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The show business is brutal. One day you're a star, the next you're struggling to find a gig and desperately trying to stay relevant. And there are so many examples of the industry chewing up its talents!

To refresh their memory, Reddit user Conjobbed recently made a post on the platform, asking others, "Which actor [and] actress had the most depressing fall from grace?" People immediately started listing names.

Some of the mentioned celebrities lost their battles with addiction. Others committed despicable acts and have only themselves to blame. What's clear, though, is that there are plenty of ways for a career to end in Hollywood.

#1

32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread I don't think people growing up today realize how much of a father-figure Bill Cosby was to a huge number of us. He was nothing but wholesome in his presentation of himself. For him to commit such ugly and awful things feels like a personal betrayal to all of us who grew up regarding him so highly. What an a*****e.

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Norm Gilmore
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one of his books. I threw it away. I DON'T THROW AWAY BOOKS....

Megan Pippenger
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A girl I went to college with did a presentation in our Public Speaking class about Cosby, all the good/charity work he had done, and how his humor and speeches about kindness got her through her sister’s unexpected death. I can’t imagine how betrayed she felt when everything came out a few years later.

Spooky Scary Skeletons
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bill Cosby always gave off a cringe vibe to me. It's revolting how the corporate media kept trying to brainwash everyone into looking up to this garbage creature as a role model. Remember the saying: "Clean gloves hide dirty hands".

Matthew Fox
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's seriously effed is that there are still people who think he's innocent. I found the transcripts where he admitted to doing it and some kinds of people STILL deny it.

MonicaChicagoGal
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can down vote me if you want but I don't know how his wife stayed with him through his atrocities that's number one who he betrayed..

Joshua David
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read the Janice Dickenson biography NO Lifeguard on Duty back in 2005, and she details her experience of having been drugged and raped by him back then. I told some friends about it and they thought I was crazy...till I wasn't.

Nice Beast Ludo
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to watch Kids Say the Darndest Things...now its a bit disturbing

PrincessMudPuppy
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I CRIED like a little baby when I heard that Cosby was nothing more than a RAPIST. It is still hard for me to wrap my mind around. I was a latch key kid in the 80's. Raised by a single mom who was either working or partying. The TV was my babysitter. I learned to tell time by watching Sesame Street. I had no idea what a family was supposed to act like until I saw the Cosby Show. It had 2 parents who loved each other and their children. Mom and Dad were actually equal and not just master(Dad) and servant (Mom) like all other shows before it. I could probably quote almost all the episodes. Especially the Grandparents Anniversary episodes. Now all I see is a creepy gynecologist who "treats" women in his basement.

Janet C
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was a huge father figure and very funny. He threw all of that away.

Michael Largey
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Handsome, charming, funny, and smart. He could have had a line of very willing women lined up outside his hotel room every night if he wanted to. But instead ...

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    #2

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Jake Lloyd. No one deserves that, much less a kid.

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    xolitaire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Star Wars fandom is as awesome as it is toxic. They did the same thing to Hayden Christensen, to the point where he quit acting for years. They treated him as if it was his fault that George Lucas can't write dialogs worth a damn. And then it happened again to the actors of the new movies. These people will never be satisfied.

    Jiminy
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah sure, paranoid schizophrenia is "letting people down". A******s.

    Hellcaste's Wife
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see how being diagnosed as Schizophrenic is letting someone down...?

    lonesoul
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently he was bullied relentlessly at school for his portrayal of Anakin. He quit acting because of it.

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    MsLou
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to school with him. He was arrested multiple times for selling fake weed and stalking this girl multiple times.

    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never seen “Star Wars” (so I have no clue what happened to this kid), but what’s the metal … creature? … with a bicycle on the right hand side of the photo? IS it a creature?

    D. O. Brndo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    another reason Stars Wars did not need prequels or sequels. Hell, it should have been ONE FILM.

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    #3

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread O.J. Simpson. He wasn't primarily an actor certainly, but he did act (most notably in the Naked Gun movies and Roots). It's genuinely hard to explain to people who weren't alive at the height of his fame what a huge deal O.J. Simpson was, and how beloved he was, and how absolutely shocking it was when Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered and then he went on the lam in the Bronco. It was wild to live through it. The older I get, the more I realize just how young Nicole and Ron were, and how much life they had left to live.

