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“No One Seems To Care”: 44 Celebs People Can’t Believe Still Aren’t Canceled
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When society watches your every move, it's hard to march through life without the occasional tumble, maybe even impossible. That being said, some people seem to get a free pass because of their popularity far more often than they should, according to this viral thread.
A few days ago, a now-deleted Reddit user asked everyone on the platform to share which celebrities they believe keep escaping the consequences for their actions, and since then, thousands have submitted their responses. Continue scrolling to check out the most popular names on the list and upvote the ones you agree with.
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#1
Elon Musk.
sappy6977:
Space x has gotten $20 billion from DOD and NASA to launch satellites that he uses to sell his Internet. And he's in charge of government accountability. 😫
jetblakc:
Aside from the obvious things going on now and his sh**ty treatment of his daughter and employees, Elon musk has a ton of s*xual a*sault accusations that just go away.
We contacted Lynn Zubernis, PhD, professor and licensed psychologist at West Chester University, to gain more insight into our relationship with celebrities, and she told Bored Panda it's pretty complicated.
"On the one hand, we often admire them and want to be like them—we identify with them, and may even take on some of their attributes as part of our own identity development. We root for our favorites to succeed because as fans we get a sense of vicarious achievement when they do," explained Zubernis, who herself is a frequent panelist at comic cons and fan conventions and a passionate fangirl.
"On the other hand, the so-called 'cancel culture' has been around forever, even if it used to be carried out with pitchforks instead of internet posts. When fans admire a celebrity and that celebrity does something disappointing or goes against the values and beliefs that the fan admires, fans can lash out."
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#2
Chris brown just won a Grammy.
anonyvrguy:
When I saw him on the masked singer, I stopped watching the show.
velorae:
It’s not only the Rihanna incident. He was ab*sive towards his ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran. He allegedly threw her down the stairs and beat her. He also had a baby with another woman when they were together. The mother of his first child also said that he was physically abusive towards her. He is very talented. He’s a great singer, an amazing dancer, and he can act. But his actions have really shadowed his achievements. He’s a piece of s**t and every time I bring up the fact that he’s an ab*ser, they say, “oh, move on! That’s in the past. You’re just a hater.” Like stfu degenerates.
#3
Zuckerberg. Bezos.
Two billionaires that just can't help but inject their stupid faces into our lives. While continuing to get away with shady s**t.
Michael P. 1 month ago (edited)
Katharine Graham would be rolling in her grave, given that Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. She was the first female publisher and CEO of a fortune 500 company to lead a major newspaper. Graham presided at The Post during the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate break in. Her father owned the paper who then passed it to her husband, Phil Graham who then passed it to his wife and eventually to her son, Don. Who then sold The Post to Bezos in 2013. Her memoir "Personal History" is worth reading, albeit a bit lengthy in some parts, but a great memoir nonetheless.
The psychologist also explained the imbalanced nature of these dynamics.
"Parasocial relationships between celebrities and fans are always unequal—the fan might know everything about the celebrity and feel like they 'know' them, but the celebrity might not know that the fan even exists," she said. "Fans may seek acknowledgment from a public figure, and be disappointed or resentful if they don't get it."
"There is also an economic disparity and a power differential, which can add to a fan's frustration in these situations. The thought process might be: if they are giving the celebrity their emotional and financial support, aren't they owed something back? That can lead to a sense of entitlement, including to scrutinize public figures' lives," Zubernis added.
#4
Mr Movies Tom Cruise gets the entire industry fellating him every release because "he loves the cinema experience", "he does all his stunts", "he's SO nice" but like, still a Scientologist. Still funding them. But at least he's not making those oh so evil Marvel films, THAT's the real disgrace to the industry. Currently hiding out in the UK headquarters not because he likes Britain or wants to fund the British film industry (on its knees) but because he gets less public scrutiny over here. In the wake of the Gaiman news, where his Scientologist connections 100% led into his abuse of others, any journalist not confronting Cruise about Scientology on the MI press tour this summer is wilfully complicit.
