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They say the higher you fly, the harder you fall. For a celebrity, an illustrious career can go in shambles in one fell swoop, whether from a scandal or their own doing.
These big names are just some examples. Their stories can make you think a lot about the price of fame and how being in the limelight can feel lonely, despite the fortune and recognition.
The responses you’re about to read were from various Reddit threads, asking which celebrity figure has the worst and saddest fall from grace story of all time.
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#1
Bill Cosby. It’s hard to overstate how much he was loved in the late 80s early 90s.
legthief:
Absolutely - the temptation is to answer this thread with Sean Combs, due to his continuing fame, his billions, and his business networks and empire, but he was already kind of an obnoxious and dividing pop culture figure before his outing and arrest, whereas Cosby was for decades unironically labelled 'America's Dad" by much of mainstream media.
Kind-Passenger-3935:
Lots of celebrities have fallen but none so far as him. He went from being America’s Dad to a pathetic old washed up unmasked predator. When Ennis was murdered the entire COUNTRY rallied around his family and felt awful for them. While I still have empathy for everyone else, knowing what he was doing to other people’s kids takes any empathy I have for him as a father who lost a child.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Evil man. He deserves to have done to him what he did to those poor women.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 day ago
The problem with that Eye for an Eye attitude is that you would need to find someone willing to do that. That would also be a person who belongs in prison.
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My mother worked with him back in the ‘80s. I worked in a casino he would perform at in the ‘90s. People knew he was a bit pervy. My mother said they women she worked with knew not to hang out alone with him. Not that they suspected that they thought he’d dru g, as sault, or ra pe them, but that thought wasn’t out of the question. In the ‘80s some men with power wouldn’t take no at least the first few rejections, for an answer and a drunk yes was as good as a sober one and rap ist tried to say clothing equated to consent. (I’d like to think things are better but I don’t think so?) She said that Cosby had reputation as being a bit sleazy in public and worse in private.
Eugene the Jeep 1 day ago
As a millionaire celebrity, he could have had women willing to indulge him for money or fame, but he had to a*****t unwilling victims to get his kicks. A sick, sick mind.
Laserleader 1 day ago (edited)
FYI, it WAS PUBICALLY KNOWN IN THE MEDIA that he was doing that IN THE 80's, but no one cared back then. My parents threw away all his comedy records, and I was told I wasnt allowed to watch his shows or commercials, before the 90-s even hit.
Gingersnap In Iowa 1 day ago
I use to have my Bill Cosby comedy albums framed and hung in the TV room. I was sicken when I heard about him. The albums are gone now.
Crissy Newbury 6 hours ago
I was a teenager in the 1960s and we played his vinyl records all the time. He was so funny.
WalterWhiteSavannah 13 hours ago
I had the chance to meet him at the radio station I worked at and chose to sleep rather than come in early. Great choice as it turns out. Also one guy brought pudding pops for bill to sign and apparebtly he was a real a*****e about it.
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#2
Even though I was never into his music, I would have to say Kanye. In less than 20 years he went from "Hip-Hop's class act" to a parable about the importance of taking your mental health seriously.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I remember WAY back when, long before all the insanity, in the early 2000s, I liked his song "Roses" (which talks about visiting his grandma in the hospital.) I thought he was a genuine person, and I felt sad when his mom díed due to terrible plastic surgery (2007.) And then it turned out that he is absolutely insane and he deceived us all, so to speak, into thinking he was an actual human being when in fact he's a collection of issues, narcissism, and a-holeishness all mixed into a bag.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 day ago
Hid Dinner with Trump and Nick Fuentes was it for me. You know the old saying about Naz!s at a table? Well he sat down with two of them.
hollylolly86 19 hours ago
Every Tim anyone criticises the elite, Kanye talks about his mother being sacrificed, how Disney traffics kids, the power of the Jewish in Hollywood, they are labelled crazy!
#3
Oscar Pistorius took a bit of a tumble.
Throwawaysmakemeeasy:
I was going to mention him. He gave hope to people around the world, being the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics, but then.....well we all know now.
T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
Oscar is a South African athlete who shamelessly used his "fear" of being home invaded to k!ll his girlfriend. If you believe his side, he didn't even check if she was in bed before he got out of bed, grabbed his gun and shot her (thought she was a burglar) in the toilet cubicle of the bathroom. I've watched the documentary on him (in "How It Really Happened" - very good series) and I'm not convinced he's innocent.
#4
Ellen DeGeneres.
She was well known as one of the most likable and generous celebrities ever and then it all came crashing down when everyone found out she was actually a bully and actually treated people very poorly and that was kind of it for her.
OneHappyPuppy 1 day ago
Tbh I called it the moment I first laid eyes on her... Something about her face screams she's a shíte
TonjaLasagne 1 day ago
I really liked her standup but the few times that I watched her show and saw her interviewing tactics, I realized that she was a real twitch. And I wasn’t surprised that she treated her employees even worse.
T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
I tried watching her sitcom but got bored after about 10 episodes (long before the coming out episode) because she has no magnetism as an actress at all. You didn't care about anything her character did. I honestly don't understand why she's famous.
Laserleader 1 day ago (edited)
Never did like her, watched the show like once, but found her too fake. She was trying too hard to be likable, and it reminded me that every person I know who generously give mass gifts for no apparent reason were hiding horrible personal reasons. I think of big bags of plush for low-income kids, so the person can find kids to m0lest, or because they just scammed a partner and wanted to look "nice" before the cops were called. Ive got several more, from personal experience, but all of them were just like her.
#5
I would say Roman Polanski, but there are plenty of people willing to forget.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
This one disgusts me. Anyone that still supports him automatically loses my respect.
David 1 day ago
so most of Hollywood that gave him an award and the thousands there that signed the petition for him to get a pardon, despite him pleading guilty
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Billo66 21 hours ago (edited)
The White House used to be a dignified institution, a synbol of our pride. Now it's a fuckin frat house.