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    Saint Tim the Godless
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The OJ Simpson murder trial was muddied severely by the systemic, blatant racism in the LAPD. At the time a lot of people defended him just out of response to that - which is understandable - despite the evidence. 30 years later, it's pretty damn certain that he did it. Even though he didn't go to jail for murder, though, it's a stretch to say that OJ "got away with it".

    Ruth Harper
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    This. the LAPD and the prosecutors screwed up that case. Yes, he did it. But yes, it was still right that he was not convicted given how it went down.

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    athornedrose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nicole had also been with him since she was 18, she literally didn't know any long term relationships outside of him. i remember the trials when they were on TV as a kid and being like "she took too long to leave him" not realizing how young she was

    TotallyNOTaFox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is also an interesting irony: He was considered to play the "Terminator", but got rejected because him being an ice cold killer seemed to far off...

    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    James Cameron debunked this. On Chris Wallace's show he said that the idea was picked to him and he immediately said that "it was a bad idea".

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    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But not a surprise. The prosecutors bungled it big time.

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    Mallory Morrison
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy is the reason the Bills have no running game. You cursed them, OJ.

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    Natalia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was more likely his son committed the murders.

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    #4

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Mel Gibson spouting anti-semitic bile when he was arrested for a DUI

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    Bubba Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a let down he is, can't even look at him now. Whatta twatwaffle.

    pfeils wife
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah, he ruined himself and there is no coming back from that.

    MonicaChicagoGal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A drunken mind speaks a sober heart the A$$hat meant everything he barfed out.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to his father, he says the same things when sober.

    Saint Tim the Godless
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I won't watch any of his films, I won't watch anything he's in.

    HolyDiver
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He wasn't chastised because he said anti-Semitic things. he was chastised because he said them out loud. Hollywood and the political left, I repeat myself, are noticeably anti-Semitic but don't say it out loud.

    PrincessMudPuppy
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (Keep in mind I am an ATHEIST) I think the reason people are so anti-Semitic is because Jews "had it right" before anyone else. The Torah is the foundation for the Big Three monotheistic religions. Seems to me that the "Chosen" people should keep on doing what they're doing. I mean Jesus was a Jew, right? He never said, " And you shall create a new religion, name it after me, and kill anyone who doesn't agree"

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    jiajun xiao
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mel Gibson is hailed in China as a martyr of 'US Imperialism' . . .

    jiajun xiao
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people of China, of course, it's not official

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    Pyla
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still love The Year of Living Dangerously. The rest was mostly c**p.

    iseefractals
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is an amazing, talented and entertaining actor. That's all i need to know. Why? He's not a friend, co-worker or family member. He's an actor, and i don't need someone to be a good, or even mediocre human being to appreciate and acknowledge their talent. Absolutely everyone alive, is judged, hated and vilified by one or many other people....because absolutely everyone is trash in someone elses eyes.

    Sarah SH
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is still in tons of movies, which is discouraging.

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    #5

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Ellen DeGeneres. The infamous Queen of Nice. And a really great observational relatable comedian turning out to be not so nice, but rather cruel, manipulative, and just downright mean. Such a huge disappointment...

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    Jiska Veldhuizen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never liked her! She always seemed fake to me.

    T'Mar of Vulcan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. I could never understand why people thought her sitcom was funny. I started watching it as an ally, but got bored long before it even got to the openly-gay-dealing-with-everything episodes.

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    Easily Excitable Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worry about Portia Di Rossi. She retired from acting when she married Ellen, and I hope she's not trapped.

    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this. a gay icon, a comedian who never punched down, who never made someone the butt of her jokes, is a horrible human who makes fun of people, scares them (despite being asked not to), and bullies them. yeah the hell with her.

    Kyrsten Woller
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was my role model. Her story of coming out in a time where it was not accepted was hugely inspirational to me. This one hurts the most.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think fame, success, money etc really can bring out the worst in people. Maybe she was genuinely nice back in the day and gradually over time became the person with her now well know horrible treatment of people - have enough people falling over themselves telling you how amazing you are, throwing money at you how long until you believe you're better than everyone else and treat them accordingly? Money and success = lack of consequences - we see it over and over. I'd like to think I would never turn out in such a way but who really knows? Humans are fickle and egotistical and it happens more than it doesn't. I've never been an Ellen fan but if this proves anything is that money and fame changes people over time.

