end. I think she did really good making a joke about who was going to take her to rehab…that was a deflection that worked well and really was rooting for her all the way. Others would have gotten fairly angry with that
When you were describing her fingers w/the couch I noticed how she was looking at the paper that he kept going back to - she gave that piece of paper the look I have seen a MILLION times from MY KIDS when they'd have to get their shots when they were little - the anticipation of PAIN. That broke my heart. It was a quick head tilt down while looking to the paper, watching his hand move it.
As always, I love your "heart" in your reviews. I remember seeing this show, and thinking that he was being very rude and judgmental, and thinking at the time, he was sabotaging her.
A strange idea that I would appreciate your opinion on, Spidey.
When Lindsey tilts her head, I see her doing a very soothing look towards David. But she does also appear to be trying to protect her whole torso because her upper body leans away from him. Even though she is side on (thus organs better protected), her chin also comes in seeming to guard her neck. I agree there.
I also get a FEELING (I cannot explain it any better than than, sorry) that she seems to also be showing aggression in this position. As her torso is leaning back, could her head be coming forward as not only a pacifier & self protection, but also subtle aggression? She does seem (at least to me) that she could be leaning in to her aggressor. So not only trying to calm & redirect the situation, but to almost "put her foot down" on the topic.
Please let me know what you think. Am I totally off with seeing a small degree of aggression here.
Thank for your time & much love from here in the UK
Spidey, I just love listening to you-so much knowledge and you’re well-spoken so it’s easy to understand.
I’ve been taking notes while listening to you and I’m beginning to apply what I’m learning and am able to recognize some clusters which can really help my social anxiety.
Thank you.
I see the "sidewise head tilt" as a "eye contact between you and me" moment. Where she indicates "come on, we both know what you are trying to do here, stop it"
WOW
She jandled this so well. I remember how horribly she was depicted during all this time and how much everyone always touted lettermen as some sort of genius of interviews. But he was disgusting here and she handled it with so much much more grace than anyone could expect
I think the head tilt is simultaneously used as a way to connect to him and as a pleading gesture to convince him to stop. By tilting the head away from him, exposing more neck, she would seem more comfortable, which she is not and she is also not trying to communicate here with this gesture. She tilts her head towards him, with less neck exposed on his side. I think this makes her seem more vulnerable. It also means her eyes have to look up a little, exposing more eye white, making the eyes look bigger and more innocent as she looks at him. Therefore, I think it's more used as a "I am not a threat to you, but vulnerable/cute/innocent/not understanding why you do this, so pleaaase stop this, because I don't like this."
I think Letterman was SOOO excited about the jokes lined up because he knew they would be viral gold. All of his language is trying to minimize and hide how brutal the imminent jokes will be. Even the bit about tossing some pages is jokingly playing as if he's going to skip over the bad jokes based on untruths. He reminds me a cat chittering when they see a bird within striking distance. I think the "father figure" comment really snaps him out of his laughter lust.
This just confirms with me everything I've always though about Dave. Real prick doing this to her
Hey Spy, I really like how humble you are (with disclaimers and such), even though your knowledge on reading people is almost superhuman. Thanks for teaching us this amazing skill!!!
I think she did great. Very confidant. It must be hard. I love her and so happy to see her doing so well. Bless her.
She came off better than he did for sure! Can't believe she was so gracious and didn't smack him tbh!
Lets talk about how rude this man is.
I saw her most recent Christmas movie and loved it. I'm glad to see her doing better. She's lovely.
Buddy, we'll take a "walk down memory lane" with you ANYTIME. Thank you for not limiting your content to the "Now, now!" typical, dry, boring media culture of our times. You are timeless.
She did a great job in that interview.. I was rooting for her comeback!
NYC clubs and Hollywood’s days was wild, fun, & crazy!!
I Am.. so glad I will be turning 50 next year‼️
I thought it was just the assault victim in me, but turns out Letterman is notorious for harassing and assaulting female guests-that hand thing at the end screamed to me discomfort at the length of time he was holding on. The way he put his hand on her back leaned over right after she resisted prying her hand away made my skin crawl.
Remember that video that did the rounds of her speaking Arabic to a homeless family where she tried to snatch the young boy away from the family? She didn’t want the young girl, she tried buying him, grabbing him accusing the family of being bad parents. She wanted that boy for a reason! That is what people need to open their eyes to with these celebrities & Hollywood. Learn what’s behind it all! Evil, that’s what, and They’re *all* in on it. That’s their rule. She had a rough childhood herself growing up in it, and then goes on to continue the cycle.
They’re all groomed and it’s their lifestyle, it pays fame and money; but it takes their soul away and eventually they realize fame and money are great but if they sold their soul, they’re never going to be genuinely happy. If they get out of it or try to speak out against it, then they die from overdose/suicide or they lose their family members.
@@rebeccahowie7234 Glad to see others awake to the evil that is on our TV’s, phones, radios, news, politicians, special services. The entire ‘elite’ force is in charge of *our* lives as the sheep unless we are aware and awake to it all.
This was from a time when the public rose up starlets and enjoyed watching them fall. Many of the talk show hosts were cruel in their jokes. Craig Ferguson was the kind one that I can recall. Ferguson even spoke out on Britney Spears' behalf to try to curb the cruelty.
I've recently heard that Lindsay is back, happy and healthy. I'm so happy for her.
Wait did you think that was Lindsay in those head tilt photos, Spidey?! 😆
That’s why I popped into the comments lol
I am an addict/former drug user as well. Being in rehab several times as well. I felt really compassionate for her throughout this show, that she has to go through all that as a really public figure and then having to go on all these talk shows and interviews and have them rubbing it in her face, joking arround about it. It’s so humiliating and diminishing!
It’s really strange for me cause i live in Europe, Beglium. And in this country it’s different with famous people. Yes, there are gossip tabloid that spread rumors are talk about bad things that happend to them but we keep things respectful enough on TV, definitely when you compare it with the US. Nobody here would think it’s funny to watch a talk show and laugh with these kind of subjects like that.. It really blows my mind tbh.
He wresttled her with words and she showed him the bounderies.hillarious.
Just after watching your original selected moments from that interview, my heart goes out to Lindsey. Leterman was intentionally provoking very private issues in her life for ratings. She was such a bright star and where ever she is, she still is. Screw Letterman for trying provoke and shame her in public like that.