#5
Kanye West has erratic behavior.
AboveTheLights:
Untreated bipolar disorder will do that.
amesann:
I wonder if some people empathize with him because so many of us suffer from mental illnesses. So they'll excuse his behavior as "not being himself." Others just cannot look past his music and will worship him no matter what he says or does (I mean, look at how many MAGA freaks there are).
#6
Kennet Copeland.
Powered-by-Chai:
I don't get it. The guy looks exactly what I imagine Satan would look like as a person but people think he's holy? Seriously creepy.
Lola July 1 month ago
Can you include Joel Olsteen as well? Jesus said If they Persecute me, they will Persecute you also. If they hated me they will hate you also. He told us to store up our treasures in heaven not on earth. These greedy liars are everything Christcwarned us against. Treasures on earth .Wealth, mansions, jets, luxurious life styles, nothing remotely resembling Jesus. Yes, the devil.
This might explain, for example, why your favorite podcaster seems like the kind of person you'd love to hang out with, even if they're quite niche. A new study published in the Journal of Radio & Audio Media showed that authenticity plays a key role in forming these parasocial relationships. Through interviews with podcast fans, researchers identified specific traits—like spontaneity, imperfection, and personal confessions—that make hosts seem genuine and relatable.
#7
Jay-Z.
Spiritual-Force-4772:
Long history of being involved with under age girls. Everyone else is just finding this out.
Expensive-Simple-329:
Entirely unsurprising, he had public relationships with minors Aaliyah and Beyoncé. Ofc he was doing worse with younger girls behind the scenes.
#8
Andrew Tate.
chamalion:
Thankfully he and his brother are being investigated and after that they'll be investigated in the UK also. They're going to jail for sure imo and their money and possessions have already been seized. They say they're free and that their case has been dismissed, but that's cause they're pathological liars still trying to scam people. They haven't been able to leave their homes for how many months now?
#9
Chrissy Teagan. She bullies kids on the Internet. She made a vile tweet about the then 9 year old actress, Quvenzhané Wallis, telling her to k**l herself and called her a s**t. THAT should’ve been the end of Chrissy’s career. She was bullying teenage girls on the Internet by berating, s**t shaming, and trying to dox them.
Here’s the link to all those tweets that were discovered.
Correction: She told 16-year-old Courtney Stodden, who was groomed and became famous after marrying a wealthy 50-year-old, to k**l herself, and continue to s**t shame her. She repeatedly attacked a nine-year-old actress by calling her a “c**t.”.
However, take these opinions—like many other things you find on the internet—with a grain of salt.
“We expect too much from celebrities sometimes," Zubernis said. "The perceived access that fans have to celebrities because of social media can be confusing for fans: celebrities carefully cultivate online personas and the perception of personal interaction with fans, but in reality, the relationship remains one-sided."
According to the psychologist, "When fans expect that not to be the case, they can be disappointed and feel entitled to more access or at the very least more information. The fact that celebrities are important to fans means that emotional reactions are strong when the celebrity doesn’t live up to expectations (even when those expectations are unrealistic)."
#10
Anthony Kiedis admitted to statutory r*pe of a 14 year old when he was 23 or 24 in his own autobiography and I don’t think he was ever arrested. If that’s what he’ll tell you just imagine what he’s not.
Occams-Chainsaw_:
Kiedis is currently dating a 19 year old.
He's 61.
#11
Jimmy Savile.
He kept getting jobs in TV and was allowed unsupervised around children, even those that were terminally ill, under the guise of "charity work" when those at the top knew for a fact he was a pedophile. There were allegations as early as 1958, and police investigations from at least 1963, but nothing was done until after he died.
