With the joys of social media, we also get a chance to glimpse into the glamorous celebrity life. In mere seconds, pop culture connoisseurs can briefly scroll through A-listers’ thoughts and discover some entertaining details. But if there’s one thing we love even more, it’s finding the most satisfying clapbacks to insults or unwelcome remarks.
After all, for every starstruck fan, there are at least two keyboard warriors who spew negativity only to stir some more drama into the pot. Whether they try (and fail!) to show off their wittiness or forget that behind every star lies an actual human being, some people almost beg to be put in their place. And the whole world gets to watch it happen.
Let’s give a round of applause for the scathing tweets and sizzling burns from celebrities that left some seriously bruised egos, shall we? Our team here at Bored Panda has scoured Twitter to bring the most razor-sharp snapbacks ever composed in 280 characters. So grab your popcorn and pull your chair closer because we’re about to uncover some of the best and wildest cases. Keep reading to also find an in-depth interview about fierce replies online with Deborah S. Bowen, Ph.D. Then be sure to upvote your favorite entries, and share what you think of them in the comments!
#1 Dream Body. Danny DeVito
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#2 Anna Kendrick’s Clapback
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#3 Kendall And Kylie Jenner Were Selling Expensive T-Shirts Featuring Their Faces Over Images Of Famed Music Groups And Artists
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#4 This Response
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#5 Cole Sprouse Had The Best Response To Bill O’Reilly Question
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#6 Sass Master James Blunt
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#7 Lil Nas X Points Out Double Standard Between Straight And Queer Rappers
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#8 Zendaya Jokingly Claps Back At Eagle-Eyed Fan
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#9 This Moment Of History
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#10 This Is A Beautiful Burn
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#11 Greta Thunberg Responds To Trump
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#12 Trevor Noah Clapbacks At Ted Cruz
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#13 Don’t Mess With Pink
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#14 J.K. Rowling Is One Of The Queens Of Clapbacks On Twitter
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#15 Terry Crews’ Response To A Fan Who Criticized Him For Not Taking A Picture With Her
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#16 Lil Nas X With The Clapback
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#17 Bullies Are Cowards
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#18 Piers, U’re Still Here?
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#19 Finn Wolfhard Roasted James Charles
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#20 Lil Nas X Is Clapping Back To Boosie Badazz And Other Peers
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#21 Oh, Burn
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#22 She Has No Time
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#23 It’s Almost As If Sarcasm Doesn’t Exist Anymore
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#24 Lili Reinhart Responded To Body Shamers Who Were Concerned About Her Weight
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#25 Not All Of J.K. Rolwing’s Fans Agrees With Her, But She Couldn’t Have Cared Less
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#26 Lizzo Claps Back At Men Who Use Her Name As An Insult To Women
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#27 Lebron James On President Donald Trump Uninviting Stephen Curry And The Warriors To The White House, After Curry Already, Announced He Would Not Attend
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#28 Perfect Reply
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#29 This Headline Was Trying To Call Lupita Nyong’o’s Brother, Peter Nyong’o, Out. But He Knows He Looks Good
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#30 Zendaya Slams A Body-Shamer On Twitter
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#31 Gigi Clapping Back At A Troll
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#32 Lil Nas X Clapped Back At U.S. Governor
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#33 Rihanna’s Response After Amanda Bynes Tweeted “Chris Brown Beat You Because You’re Not Pretty Enough”
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#34 Gabourey Sidibe Couldn’t Have Cared Less About What Trolls Wrote About Her On Twitter
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#35 Troll-Slaying Comeback
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#36 Olivia Wilde’s Response To The Person Who Said She Looked Like A Pickle At The Golden Globes
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#37 A Twitter User Said That Michael B. Jordan Is A Short Guy Who Likes Anime And Lives With His Parents. Michael Tweeted This Back
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#38 Anderson Cooper Being Amazing
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#39 Someone Just Got Served
#40 Chrissy Teigen Shared A Photo Of Herself Nursing Her Newborn, But One Twitter User Commented That They Didn’t Want To See Celebrities Like Teigen Nursing. Teigen’s Reply:
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#41 Lohn Legend’s Response After Donald Trump Referring To Chrissy Teigen As John Legend’s “Filthy-Mouthed [Sic] Wife”
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#42 That Time When J.K. Rowling Trolled Donald Trump
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#43 Khloé Kardashian’s Haters Are Calling Her Out For Holding Her Daughter Too Much
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#44 Oprah Winfrey Snaps At Twitter User
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#45 Taylor Swift Responds To A Joke Made About Her In Netflix Show “Ginny & Georgia”
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#46 Khloe Kardashian’s Response To Someone Calling Her Baby “Not Cute”
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#47 Be Grateful
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#48 Queen Of Clapbacks
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#49 Demi Lovato Fires Back After Halsey’s Referenced Demi Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer” As One Of The Songs That Depict Bisexuality As “Taboo”
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#50 Less Pillowtalk, More Fighting Words
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