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Many of us have a tendency to place celebrities on a pedestal because of how much we love their work. Perhaps they played your favorite character in a wholesome, uplifting film or they managed to carry your favorite sports team to victory this season. But the reality is that we don’t really know these people at all, and just like any other stranger, it’s possible that they’re hiding dark secrets.
Redditors have recently been discussing absolutely atrocious celebrity scandals that have somehow been swept under the rug over the years. I’ll warn you right now, pandas, that this list might change how you perceive some of your favorite stars. But it’s important for all of us to be held accountable for our actions, even if you happen to have a beloved fanbase from all over the globe.
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#1
There was some D list celebrity that got big in a different field outside of TV but then miraculously had 34 felony charges amount to less than a slap on the wrist.
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#2
The fact that Epsteins list still hasn't been released and no investigations or arrests of any celebs have happened. We know there are videos of celebs having s*x with underage girls, yet it's been conveniently swept under the rug, likely because those same videos probably have lots of government officials on them as well.
#3
That nobody has seen Shelley Miscavige (wife of Scientologist leader David Miscavige) since 2007... 18 years ago.
#4
That guy who was in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York who went on to lead an insurrection against the US and was convicted of numerous felonies and never received any punishment.
#5
Tom Cruise basically being a cult leader?
#6
24 year old Elvis dating 14 year old Priscilla.
47 year old Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman dating 13 year old Mandy Smith.
#7
Ted Kennedy held elected office for ~40 years even after leaving Mary Jo Kopechne to drown following a drunk driving incident.
Yes, it was covered. Yes, there have been books and movies about it.
But, yes, he still held elected office, ran for President, was called a Lion of the Senate, etc.
#8
Case of diddy and his mysterious “friends” who are not so mysterious after all.
#9
Kobe Bryant more or less publicly admitted to r*ping a girl (his defense was more or less "woopsies!"). And his only punishment was checks notes "he changed his jersey number."
#10
Jack Nicholson beat a pr****tute so bad he burst her fake t*t and caused permanent brain damage.
All because she had the audacity to ask for the money he agreed to pay her for s*x.
#13
I feel like people don’t talk about Rick James and his girlfriend kidnapping and torturing a girl for 6 days, and while out on bail for those charges they kidnapped and assaulted another woman for 20 hours. He got 5 years but only served 2. If he was convicted of the t*****e charge in the first case he would’ve been sentenced to life.
#14
Logan Paul and Jake Paul...should be in jail but are making millions being d**ks.
#15
Woody Allen’s relationship with Soon-Yi Previn is one of those scandals that got brushed aside over time, despite the disturbing nature of it. Or Kevin Spacey lots of allegations, but the public and Hollywood quickly moved on without much real accountability.
Weasel Wise 10 months ago
Kevin Spacey had his career slaughtered, he went to court for quite a while, and found not guilty of sexually harassing younger dudes. None of it was swept under the rug AND his accusers were found to be lying. Why is this even mentioned here?
#16
Prince Andrew being a massive nonce.
#18
Pete Townshend having a computer full of child p*rn and getting off scott free claiming he was doing research for a book.
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 10 months ago
He didnt have a computer full of child porn. He used his card to access a child porn site. No images were found on his computer
#19
I kept scrolling, expecting it to show up and it didn't.
Chris Brown being an a**sive POS to Rihanna.
Becca not Becky 10 months ago
Eh this wasn't really swept under the rug though. It was highly publicized and it hurt his career quite a bit, though he wasn't canceled at the time
#20
Steven Tyler. Groomed a teenage girl (possibly more than one) then adopted her to keep her close. The details are sick and I can’t believe he isn’t locked up.
#22
Kirk Douglas might have brutally r*ped a 16 year old Natalie Wood and had an up and coming actress k**led because she wouldn't get an abortion.
Lana Wood and Dennis Hopper know who it was but never spoke about it only calling him Mr. Showbiz.
An anonymous blogger once posted it was Kirk Douglas and that he had heard the story from Natalie Woods daughter before quickly deleting it. The poster was believed to be Robert Downey Jr. from their previous post history.
Carman Davis 10 months ago
I’ve heard this. I actually believe it’s true. If I’m not mistaken Natalie’s sister said it was true. Yrs ago.
#23
Michael Jackson sleeping with kids, over and over again - but he's still praised as a great person like nothing happened (and there was a multi-million dollar (rumored 8 figures) settlement with one of the boys....and before you preach, would you let your 10 year old son sleep in the same bed with a 40 year old male who is no relation?
#24
David Bowie grooming 13 y/o Lori Mattrix for year before taking her virginity. Jimmy Page for trafficking her for two year while she was 15 and 16.
#25
Jay Z scandal went away pretty quickly.
#26
I'm surprised all the celebs who had their passion projects funded by Weinstein didnt get more scandal.
#27
Caitlyn Jenner k**led a lady with her car.
JudyfromAccounts 10 months ago
Also Brandy Norwood. Show me another black woman in the same situation who gets off without any charges.
#28
marilyn manson being a horrific a**ser.
#29
Don King (boxing promoter) beat a guy to death for owing him $600. If I remember quickly there were a couple more similar murders too.
#30
William H Macy’s daughter was part of an SAT cheating scandal to get her into Carnegie Mellon. Somehow Felicity Huffman took ALL the heat for that. I assume it’s because society didn’t want Shameless to get House of Cards’d.
Not the biggest scandal, but still.
#31
Mark Wahlberg did some really heinous stuff when he was younger, that no one really cares about now.