Load More Replies... hollylolly86 19 hours ago
Meryl Streep standing and applauding him decades later always knocks me sick!
#6
OJ Simpson went from winning professional football games to getting arrested for stealing his own memorabilia from Vegas hotel room...
eric p 8 hours ago (edited)
All I remember of those decades was that the glove did not fit...
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TonjaLasagne 1 day ago
OJ really disappointed me. He had it all and was really a hero in the Black community. Why can’t someone men just move on?
Spittnimage 13 hours ago
Just because you didn't mention the two murders he got away with doesn't mean they didn't happen.
Robyn Hill 11 hours ago
And m****r. He m******d two innocent people in cold blood, and got away with it.
*raspberry sound 14 hours ago
OJ Simpson, he went from winning football games to high speed traffic violations 🤷
#7
The Dixie Chicks went from being an incredibly popular country music group to never heard from again and not played on the radio because they came out against invading Iraq, which is now almost considered universally to be a dumb move.
I guess that's what you get when your core demographic is made of up rednecks.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
They criticized President Bush and all the Republican country music fans lost their mind. 🙄 I love the song they wrote in response though. Still a great band.
Jill Jones 1 day ago
Not Ready To Make Nice is the song name and it was a great response to the hate.
Load More Replies... Robin Roper 1 day ago
They spoke the truth and were vindicated. Their concert venues are frequently sold out. Their career is different but did rebound.
Taibhse Sealgair 18 hours ago
To be fair, selling out a 100-seat venue is a far cry from selling out a 30,000-seat venue.
Load More Replies... Eugene the Jeep 1 day ago (edited)
There are a lot of people who put patriotism ahead of common sense and Americans especially idolize their military. They won't accept any criticism of either.
turk 19 hours ago
Many right-wingers mix up patriotism and nationalism. They are not patriotic whatsoever. They are nationalistic.
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Christos Arvanitis 18 hours ago
They don't belong on this list which is primarily comprised of people who did bad things. They did the good thing...
GrowingThruConcrete 1 day ago
there was a big party in rural Virginia that year. Appalachian Americans cheered in unfettered delight as a local large equipment company ran over the crowd's combined Dixie Chicks collection. Squished under 230 pounds of bearded redneck plus 10 tons of steamroller were cds, tee-shirts, cups, posters, hats and the like. I remember thinking.... youns all already paid for that stuff? That'll show em boys.
Alex Kennedy 13 hours ago
Why would you say coming out against the Iraq war was stupid? The war was predicated on the lie that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
FreeTheUnicorn 19 hours ago
They are still performing and still on the radio, but you need to admit to yourself it's the oldies station now.
#8
Jimmy Savile
I don't believe in hell, but I wish they'd custom-make one for him.
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
True, JS was an entitled predator, but the BBC covered for him for years (allegedly)
Julie S 19 hours ago (edited)
They always do look at Huw Edwards he was suspended for over a year on full pay. They still can't get it right.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Sick, evil, depraved man. And most thought he was a hero for raising all that money for charity.
emorinelli49 5 hours ago
Horrible horrible man. I watch a lot of crime and I was actually shocked when I watched this documentary.
Jane Doe-Doe 9 hours ago
I knew there was a reason why I never liked him, he died before he could be made accountable for his disgusting crimes,
Lara Verne 10 hours ago
When he was alive, you heard only good things about him. But once he died, everything came out, and there was a lot of it. Without the help of powerful people, he wouldn't have been able to keep it all a secret. It seems like a lot of people knew what he was, and either they were like him, or they knew everything and did nothing.
#9
Surprised no one’s mentioned Tiger Woods yet. The blow up with his then wife followed by his decline on the course.
And after it started to unravel, all the players on the tour, the ones he’d been so [trashy] to, started piling on and let the rest of the world know that he was pretty much a [jerk] to compete against.
TonjaLasagne 1 day ago
Nah, this is kinda minor compared to most of the other guys on this list.
#10
Lance Armstrong had a pretty big fall. He was everyone’s inspirational hero after his cancer battle and the Livestrong bracelets were everywhere. After the doping scandal he’s completely off the map.
DH 1 day ago
Cycling and cross country skiing is such grueling sports that doping is just necessary to be competitive these days. The ones that win and are cleared are just using so advanced stuff that they are not detectable yet. I stopped watching years ago.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I disagree that it's "necessary". If you have to take drúgs to be "competitive", then the athlete and the entire sport is corrupt. It's NEVER "necessary" to take drúgs/steróids/performance-enhancing substances.
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#11
Ian Watkins from Lostprophets. Gross don't search for him but he is the worst.
Upstaged75 1 day ago (edited)
He was recently k!lled in prison. Even criminals have standards, and they have no tolerance for anyone who tries to r@pe a baby. (So they took him out) No great loss. 🤷♀️
BarBeeGirl 1 day ago
I’d never heard of him before and I wish i hadn’t. He, and the complicit mother’s of his victims, can rot in hell for all time and that wouldn’t be long enough
TonjaLasagne 1 day ago
This dude deserved more than d*e*a*t*h: he needed to be tied up, covered in honey and tossed into a pit filled with fire ants.
Bambi 1 day ago
Story says the two inmates one 43 and 25 the 43 yr old was in prison for abduction and rappe and the 25 year old of murdering a person they are scum as well.
hollylolly86 19 hours ago
Yes they were, but even among scum there are levels and he was at the lowest. A baby!
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#12
Charlie Sheen.
SeriesOfAdjectives:
He got pretty out of hand with that whole 'tiger blood' thing, quieted down for a while, then whoops HIV.
