Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek's Viral Red Carpet Run-In Is Hollywood's Latest Uncomfortable Celebrity Encounter

The red carpet can be an intimidating place.

Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek recently caused a stir online when a video of them sharing a steamy moment on the red carpet at the Balenciaga RTW (Ready-to-Wear) spring fashion show in Paris went viral. The video apparently shows Hayek trying to position Kidman for a photo, causing Kidman to push Hayek's hand away from her.

After exchanging words with Hayek, Kidman hugged Katy Perry, who was standing by, and waved goodbye. Despite the awkward moment, videos of the interaction from a different angle show Kidman and Hayek exchanging pleasantries before being photographed, with Kidman even giving her an affectionate hug.

A source told Fox News Digital that there was “no tension or argument” between the women, adding, “They love and care for each other.”

Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek went viral for their sensational run at the Balenciaga fashion show

Here are other memorable awkward celebrity encounters on the red carpet.

Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant

Graham and Grant shared an awkward moment while interviewing her on the Oscars red carpet. (Getty Images)

The Internet had a lot to say after a 2023 interview between Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant aired on ABC's “Countdown to the Oscars,” in which Grant was accused of being rude to Graham.

Graham opened the red carpet interview by asking Grant what his favorite thing about the Oscars was, to which he replied, “It's interesting. All of humanity is here. It's a vanity fair.” It only went downhill from there when Graham asked if he was rooting for anyone and Grant replied, “No one in particular.”

He keeps giving short non-answers throughout the interview, making it the ultimate awkward moment. When asked about his appearance on “Glass Onion,” Grant shrugged it off, saying, “I'm only in it, I'm in it for like three seconds.” He asked if she had fun while filming, and she briefly replied, “Almost.”

Audiences quickly took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their frustrations with the actor, with one fan writing, “You don't have to be such a d—-, Hugh Grant.”

“I could tell he didn't want to be there, that was obvious,” Graham told The Sunday Times in August 2023. Don't want to be here,' and I was [like] 'Okay, work with me! I get it! But will you work with me?'

Kesha and Jerry Seinfeld

Kesha called it a “sad moment” in her life when Seinfeld refused to hug her on the red carpet. (Getty Images)

Kesha left her first encounter with Jerry Seinfeld slightly embarrassed when he refused to hug her when they ran into each other on the red carpet at a charity event in 2017.

In a viral video posted on X by 94.7 Fresh FM radio host Tommy McFly, Kesha is seen enthusiastically approaching Seinfeld for a hug, but the actor says “no.” After Kesha left, Seinfeld turned to McFly, who was interviewing her, and said, “I don't know who that was.”

“I'm 63 years old. I don't know every pop star, I don't know everybody,” he told Extra a few days later. “When you get to be my age, and you've done a few things, you have your own reality. In my reality, I don't hug a complete stranger. I have to meet someone, say hello. I have to start. Somewhere. “

The “Tik Tok” singer revisited the moment when she spoke to Tom Scarpling on his “The Best Show” podcast in February 2023, where she gave her side of the story.

“I'm really excited because he brings me peace and love and all the good things in the universe,” Kesha said. “And then he didn't hug me in front of the camera. And it was the most frustrating and hilarious but also very sad, like the saddest moment of my life.”

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Sacha Baron Cohen and Ryan Seacrest

Seacrest and Cohen on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Fans wondered what was going on when Sacha Baron Cohen threw an urn full of “ashes” at Ryan Seacrest while being interviewed on the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Actor “The Dictator” Moammar Gaddafi attended the awards show dressed as his character in an effort to promote the film. In addition to the costume, he carries around an urn with Kim Jong Un's face on it, telling Seacrest that it also contains the dictator's ashes. According to CBS News, it was actually flour.

Speaking to Seacrest, he explained that Kim Jong Un's dream was to “sprinkle on the red carpet and Halle Berry's chest” before spreading a good portion of the “ashes” on Seacrest. On his radio show, “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” Seacrest shared that when he found out he would be interviewing Cohen as The Dictator, “I sure didn't know he was going to do it!”

“You never know what's going to happen, you never know what you're going to spill on yourself,” Seacrest said. “And you always want to be red carpet-ready, because that's your job. … So, I had another jacket.”

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Rihanna and Stella McCartney

McCartney and Rihanna shared an awkward moment when McCartney's shoe got caught on Rihanna's train. (Nilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Rihanna and Stella McCartney had an awkward run-in when they posed together on the red carpet at the Met Gala in May 2014.

The Grammy Award-winning musician wore a form-fitting white two-piece look that featured a long-sleeved crop top and a high-waisted skirt with a short train at the back.

While posing on the Met Gala carpet with the designer, as well as Cara Delevingne, Kate Bosworth and Reese Witherspoon, McCartney's heels were caught in the train of Rihanna's dress. It was so tangled that Rihanna had to bend down and take the shoe out.

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