    Negatoris Wrecks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her hbo special from the early 90's is pretty mean.

    martymcmatrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always called her Ellen DanGerous...if there was no fire, there would be no smoke...but there was a lot of smoke, don't you think?

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    #6

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Amanda Bynes's story breaks my heart. I loved All That, The Amanda Show, and What I Like About You growing up. She had such a natural sense of humor. It's sad seeing her struggle with her sobriety and mental health.

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    Jill Rhodry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. This does not belong here - how can you say someone with mental health issues (and suffered, very publicly, the consequences) let you down - maybe a fall from grace - but still, no.

    Lem Johnson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair the original post that BP has ripped all this from didn't mention being let down, BP added that for seemingly no reason. It's titled "who had the most depressing fall from grace", which this absolutely belongs to because her fall from grace is tremendously sad and depressing.

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    #7

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Jussie Smollet - He was a rising star. I mean even people who didn't watch Empire kind of had an idea who he was (I have not watched Empire but their promos always featured him in flashy clothes and singing his heart out and I keep thinking man, this guy is a treat). Then he faked a hate crime and it was his downfall. It apparently cost him the show, endorsements backed out, etc. I'm still confused why he did it. Jimmy Saville - Beloved by kids and grans all over the greater UK. He genuinely seemed like a great guy that takes care of sick people (like a caring uncle or something like that). And then he turned out to be a total monster who preyed on the sick children and teens who were in the hospitals he worked in. What's even more horrible is that this was kept from the public til he died.

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    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just teens and children, Saville also abused elderly in care homes.

    Karma Black
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And was given access to hospital morgues in exchange for donations. I'll let you fill in the blanks.

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    Cate
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jimmy Saville always gave me the creeps, as did Gary Glitter and, to a lesser extent, Rob Harris. I wasn't able to articulate it at the time, but now if I get that feeling I respect it.

    maswartz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to Jussie now any time a hate crime is reported people call it fake.

    ToGo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just remember my Mum wouldn't watch/let us kids watch anything with Jimmy Saville. She would always say she got a horrible feeling whenever she saw him on TV, that there was something rotten about him. Oh, was she right.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saville always have me the heebies as a kid, my dad once asked if I wanted to write in and I ran away crying at the thought so I wasn't shocked at his particular revelation, was more thinking how people never saw he was a major creep to begin with

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watched the documentary but being an American I did not realize the impact until then

    Dread Pirate Roberts
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hadn't heard of Jimmy Saville until now. Wish I still hadn't.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never liked JS. Always thought he was a bit off.

    CatWoman1014
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had to google who Jimmy Savile was. Wow a true monster, psychopath even. To use charity as a way to hide your evil deeds. I hope hëll is real and I hope he’s burning there

    D. O. Brndo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why is this entry TWO PEOPLE??

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    #8

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Alison Mack. From teen star to weird abusive sex cult.

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    xolitaire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And she wasn't some kind of brain washed cult follower. She had an active role in most of the f*cked up sh*t happening there

    Pam
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This woman is just so crazy and disturbing it almost seems like a fake story. But knowing it’s real.

    D. O. Brndo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wild, she played a psycho on Wilfred and it turned out to mimic real life.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got confused... with Alex Mack. Now "alex mack wears a hat...how bout that?" Is repeating in my brain GD-it

    whiterabbit
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    2 years ago

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    I really dont see what she did wrong. All the women involved in their cult were consenting adults.

    #9

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Amy Winehouse :(

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    Errrm..wot?
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amy didn't let anybody down. Frickin legend

    Joe Bloe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She doesn't go in that list, she never fall from grace, she died while at her top.

    Jared Robinson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't understand why she always got so much hate when she was alive.

    Texas T
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking at the top comment is an example. I'm a child of an alcoholic and have always had issues with media and celebrities praising alcoholism. My friends told me I had the "cool, fun mom" but they didn't have to deal with the cussing, beatings, and other things BP will censor that happened to me because she was out of her mind. Media icons imo have a duty to utilize their fame to help persuade social rights and all I see around Amy is "who cares? Her voice was great!" But, plus sized singers and actresses get berated to hell.