Geobugi🇰🇷🇰🇭 1 day ago
I think he was allways a bit nuts and was just lucky to get good roles every time he messed up. Never really got why he was so famous at all, i never thought him a good actor. His father is so much better
Bartlet for world domination 21 hours ago
His father and brother are much better actors but Charlie's the handsome one. I watched the documentary and I must say, I know many an idiot just like him. He's charming.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
This is second-hand but Corey Feldman maintains that Charlie rap3d Corey Haim at some point while they were filming a movie.
persephone134 9 hours ago
Hm.... the way I remember it is that Corey explicitly said it was not Charlie Sheen but someone on the set, undisclosed until today. (So what is Corey waiting for?)
Load More Replies... Michael P. 1 day ago
Being fired from his own show was the downfall of Sheen's acting career and resulted in a falling out with Jon Cryer, his co-star.
Barbara Wilcock 1 day ago
I can't hate Charlie Sheen. As with lots of Hollywood stars he was taken advantage of
Stardust she/her 18 hours ago
My only exposure to him came from this godawful movie called ‘Foodfight’
#13
Without a doubt, Michael Jackson.
**The King of Pop**
People may look back on him favorably now, but many don't remember exactly how big he was.
This guy had a *life long* career in music, from a child to his [funeral]. He appeared in movies, he had his own movie, he had his own video games. His music spanned multiple genres, and shattered records.
This man, was the biggest thing since the Beatles. He met world leaders like they were his posse, shook the hands of multiple presidents. Michael Jackson stepping off a plane in your country was as big a deal as the Pope, and he handled it with the same humility of a single sequined glove wave.
And the man *loved* charity. Where humanitarian causes went, he followed, and the world followed with him. Celebrities lined up to be a part of the Michael Jackson freight train. Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Slash, and more.
They were going to build a giant, mechanized statue of Michael Jackson in the Nevada desert. Not ironically, not for a festival, just because he was the singular most amazing performer of the generation.
And what did he do in his spare time? He visited sick kids in hospitals. He lent his voice, his time, and his money to numerous charities and was unafraid to take a stance on racial tension; he was a champion of equality.
Need more proof that this man was easily as big as Elvis? Here's an excerpt from his Wiki page:
> Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best selling album of all time. His other albums, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best selling albums. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the first and only dancer from pop and rock music. His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; 26 American Music Awards, more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century" and "Artist of the 1980s"; 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career, more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era; and the estimated sale of over 400 million records worldwide.[Note 1] Jackson has won hundreds of awards, making him the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.[6] Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades when "Love Never Felt So Good" reached number nine on May 21, 2014.[7] Jackson traveled the world attending events honoring his humanitarianism and in 2000, the Guinness World Records recognized him for supporting 39 charities, more than any other entertainer.[8]
... but in the 90s, accusations soured the public on Jackson. His visibility plummeted, and as his apparent medical issues regarding his appearance spiraled out of control, questionable relationship choices and further accusations seemed to make everyone take a big step away from associating with Michael.
He [passed] effectively alone, as a result of a heart attack caused by the mishandling of medications by his personal doctor.
It's incredible. I can't think of anyone else who was as famous, *internationally*, and then faded into obscurity and hazy memories of better times.
He fell so hard, ~~people in this thread~~ *some people* barely remember him. But I always will.
PresidentDonnyTrump:
Michael Jackson. King of pop to the ultimate crash and burn.
eric p 8 hours ago (edited)
TLDR: Jackson is the greatest performer of all time, he had a traumatic childhood and never grew up, he was not a p edo but was wrongfully accused due to his stunted growth
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Emilu 23 hours ago
Can’t put my finger on why, but I never liked him. I’ve always thought he was a creep. I respect his musical influence, but he’s never been appealing personally to me.
Emilu 9 hours ago
I have to admit, and maybe people more au fait with US law/culture can help me here... why is it that Michael Jackson was found not guilty and essentially got back to doing whatever it was he was doing prior to his court case, whereas, say, Kevin Spacey is still banished to the depths of the underworld? Both were found not guilty in a court of law. So, what's the difference? (I'm not trying to start a war etc. I'm genuinely curious). Is it because Spacey admitted to being 'handsy' even though he pleaded not guilty? Is it because people allowed Jackson leeway because of his childhood to have kids over to play and sleep in the same bed with him? I expect downvoters to have a field day here, but I'd really like to hear what others think, because I've never understood this.
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marianne eliza 16 hours ago (edited)
I knew he was losing it when his music videos showed him unable to keep his hands off his c****h. Over and over again. (that censored word is C rot ch.)
Chewie Baron 17 hours ago
Robin Williams made a comment on the Graham Norton show once, about this certain d**g Jackson was using as a pain killer. He said it was the equivalent of using chemotherapy together a haircut.
T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
I'm not convinced he was a p3dophile the way we think of it. I full believe the theory that he was chemically castrated so he wouldn't lose his high voice. I think this made him a perpetual child mentally or emotionally despite his physical age. And children gravitate to other children. So when/if he did inappropriate things with kids, it's because they were the only people he could relate to. He had a horrible childhood (his brothers would have s3x with groupies right in front of him before he'd even hit puberty) and I don't think he grew up to be in any way "normal".
Melancholy Kitty 17 hours ago
"So when/if he did inappropriate things with kids, it's because they were the only people he could relate to". WTAF T'Mar of Vulcan?!?! What kind of person justifies treating children that way? Sadly, you sound exactly how most Michael Jackson fans
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C. S. M 6 hours ago
He was, without a doubt, a phenomenal entertainer and showman. I witnessed his rise and grew up within his sphere of entertainment influence. But there's no doubt in my mind that he was a severely mentally-troubled person who never sought treatment which he obviously was in need of.
#14
Jerry Lee Lewis went from rock god to outcast when people found out he married his 13 year old cousin.
