Noel Gallagher, Tyson Fury and Miley Cyrus: The most controversial interviews of 2015

From expletive-filled missives to the interviews that prompted furious petitions, 2015 has seen its fair share of eventful exchanges. Here are just a few examples from conversations readers could not stop talking about this year.

Noel Gallagher (Getty)

Cara Delevingne

The US edition of Vogue faced a petition demanding it apologise for seemingly suggesting that Delevingne's bisexuality could be attributed to her alleged distrust in men in a profile on the supermodel, who had spoken candidly of her relationship with the singer Annie Clarke for the first time.

One sentence left readers feeling particularly riled: “Her parents seem to think girls are just a phase for Cara, and they may be correct.”

Delevingne was quick to politely quash any specualtion surrounding her orientation, telling The New York Times she saw “nothing malicious” in the profile but remaining adamant on one thing. “My sexuality is not a phase," she insisted. "I am who I am.”

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher followed the example set by Grace Jones in her memoir by ripping into to the younger generation of talent during the expletive-laden, furious rant that formed his entire interview with NME. No one (except Kanye West) was safe.

“Fame's wasted on these c****s today. Bar Kanye. You watch him on the MTV Awards and you think, ‘You can f****** stay, you’re alright,” he began.

“Who gives a s*** what f****** One Direction do? C*********s, all of them in rehab by the time they’re 30.

“Who gives a s*** what Ellie Goulding is up to? Really?

”Adele, what? Blows my f****** mind. It blows my f****** mind. Nobody cares!”

Tyson Fury

Comments from an interview with The Daily Mail reportedly comparing homosexuality with abortion and pedophilia led to a petition calling for the boxer to be removed from the BBC's Sport's Personality of the Year shortlist. The petition gained traction and thousands of signatures but failed to persuade the corporation, who argued the nomination was based on sporting achievement alone.

However, campaigners had the last laugh thanks to a huge Paddy Power rainbow flag projected above the ceremony arena on the night inviting Tyson to be “fabulous” instead of furious.

Tyson Fury has been cleared by police over an allegation of hate crimes (Getty Images)

Miley Cyrus

The singer waded in to a debate about race and the music industry in an interview with The New York Times. Cyrus told the newspaper she couldn't respect Minaj's statement on the type of women chosen for awards because of the "anger" that accompanied it, accusing the rapper of making the debate about herself. Of course, her comments did not go unnoticed by Minaj, who waited until she got on stage at the MTV VMA awards to challenge her with the famous: “Back to that b**ch who had a lot to say about me in the press. Miley, what's good?”

Miley Cyrus (Getty)

Zaha Hadid

The renowned architect brought an interview with Radio 4 to an abrupt end after presenter Sarah Montague claimed 1,200 workers had died building the world cup stadium she designed in Qatar. The BBC later issued an apology accepting there was no evidence of deaths at the site.

Morrissey

One of music’s most eternally provocative figures described President Obama as “white inside” during an interview with Alternative Nation earlier this year.

The singer accused Mr Obama of consistently failing to support black people following repeated instances of police brutality in the US.

“If Michael Brown had instead been one of Obama’s daughters, I don’t think Obama would be insisting that the nation support the so-called security forces," he claimed.

“You would expect him [Obama] to be more understanding of what it means to be black. But so far, he hasn’t been.”

Natalie Portman

The actress was criticised by Holocaust survivor advocates for calling on the Jewish community to question how much emphasis they place on the Holocaust in comparison to other atrocities.

“I think a really big question the Jewish community needs to ask itself, is how much at the forefront we put Holocaust education," she said during an interview with The Independent. "Which is, of course, an important question to remember and to respect, but not over other things."