Brad Pitt Vs. Obsessed Tattoo Fan On Oprah (VIDEO)

While on Oprah to talk about his life and promote his new film, Brad Pitt came face to face with one of his more ardent fans in the most uncomfortable Oprah moments of recent time.

Via webcam, Oprah welcomed viewers to the show to ask questions of Pitt and Cate Blanchett, stars of "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button."

Up on the big screen came Christina, a self-professed fan of 17 years, who wanted to know how many tattoos Brad has and where they are and their meanings.

Pitt glossed over answering, so she followed up with specifics, naming the tattoo and the body parts she wanted to know about. When Pitt turned red and went silent, Oprah pressed her, the fan, for more tattoo details.

The awkwardness is remarkable and lasts a shockingly long time until Oprah finally shut it down.

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Back in May Angelina told EW about the tattoo on Brad's back:

What's the deal with Brad's new tattoo?
I drew that. We went to Davos. It's not that we were bored at the World Economic Forum, but one night we didn't have anything to do, so I was drawing on his back.

So it's not permanent?
It is. But I was just sketching.

On him?
On him, yeah.

And you thought, 'Let's make it a tattoo'?
He just liked it! The picture everybody saw was kind of awkward, but it just lines up beautifully on his back, just enhances the part of the body I like.

The one on his stomach is Jolie's birthday in Khmer (6-4-1975):

His arm tattoo has been identified as an outline of the iceman, Ötzi, who was found in an Italian glacier in 1991. He is thought to be around 5,300 years old and is Europe's oldest natural human mummy.

Comments

[nativesun]

it was awkward, but it wasn't that bad. Once again, Brad Pitt is a Class Act
and handled it..though squirmingly...well.

[Europa2]

This woman is polite and normal. Brad is just a prude hick with hangups. No wonder he couldn't resist Angelina! He'd never seen anything like her before. Love him as an actor. Insignificant as a man. Please use space for more enlightening news.

[HappyMarsden]

I felt bad for Brad, watching this. What is wrong with Oprah?? He's obviously feeling uncomfortable with just talking about his tatoos, saying its a personal thing, and instead of supporting her guest, Oprah becomes one of the freaks in the audience urging him to show his tatoos, shouting "Come on!". It's one thing to admire someone's movies, but the tatoo lady seriously needs to get a life. Obviously Oprah, tatoo lady, and her entire audience would much rather see and talk about Brad's tatoos than his humanitarian efforts or love of architecture, or other things. They're all children who never evolved.

[tora]

The fan had a valid question and wasn't "obsessed" about it, simple as that. I don't know why Brad to be muzzled.

[zeferino1]

Wow. Can anyone say Cathy Bates in 'Misery'?

[joeneri]

I'm starting to think it would be a good idea to ignore the Entertainment section on the Huffington Post.

[anghiari]

Oprah is disinngenuous with Brad Pitt given her relationship with his ex wife...is Oprah going through menopause."..her only occasional etiquette faux pas are becoming de rigueur rather than occasional and just a bit mean spirited.

[OSA23]

i agree with tzhu07 - and i am always amazed how celebritites like brad pitt become mush-mouthed when asked a personal question such as the significance of his tattoos.. now if that was denis leary instead, we would have had such a golden moment because leary DOESN"T SPEAK THROUGH HIS PRESS AGENT AND PR PERSONS.... i like brad pitt a lot as an actor but i felt that he definitely wussed out BIG TIME...

and to re-iterate what tzhu07 mentioned: she was an obsessed fan. she was a bit surprised by how wussy pitt was and i would imagine she walked away feeling a bit different about him after 17 years of following his career as Such......

[anghiari]

Wussy Pit was? another Aniston obessed fan are you? this woman should have walked away determined to get a life. 17 years devoted to any human being you've never met is scary....Jennifer Garner is dealing with a stalker now....

[shedances]

Nicely said OSA ... I agree!

[claptrapa]

I have to agree with the verdict of Pitt's wussiness. My next question is how does a wuss face the Medusa he has partnered and begotten litters with? He must be reduced to noodles facing the obstreperous Angelina each day and night.

[tzhu07]

Wow, this post was completely mistitled. The fan in no way seemed obsessed, or even rude. And it is absolutely OK to press on for an answer, as long as you're not malicious about it, which she wasn't. What the hell is wrong with all you sensitive people commenting here?

[anghiari]

Are peoplel totally crazed.?..how is it ever okay to press for an answer about somebody else's personal body and choices....geez are you 12....as long as you are not malicious about it? Ridiculous!

[stubbhead]

She is a female fan interested in his tatoos. If I was an Angelina fan, I could imagine asking her what the writing on her back says in English.

[thegirlnextdoor]

No big deal. Really. Kind of cute and very tv interview showish!

[LindyK]

I agree. There was noting at all wrong with the question, it was not hideously embarrassing in any manner whatsoever. I found it enjoyable, I found the fan enjoyable and everyone laughed. For God's sake HuffPost, get a GRIP.

[jlab]

The way things are written up here sometimes bothers me. It seems pretty desperate. I haven't seen Oprah's show more than a dozen times, but this seems like a typical moment for this show. Reading the intro to the video, one started bracing for a Tom Cruise-type couchjumping disaster. This was the mildest housewife-titilation, spiced with a dash of inarticulate awkwardness. In other words: just another day in the big lady's studio.

[RichardMDaley]

boring.

[booker52]

You bet.

[IAB]

Oprah in another one of her moments that show why her time is up...

[ChiGuy]

After sitting through Oprah allowing this woman to press on for a ridiculously, uncomfortably long time, I'd be shocked if Pitt ever did her show again.