Robin Roper 1 day ago
I'm not excusing it but the was his 1st cousin once removed and they married in Mississippi (USA) when she was 13 and he was 22 which was legal then. In Mississippi today you must be 21 without parental consent. With parental consent males can marry at 17+ and females can marry at 15+ can marry. Some sources suggest, today in Mississippi, minors under these ages might can marry with parental consent and court order if "special circumstances" such as if a pregnancy exist. It's not totally clear cut. 34 U.S. states still allow individuals under the age of 18 to marry under certain circumstances, usually with parental or judicial consent; the other 16 states and Washington, D.C., have banned child marriage entirely, setting the minimum marriage age at 18 without exception. Many state legislature members (mostly old white men, argue that minor children should be able to marry is there is a pregnancy.
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I'd have to say Joe Paterno, the old Penn State football coach. One of the winningest coaches of all time is found to have covered up a molestation scandal. Terribly sad, but he deserved it...
#16
Gary Glitter--from rock n' roll to exposure as a child predator.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Friend of Jimmy Savile as well. Horrible to think what they might have shared between each other.
Owen 18 hours ago
Probably children. Ok, that was a bit dark even for me, I think that's enough internet for today.
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Emilu 9 hours ago
I really loved his songs as a kid. My mum loved singing them to me. We were both pretty gutted when it came out what a POS he was.
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Jeffrey Jones, the veteran character actor best known for playing Ferris Bueller's principal. Never a household name, but it seems like he was in every other classic movie from the '80s and '90s.
And then he was busted for trying to get a 14-year-old boy to pose for pictures.
#18
Will Smith for sure. Dude was on top of the world.
derpyninja:
I’m a 90s kid. Will Smith was everywhere. Fresh Prince and his blockbuster movies were part of so many people’s childhood. Thought he was a chill guy.
That punch and outburst ruined him forever. There’s no going back.
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w_a_w:
He was already wrecked way before that in my eyes due to being a scientologist.
Woof Yo 1 day ago
I really think he did a good job of being accountable for his action. He said he was sorry, said he messed up, and was prepared for any and all consequences. And that's exactly what he has done. I don't see a lot of people, especially men (especially white men), having the integrity to admit they were wrong. He messed up. He at least provided a decent example of taking responsibility.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
Just because he apologized and made amends does not mean that people have to forgive him or pretend it didn't happen, though. I agree that apologizing and making amends to those you hurt and those you do wrong against is necessary, but the person/people you wronged are under no obligation to forgive you and forget just because you said you're sorry. His apology didn't fix what happened to his reputation and peoples' perception of him.
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Michael Largey 1 day ago
He committed a key strategic mistake - he turned the villain into the victim.
Laserleader 1 day ago
Honestly, I never cared about the award show theater, I expect people to do crazy things since thats the ONLY reason to watch. But his acting became stale, with every character the exact same no matter if it was an apocalypse, love story, sci-fi, or romance. I got bored.
#19
Katy Perry. Witness just wasn’t a good album and her downfall just happened so quickly. Every time she’s tried to have a comeback since then, it’s flopped. Her new music doesn’t hit like it used to and the going to space, working with Dr Luke and admitting to voting republican didn’t help her image at all.
Tamra 10 hours ago
Last I heard, there was a petition circulating to get her deported. 🤣
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Becca not Becky 1 day ago
She also got a bunch of SA allegations a few years ago, then last year was the space trip...girl just can't stay out of trouble
#20
Axl Rose.
fridchikn24:
You know you're a douche when Slash, one of the chillest dudes ever, can't put up with [you].
Jesha 1 day ago
If he would just not have been an a*****e, he could have had a career for a long time. Dude sported a five and a half octave range, which is about where Mariah is. Instead he was a violent, terrible a*****e.
Faye Bosworth 20 hours ago
I think his is wider than hers - i think his is 6 or 7 octaves tbh. Remember looking it up after someone told me that, and being surprised that it was true.
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#21
Kevin Spacey. Oscar winner to pariah in the blink of an eye.
Eugene the Jeep 1 day ago
If everyone in Hollywood like him and Weinstein were exposed, I wonder how much of a film industry would survive.
Drop Bear from Hell 8 hours ago
Another one appeared in the paper yesterday - Timothy Busfield....sigh.....
Load More Replies... Owen 18 hours ago
When he was named a paedo, and used it to come out as gay and act as a victim of society... yeah... that's a no from me Kevin. If you touch kids, you touch kids. Doesn't matter his s****l orientation. A shame, because he was actually a talented actor in my opinion. Now I can't watch anything he's in with out being uncomfortable.
Geobugi🇰🇷🇰🇭 1 day ago
Me neither. I think he is the sort of person who is quite agressive when approaching someone but as far as i am aware he was allways understanding the word "no" and never actually assaulted someone. What a 14 year olds business on a party like that is, eludes me though. The whole thing is still somewhat i do not quite buy and as far as i know, he won in court.
Load More Replies... Billo66 19 hours ago
He is a good actor but I can't defend what he's done.As years go by, things that used to be tolerated are now put on blast, as they should be. Just as an example look up NAMBLA. It was as bad then as it is now but nobody talked about it. I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves.
Oskar vanZandt 18 hours ago
He looks terrible(for a 66yo man) in that picture- didn't recognise him at first.
T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
He always, always gave me the absolute heebie jeebies. People would always try to make me watch stuff with him in and I would feel like I needed a bath afterwards. There is something gross and sleazy about him. I don't care what some court in England said. I believe Anthony Rapp.
#22
Really? No Nixon? Dude was President of the united states and had to bow out in shame.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
I can think of a President that should bow out. Problem is he has no shame.
Robin Roper 1 day ago
Nixon only resigned because members of his own party who were serving on the Judiciary Committee told him they would impeach him as well as try him to be removed from office. DJT could do nothing that would get the current elected "R's" to grow that spine. They are too afraid DJT would sic his crazy cult members on them and they would loose their seats.
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emorinelli49 5 hours ago
Honestly it was a HUGE scandal at the time and we even call things “….gate” now but it seems like nothing compared to Trump.
