I've seen enough seasons of Real Housewives to know that there's nothing human beings like more than REAL LIFE DRAMA. Here's the realest real life drama: famous people who have hated each other for, in some cases, decades. And yeah, 'ye and Tay are on the list.
1. Jon Stewart and Marc Maron (1990s-present)
The former host of The Daily Show and the current host of WTF have hated each other since they were up-and-coming comedians. And as both would probably admit, it's all Marc Maron's fault. "When you're a bitter person or a jealous person, you're going to have that one dude," said Maron on one talk show about the rivalry. "Like, he represents everything that you could have been. So there was a period of time in New York and in the world where you couldn't avoid Jon Stewart. He was on every magazine in New York. I would walk by magazine stands and two publications would have Jon just looking at me and I'd be like, 'Yeah, screw you!' I was yelling at magazines. That's how bad I was.
"I wanted to have him on my show, 'cause a lot of episodes on my show are me apologizing to comics I was sort of an ass to... so I'm gonna apologize to Jon," Maron continued. "That'll be a great episode. So I call his office and he calls me back—and he doesn't call people—and he goes, 'Hey it's Jon... I just want you to know that I don't know if you remember what a dick you were to me back in the day.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, that's what we're going to work through.' He's like, 'Yeah, yeah. There's no love here, man'... he's like, 'Maybe I'll be open for a cup of coffee, but I'm not going to publicly talk to you about that.' Part of me was crestfallen, like, 'but I'm the apology guy...'"
Sadly, Maron never ended up getting that cup of coffee with Stewart.
2. Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell (2006-present)
The feud so massive it got a special shoutout in a friggin' presidential debate! After O'Donnell criticized the then-reality show star for his treatment of a Miss USA contestant, he threatened to sue O'Donnell and began a media blitz against her. Oh, and the Republican candidate for president also tweeted things like this:
3. Taylor Swift and Kanye West (2009-present)
These two first came to (verbal) blows in 2009 when West interrupted Swift's VMA acceptance speech—and then last year, they appeared to be patching their relationship up. That is, until West released his song "Famous," which included the lyrics "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." And then Kim Kardashian... well, just read our extensive coverage.
4. Taylor Swift and Katy Perry (2013-present)
Taylor Swift gets two feuds on this list because, well, she's Taylor Swift. The best thing about this feud is that it barely gets acknowledged by Swift and Perry except in innuendo, but everyone knows it's going on. Allegedly what happened is Perry hired some dancers that she had worked with in the past for her Prism tour—while they were still on tour with Taylor Swift—and it did not go over well.
So Swift released the song "Bad Blood" and accused a nameless pop star of trying to sabotage an "entire arena tour" of hers. People put two and two together when Perry tweeted this the following day:
5. Elton John and Madonna (2002-2012)
Did you even know this feud was a thing? It apparently was mostly one-sided. In 2002, Elton John called Madonna's James Bond theme "Die Another Day" the "worst Bond tune ever."
Then, at the Q awards two years later, John said, on stage: "Madonna, best live act? F*ck off. Since when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs on stage in public when you pay like 75 quid to see them should be shot. Thank you very much. That’s me off her Christmas card list, but do I give a toss? No."
Then, when Madonna called Lady Gaga derivative, John, who is good friends with Gaga, said that Madonna was "such a nightmare. Sorry, her career is over. Her tour has been a disaster and it couldn’t happen to a bigger c*nt. ‘She looks like a f*cking fairground stripper. She’s been so horrible to Gaga."
Apparently, however, John bought a restaurant meal for Madonna once and just like that, the feud "ended." I'd like to see someone call me a c*nt and try to buy my forgiveness so cheaply.
6. Jay Leno and David Letterman (1991-present)
The feud between the former friends allegedly started when Leno got the Tonight Show hosting gig following Carson's retirement in '91—not Letterman, as had been widely expected. Of course, Letterman then got his Late Show gig with CBS, making Leno and Letterman time slot competitors. The two rivals needled the other constantly on their shows throughout the years, and both even declined to appear in the other's retirement show. Still, they managed to appear in a Super Bowl commercial together—at least with Oprah as a buffer between them.
7. Janet Hubert and Will Smith (1993-present)
That's right: the original Aunt Vivian hates the Fresh Prince, and yes, that is heartbreaking. The feud goes back to 1993, when Smith, according to Hubert, wouldn't advocate on behalf of his castmates on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air for their salary negotiations. That year, when Smith was asked about Hubert's departure from the hit show, he told a radio station:
I can say straight up that Janet Hubert wanted the show to be The Aunt Viv of Bel Air Show because I know she is going to dog me in the press. She has basically gone from a quarter of a million dollars a year to nothing. She's mad now but she's been mad all along. She said once, I've been in the business for 10 years and this snotty-nosed punk comes along and gets a show.' No matter what, to her I'm just the Antichrist.
For a while, things were mostly silent in this feud—until last year. When Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith boycotted the Oscars for not having any black acting nominees, Hubert used the opportunity to go after Will again. Of course we're going to stay tuned to see what happens next.