DrBronxx 1 month ago (edited)
Just so everyone knows, he didn't die until 2011, so that's 50+ years after the first allegation. Also, not only was he allowed around children, but it was literally what he was famous for - he had a show for 20 years where kids would write in and he would "make their wishes come true". There is not an adverb strong enough to describe how despicable this man was.
#12
Joel Osteen. Dude should be in jail. They found money in the walls of the church. Probably why he kept the doors locked during Hurricane Harvey when people beed sanctuary.
#13
I'm gonna say Oprah, she's 100 % unscathed.
WaveWorried1819:
Belongs on the mount Rushmore of quack peddlers with Joe Rogan and Gwyneth Paltrow.
#14
I’d put Conor McGregor above almost all these people, he’s got a lot more r*pes than title defenses that’s for sure.
Time-Ambassador-6280:
Didn't he also punch some old guy in the face for no reason?
#15
The Paul brothers.
RhinoxMenace:
It's an absolute head-scratcher how these troglodytes still have a following after all the s**t they've pulled.
Pipimancome:
I’m pretty sure they are brazenly awful by design. They figured out how to monetize being infuriatingly despicable pieces of s**t. Lots of people will pay money hoping to see Mike Tyson knock one of them out. It is a balancing act, and they unfortunately do it well. If it weren’t them, some equally awful person/people would have filled their cursed cultural niche.
#16
Travis Scott.
Alybank:
Really wished this was higher. 10 people including a 9 year old DIED because his ego didn’t want to get off stage when it was unsafe.
TotallyNOTAFox 1 month ago
And then there are several clips online where bands immediatley stop their show and adress issues like people passing out or women getting sexually assaulted (or drop kick the assaulter; Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day)
#17
Jerry Seinfeld. He was 35 yrs old and getting his gf out of her high school exams to go do whatever grooming s**t he was doing. Like a real-life Andrew Bernard. Sickening.
#18
Roman Polanski. Guy literally had a room full of celebrities cheering and celebrating him...
unablebe:
A ton of celebrities also signed a petition to get him released. Amongst those included was Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Asia Argento, Darren Aronofsky, Monica Bellucci, Adrian Brody, Penelope Cruz, Harrison Ford, David Lynch, Natalie Portman, Emma Thompson and many more. Some disappointing names up there.
#19
There are some really awful stories surrounding Jared Leto, and I'm not entirely certain why no one seems to care.
#20
His Royal Nonceness Prince Andrew.
One-Connection-8737:
I think the Royals have basically taken the path of putting him in the shadows, denying him most of the Princely privileges he would otherwise have received. That's about as good as we're gonna get unfortunately.
#21
Though he is already dead, I can't stand how highly praised Kobe Bryant is in the basketball circles.
Cool, he had a great work ethic but is also a r*pist who paid his way out of trouble.
#22
Ezra Miller. They’ve been getting away with some pretty unhinged things as of late.
Nimitz 1 month ago
"Some pretty unhinged things?" The dude has walked up to people on the street and assaulted them, he's broken into people's houses, destroyed property, assaulted more people, assaulted people again, several sex workers have accused him of rape, and he assaulted more people. But don't worry, once you see his performance in The Flash, you'll forget about all that, as the director claimed.
#23
Jack Nicholson.
He beat up an escort because he didn't want to pay her, and she insisted. He settled out of court, but she sustained permanent injuries after he banged her head on the floor.
#24
Mark Wahlberg. He blinded a man in a racially motivated attack and now does dad movies with fellow s*****g Mel Gibson.
Cinemaphreak:
My favorite part is that he has never apologized to the guy, just claims he forgave himself..
#25
Hulk Hogan. If he gets any retribution, it's usually just a slap on the wrist. He recently made an appearance on Monday Night Raw and the crowd booed the s**t out of him. I'm almost certain that in a year or so they'll try to bring Hogan out to shill something else.
Dude is a racist, narcissistic d**ead who has torpedoed careers, storylines and entire wrestling companies just to keep himself as the biggest star. He's also a snitch. He went to Vince McMahon as soon as he heard Jesse "The Body" Ventura was trying to get the wrestlers to unionize.
