These 6 Long-Running Celebrity Feuds Still Won't End

When stars fail to bury the hatchet

By Francesca Bacardi May 18, 2016 5:04 PMTags
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Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez's back-and-forth of whether they know each other just won't come to an end. The "Always Be My Baby" songstress appeared on Watch What Happens Live Tuesday, where host Andy Cohen brought up the long-running feud that stemmed from Carey claiming in the early 2000s that she didn't know Lopez.

"That was so long ago," she said. "I can't believe people still make such a big deal out of it."

Both J. Lo and Carey continue to answer questions about it, further fueling the fire. In March, Lopez told Wendy Williams that Carey is "forgetful I guess! We've met many times. I don't know...I don't know her that well."

"Apparently, I am forgetful," Carey shot back to Cohen. "It wasn't like I don't know who she is—of course I do. That's not the question."

Maybe now the feud will be laid to rest. But this is far from the first Hollywood feud to span years, if not decades. There are certain celebrities who have been fighting (and continue) to fight for so long that it's tough to remember who is even friends anymore, so let us remind you. Here are six of the longest running showbiz feuds to take place in Tinseltown (in no particular order):

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1. Madonna vs. Elton John: Spanning more than a decade, Madonna and the British crooner have been fighting ever since he called her James Bond theme song, "Die Another Day," the "worst Bond tune ever." He also slammed the "Material Girl" songstress while discussing one of his BFFs, Lady Gaga, calling Madonna "a nightmare."

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2. Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell: This feud began in 2006 when the presidential hopeful allowed the Miss USA winner that year to keep her crown after she revealed use of drugs, drinking and sexual activity. The former The View host didn't agree with his decision, and the fight only escalated form there when he responded by calling her a "loser" and a "woman out of control."

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3. Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West: These two feuded, buried the hatchet and then launched the feud again only in a matter of years. It all began at the infamous 2009 VMAs when Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech and claimed Beyoncé should have won. After some hostile comments on social media and to the press, T. Swift and Kanye settled the score when she presented him with the Video Vanguard Award in 2015. The peace didn't last long, as the rapper blasted her in his song "Famous" and claimed he was the reason she became a star.

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4. David Letterman vs. Oprah Winfrey: This feud lasted 25 years but finally ended in 2013 after they talked it out on Oprah's Next Chapter. The former talk show host and Oprah fell out of each other's good graces after she appeared on his show in 1988 but refused to ever again after leaving with a "uncomfortable experience." The two didn't talk for 16 years despite denying any feud, but it only worsened when Letterman pranked Oprah into paying for his dinner date.

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5. Anthony Bourdain vs. Guy Fieri: The feud of the foodies has raging ever since Fieri opened a restaurant in Times Square, which Bourdain described as a "terrordome." He also said he "singlehandedly turned the area into the Ed Hardy district, which I'm a little pissed off about."

Fieri responded to the critical comments in a GQ profile, where he slammed the celebrity chef for being so mean-spirited. "I don't like him making fun of people, and I don't like him talking s--t. And he's never talked s--t to my face," he said. "I know he's definitely gotta have issues, 'cos the average person doesn't behave that way. ... It's just, what are you doing? What is your instigation?"

Bourdain actually responded to Fiere's comments to E! News, telling us, "I tell jokes about people sometimes, but if you can't tell jokes about Guy Fieri, comedy as we know it is dead."

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6. Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford: Perhaps you're unfamiliar with this feud, but it's so iconic that it has officially gotten its own installment on FX's new anthology series titled Feud. Lasting 45 years, Davis and Crawford's feud took a turn for the worse when Crawford married Franchot Tone. Davis had fallen in love with Tone and couldn't handle the jealousy. They came together to film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, which earned Davis an Oscar nomination. You can only imagine what happened from there...

When Crawford passed away in 1997, the two still hadn't buried the hatchet. Technically, it probably ended when she died, but since they didn't officially apologize to each other, we're considering it as part of the group.

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