We all love celebrities.
But sometimes it turns out they aren't necessarily worthy of that love.
From disturbing misconduct to vile hate speech, here's a look at some scandals that destroyed
public images forever.
Michael Richards' meltdown
He was all set to live the rest of his days remembered fondly as Cosmo Kramer, Jerry Seinfeld's
"hipster-doofus" neighbor.
But that all went up in smoke in 2006 when TMZ released a video of comedian Michael Richards
shouting names at the Laugh Factory.
After a high profile apology tour fell flat, Richards went into hiding for awhile, and
his career has never really recovered.
"For this to happen, for me to be in a comedy club and slip out and say this crap, you know,
I'm deeply, deeply sorry."
Bill Cosby's accusations
In 2015, Bill Cosby went from being America's favorite father to one of the most-hated men
in the country.
Cosby built his career around the ideas of strong family values, exemplified by his portrayal
of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
However, Cosby's own character came into question when dozens of women came forward to accuse
him.
Cosby became a hypocrite in the eyes of many, not to mention a criminal, and his once beloved
sitcom pretty much vanished from the airwaves overnight.
Hulk Hogan's… everything
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, so it's no wonder that a figure as massive
as Hulk Hogan took an epic swan dive from the top rope of life.
Not only was he caught on tape having a romp with his best friend's wife, the incriminating
video also included a section where Hogan went on a horrifyingly rant.
In fact, he straight up says "I'm flawed" at one point, so at least he has self-awareness
going for him.
The incident cost him his job, not to mention the respect of millions.
"Just because a person makes a mistake, just don't throw them away.
You don't throw good people away."
Jamie Lynn Spears: teen mom
On Nickelodeon's Zoey 101, Jamie Lynn Spears portrayed Zoey Brooks, the first girl to attend
Pacific Coast Academy, a previously all-boys boarding school.
Zoey 101 was popular with young girls — the audience it was meant to inspire — for about
four years.
However, in late 2007, Britney Spears' little sister got pregnant at the age of 16.
Faced with a public relations nightmare, Nickelodeon cancelled her show shortly thereafter, leaving
Jamie Lynn out of the spotlight for nearly a decade before she re-emerged in 2016 to
share her story.
"I wasn't going to use my age as an excuse.
To be a mother is to be a mother, it doesn't matter what age you are."
Stephen Collins' scandal
Veteran actor Stephen Collins played a lot of parts over the course of his career, but
he's probably best known as the Reverend Eric Camden on The WB's 7th Heaven, the moral center
of a show designed to teach life lessons.
So it came as a major shock to fans when Collins confessed to People magazine in 2014 that
he had "conduct with three females" spanning three decades.
Though this confession came long after 7th Heaven's cancellation, fans will never look
at Collins — or the show — the same way again.
Dog The Bounty Hunter's words
Somehow, in the early 2000s mullet wearing blowhard Dog the Bounty Hunter became a television
celebrity by hunting people down, all while spouting pseudo-religious jargon at them.
Hey, it was a weird time.
In 2007, however, the reality star was caught on tape unleashing a stream of terrible names
while discussing his son's African-American girlfriend.
The tape was leaked by The National Enquirer, doing irreparable damage to Dog's career.
"When you tear someone down, be sure before you leave them, that you build them up higher
than they were before you started tearing them down."
Charlie Chaplin's brides
When thinking of Charlie Chaplin, most people imagine silent pictures, pratfalls, and maybe
that time he stood up to Hitler.
"Do not despair.
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed; the bitterness of men who
fear the way of human progress."
But Chaplin's career was eventually derailed in part due to a string of scandals, mostly
involving him being romantically involved with girls.
Besides losing a paternity suit to a mistress, he was also married four times — and three
of those women were younger at the time of their wedding.
In fact, the only one of his four wives who wasn't a younger person actually lied to Chaplin
about her age, telling him she was younger rather than 22, because his fondness for youthful
girls was apparently widely known.
That's a red-flag, ladies.
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