Time Magazine's Top 10 Awkward Moments [2009]

Historical

1) Balloon boy Falcon Heene lets the truth slip on CNN * 2) Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at the Video Music Awards * 3) The Beer Summit * 4) Artie Lange's antics on Joe Buck's HBO sports show * 5) Mark Sanford admits to having an affair * 6) Ryan Seacrest tries to High-5 blind 'American Idol' contestant Scott MacIntyre * 7) Joaquin Phoenix's antics on 'Late Show with David Letterman' * 8) Man dressed as Colonel Sanders crashes United Nations * 9) Joe Jackson promotes album on BET Awards red carpet * 10) Controversy over Caster Semenya's gender

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15

1

Richard Heene

Oddity

0% (0 of 0 votes)

16

1

Falcon Heene

Oddity

0% (0 of 1 votes)

17

1

Wolf Blitzer

Commentator

0% (0 of 6 votes)

5

2

Kanye West

Vocalist

61.07% (4286 of 7018 votes)

8

2

Taylor Swift

Vocalist

53.67% (716 of 1334 votes)

2

3

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Educator

88.89% (8 of 9 votes)

6

3

Barack Obama

U.S. President

59.34% (4700 of 7920 votes)

9

3

Sergeant James Crowley

Crime Fighter

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

7

4

Artie Lange

Comedian

58.70% (108 of 184 votes)

12

4

Joe Buck

Sportscaster

30.30% (50 of 165 votes)

4

5

Mark Sanford

U.S. Governor

62.50% (5 of 8 votes)

11

6

Ryan Seacrest

TV Personality

32.00% (32 of 100 votes)

14

6

Scott MacIntyre

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

3

7

Joaquin Phoenix

Actor

77.78% (7 of 9 votes)

10

7

David Letterman

Comedian

45.78% (76 of 166 votes)

1

9

Joe Jackson (Michael's Dad)

Celebrity's Relative

100% (6 of 6 votes)

13

10

(Mokgadi) Caster Semenya

Athlete

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)