From careless comments to career-defining controversies, one interview can change everything for the A-list. While some stars have managed to bounce back from their public relations disasters, others saw their reputations, roles and endorsements disappear overnight. Join HELLO! as we take a look at the eight celebrities who tanked their careers with just one interview.Charlie SheenCharlie Sheen shocked the world in 2015 when he announced in a Today show interview that he was HIV positive and had been living with the virus for four years. He also claimed to have been blackmailed into sharing his diagnosis after paying a reported $10 million to keep it quiet.The news of his illness was not the sticking point, but rather the fact that he may have endangered his sexual partners by not disclosing it to the public. "I do know for a fact that I never passed it on," he said in the interview. However, Charlie was later sued by two of his ex-partners, who both alleged that he didn't inform them of his HIV-positive status before they coupled up. Both of these lawsuits were later resolved and settled out of court.© FilmMagicMegan FoxMegan Fox was just 23 when she went to town on Transformers director Michael Bay in an interview with Wonderland, an event which effectively derailed her promising career.In the 2009 interview, Megan shared that Michael acted like a dictator on set, saying: "He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he’s a nightmare to work for."The actress added that he was completely different behind the scenes. "When you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward," she said."He has no social skills at all. And it’s endearing to watch him. He’s vulnerable and fragile in real life, and then on set he’s a tyrant. Shia and I almost die when we make a Transformers movie. He has you do some really insane things that insurance would never let you do."Megan was quickly fired from the Transformers franchise by its producer, Steven Spielberg, and was replaced in Transformers: Dark of the Moon by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Despite her choice words, Megan later reconciled with Michael and worked with him on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."That was absolutely the low point of my career," the star later reflected in an interview with Cosmopolitan UK."But without that thing, I wouldn’t have learned as quickly as I did. All I had to do was apologise – and I refused. I was so self-righteous at 23, I couldn’t see [that] it was for the greater good. I really thought I was Joan of Arc.""It hurt me and a lot of other people," she added. "However, that darkness that descended caused enormous and brisk spiritual growth. Once I realised I [had] brought it on myself, it was an invaluable learning experience, looking back on it."© Disney General Entertainment ConKatherine HeiglKatherine Heigl tanked her reputation after speaking her mind about her 2007 film, Knocked Up, in an interview with Vanity Fair.The star shared in the conversation that the film, in which she co-starred with Seth Rogen, was "a little sexist" and painted women as "shrews, humourless and uptight".What followed was swift backlash from both the media and the industry, and from Seth himself, who said on The Howard Stern Show that he felt "betrayed" by Katherine's words. Despite Katherine's career taking a nose dive in the wake of the interview, she stood by her words, even years after the fact."I got on my soapbox, and I had some things to say, and I felt really passionate about this stuff. I felt really strongly," the blonde beauty said in a 2023 Variety interview. "I felt so strongly that I also got a megaphone out on my soapbox. There was no part of me that imagined a bad reaction. I felt really justified in how I felt about it and where I was coming from.""That’s when I got comfortable with my role as the villain, and really enjoyed it," she added.© GettyGiuliana RancicTV personality Giuliana Rancic sparked massive backlash in 2015 when her segment from Fashion Police went viral thanks to her choice words about Zendaya. At the time, Zendaya was just 18, and had made a splash on the Oscars red carpet with her stunning dreadlocks.Giuliana joked on Fashion Police that the actress looked like she "smells like patchouli oil or weed", reinforcing harmful stereotypes about the Black community. Zendaya called her out in an eloquent online statement, explaining that Giuliana's comments were "outrageously offensive"."There is a fine line between what is funny and disrespectful," she wrote. "Someone said something about my hair at the Oscars that left me in awe. Not because I was relishing in rave outfit reviews, but because I was hit with ignorant slurs and pure disrespect."Giuliana apologised on Twitter, writing: "I'm sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had NOTHING to do with race and NEVER would!!!" She stepped down from her role at E! News mere months later.The Dune actress doubled down on her stance in an interview with W magazine in 2021, sharing that she did not regret calling Giuliana out for her comments. "That's how change happens," Zendaya said. "And it made me think, 'How could I always have a lasting impact on what people saw and associated with people of colour?'"