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    Sarah Pryde
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS........everyone that was close to her at the end failed her

    Patricia Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us seem to forget that alcoholism is a disease that brings out behaviors that would not be considered in a mentally healthy, physically healthy person. Every brain is a naturally a little different in each of us so our reactions to addiction not surprisingly can be also. But her voice was magical and gift for the time she was on the planet. A beautiful lady for a short time.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amy DIED. How dare you besmirch her. She was talented and beautiful and gave her soul to the world through her music

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    #10

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Kevin Spacey. He was considered the elite actor of his generation for years, then his bad behavior (and subsequent meltdown) made him a pariah.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found not guilty in New York, found not guilty on trial in London. What's left? https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190185518/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-trial-verdict-london

    GirlFriday
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, I feel bad for him now that all these trials are happening and he is being found not guilty of these accusations.

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    Zuza Uramek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was shown in court that his accuser lied. He won. In the eye of the law, he was never an abuser. Sadly it is easy and so fast to accuse someone today and cancel without any proof

    Binky Melnik
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the eye of the law, the prosecution didn’t present evidence to sway a jury, nor did it decide “he wasn’t an abuser.” That’s not in the jury’s purview. Doesn’t mean he’s innocent. His bad behavior was well-known in Hollywood a couple decades before the public heard about it. And think about all the people who don’t come forward because sexual assault is REALLY hard in the accuser (their entire dating history is brought up, just to name one really daunting aspect). I sat on a jury for three months in an embezzlement case. The two on trial were CLEARLY guilty to every single one of us. It was also clear the prosecution didn’t prove their case, so we let them go. Over drinks afterwards, the prosecutor told me he wasn’t allowed to present his best evidence. Sometimes, juries hafta let guilty people go. 😰

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    Michael Hill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    London. Michael Barrymore was found not guilty but no one would touch him again.

    martymcmatrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In retrospect, the plot of »American Beauty« seems like a thwarted prophecy of the Delphic Oracle...

    Mindy Keys
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was found NOT GUILTY on a court of law. I don't know what really happened but...

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    #11

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Lindsay Lohan. She seems to be doing better now but her career could have been way better.

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    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter was just the right age when Lohan starred in the remake of The Parent Trap. Lohan was brilliant in both roles, imo, and had a promising career ahead of her. Unfortunately, the world and the industry are not kind to child stars.

    Paddling Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's hilarious in Season 2 of "Sick Note'.

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    #12

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Shia LaBeouf.

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    martymcmatrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call it method acting or not but shooting stray dogs with real guns in order to somehow groove into a role is just disgusting and unforgivable...

    soro doeth
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People,just keep in mind that supporting and spreading negative information about a person you ve never met or an event you didnt witness yourselves is like admitting that internet and paparazzi media give all the material needed to judge someone.

    Pyla
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually remember when the Hollywood press called him “the next Tom Hanks”. As if.

    Mindy Keys
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still a fantastic (if a bit odd) actor. Love him.

    AzzyIsHere
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this was talking about the song with his name... I didn't realize he had actually done s**t.

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    Well for one he was in a movie called tales of a nymphomaniac. Go read the parents guide on IMDB and you will understand that anyone working on that movie is a piece of evil garbage that I don't understand how they aren't in prison.

    D-m Keilman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just called Nymphomaniac (volumes 1 & 2). It's a superb story. Have you watched it or just perused the parents guide? It's not rated so one would imagine that children wouldn't be allowed to watch it. It's just se x. Granted it's highly fetishized but it is just se x. As someone that can relate to Jo (the main character) I'm glad to see myself represented.

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    Happy_Dad
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    He went Catholic, which is apparently unforgivable in Hollywood. What a backwards place...

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    #13

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread A lot of child stars. But when you look into it, you’ll see why. Just read Jennette McCurdy’s book.

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    xolitaire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen several interviews with her - and looking at her past (controlling, manipulative mother, abuse on set) makes me sad and angry. She deserved so much better.

    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she and Wil Wheaton, and Drew Barrymore, and so many others whose parents were abusive controlling stage "parents"

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    athornedrose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i don't know that i'd call this jennette's fall from grace though. like i respect the hell outta her for saying out loud what happened and who was responsible and who is ultimately the most hurt

    Sarah SH
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah she stepped away from the spotlight, but didn’t do anything wrong.

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    MiriPanda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How on earth did she let people down...

    Sarah Rassier
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great book. I had no idea who she was or what she was from, but it was still worth the read

    Easily Excitable Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree that there's no real theme on this list. She suffered a horrific childhood and survived; how the hell does she belong in the same company as Ezra Miller?

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    #14

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread It was before my time, but after watching a few documentaries, I can’t believe the utter tragedy that was Elvis Presley’s life.

