Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!.
a childish display of anger or frustration; an overly dramatic tantrum
Hyphenation
a child·ish dis·play of an·ger or frustration; an o·ver·ly dra·ma·tic tan·trum