#32
Karl Malone getting a 13 y/o pregnant.
#33
Jon Hamm was arrested for a hazing act that caused a student to have a fractured spine and almost losing a kidney.
Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were involved in a fatal car crash that took the lives of a mother and daughter who were in the oncoming vehicle.
Debby Keir 10 months ago
Being 'involved in' a fatal car crash does not necessarily mean causing it. No idea who they are or which accident you're referring to, but the second paragraph does not denote a 'scandal'.
#34
Peyton Manning se***lly assaulted an athletic trainer when he was in college. He paid a large settlement to keep it out of court. I hate seeing him in those stupid commercials, he’s GROSS. I bring this up every time this question gets asked.
#35
In recent times, Astroworld/Travis Scott.
JudyfromAccounts 10 months ago
This is a tough one. He is legally responsible. But to expect a performer to have 20/20 vision on the entire crowd and to stop or prevent any situations is impossible. If he wasn't so greedy he would have better TMs and more security. He's a murderer now.
#36
There's literally a phrase, "In like Flynn" to describe how Errol Flynn got away with r*ping two teenagers.
#37
The beetles banging 14 year old groupies and John Lennon specifically being a violent a**ser of women.
#38
Sean penn tying Madonna to a chair and a**sing her for hours.
#39
the whole baldwin spanish grift, all lies and now he's back as if a decade of lies isnt enough.
#40
Kirk Douglas r*ped Natalie Wood.
#41
Vince Neil k**led Razzle, the drummer from Hanoi Rocks and injured two people. He only served 15 days in jail and paid 2.6 million in restitution.
#42
Back in the day, Will Smith watched while his bodyguard beat a man (allegedly at Will's behest) so badly that man lost an eye. The bodyguard took the wrap and did time while Will spent a single night in jail before charges against him were dropped. I forget the guy's name now, but when I looked him up a few years ago, I found that after the bodyguard got out of jail, Will made him part of his entourage.
#43
The elevator incident with Solange Knowles and Jay-Z after he cheated on Beyoncé.
#44
Balenciaga child photo shoot with newspapers of child p on the floor. Still not cancelled.
#45
Christipher Walken and Robert Wagner are culpable in Natalie Wood's death than they've owned up to, i.e., one pushed her and the other one knows.
*raspberry sound 10 months ago
Christopher Walken was very close to Natalie, moreso than her husband and may be the reason they fought to begin with.
#46
I don’t understand stand how the singer for Red Hot Chili Peppers openly writes about statutory r*pe in his book and he’s still this awesome guy to so many people.
Weasel Wise 10 months ago
DO people think he's awesome? Most of the commentary I've ever heard was akin to, "What is that d**g addict singing out? I can't understand half the words he says."
#49
Ronaldo r*ped a young woman. So many r*pe trials in football. Marcos Alonso of Chelsea was drink driving and k**led a young woman.
#50
Jim Carey cheated on his girlfriend and gave her and STD and blamed her for it claiming she was the cheater. He was absolutely awful to her, She committed su***de and he was a pallbearer at her funeral before her family knew what he had done.
#51
neil patrick harris' amy winehouse corpse charcuterie board.
#52
Robert Wagner throwing Natalie Wood off the boat.
#54
Not a celebrity scandal, but the fact that almost no one knows that Mars fabricated the s*xy green M&M outrage to cover up their s***e labor lawsuit is kind of insane.
#56
Mario Lopez was accused of r*ping a girl in 1993.
#57
Matthew Broderick literally k**led two women and nobody talks about it. Two women died and he was fined 175 bucks.
Cindy Brick 10 months ago
Know what, Bored Panda? I am getting sick and tired of reading all these words with asterisks. Other media sites use the words -- they're in popular use. Why can't you?????
#60
Snoop dog k**led somebody and then went to court and appeared on cooking shows and olympics like everything was fine and dandy.
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Fellfromthemoon 10 months ago
You remember that great movies in the sixties and even the seventies portrayed intimate encounters based on force or deception as ultimately romantic? You remember that at that time the age of consent was lower? Many people living/being young at that time mostly accepted that as the norm. The norm changed in the past few decades.
Catlady6000 10 months ago
The 80s too. Luke and Laura on General Hospital soap opera. That entire "romance" started with with r a p e
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eversokind 10 months ago
Yeah, under "Orange" law people with money are free to flaunt their privilege in our peasant faces. And then half the peasants cheer....... its allll very surreal.
Slapdash1 10 months ago
To be fair, many of these incidents happened long before Trump and there'll be many more after he's gone.
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Eunice Probert 10 months ago
Just goes to show you, if you're famous and have a ton of money, you can do whatever you like. Even be president of the USA.
Fellfromthemoon 10 months ago
You remember that great movies in the sixties and even the seventies portrayed intimate encounters based on force or deception as ultimately romantic? You remember that at that time the age of consent was lower? Many people living/being young at that time mostly accepted that as the norm. The norm changed in the past few decades.
Catlady6000 10 months ago
The 80s too. Luke and Laura on General Hospital soap opera. That entire "romance" started with with r a p e
Load More Replies... eversokind 10 months ago
Yeah, under "Orange" law people with money are free to flaunt their privilege in our peasant faces. And then half the peasants cheer....... its allll very surreal.
Slapdash1 10 months ago
To be fair, many of these incidents happened long before Trump and there'll be many more after he's gone.
Load More Replies... Eunice Probert 10 months ago
Just goes to show you, if you're famous and have a ton of money, you can do whatever you like. Even be president of the USA.
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