    MysteryIsHistory , Rossano aka Bud Care Report

    Beth H
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gosh, he was beautiful

    Deborah Rubin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stunning. My mom loved him too. What a voice that man had.

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    Powerful Katrinka
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His life was destroyed courtesy of Colonel Parker, his so-called manager.

    Nora Cook
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is life was destroyed by himself. He kept too many yes men

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    Son of Philosoraptor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was against racism way before most. That means a lot to me.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Elvis didn't die. He just went home."

    Saint Tim the Godless
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The man was a pedophile. What kind of grown-a*s man pursues a 14 year old?

    Noname
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk...the Southern musician kind? Ever hear of Jerry Lee Lewis?

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    Deborah Rubin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember it, Elvis was one of a kind.

    Susan Henning
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dearly hope that Col. Parker rots in Hell. He and the 'Dr' who prescibed all the meds killed Elvis.

    Michael Hill
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read Hollywood Babylon. Him having Nick Adams as a boyfriend was nothing to what he really did, which I don't think I can say here.

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    #15

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Chris Farley. The stereotypical shy, innocent, modest, and well-mannered Midwestern boy from a loving home by all counts. Fame ripped him apart. The worst part is the escort he was with the night of his death took photos of his body, not knowing he was dead, because she thought it was hilarious that he couldn't smoke as much crack and snort as much heroin as she could. It's disgusting, and when you hear Dave Chappelle talk about how Hollywood corrupts and ruins good people.... it makes a lot of sense.

    Lothar_Ecklord , RIPJ4WZ Report

    Winter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This list has no focus. There are people who have committed heinous crimes against others mixed in with people who had hard and tragic lives. They don't belong in the same list!

    Sarah SH
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I really wouldn’t call him ‘a fall from grace’.

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    Bubba Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still miss Chris, what a shame and waste.

    CatWoman1014
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He wasn’t a bad person he just made bad choices. Huge difference here. Chris Farley was a treasure and even 30 years later he’s still missed

    kybourbonpearls
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was a brilliant comedian and a great actor! I will forever miss him.

    JammaCoast2Coast
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chris Farley didn't fall from grace - he's still a national treasure and always will be 🖤

    Haywood Jablome
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That escort taking pics of him? She heard his last words. "Please don't leave me"

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    #16

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Ezra Miller.

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    Deborah Rubin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please say who these people are! I have no idea who ths person is or what they did.

    Kira Okah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ezra plays The Flash. Believes themselves to be some kind of god iirc, tried to run a bit of a cult, robbed a house, arrested for several assaults on women, been accused of manipulating and grooming a fan since she was 12, accused of holding a family in unsafe conditions. Craz stuff. Heard that they've been taken to get help though.

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just remember that when it comes to Miller, we're talking about someone who has a severe mental illness. When you think you're the Jesus, the Devil or that the freemasons are trying to kill you, you need a psychiatric hospital. And they managed to get Miller some help finally, but it should have come sooner.

    ChaiT
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DC was my favorite growing up and I have enjoyed a lot of movies and shows I'm this universe. I completely disengaged from The Flash with Ezra Miller playing the character though. I don't know if it's mental health issues, drug use, or just simply he has a God complex because he is famous. None of these excuse his behavior like the tantrums at public places, and his questionable behavior with minors. I just don't want to engage with anything he is apart of.

    Lara Verne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet somehow, he's still acting like nothing happened

    Stephanie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just looked it up ... pretty terrible stuff

    maswartz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet they still released the movie.

    arienne libbrecht
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. I really wish it wasn't the one Michael Keaton returned as Batman. I want to see that so bad, but I refuse to watch the movie.

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    Patricia Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because someone is mentally ill doesn't mean that they have no acting talent.

    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood why they cast him as the Flash tbh? He's as far away from comic Barry Allen as you could possibly be.

    Francky
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just list people and we are supposed to know why they are bad? Wao!

    Stephanie A Mutti
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so confusing because he does such a great job as the Flash.

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    #17

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread I’m going to date myself, but Winona Ryder had a really rough period. Glad she came out of it though.

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    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm going to date myself"? Is that a new ideom or figure of speech I don't know? English is not my first language

    Karma Black
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not new. It's somewhat common. It means "show my age". Think of "date" being used in this circumstance the same way that you'd think of the phrase "carbon dating" or "this painting was dated to the 1800s". Hope that helps 😁

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    Joshua David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If what happened then happened today, she would've been more famous for it.