I can't deny that he was very popular and made WWF/WWE and WCW a whole bunch of money...but honestly he wasn't even that great of a wrestler. He had like three moves. He had charisma but a lot of his contemporaries were much better, both in wrestling movesets and skill on the microphone (promos).
Nimitz 1 month ago
Not to mention he is intensely homophobic and transphobic. He has gone after the careers of anyone he ever suspected of being queer. He has also spent his entire career targeting wrestlers who are not evangelical Christians and tried to get them thrown out of the WWE. He is a piece of s**t every day of his life.
#26
Ariana Grande.
Jstarr21383:
This was too far down. Don’t forget she said she wished her fans would die, all because she didn’t want to do meet and greets. Along with multiple home wrecking incidents. She’s truly a horrible, deeply unhappy person.
Nimitz 1 month ago
She's happy to do meet and greets if the people are famous enough for it to buy her social influence. Otherwise she has straight up told people to f**k off and go away because they are not worth her time. Just look into her eyes and see the dead person inside. There's nothing there.
#27
Depends on what you mean by "unscathed", but a lot of the producers at Nickelodeon straight up ab*se young child actors and get them hooked on d***s with barely any repercussions. Some of them spend a few months/years in prison, and then go right back to working at Nickelodeon again.
#28
Cee Lo. He’s an actual rapist, but he’s back in the public eye. M**********r should be in jail.
wholesomeriots:
Yup. Drugged a lady, took advantage of her, and claimed because she couldn’t remember and couldn’t say no, that it was consensual. It’s why he lost that reality tv gig a long time ago.
#29
Jim Bob Duggar.
Helped cover up his son's s*x crimes, got at least one of his daughters in legal trouble with the IRS.
Somehow he's able to collect their money from that stupid reality show, even after the name change and have investments he's in charge of but in their names and then they got in trouble for taxes? I didn't really understand how it was possible.
Seems like a lot of people hate him/the family but legally he seems to be doing just fine. Also there was some sort of special election in AK a few years ago and he somehow got 15% of the votes. (Way too many). I wish he'd be cancelled. Also I think the IRS should investigate him.
#30
Jennifer Lopez.
She has been apart of some serious situations and accusations.Nobody seems to really question her on these things. Like, that night club shooting with Puffy. It is widely considered that he was shooting a gun as well and shot a woman in the face.
I also just saw that she was named as a witness to one of Puffy's "incidents" with an underage girl. Yet, the public nor the media seems to ever really question her on these things. If any story regarding her time with Puffy gets any media attention, it seems to never get any traction and is quickly forgotten.
#31
Cristiano Ronaldo. For r*ping a woman in 2009. Her name is Kathryn Mayorga. He legit admitted to r*ping her during interrogation. There is even a picture of them being touchy at a club in 2009. Very disappointing coming from someone who is a big fan of his game. He’s the reason I fell in love with the game of football. He was a great inspiration to me because of his insane work ethic.
#32
Ashton Kutcher, why is he always hanging around predators?
tallcookie:
It astounds me that he co-founded Thorn, a nonprofit organization that works to protect children from sexual abuse, then went on to write letter of support for Danny Masterson. The hypocrisy is ridiculous.
#33
Brett Farve.
bk1285:
I mean who hasn’t misappropriated millions of dollars to build a new volleyball arena for their daughters college
#35
We haven't heard as much about him lately but being Gen X Tommy Lee (motley crue) was one that we saw a lot. He dated some of the most attractive and most popular women in the celebrity Arena yet almost every one of them said that he was physically ab*sive and a serial cheater. And yet he never lacked for women willing to date him. And to the best of my knowledge he was never arrested for his ab*ses.
#36
Elvis. Liked young. Look at Priscilla. Her parents are disgusting as well.
