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Stars Who Can’t Stand Giuliana Rancic

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Giuliana Rancic built a career as one of E!’s most recognizable faces — but plenty of stars have made it clear the feeling isn’t mutual.

Nicki Swift’s video rundown, “Stars Who Can’t Stand Giuliana Rancic,” walks through a string of on-air dust-ups and behind-the-scenes tension involving the longtime Fashion Police co-host and E! News anchor. From a racially charged red carpet comment to a reported network rivalry that ended with Rancic’s exit, the video lays out exactly why so many celebrities have kept their distance.

• Rancic’s February 2015 Fashion Police comment that Zendaya’s locs looked like they smelled of “patchouli oil” or “weed” sparked a public rebuke from the then-18-year-old actress and a televised apology.
• NeNe Leakes and Rancic traded public criticism over Rancic’s on-air presenting style following tense red carpet run-ins.
• E!’s May 2014 deal with Maria Menounos fueled reports of a backstage rivalry that ended with Rancic stepping down from E! News in July 2015, with Menounos taking over the anchor chair.

The Zendaya Comment That Changed Fashion Police

The clip at the 0:17 mark revisits the moment that did the most lasting damage to Rancic’s reputation. During a February 2015 episode of Fashion Police breaking down the Oscars red carpet, Rancic said Zendaya’s locs made her look like she smelled of “patchouli oil” or “weed.” The remark landed as a racial stereotype, and Zendaya didn’t let it slide.

Zendaya issued a public statement calling the comment “outrageously offensive” and educating Rancic on the cultural weight of the joke. The backlash was swift enough that Rancic apologized on air, but the episode became a defining flashpoint for a show already under scrutiny — and it’s the moment the video leads with for a reason.

Rancic’s remark that the locs looked like they smelled of “patchouli oil” or “weed” turned a red carpet recap into a national conversation about racial stereotyping.

NeNe Leakes and the Ongoing Sniping

At the 1:23 mark, the video turns to NeNe Leakes, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star who has repeatedly traded barbs with Rancic. The tension built out of run-ins on E! and public red carpet encounters, with Leakes openly criticizing Rancic’s presenting style and attitude toward the stars she was covering. Unlike the Zendaya situation, there was no single viral clip — just a pattern of public shade that kept resurfacing between the two.

The Maria Menounos Rivalry Behind the Scenes

The segment at 2:41 digs into what tabloids and network insiders described as the most consequential rivalry on the list. When E! signed Maria Menounos to a multi-year deal in May 2014, reports framed her as an encroaching threat to Rancic’s position as the network’s top anchor. The tension reportedly built for over a year before Rancic stepped down from E! News in July 2015, with Menounos stepping into the role she vacated.

That exit is the closest thing to a hard outcome in the entire video — a rivalry that didn’t just stay in the tabloids but actually reshaped who sat behind the E! News desk.

Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes Pile On

The final two entries, Brandi Glanville at 3:25 and LeAnn Rimes at 4:23, round out the video with a pair of reality and music-world grievances. Both women pushed back on Rancic’s intrusive commentary — Glanville over coverage of her public feuds, Rimes over on-air chatter about her relationship drama — and both went public with their disdain for how Rancic handled the stories.

These aren’t isolated incidents so much as a recurring theme: stars who felt Rancic’s brand of red carpet and tabloid commentary crossed from reporting into personal attack, prompting them to say so on the record rather than let it slide.

Rancic apologized for the Zendaya comment within days, but that clip is still the one clip that follows her — and it’s still the one Nicki Swift leads with nearly four years later.