Jim Carrey's Most Controversial TV Appearances

Publish date: 2024-05-08

As far as etiquette goes, putting your feet on someone else's furniture is a big ol' no-no. As for putting your giant fake rubber feet on a talk show host's desk in the middle of an interview? Emily Post did not get to that one, but it feels safe to assume she would not be wild about Jim Carrey plopping said props on David Letterman's desk in a 2013 episode of The Late Show. The Truman Show star strutted out on the stage in a huge pair of phony tootsies and a pair of "puny angel wings," and opened up about his "awkward spiritual journey." Carrey talked about feeling "peaceful," and expressed his belief that "[heaven] is all around us." He explained, "[Heaven is] not just afterlife. It's here. This is the gift." 

Then, Carrey punctuated this earnest moment like only he could: He grabbed his mug, leaned back, and kicked his enormous rubber feet up on Letterman's desk. And then, Letterman responded to this move like only he could: He stared at the "feet," declined to massage them, and changed the subject. The feet stayed put for several more seconds. 

Later, Carrey picked at the "toenails" to Letterman's horror. Oh, but that would not be the worst of it. Near the end of the interview, Carrey pulled his right "foot" up toward his face and chewed on the "big toenail." Emily Post, eat your toe out— er, heart out. 

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