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    #18

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Eighteen years clean, all ruined in seconds.

    Unlv1983 , Georges Biard Report

    Jessica Bertram
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this one broke my heart. but this wasn't his first time using after he fell off the wagon. he'd been using heroin for a while again, before he died. so talented, so tortured.

    MonicaChicagoGal
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I loved him in the movie Flawless RIP..

    Saint Tim the Godless
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    2 years ago

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    People call it a tragedy. Is it a tragedy? He injected his own death. Why would somebody willingly DO that?

    Becky Samuel
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Addiction is an illness. Why do you sneeze when you have a cold?

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    #19

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Michael Richards. Kramer from Seinfeld. It was just unfortunate.

    mrxexon , Alan Light Report

    Jo Cooper
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it was not unfortunate. He shared the hate in his heart.

    Saint Tim the Godless
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer it when people tell us who they really are. I don't want to unknowingly support pieces of s**t.

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    Lucy Shupe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunate, hardly. He chose racism and being a loud mouth bully. He got what he deserved.

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    #20

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Whitney Houston

    flying_shrimp_chomp , MysteriousBeat5847 Report

    Jessica Bertram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this one hurt too. she was pushed into parts of fame she never wanted.

    Natalia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having to hide her sexuality can't have helped her mental state.

    #21

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Stephen Collins. Pretty spectacular downfall. I feel bad for his victims first and his castmates second. That show was the high point for almost all of their careers, and a child molester tarnished it.

    NotOneBlarggedThing , Louise Palanker Report

    AK to LV
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The disgusting thing was when he did a tv interview to defend and 'explain' himself about how it 'really wasn't that bad'. 🤢

    JammaCoast2Coast
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He confessed in a recorded therapy session (he did not know was recorded) that he had exposed himself to and SA'd several underage girls

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What irritates me is that his wife used the tapes in the divorce even though she must have had access to them years earlier. (That's as far as I understand from what I've read.) So she only decided to use the tapes as leverage during the divorce? That makes her just as bad IMO.

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    Helen Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the first Star Trek movie, but I can’t watch him without feeling sick.

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    #22

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Judy Garland... Rest her talented, tortured soul...

    ThePrancingPlague , Dennis Amith Report

    Ranger Kanootsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know why she's on this list. Tragic, yes, but not evil.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because a person falls from grace doesn't automatically mean they descend into evil.

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    Saint Tim the Godless
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a place in hell for Judy Garland's mother and MGM for the hell they put her through. They ruined that poor woman's life. Starved her, plied her with uppers and downers, forced her to work for days at a time... she's a poster child for child labor laws.

    Biana Weatherford
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the article she belongs to is Hollywood Actors Who Were Tortured in Fame

    #23

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Louis CK really disappointed me. I know other stars have done worse, but the scandal really affected me for some reason

    SquirrelBowl , David Shankbone Report

    Sheena Campbell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had so many issues with this. He asked. People said yes. I understand that what he asked wasn't "good," but we preach consent, so now should we all be scared if someone says yes? The whole situation is crappy.

    Bubs623
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never had respect for this guy and he wasn't that funny either.

    Rebekah Krause
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is “ other stars have gotten worse” supposed to be some kind of defense for sexual assault?

    #24

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Will Smith

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    Sabrina Longo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The apology did him in for me. Saying the pressure to be the happy person everyone expects is hard. People working retail or waitressing smile while being yelled at. Yet they do it every day and go home to NOT millions of dollars, maids, and vacations. If Will doesn't like the job he can do what millions of people in minimum wage jobs CAN'T do...take his millions in savings and retire.

    Saint Tim the Godless
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How's this? You don't. F*****g. Hit. People. No matter how bad their words "hurt" you. (Sole exception: Nazis. Always punch Nazis.)

    Paddling Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and racists...and rapists...and murderers...and bigots...and... 😀

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    Sharon Ingram
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally, his wife is a piece ... of work. Who does that to the person they love?

    Chickie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to blame his wife for not being able to laugh at a joke that was aimed in her direction. If you watch the footage, Will laughed. Then she gave him "the look". All of this could have been avoided if she wasn't so up tight. Yes, Will did the slapping and that should NEVER have had happened.

    madbakes
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude has been an a*****e for years

    featherytoad
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even remember seeing any backlash on him for this. Maybe I just missed it. I saw him laughing until he saw his wife's face.

