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10 Celebrities Who Have Ruined Their Reputations
10.
Michael Jackson Before the untimely death of the king of pop,
Michael Jackson ruled the world!
He had number 1 record after number 1 record after number 1 record.
There will never be another Michael Jackson.
Well maybe there will be when it comes to controversy.
Unfortunately no one will remember him for his fantastic solo career in the music industry
but rather remember him for all the outrageous accusations and antics he pulled during the
90s and 2000s.
It all started when he stated on National Television that he shared his bed with young
boys that visited.
It didn’t stop there as he had already been arrested on molestation charges which were
eventually dropped over time and later on in his life he was film dangling an infant
from a hotel balcony!
Even after his death his reputation has taken a nosedive as child pornography was discovered
at his home, The neverland ranch.Sorry Mike, Your music is great but your reputation is
what most people will remember the most.
9.
Lindsay Lohan Poor Lindsay Lohan.
She had her whole career ahead of her.
Lindsay Lohan started her professional life as a gifted actress and then as a singer.
Unfortunately, as it happens with many young stars, Lohan wasn’t able to take the pressure
of stardom.
After being introduced to partying, under age drinking and even drug use by her own
mother, Dina Lohan, Lindsay went off the rails with her constant partying and substance abuse.
She’s been under arrest many times and has been fired from movies for being undependable.
All in all, she has undergone 250 days of rehab since 2007, she has faced 20 court cases
before four judges and she has performed about 70 days of community service.
8.
David Hasselhoff David Hasselhoff in the 80s was the pure definition
of “Cool”.
With hit shows under his belt like Knight Rider and Baywatch, you’d think his career
wouldn’t take any major hits right?
Well it didn’t until his daughter decided to take it upon herself to release footage
of Hasselhoff inebriated in 2007.
This video showcased Hoff drunkenly trying to eat a Wendy’s burger whilst arguing with
her.
The reason for this was to show David what he was like when inebriated and was used as
a wakeup call to snap him out of his alcohol addiction.
The result was that Hasselhoff lost custody rights to his daughters temporarily and lost
all respect.
Needless to say though that this actually worked as we’re happy to say that as of
right now, his life is back on track and he’s getting frequent work but you’ve that black
spot will always be on his career.
7.
Britney Spears Probably the easiest example of a celebrity
tarnishing their career.
Pop Singer Britney Spears who got her start on the New Mickey Mouse Club, destroyed all
credibility when she began to appear in public with Paris Hilton.
She has been caught countless times in drunken states and acts of almost pure insanity like
when she shaved her head bald.
There are somethings you can’t blame her for like when she almost dropped her child
after being overwhelmed by paparazzi but possibly her lowest moment was when she broke up with
k-fed via text message as he was in the middle of being filmed for MuchMusic.
Actually that might have been her best idea yet depending on how you look at it.
6.
Charlie Sheen Okay if anything this may have helped his
career even further.
It honestly depends on how you look at it.
Now yes Charlie Sheen does have drug and alcohol issues which DOES have a negative impact on
his career as a whole but things didn’t really start to heat up until his infamous
outburst towards the end of his tenure on the hit comedy show “Two and a Half Men”.
Arguably the best part of that show was Sheen himself but nobody really realized this until
he was fired after making disrespectful comments to the show’s frontrunner and creator, Chuck
Lorre.
Following his dismissal, Sheen suffered what would be an meltdown in which he went on YouTube,
posting messages about how he was a warlock with tiger blood and a rock star from Mars.
Some people say his career never really recovered which is true in some respect as he hasn’t
had steady work since, However with that outburst, It pretty much made him more popular than
ever.
Did it have a negative influence?
Of course it did!
Was the things he was saying entertaining?
Yes it was so entertaining that he embraced it in his future work.
So really depending on how you look at it, it either helped his career or it destroyed
it.
5.
Chris Brown Oh boy, here we go.
You can’t have a list of celebrities ruining their career without mentioning Chris Brown.
Chris Brown practically ruined his career when he made the decision to physically assault
his now ex-girlfriend Rihanna on the morning of the Grammy Awards.It was reported that
Brown attacked Rihanna when she found text messages from other women on his phone.
Brown was charged with two felonies for which he received 5 years’ probation and 6 months
community service.
Because of this, Fans began to pick his music apart for the simple fact that they didn’t
like him as a person and people started to realised that he wasn’t even a good artist
to begin with.
His early work was decent but at the time of the attack, His most recent album Royalty
has been referred to as “prosaic,” and “repetitive.”
Chris Brown may have made amends with Rihanna, but fans cannot let go of his violent past.
4.
Tiger Woods Up Until November 2009, Tiger Woods was considered
by many, if not all to be the perfect role model.
I mean why not?
He was the most talented golf player in the world, was clean cut in appearance and always
portrayed himself to be a family man.
What more could you ask for?
Well how about actually being a family man as in november of 2009, It was discovered
by tabloids that Woods has had repeated extramarital affairs.
With his reputation destroyed, many of his biggest commercial sponsors withdrew their
support.
His wife divorced him, too and achieved full custody of their children.
His life took such a downturn that He decided to withdraw temporarily from golf and enter
therapy.
He has since taken significant steps towards making a comeback however his career hasn’t
really taken an upswing since as his professional golf career has taken a downturn with his
recent performance at the July 2015 British Open and was even replaced as cover star for
the EA PGA Golf Games.
3.
Paul Reubens SO this one is at the time came as a huge
shock.
In 1982, Paul Reubens was pretty much the king of children's programming in america
with his hit show “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”.
The show was so popular that it ran for nearly 10 years with 2 different incarnations of
the show.
However, in 1991, Reubens’ success came to a screeching halt as Reubens was arrested
for masturbating in public and the public’s view of the star changed instantly.
Reubens stayed out of the public eye for several years but in 2001, Reubens finally started
his comeback with the movie, Blow.
2.
Bill Cosby Probably the most recent controversy to appear
on this list, Bill Cosby was once a beloved actor, however it came to everyone's surprise
when multiple rape allegations against Cosby has made his career take a nosedive.
On October 16, 2014, comedian Hannibal Buress’ stand-up went viral after he called Cosby
a rapist.
Later, multiple women came forward, claiming that Cosby had sexually assaulted them.
This was so serious that TV Land pulled The Cosby Show from the air, Netflix postponed
an upcoming comedy special featuring Cosby, and NBC cancelled Cosby’s upcoming sitcom.
At this point, His career is pretty much dead.
1.
Axl Rose It should come as no surprise that Axl Rose
isn’t exactly the nicest person.
In fact, most Guns and Roses fans despise him for his live show antics such as showing
up ridiculously late like a true rock star, refusing to perform so a roadie could pick
up his jacket from another country (Seriously look it up) and the countless fights he’s
gotten into with fans.
Yes he might have been the frontman for one of the most iconic bands of the latter part
of the 1980s, It doesn’t mean he was a likeable person.
While the band was successful with the release of their first three albums, Rose’s personal
life was taking newspaper headlines by storm as Axel was accused by ex-wife of domestic
abuse.
This of course led Axl to respond with erratic and violent outbursts.
You could see it from a mile away that Rose’s actions would lead to the inevitable breakup
of Guns and Roses.
Whilst other members went on to enjoy their careers with other successful bands, Rose
never regained his status on the throne, releasing albums, including one under the Guns N’
Roses name, to zero commercial success.
It wasn’t until recently that Rose made amends with former GNR guitarist Slash and
are now currently scheduled to perform a Guns and Roses tour, Comedically titled the “Not
in this Lifetime” Tour.
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