Jane Doe-Doe 9 hours ago
Hopefully in years to come another president will be on a list like this ( when people come to their senses)
#23
For a English Lord Jeffrey Archer takes some beating.
Deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, resigned due to his lust for call girls. Sues the newspaper for liable, wins £500,000 (1987 pounds)
Set up a charity for The Kurds, claimed it raised £57,000,000. Only raised £3.000.000 ( rest came from goverment and other sources)
Shoplifted some very nice shirts and a suit while in Canada
Insider trading - In January 1994, Mary Archer, then a director of Anglia Television, attended a directors' meeting at which an impending takeover of Anglia Television by MAI, which owned Meridian Broadcasting, was discussed.[36] The following day, Jeffrey Archer bought 50,000 shares in Anglia Television
Ran for Lord Mayor of London, his friends turned him in about lying to a Liable jury, got 4 years in the pokey, had to pay a fortune in compensation
The African coup attempt ( with Mark Thatcher ) Simon Mann, jailed in Equatorial Guinea but released on humanitarian grounds later, for his role in leading the failed 2004 coup d'état told The Daily Telegraph that his forthcoming book, Cry Havoc, would reveal "the financial involvement of a controversial and internationally famous member of the British House of Lords in the plot, backed up by banking records." He claimed documents from the bank accounts in Guernsey of two companies Mann used as vehicles for organising the coup, showed a 'J H Archer' paying $135,000 into one of the firms.
He has been begged to resign from the House of Lords, he has refused and stuck to his guns, he was suspended from Marylebone Cricket Club for seven years, but the House of Lords cant kick him out.
Honestly watch this guy. I bet there is another chapter in this mans life.
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 day ago (edited)
An incredible liar and deceptionist. It turned out that almost everything in his claimed CV was a lie. I don't think he even has any remorse at all. Named after him is "An Archer" which is a 'suitable amount of money to bribe someone'. This is in reference to the prostitute he bribed to leave the country so she couldn't be a witness at one of his trials (yes, there were many!). An absolute rogue, but still respected in some circles! He has resigned from the House of Lords, but never actually attended anyway.
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
Most people I now think he has zero credibility. Once he was discredited by the boys on 'Have I Got news for You', he was done
Panda McPandaface 1 day ago
I agree with everything everyone has said - Lord Archer however is still laughing all the way to the bank.
#24
Ted Haggard - head of a super mega church then forced out after it was revealed he was having a gay affair.
Robin Roper 1 day ago
If one wants to see the definition of projection, go to an evangelical church.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago (edited)
Wasn't he openly homophobic as well? What could his life has been if he was honest to himself?
Emilu 9 hours ago (edited)
It must be tiring hating yourself so much. (Not you, obviously, Nate).
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StumblingThroughLife 22 hours ago (edited)
I don't get these super churches (or any, really). If God is everywhere, why do religious people need to go to places of worship - and, in some countries, being compelled to give tons of money to the preachers, who spend it on themselves?
Billo66 20 hours ago (edited)
How else do you think the streets get paved with gold in heaven. He needs money for the road crew. Which begs the question, what is the currency based on, do you even need currency? Because I ain't suckin nothin unless it's a 4 foot Mr. Graphics.
Load More Replies... ADHD 23 hours ago
talk about underselling lol, nah, he was busted using M**H and seeing rentboys.
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
If he had carried off a humble come-back after he was caught first, he might have been OK. The fact that he got caught multiple times made people lose sympathy for him
emorinelli49 5 hours ago
The gay affair would’ve been OK if he didn’t spend all of his life saying he would go to hell
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
Megachurch leaders are also grifters, conmen/women, and liars. He bilked people out of their money in the name of "God".
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It did nothing to his career, but Alec Baldwin calling his daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig" forever stamped him as an [jerk] in my book. Given his general attitude, I don't see him changing labels going forward.
Dee Hampton 1 day ago
I would class his 'miss fire' on the set of 'Rust' and ramming his car into a tree as equally disreputable
#26
Milli Vanilli. They won a Grammy and were super popular and several hit songs. A lip syncing incident happens and it comes out that they didn't actually sing on the record. They become laughingstocks, lose their Grammy, and never regain any popularity. Just as they decide to do stuff on their own, one of their singers goes to jail.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
One of them took his own life. They were basically coerced in to doing it - they wanted to sing for themselves. Very sad.
WindySwede 23 hours ago
They are on this list with disgusting humans, because they lipsynced? One went to jail but I have no idea why though.
Load More Replies... TonjaLasagne 1 day ago
Just think: most of the ”artists” in the current Billboard Top 100 are nothing more than auto tuned garbage.
T'Mar of Vulcan 23 hours ago
What I don't get is why they were blamed when it was the producer (Frank Farian) who was responsible. Farian was also the producer of Boney M's music, and of the four members, only two (Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett) actually sang. Farian sang the male part that was lip-synched by Bobby Farrell (although Farrell did sing during live performances). And yet Boney M is still a beloved group in Europe and South Africa (you can't go one Christmas without hearing them being played in malls and supermarkets). I think the hate for the two men in Milli Vanilli was ridiculous.
#27
Anthony Weiner. From Congressman down to jokes and back up to almost NYC Mayor and all the way down to "Carlos Danger".
another_sunnyday:
You'd think with his last name, he would be extra careful to avoid becoming a punchline.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 day ago
That was STUPID! Why do men think that's attractive? Has that worked EVER?!? Raise your hand if you're a man and that worked for you! I would love to have just one example to prove me wrong. Simply because it would make sense if there was one time it worked. You could make a GD rom-com about it and call it D!ckpic. But AFAIK, if you do that, your a desperate creepy dude who should be in therapy and not the dating scene.
Shark Lady 20 hours ago
Everytime my daughter received a pic she would tell the bloke that I know their mother. In reality I know hardly anyone but the threat was enough to stop them sending pics to her and her friends.