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He slapped someone publicly, which is battery. Over a (bad) joke. If we all did that, there'd be no one left to arrest, we'd all be in jail. So.... he and his cult can go suck arsenic.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He turned the villain into the victim. Not smart.

    Son of Philosoraptor
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    2 years ago

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    Am I the only person proud of Will for standing up for his wife? He slapped that man like a child, he didn't punch him or anything like that. I just think honor is more important than fame and it was an honorable defense of his sick wife who was being roasted for her sickness.

    nancy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that's how you slap a child, I'm concerned for your family.

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    #25

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Shelley Duvall. She was a great actress and the series she created about fairytales was wonderful. Dr Phil exploited her mental illness.

    MeanderFlanders , Jane_Delawney Report

    Karma Black
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Kubrick contributed to her illness as well. He put EVERYONE working on The Shining through hell, but completely tortured poor Shelley.

    jiajun xiao
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Problem was, The Shining ended up like a huge mess. Normal Kubrick oppression would contribute to a classic.

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    Rebekah Krause
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly How did she have a big downfall? She is a woman with mental illness.

    Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kubrik contributed to it a lot. Her time doing The Shining destroyed her

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    Natalia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That photo is awesome! I love everything about it!

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    #26

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Britney Spears

    sgunnerr , Eva Rinaldi Report

    jjdubs W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously. This list needs to be renamed or revamped. Hollywood stars who (tragically) fell from grace? (Tragically for some, by their own evil doing by others.)

    CJ Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't matter, it's a fall from grace, and tragic, given the reputations they began with

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    Sarah SH
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Britney was controlled and manipulated since she was a little kid and never really found much of her own identity.

    Pandasizing World Peace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was for so many years on drugs used to control her that her mind's wiring is melted. Not sure there's help out there for her. Very sad thing for such a beautiful and talented woman.

    Nice Beast Ludo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like Hollywood Stars Who Were Taken Down by Greed and Family Members except for a few of them who are just deplorable but most were used, abused and torn to shreds by other people and mental illness

    Francky
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    2 years ago

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    When her dad was saving her from herself, y'all demonized and castigated him. Where are the "Free Britney" club now? I'm so not feeling sorry for her.

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Saving her from herself"! Do you hear yourself? He caused the problems in the first place and then lived it up in a multimillionaire lifestyle while treating her as a cash cow. Is her life perfect - no. Does she need controlled by a man who sees nothing but dollar bills - absolutely not.

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    #27

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Charlie Chaplin. Greatest Actor of his time. The question of power is what you do when you have it. Chaplin choose to get political, to spread a message to the people. Those in power didn't like that. FBI got called in and he was forced into exile for being too political after being branded a communist at the height of the red scare. Hollywood let it happen and did nothing to defend him. He received an honorary award at the Oscars in 1972, but it was to quiet Hollywood's guilt, instead of celebrate his art. All Entertainers exist to placate the masses. Bread and Circuses has been known since ancient Rome. If they go too far off script, the industry will disown them. If you make it big, he's the example your managers and producers will put in front of you if you think about trying to do anything to change the status quo.

    Reach268 , Insomnia Cured Here Report

    Nicole Weymann
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...but don't paint him as a martyr either - too much abuse of others on his part for that.

    Hellcaste's Wife
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially considering his propensity for "young" women.

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    Ashlie Benson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chaplin choose to follow around very young girls until they were of an acceptable age, marry them, get them pregnant, then leave them. There are so many stories of his disgusting behavior towards women it's insane.

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I admire Chaplin's work, he had a taste for underage girls. While at that time, 16 wasn't "too young" to some, it was to most, and was also just icky.

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    #28

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Sinéad O'Connor. The Catholic Church cult ruined her career.

    theassassintherapist , PeterTea Report

    Jiminy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how did she let people down? Didn't people let her down?

    xolitaire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did not "fall from grace", she was literally demonized by the Church for telling the truth.

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the end I think it was shown she was right

    Biana Weatherford
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTH is a "Catholic Church cult?" I believe that she was protesting the on going sexual abuse in the church that was hidden by the church. Wasn't wrong, was she?