Littlemiss 1 month ago
I saw a doco where quite a few women came forward to defend him for dating them as minors. The common response was 'Oh but he was so gentle and smelled good. Such a gentleman that never pushed me to go beyond my comfort zone'. Ugh they were all 13 to 14 years old and he was in his 20s!
#37
Pierre Woodman in France has NOT ONCE paid for any of the 2000+ r*pes he filmed because in France if you film intimidating her, bullying her, tricking her, and even if she says "no" multiple times in the video, but still has s*x with you, it's "consent". He's been doing it since the 90s and no one can do anything about it sadly.
And yes he's a celebrity in the adult entertainment world. People are scared to speak badly about him. he gets mentioned a lot less in America but outside of America everybody knows who he is. Even CD PR's Cyberpunk 2077 has a fictional character that looks like him and even goes by "Woodman" and he's a rapist in the game just like the real world person the character is based on.
#38
Depardieu.
CastleCornet:
Macron is still singing his praises and saying he "makes France proud", and he is still amongst some lists of "sacred monsters of french cinema" Broken careers are usually a bit of an overstatement for scum like Depardieu, they get away with a lot and get a pat on the back for it.
#39
Brad Pitt.
rebel_stripe:
Can’t believe i had to scroll so far. The fact that his business is out there and still gets called out in things like awards sure opening speeches as an “omg hot brad Pitt is here. Swoon” always grosses me out.
#41
Tristan Thompson. Literally can’t go days without cheating then had a baby by an affair that he refuses to see. Yet still gets jobs, plays basketball and gets deals ( through Kris Jenner of course) The Kardashians also enable his a*s….
pfeils wife 1 month ago
Unfortunately, being a cheater isn't illegal... sports owners don't care much about what you do. Unless of course, you're Colin Kaepernick and trump doesn't like that you were kneeling during the national anthem - well, then you'll get blackballed (by the same people screaming "free speech!") 🙄 because god forbid you want to bring awareness to police brutality ... in a NON-VIOLENT WAY!
#42
Bill Murray and Sean Penn are both abusers.
Nimitz 1 month ago
The difference being Sean Penn admitted to it and then spent the rest of his life engaging in social work. He was a true piece of s**t, but he never got held accountable or went to jail as he should. But at the very least he has spent literally decades working with his hands trying to make up for his shittyness. He's the only one on this list who at least tried to atone. That's worth something
#43
Everyone loves him, but I've heard Bill Murray is an a*s and s****y/abusive to his wife.
#44
Johnny Depp! There’s so much proof of him being ab*sive, he was guilty in the UK trail, and Amber Heard is professionally diagnosed with PTSD but people love Jack Sparrow so….
thesoundofechoes:
This! And then people used her apparent dissociative issues on the stand as ‘proof’ that she was lying, when it’s a pretty standard symptom of c-ptsd. And vilifying her for engaging in reactive violence is rich, coming from a society that put her sexual trauma on a televised trial for entertainment.
The fact that Depp openly tried to have her n*des spread against her will, tells us a lot about the dynamic between them and use of humiliation as a coercive control tactic. Decent people just don’t make revenge p*rn, ever.
What do you think ?
Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago
I think we have to be careful about destroying people’s lives over a rumor.
Happy_Pandalover 1 month ago (edited)
With some of them it‘s just rumours and there is no proof, they actually did what is claimed in the posts. I also wonder about the Jennifer Lopez post (not trying to defend her, i‘m not even a fan). How does you being a witness because you have been dating a sketchy person make you questionable as well?
Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago
I think we have to be careful about destroying people’s lives over a rumor.
Happy_Pandalover 1 month ago (edited)
With some of them it‘s just rumours and there is no proof, they actually did what is claimed in the posts. I also wonder about the Jennifer Lopez post (not trying to defend her, i‘m not even a fan). How does you being a witness because you have been dating a sketchy person make you questionable as well?
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