Grammys: Reporter Apologizes for Disrespectful Babyface Interview – Hollywood Reporter
Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterA red carpet interview between the 13-time winner and journalists from the Associated Press went viral for all of the wrong reasons Sunday night.
By
Abid Rahman
International Editor, Digital
Babyface went viral on social media during the 2025 Grammys for an awkward and disrespectful red carpet interview with entertainment journalists from the Associated Press.
The iconic singer and producer was being interviewed before the main Grammy ceremony by AP’s Leslie Ambriz and Krysta Fauria. In the clips that have gone viral on social media, Babyface is being asked a question by Ambriz and is in the middle of an answer when Fauria interrupts him and starts beckoning Chappell Roan, who is walking behind the 13-time Grammy winner. Babyface then realizes they would rather talk to Roan, and ends the interview and walks away.
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The brief interview created a furious reaction online, with the likes of Dionne Warwick and Khloé Kardashian upbraiding the journalists for treating Babyface so disrespectfully.13x Grammy Award winning Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds? Am I seeing this correctly? https://t.co/GhFJwi6rXF
“This is so disrespectful how Babyface was treated in this interview. Babyface has had such a significant impact on the music industry, in sooo many ways. Its maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and attention they deserve,” Kardashian tweeted. “He is a pioneer and deserves so much better than this. With decades of groundbreaking work as a songwriter, producer, and performer, he’s shaped the sound of multiple generations. I love you @babyface”
Kardashian added, “PS big or small, old or new, – you don’t treat people like this. At least not in my eyes. There’s a way to handle this and this was wrong in my opinion.”
Fauria later apologized at the conclusion of their red carpet livestream, saying, “I wanted to say that I’m really sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier. Chappell Roan had come up, and there was a lot of commotion, as there is on these carpets. But I’m a big Babyface fan, as are we all. And so I just wanted to say that, that I really apologize.”
The AP also released a statement the following morning, saying, “We are deeply sorry for cutting our interview with Babyface short on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys red carpet. We have apologized to him through his representative and to our viewers on the livestream.”
Feb. 3, 6:20 a.m.: Updated to include AP apology.Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
