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Rumer Willis was scheduled to go on David Letterman to promote her new horror film Sorority Row last night. She showed up and posed outside the CBS studios in a cute little while cap sleeve v-neck dress with cut out detail around the shoulders. I like Rumer despite some of the kind of clueless things she’s said lately and was hoping to see her interview last night. Rumer’s appearance was pushed back to tonight though, because comic Howie Mandel went on for so long about his OCD and anxiety that there just wasn’t time for her. There were a couple of segments featuring dogs diving into a pool set up outside the studio too.
Mandel was visibly nervous but was still incredibly funny and candid when he talked about his lifelong battle with obsessive compulsive disorder. The 53 year-old Canadian comic and “Deal or No Deal” host has a new book coming out this November called Here’s The Deal, Don’t Touch Me, some advance details of which we covered a couple of months ago. His interview ran for eight minutes and was a kind of funny but bittersweet glimpse into what he goes through every day dealing with severe anxiety and OCD.
Howie: I don’t know if people know that I have OCD and I’m a germaphobe and this whole swine flu thing - I don’t shake hands, I haven’t shaken a hand in like five years. I do this - [shows hand extended in a fist to give fist bump]
Dave: How is it so much different?
If we had done that, then I would have to wash my hands before having potato chipsI’ve been in therapy for a long time. I’ve had it as long as I can remember. I have a younger brother, and we used to fight, and the way he would win is to hold up the lid to the laundry hamper… I’m getting help.
Dave: I do know a little bit about [this] and people say if it kind of starts to interfere with your life, then maybe it’s time to seek medication.
And what makes you believe I’m not on that?..So you are medicated?
If people are just tuning in now, that doesn’t sound so good… You’re gonna get Tom Cruise all pissed off at me.So you have taken some medication? And you find that not satisfactory.
I’m still doing this [shows fist bump]I’ll be honest with you, I’m a mess, but I’m ok. I’m functioning.
Remember the movie The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio? Remember at the end, Howard Hughes in the room naked, just urinating into a bottle? I’m this far [shows index finger and thumb about an inch apart] away from that.
Does it stay about the same or has it gotten worse. [since the 70s]
It ebbs and flows.What causes it to get worse?
Interviews.
[Transcribed from Howie Mandel's appearance on the Late Show, aired 8/31/09]
After Howie’s interview they had another one of those dog diving segments and during a commercial break they showed footage of Mandel in his dressing room eating potato chips, his fingers extended so he was touching the chips as little as possible. It was a kind of sad look into his world and you can tell that although he puts a lot of humor into everything he’s dead serious about having his life ruled by OCD and not being far from a break down.
At the end of the show, before the scheduled band went on, Dave announced that Rumor would have to stop by the next night. “Rumer Willis, who is a lovely woman and a fine actress in her own right and one of the daughters of our friend Bruce Willis was to be on the program, but we’ve run out of time.”
When Paul Shaffer asked how that happened, Dave answered “Someone was talking too much about a disorder he’s having trouble with in life. So she was nice enough to find room in her busy schedule to be on the show tomorrow.” Nice Dave, way to blame the guest for going over. It’s not like that’s the first time you’ve had to deal with that in the 16 years your show has been on the air. Do you think Dave would have rearranged the show if the next guest was a bigger name than Rumer? Surely they could have cut that second dog diving segment.
Howie Mandel is shown on 8/5/09. Rumer Willis is shown on 8/31/09 outside The Late Show and outside her hotel in NY. Credit: WENN.com
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Posted in David Letterman, Howie Mandel, Rumer Willis
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22 Responses to “Rumer Willis’ Letterman interview rescheduled by Howie Mandel & diving dogs”
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It says a lot when the host wants to do a dog segment instead of a guest.
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This is the reality check which Rumor ‘I get my acting jobs because of my talent, not who my parents are’ Willis DESPERATELY needed to get!
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She’s a cute kid, not drop-dead gorgeous but still attractive.
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There is that long chin…..
This chick is in Hollywood only because of her parents. Why do that family lie so much. -
Eventually, she’s going to realize that she doesn’t have the looks or talent to get roles for any other reason than her famous name. Mark my words, eventually she’ll wind up being an entertainment reporter or reality TV host.
I actually don’t’ mind her as much as some celeb spawn. Sure, she’s deluded and entitled, but it could be worse. (Paris, Miley, Any Kardashian..)
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She doesn’t look like she’s having any fun with this career. Very serious.
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Someone get this girl some attention please before the public is forced to endure a nip slip or some other panty-less “wardrobe malfunction”.
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She actually looks good in the banner pic. If anything, she should get her lips done. Fuller lips would fill out that huge jaw better.
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She looks like her mother , when Demi was a child.
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I had the misfortune to see Rumer’s appearance on Kathie Lee & Hoda the other day.
Good thing Rumer has that trust fund to live on.
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Not every actress has to be beautiful. She’s rather plain looking but if she was talented then people wouldn’t be mocking her looks. Sadly, she’s not (I saw some of her performances- below average IMHO).
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the Real Story — Rumer stormed out during Howie’s inteview. She was deeply offended by something he said about eating potato chips………couldn’t resist!
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I prefer Rumer to cookie cutter blonde bimbos with fake boobs and plastic faces. I prefer any actor who is a little different. The parent thing can only take her so far….ultimately it’s more important to the movie studios to have a hard working actor who knows their lines and puts in a good performance than who her parents are. They have to look out for their bottom line after all…turning a profit is No. 1
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Was Letterman conducting his own version of a freak show last night?
Yeah, yeah, I know, I shouldn’t talk, I am probably 1000lbs, living in my parents basement and am jealous of everyone because I am bitter. Seriously though, there was some major fug on and around Letterman last night, including Letterman!
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Can I just say … hahahahahahahahahahaha
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I’ve never heard anybody say a male actor is too ugly to be in show business… EVER!!!!
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Some good comments:
#2
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#16 (ha ha the trolls always say that when you criticize their meal ticket)and #18
It’s pretty despicable that she’s taking precious few jobs away from truly talented people because of her family connections. She should at least take the honest approach and acknowledge the reality, instead of the deluded “I got the job on my own” which simply invites ridicule.
She should be grateful to be appearing on Letterman AT ALL. There’s no reason for her appearance, other than her dad is pals with Letterman. Some two-bit role in some two-bit slasher movie is not a reason.
Serves her right for being bumped for a dog. It was fitting.
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I’m really impressed that Howie can speak so candidly about his OCD, and happy that he’s been embraced for doing so.
I have mild OCD, nothing so bad as what he has and it’s mostly taken care of by the meds I take for an anxiety disorder (OCD and anxiety tend to be linked problems). Even I hesitate to tell people sometimes, just because I feel so weird for having it.
I like counting things such as the number of steps in a staircase, and associate odd numbers with a bad feelings and even numbers with a good feeling.
Similarly, I associate left with bad and right with good. I think everyone actually does this on a subconscious level, but mine bubbles up into my conscious thoughts.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that it’s nice to see a guy with an even more severe form of this disorder living as normal a life as he can and being successful at it.
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theres no Demi on her. Shes Bruce female version 100%.
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Didn’t think much of the interview but LOVED the dress - can anyone tell me who it’s by and where to find it?
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She looks much better in these photos than some others. I think she just has too much chin… or something…
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She’s looking so much cuter lately.
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