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Pferdchen 17 hours ago
Not to mention his role in getting Donald Trump elected in 2016 😪 "Anthony Weiner's sexting scandals, particularly the discovery of emails on his laptop related to Hillary Clinton's private email server, played a significant role in the 2016 presidential election. The FBI's decision to reopen the investigation into Clinton just days before the election is believed to have negatively impacted her campaign, contributing to her loss to Donald Trump."
Mark Childers 8 hours ago
He was actually a pretty good politician if he could have kept it in his pants.
#28
Jian Ghomeshi.
Anon:
The bill cosby of Canada.
Anon:
After he hired that PR company and released a statement, several media outlets referred to his statement as a ''master stroke'' of PR.
But to me, it was exactly the opposite.
I can't really point to specific sentences, but I didn't know anything about him or the accusations until his statement, and it set off alarm bells. The tone of it, the weak "evil ex and scandalmongers" thing, the attempt to soften the blow of coming allegations and promote the "she's lying" narrative by admissions of rough bdsm... Just, everything together made him look guilty as fuck.
WalterWhiteSavannah 10 hours ago
Feel bad for lucy decouture from trailer park boys. Had to endure a***e from gomeshi and likely bubbles from the show as well given whats come out about him and the claims she had made when she left the show.
Michael P. 1 day ago
His firing from his CBC radio show in 2014 is a precursor to the MeToo movement that would soon follow. He tried to sue the CBC for wrongful termination but was unsuccessful.
#29
I'm pretty sure the only people that discuss Mel Gibson are Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and RDJ. Otherwise he's near shunned. He was in Machete Kills, Get the Gringo, and the Expendables 3. I've seen all three. Get the Gringo and Machete are fun. The roles aren't all that big outside of Gringo. He doesn't have much room to get back into mainstream Hollywood and he didn't get any reprieve for the [things]he said. Even Gary Oldman who defended Gibson was just a kook. Lindsay Lohan has Oprah. RDJ had the willpower to overcome his [things]. Gibson is a ghost in entertainment now and he used to be a great actor and director.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 day ago
He came out as a blatant Anti-Semite. He did it to himself. He also never directed a decent movie ever. Braveheart? Passion of the Christ? Both complete garbage.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I loved Braveheart... when it was released. I was 13 at the time XD Later on when I took a "History of the British Isles" class in college, I did my finals paper on Braveheart and its complete lack of accuracy. I remember my teacher (who was a Scottish expat) was especially amused by me pointing out that William Wallace wouldn't have such shiny clean perfect white teeth XD But yeah, I loved Braveheart........ when I was a child XD I also thought Gibson was great in all of the Lethal Weapon movies and Mad Max... again, when I was a child XD I think The Patriot was the last movie with him in it where I thought he was a great actor. After that I realized wait... wait... no, this man is just bizarre.
Load More Replies... CooperDooper81 19 hours ago
Next you'll be suggesting they should get their own schools.
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Lyone Fein 1 day ago
Calling him a great actor is overstating things a bit. He was good at what he did.
Billo66 19 hours ago
The only question I have is how in the fuck he and Kevin Costner keep getting work?
Load More Replies... WalterWhiteSavannah 10 hours ago
He actually got a little respect back around the time he made the beaver. Which was a surprisingly good movie. I watched it put of curiosity but I really enjoyed it. Granted that was like 15 years ago and I'm not sure he's done anything else that was particularly well recueved since then.
Aileen Grist 16 hours ago
I watched Mel Gribson in Hamlet - for a course I was doing. I was amazed at how good he was. As part of the course I watched Kenneth Brannagh and Laurence Olivier as Hamlet too - and Mel Gibson, who I dislike intensly was the best of the 3.
#30
Bill Cosby wins, but Neil Gaiman is a recent nominee as well.
HappyRepealDay:
I have a back tattoo of The Sandman. It was my favorite comic, and Gaiman was one of my favorite authors. Absolutely devastating for me, and I'm heartbroken for those he victimized.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Can we, should we separate the art from the artist? I have read a few of his books and liked them, but now I do not even want to read them. What also bothers me is that he is linked to Sir Terry Pratchett. I hate that he led the tributes to Terry when he died.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I ask myself the same thing sometimes. I love his books. I have quite a few Sandman comics. I ask myself the same thing whenever something like this happens. Usually the same thing happens to me - my brain simply cannot divorce the artist from their works, and I cannot help but think of the author when I read the book (in this case.) I haven't re-read any of his books since and I kind of get "the ick" (as the kids say) when I think about doing so. (Similar but sideways thing for Elon Muskmelon - I used to have a gorgeous poster of one of the SpaceX rockets on my wall in my hallway - took it down because I could not help but think about what a shíte person Elon is every time I saw that rocket.)
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azubi 9 hours ago
This one, I don't believe. Investigations have been dropped, and the accusations I can find are, I quote: "seven out of the eight women interviewed for the story told New York writer Lila Shapiro that they had no interest in B**M but at some point played along". Sorry, but if as an adult you feel bad later on that you had agreed on something, it was still agreement. That doesn't make it r**e or a*****t.
Emilu 9 hours ago
Legally you aren't quite correct. If you withdraw your consent, then that's as good as saying 'no' from the get-go. Obviously, it depends on the particular incidents and whether consent was actually explicitly withdrawn, as opposed to the women feeling uncomfortable but letting what was happening continue, but yeah. Just an FYI 😊
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#31
I never loved Elon, but he genuinely seemed like a half decent guy for a billionaire 10 years ago.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I loved SpaceX because I'm an 80s/90s child and never fully recovered, emotionally, from NASA/the US kílling off the Space Shuttle program. I thought we'd never go back to space/progress in space travel in my lifetime. I remember being so excited watching videos of the Falcon rockets landing. I actually wept when they did the dual/simultaneous landing of the two Falcon Heavy boosters (2019 IIRC?) It was just so beautiful and I was so personally happy that humans were returning to space within my lifetime and my inner child-who-wants-to-be-an-astronaut was so pleased. And THEN it really started coming out publicly that Elon is the biggest dóuchebag to ever dóuche across the earth... and worse. I had been ignorant about it before, but when I started looking into him and his past.. yeah, he's always been awful.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 day ago
Saying someone seemed like a half decent guy for a billionaire is like saying Jack the Ripper had pretty good handwriting for a serial killer.
