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Reporters issue apology after 'rude and unprofessional' moment during Babyface interview on Grammys red carpet
Two reporters found themselves in hot water after cutting off legendary producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds mid-sentence during a red-carpet interview at the 2025 Grammys — to instead speak with rising pop star Chappell Roan.
The moment, which quickly went viral on social media platforms, was widely slammed on by fans and celebrities alike.
Even Grammy-winning icon Dionne Warwick weighed in, posting a clip of the incident on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption: “13x Grammy Award winning Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds? Am I seeing this correctly?”
The clip shows Babyface mid-answer when one of the Associated Press reporters, Leslie Ambriz, suddenly calls out, “Chappell!” — interrupting the conversation entirely.
The 65-year-old music pioneer hands the microphone back and graciously says, “Go do that,” before walking away.
Ambriz and her co-host Krysta Fauria scrambled to recover, with Ambriz offering a quick apology while Fauria immediately turned her attention to Roan. But the damage was done, and social media erupted.
Backlash from Fans and Celebrities
Social media users were quick to share their unimpressed thoughts.
"That was hella rude and unprofessional. Showed no respect to Babyface whatsoever. Horrible interviewers," tweeted one viewer, with another adding: "Omg he was in the middle of saying something they were so rude for that."
A third tweeted: "This is disgusting and they really need to be careful who they choose to be interviewers."
Others highlighted the racial insensitivity given that the blunder took place during Black History Month.
Celebs also weighed in on the situation. Khloé Kardashian was one of many who condemned the incident, calling it “so disrespectful.”
She defended Babyface’s legacy, writing on X: “Babyface has had such a significant impact on the music industry, in sooo many ways. It’s maddening to see a LEGEND not get the respect and attention they deserve. He is a pioneer and deserves so much better than this.”
Actor Eric West didn’t hold back either, blasting the reporters for their handling of the situation.
He wrote: “When you don’t know how to do your job! Babyface is a legend! 40 years strong. They should have introduced Babyface to Chappell Roan for a seamless transition. Super easy to say ‘Babyface, have you met Chappell?!’”
Public Apology from Reporters
Realizing the backlash, Fauria took a moment to apologize while still on the red carpet. Standing alongside Ambriz and fellow journalist Gary Gerard Hamilton, she addressed the camera directly.
“I’m really sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier,” she said. “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, so I just wanted to say that I really apologize.”
Kardashian, however, made it clear that apologies aside, the situation should have been handled differently. “By the way—what a class act you are,” she praised Babyface, before adding some pointed advice for the reporters: “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.”
Despite the controversy, Babyface kept it classy, walking away from the awkward moment with the same grace and humility that have defined his decades-long career.
Who Won At The 2025 Grammys?
Song of the Year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
Chappel Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Best New Artist
Winner: Chappell Roan
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best Pop Solo Performance
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
Beyoncé - Bodyguard
Charli XCX - Apple
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Best Pop Vocal Album
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Winner: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift - Us
Beyoncé ft Post Malone - Levii's Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - Guess
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Best Rock Performance
Winner: The Beatles - Now And Then
The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles - Gift Horse
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
St. Vincent - Broken Man
Best Rock Song
Winner: St Vincent - Broken Man
The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
Green Day - Dilemma
Idles - Gift Horse
Best Rap Performance
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Cardi B - Enough (Miami)
Common & Pete Rock ft Posdnuos - When The Sun Shines Again
Doechii - Nissan Altima
Eminem - Houdini
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That
GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
Best Rap Song
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Rapsody ft Hit-Boy - Asteroids
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign - Carnival
Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar - Like That
GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
Best Rap Album
Winner: Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
J Cole - Might Delete Later
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol 1
Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You
Best Country Solo Performance
Winner: Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman
Beyoncé - 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Country Song
Winner: Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted
Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too
Brothers Osborne - Break Mine
Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses
Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Best Country Album
Winner: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
Chris Stapleton - Higher
Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind
Best R&B Performance
Winner: Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET)
Jhené Aiko - Guidance
Chris Brown - Residuals
Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
SZA - Saturn
Best R&B Song
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Kehlani - After Hours
Tems - Burning
Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Long - Ruined Me
Best R&B Album
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Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
Muni Long - Revenge
Lucky Daye - Algorithm
Usher - Coming Home
Best Dance/Pop Recording
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Madison Beer - Make You Mine
Billie Eilish - L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Ariana Grande - Yes, And?
Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
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Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On
Four Tet - Loved
Fred Again & Baby Keem - Leavemealone
Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino - Witchy
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Winner: Charli XCX - Brat
Four Tet - Three
Justice - Hyperdrama
Kaytranada - Timeless
Zedd - Telos
Album of the Year
Winner: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
André 3000 - New Blue Sun
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Charli XCX - Brat
Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the Year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
The Beatles - Now And Then
Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
Charli XCX - 360
Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight