![]() Our media age offers a plethora of opportunities for personal embarrassment, but hey – at least we can watch everyone else’s awkward moments on YouTube. ![]() Who else has liked a crush’s Instagram post from three years ago? We can’t be the only ones who have ever sent a screenshot of a message… right back to the person we were texting. Raise your hand if you’ve ever swiped right on a coworker by mistake and had to avoid their desk on your way to the kitchen. ![]() We have to say, the awkward moments that take the cake are those brought on by the digital age of communication – we mean texting, dating apps, and social media. More famous awkward moments from the 21st century include Mike Tyson falling off a hoverboard and when Ariana Grande got caught on camera licking a doughnut at a bakery before putting it back (ew!). Who hasn’t heard of Janet Jackson’s famous “Nipplegate” situation at the Superbowl? Who doesn’t remember when Ashlee Simpson got caught lip-synching at a concert?Īwkward moments in the YouTube age have a whole new character, as they can be watched over and over again. With the advent of radio, TV, movies, and more technology that connects us, the number of awkward moments publicized and made infamous expanded exponentially. Some of the earliest awkward moments we could find include Isaac Newton incorrectly predicting the end of the world several times, a football team in the 1929 Rose Bowl almost running a touchdown to the wrong side of the field, and President Roosevelt accidentally running into Churchill coming out of the bath, naked! Turns out, humans have been awkward since the dawn of time. Just in case you’re working through your own social faux pas, check out this history to make yourself think: “hey, at least I didn’t do that.” Summer Sanders, host of "NBA Inside Stuff" and Olympic gold medalist in swimming: I once invented a word on "Good Morning America." I made up a word called "comfortability," which really should be a word.The variety of awkward moments is endless, but some of humanity’s most cringe-worthy moments have been better documented than others. I was so nervous that if I didn't cry they would fire me. I was supposed to cry, and we only had one take. Roselyn Sanchez, actress: I was doing a film once. This guy in the front row said "Hey, man, your zipper is down." George Lopez, actor and comedian: One time I was doing a show at this amphitheater with about 6,500 people, and my fly was down. This guy was guarding me, and it just snapped right off. I was playing basketball in the pool with some people I didn't know. Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks center: Getting my swimsuit bra snapped off in the pool in front of a lot of people. I don't remember it happening often but it did happen. Seeing the ball hit the back of the rim and shooting out. Especially when you are trying to really throw it down hard. Julius Erving, Pro Basketball Hall of Famer: Probably some game somewhere, sometime, having an uncontested dunk and missing it. I just knelt down and put a little towel in front of me. Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City Chiefs tight end: One time I had to pee during a game. Even to this day, I still do it - but now I do it from the hallway. Simpson houseguest: Well, honestly, I'm a bed-wetter, and it's the worst thing. Kato Kaelin, actor, comedian, former O.J. And it was bad because he didn't talk to us for like a week. And we all took showers and all walked over him. Pat Williams, on the other hand, he got taped and was laying there naked for an hour and a half. That wasn't fun, but luckily, I just got taped and wrestled down and kind of choked. I got kaboomed! Off the field, Ted Washington and Bruce Smith taped me up as a rookie. ![]() And they replayed that something like 88 times. It was our first televised game with me as the starter in Buffalo - Sunday night on ESPN. It was my first game coming back from a back surgery, and I had "camel legs." And Eddie George decided he wanted to chip-block on me on the third play of the game. Marcellus Wiley, San Diego Chargers defensive end: On the field, it was when Eddie George flattened me. Marcellus Wiley talks to NFL rookies on how to escape from veteran tape attacks. Serena Williams, tennis champion: Just the other day, at a very big event, I had a very low dress on, and it, um, kind of fell. What is the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to you - either professionally or personally? ![]()
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