Jay Or Dave? Catherine Zeta-Jones Gets Confused

Posted Friday, June 29, 2001 at 1:12 PM Central

by Heather Koehler

You can blame forgetfulness on pregnancy and you can even call it new-mom syndrome. Catherine Zeta-Jones should embrace one of those excuses after her major mistake on national television.

The Traffic star was a guest on Late Night with Dave Letterman to promote her latest movie, American Sweethearts, and without hesitation she called the popular talk show host by his rival’s name. When Catherine realized she’d called Dave by the wrong name, she buried her head in her hands and apologized pathetically over and over.

The Mask Of Zorro might come in handy…who’d want to show their face after that mistake? Well, at least she’ll be the star of Dave’s monologue for awhile.