Shark Lady 20 hours ago
I really went off him after he basically called one of the cave divers who rescued the football team, a pdf file. He also claimed to have invented a machine that would rescue all the kids when he had no idea what he was doing and hadn't even looked at the measurements of the cave system.
Janissary35680 19 hours ago
His behavior in the Thailand cave rescue did it for me too.
Load More Replies... Eugene the Jeep 1 day ago
He was admired for advancing space exploration and electric vehicles, but other than that, what has he contributed? He lucked into his money by being an early adopter for E-commerce.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
Didn't he luck into money even before that, what with his daddy's emerald mines?
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Robin Thicke! Look up what happened to him after blurred lines.
1-800-OMG-STFU 1 day ago
He looks like the love child between Justin Timberlake and Michael Bublé.
Taibhse Sealgair 17 hours ago
Not a fan by any definition, but I do think he kinda got scr**ed on this one. The Marvin Gaye lawsuit was based on the "style". IOW, he used a bouncy bass line and cowbell together. IIRC, the same "style" was used by other musicians well before Gaye's song.
#33
Lindsay Lohan.
Dart06:
This depresses me a lot because I actually watched Mean Girls for the first time ever a few weeks ago and she was seriously smoking hot in that movie.
Its a damn shame that the people around her didn't have a better influence over her. She could have turned into a very beautiful woman.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 day ago
Good for her. I hope she pulls it off. D***s can really mess you up.
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RS 1 day ago
"oh wat a shame she coud have been beautiful" ????? what's a shame is all the c**p she had to go through.
Lyone Fein 1 day ago
Starting a celebrity career at such a young age almost always messes up a person’s mental health. I don’t blame her for much, because the adults around her clearly didn’t care for her properly while she was growing up.
WalterWhiteSavannah 10 hours ago
She literally just made the new freaky Friday movie with Jamie lee. I'd say Lohan is back on track pretty apundly as of 2025.
#34
Paula Deen.
TenBeers:
I don't even understand why. She said something 20 years ago that we consider to be bad today.
There's a lot of reasons to dislike her, but this one is the stupidest.
For example, you can hate her for getting rich by promoting unhealthy recipes, then becoming the spokesperson for a new diabetes drug, allowing her to profit from both sides of the disease.
Rebecca Joan 1 day ago
Casually using the N-word at parties you host with black people dressed as the help. I think that what Paula Deen did, but yeah…totally cool.
Melancholy Kitty 17 hours ago
I'll be 50 years old in March - the N-Word was NOT okay to say 20 years ago, it wasn't just "considered bad", but incredibly racist and offensive.
WalterWhiteSavannah 10 hours ago (edited)
Did that one poster literally refer to the n word as something that was acceptable 20 years ago? F*****g really?
Michael P. 1 day ago (edited)
Swap out Paula Deen for Mario Batali, another disgraced famous chef. He used to have a talk show on ABC, who was then fired in 2017 for s****l misconduct.
#35
Gene Simmons.
I mean, who hasn't he pissed off?
#36
John Edwards had a pretty big fall.
Once the future of the Democratic Party...seemed like a wholesome family man found to have had an affair while his wife [had] cancer. Definitely came as a shock to me.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
Honestly, this is tame compared to some of the literal actual crimes/criminals on this list. Having an affair is reprehensible, but it's a moral and ethical issue, not a "breaking the law" thing. It's sad that I have to actually say something like "well, having an affair isn't AS bad as some of the others on this list...." I'm not saying he's a good person or that this is acceptable, but that it's (sadly) hilarious that it's one of the least offensive things on the list.
Robin Roper 1 day ago
As a North Carolinean (USA), I never liked him and it wasn't his political leanings; I always felt he was fake.
️Rando Panda 1 day ago
He and his mistress had a daughter, too. Now he's out of politics and back to practicing law, basically an ambulance chaser.
#37
Vanilla Ice. Won a Grammy, told people to kiss his white [behind], became D list novelty on reality TV.
#38
Ched Evans was a professional footballer playing at a high level earning tons of money, now he is a convicted [criminal] and no club wants him in their team..
Good work Ched.
Pedantic Panda 21 hours ago
Conviction overturned in 2016, awarded 800k from original legal firm.
#39
Paul Reubens. Some people say Bill Cosby, but Bill Cosby is still doing shows. Pee Wee disappeared for 20 years after what happened to him.
The Other Guest 1 day ago
My mom - who was nearly 70 at the time Paul Reubens was arrested - was completely bewildered by the whole thing. Her first reaction was, "Isn't that what [x-rated theaters] are *for*??"
Melancholy Kitty 17 hours ago
Right? Most of the public thought what happened was maybe amusing, but in no way dangerous - he wasn't in character, or causing a scene anywhere near children...the media made such a big deal out of it.
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Cathleen Cummings 11 hours ago
Paul Reubens should never have been blacklisted. He didn't do anything wrong.
#40
Not so much a fall as a gradual decline, but Adam Baldwin is getting progressively crazier, and I think it's pretty clear he's overdue to let something REALLY career-destroying slip out.
Disappointing for a Firefly fan to watch Fillion go one way and Baldwin go the other.
#41
Howard Dean went from being the next Democratic president to practically unheard of because he got overly excited one time.
Peeka_Mimi 1 day ago
In retrospect I dont understand how El Cochino Naranja is in office. All the things he does are just awful.
#42
Montell Williams.