© Jamie McCarthyAlex PettyferAlex Pettyfer was on the cusp of superstardom in 2011, when he blew up his career virtually overnight following an interview with VMan.The I Am Number Four star spent much of the interview bagging out Los Angeles, even going so far as to insult the women who lived in the city.“I think [LA] is this insidious pool where nearly everyone lives in fear. Geographically it's fantastic…but socially it’s disgusting," he said. "I wish I had some interesting stories about living in LA, but mostly I just do my work and then go home.”He then compared his acting career to "being in prison", adding that he was "serving [his] time" before getting out. While Alex is still working as an actor, he has largely disappeared from the public eye. Paula DeenPaula Deen was on top of the world after building a cooking empire on the back of her Southern charm and delicious recipes, but her career came to an abrupt halt in 2013 when it came to light that she had used racial slurs in the past.Paula stated in a legal deposition that she had "of course" used an incredibly racist slur before, and the lawsuit alleged that the TV personality had mused about throwing a plantation-style wedding for her brother.While her part in the lawsuit was eventually dismissed, the media got hold of the deposition, and Paula was immediately cancelled. "Within 24 hours I lost every job I had. Food Network was first to jump off, then Walmart, Target…It was just everybody," she later told The Hollywood Reporter.The nail in the coffin came after her interview on the Today show, in which she failed to apologise for her words. "Would I have fired me? Knowing me? No," she said in the interview. "I am so very thankful for the partners I have who believe in me." When asked if she thought Black people would find the slur that she used offensive, Paula replied: "I don’t know, I have asked myself that so many times. It's very distressing for me to go into my kitchens and hear what these young people are calling each other.""I is what I is and I’m not changing," the chef concluded. As a result, she lost TV programs, publishing deals and endorsements, and was forced to start from scratch.© FilmMagicShia LeBeoufShia LaBeouf was already on shaky ground when he ran into strife in 2016 after railing against Steven Spielberg, who had directed him in 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."I grew up with this idea, if you got to Spielberg, that’s where it is,” he said in an interview with Variety. “I’m not talking about fame, and I’m not talking about money.""You get there, and you realise you’re not meeting the Spielberg you dream of," the actor continued. "You’re meeting a different Spielberg, who is in a different stage in his career. He’s less a director than he is a f****** company."Shia added that he felt stifled by Steven's meticulous on-set methods. "I don’t like the movies that I made with Spielberg. The only movie that I liked that we made together was Transformers one." This incident, combined with allegations of abuse and assault against Shia, spelled the end of his Hollywood stardom.© The Late Show with David LettermanJoaquin PhoenixJoaquin Phoenix has never been one to colour within the lines, but his 2009 interview on The Late Show with David Letterman almost tanked his career entirely. During the awkward interview, the actor was doing a bit for his upcoming mockumentary, I'm Still Here, but chose not to warn David ahead of time.He appeared bedraggled and distant, sporting a bushy beard and sunglasses as he mumbled his way through clipped answers. The conversation ended after some verbal jabs from David, and those in the industry thought that Joaquin might’ve been suffering from a breakdown, prompting them to withhold roles from him.Joaquin returned to The Late Show a year later to apologise to David, stating: "I hope I didn’t offend you in any way. You’ve interviewed many, many people, and I assumed that you would know the difference between a character and a real person, but I apologise."Thankfully, the actor's career slowly began to recover, and he reflected on the awkward interview 16 years later on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."I just always wanted to get this reaction and see how I would respond to that. So it was beneficial for no one to know, except when needed," he said of the reason behind the bit."It was strange because in some ways, it was a success, and it was also just one of the worst nights of my life…It was so uncomfortable. I regret it; I’ll never do it again. I’m so sorry."