    AnnaRachelle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did the right thing and people tried to demonise her for it. Beautiful woman. Fantastic singer. May she rest in piece

    Binky Melnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, the church didn’t ruin her career. People who worshipped the Pope did. 😰

    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This list is confusing, Sinéad, or Shuhada' Sadaqat as she became known after she converted to Islam, didn't let anyone down. She did many amazing things, but she was a tortured soul, may she rest in peace.

    Marian Paroo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Catholic Church ruined many people's lives.

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    #29

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Avicii had a classic Icarus story. He got too big, too fast. He basically worked himself to death because he was so scared of disappointing people, didn't know how to turn down gigs or drugs, and probably knew the end was coming. He was 28 when he died

    IAlbatross , Shawn Tron Report

    Lord Mysticlaw
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse me, I wouldn't call suicide "letting people down" or "a fall from grace". I'd call it heartbreaking and tragic.

    Scooter Mcgavin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most of this list is just dumb and doesn't even fit the theme

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    Deborah Rubin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A suicide is a terrible thing. Sometimes, there is no one to realize the warning signs. Sometimes there are no warning signs. I've known several people who've committed suicide. The last one was in the 90s and it still haunts me.

    Kat Lyle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend of mine was a good friend of avicii. This was not a fall from grace but a spiral into a dark space that nobody anticipated. When you listen back, some of his tunes were cries for help hidden in dance music. Suicide is never a fall from grace.

    Paddling Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Wake me Up'. Love this song and it seems rather prophetic in hindsight. Rest easy, Avicii.

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    MellonCollie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure if Avicii's story can be defined as 'classic Icarus'. After all, Icarus' problem was hubris, not exactly something you can be accused of if you work yourself to death.

    Firefly1617
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His music was so good and then I looked him up and he'd been dead for 10 years ;-;

    David Marchisotto
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    2 years ago

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    He did that to himself, too many people want to blame the outside forces but when it comes to drugs especially, it's a choice you make. Its not forced on you.

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    #30

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Aaron Carter. I remember the years leading up to his death his behavior was super erratic and was falling out of favor with the public. Then he got the weird face tattoo and it did him 0 favors as I think people used it as “proof” that he was “unwell”. Feel bad for the kid, he didn’t deserve to die so young and especially not the way he did. No one does.

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    Ranger Kanootsen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No idea who that is, but it isn't Aaron Carter.

    Hphizzle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think that’s a picture of Aaron Carter.

    Cerridwen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That isn't Aaron Carter in the picture

    Silas Burke
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think that's Aaron Carter, but the real Aaron Carter was preyed upon by Michael Jackson and I'm sure others. Definitely had to mess him up and drugs and alcohol and money did him no favors. But he wasn't evil, just damaged.

    Kira Okah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was financially abused by his parents as a child star, and may have been sexually abused by a sibling. He actually was unwell - he had several mental health conditions and was addicted to drugs, which he was getting treatment for. The tumult was with his family relationships, he went back to drugs during all of that. Died of accidental drowning.

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    #31

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Anne Heche. Mental health crashing. Ran into a house in her car, left there, ran into another house, burned it down, died because the fire was so fierce, they couldn’t get her out.

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    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a fall from grace. This is mental health. Don't confuse the two. On einvolves crime (see: Cosby, Spacey, LeBeouf) and one does not.

    Natalia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't act like Shia doesn't have mental health problems

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    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least get the story right. She didn't get out the car and b7rn down another house. She first crashed into a garage, and drove away. Then hit another car and didn't stop. The house she crashed into burned down and it took about 50 minutes to get her out of the car.

    #32

    32 Of The Biggest Falls From Grace In Hollywood, According To This Viral Thread Brendan Fraser (better now)

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    Susie Elle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fraser never let anyone down though, he was tossed aside by Hollywood

    xolitaire
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed. He was sexually assaulted by Phillip Berk, had to get multiple surgeries after accidents on set and then got exploited to the point of financial ruin by his ex wife. That's not a "fall from grace". That's the world treating him like dirt.

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    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was not a fall from grace. He was abused, spoke out and got shut down by the industry who have finally acknowledged that he was right.

    Biana Weatherford
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brendan Fraser should be the poster child for recovery. It wasn't his fault. He did nothing wrong. And he SUFFERED. But now, we applaud him and love him and make him a poster child!

    Leo Domitrix
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He didn't fall fom grace. He was badfly hurt physically and emotionally, and survived a sexual assault. So, no, he didn't fall. He was shunned. BIG diff.

    Paddling Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this man and am so happy he's doing better now.