From popular daytime TV talk show host to doing commercials for predatory lenders aka payday loans.
#43
I'd say Amanda Bynes crashed pretty hard.
tinklesbear:
I felt so bad for the crazy girl, but it was fascinating to read about..
Emilu 23 hours ago (edited)
Massive difference between, eg: murdering someone and suffering from mental illness. Do better, whoever thought that it was a good idea to add this to the list. Also, the comment by tinklesbear is tacky and gross. "I felt so bad for the crazy girl"... she has mental health issues. She doesn't deserve to be branded 'crazy' for trying to deal with them. Obviously tinklesbear has lived a #blessed life in which they fart rainbows and unicorns and nothing ever goes wrong. (Not sarcasm, but I feel I need to apologise for the #blessed hashtag. Obnoxious AF. Sorry 😅)
Upstaged75 1 day ago
Recent pics are hard to believe - she looks like a completely different person. With face tattoos.
#44
Lead singer of Creed. religious.. graceful. making large amounts of cash on those creed albums. Now he is separated from his wife. [Dependent on illegal substances] and alcohol, and according to his ex he is out of his mind.
#45
JK Rowling.
incognitonomad858:
It will forever mystify me how she’s absolutely destroyed her own legacy with massive transphobia. She behaves as if trans people are the single biggest threat to her existence. Just super weird.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
JK Rowling seems to determined to take a bit steaming p**p on her legacy. Weird to think she was she as a supporter for those who did not fit in. But apparently only up to a point....
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 1 day ago
God it makes me so sad. Those books were a huge escape for me as a child. I always wanted to grow up and be a writer just like her. I dreamed of meeting her and getting my books signed. My safe space was ruined. I know people say to separate the art from the artist, but I just can't in this case.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 22 hours ago
I took the time to read her essay about "protecting women's spaces" and she actually wrote it really clearly and you could see what she was trying to say. But then she gave money to groups trying to make life difficult for trans people. She accused an Olympic athlete of being a man without any evidence. She's a garbage human.
Robin Roper 1 day ago
J.K. Rowling publicly criticized Emma Watson for her stance on trans rights, calling her "ignorant" due to her wealth and fame, suggesting Watson doesn't understand women's issues without privilege. J.K. Rowling's oppression over growing up poor is keeping her from seeing or having empathy for trans people. It's classic.
Lee451 Henderson 1 day ago
You are allowed to believe anything you wish but it does not pay to voice unpopular opinions.
Owen 18 hours ago (edited)
She didn't voice her opinions. She shouted them from the top of a building with a megaphone. And people (Me included) disagreed.
Load More Replies... Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 23 hours ago
transphobia /ˌtranzˈfəʊbiə/ noun dislike of or prejudice against transgender people. JK is transphobic.
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Dee Hampton 1 day ago
JKR has as much right as anyone to exercise free speech and have her own opinions.
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#46
Mark Speight - a popular kids TV presenter in Britain.
He worked on a number of TV shows and was pretty well recognised. One night, he and his girlfriend got wasted, drank a load of vodka, took a load of -illegal substances] and eventually sleeping pills. In the night, his gf poured herself a crazy hot bath, got in, passed out and [passed away] with 60% of her body covered in burns.
Speight woke up the next morning and informed the police what had happened. His show (SMart) was cancelled with immediate effect and he was investigated.
A coronor proved that he had no role in his gf's [passing], but Speight's career and life were over. A few months later he hung himself in a building opposite Paddington Station.
Upstaged75 1 day ago
Well that's awful. He got cancelled because his girlfriend accidentally took her own life? That doesn't seem fair. Am I missing something??
Roxy222uk 23 hours ago
He got sacked because his name was publicly linked to illegal drügs. This isn’t acceptable for a children’s TV presenter in the UK. He wasn’t the first. Richard Bacon, a presenter on Blue Peter was sacked after newspapers had photos of him taking c*****e.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
I watched him as a kid, was to see a colourful character on television have such problems behind the scenes.
#47
M. Night Shyamalan.
circuitsong:
I'm surprised this isn't higher up. When The Sixth Sense first came out, people were hailing this guy as the next Stephen Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock.
Now, his last film didn't have his name in any of the promotional material because studios are too afraid to admit they let him make another one.
Drop Bear from Hell 8 hours ago
I really don't think he belongs on this list....what did he do?
#48
Whitney Houston's was really bad.
#49
Britney Spears went from basically being Taylor Swift, to Madonna, to mental patient in a few short years.
Malide 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 1 day ago
I think she's quite different from most of the other figures on this list. She became a "mental patient," or someone struggling with complicated trauma and stress related issues due to the music industry she was in, due to said music industry and not because of an actually problematic thing she did.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I agree. This one is not fair to Britney. She did not commit a "transgression". She was transgressed AGAINST by her father and the people around her.
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John McCain. The man was a legitimate war hero. Now he's a politician.
Michael Largey 1 day ago
Trump couldn't get away with what he's doing if McCain and Republicans like him were still around.
Pferdchen 17 hours ago
There was plenty I disagreed with John McCain on, but we was an honorable person. He worked across the aisle on campaign finance reform. "In 2008, John McCain defended Barack Obama during a town hall meeting, stating that Obama was a 'decent family man' and urging his supporters to stop spreading false claims about him, including accusations regarding his citizenship." I supported Obama but recalled thinking that I wouldn't be angry whichever way the election turned out - until Sarah Palin became the Republican candidate for vice president.
General Anaesthesia 1 day ago
11 years. See the "Volfie" link under the post, above the up and down votes.
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Lukas (he/him, it/its) 1 day ago
A mix of an 11 year old post and a 6 month old one, from the links I checked hoping for further context because BP hates providing us with context on these types of lists.
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Lukas (he/him, it/its) 1 day ago
A mix of an 11 year old post and a 6 month old one, from the links I checked hoping for further context because BP hates providing us with context on these types of lists.
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