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34 Celebrities Who Got Caught With Their Pants Down

November 12, 2023

Outlandish claims were a hell of a lot easier to make pre-Google. Any half-witted celeb with a keyboard could drum up all kinds of alternate realities. Nowadays, any reporter or message-board sleuth can do a quick search and blast out an, “Um, actually…”

But celebrity lies are by far the most benign things on this list, because as you may have heard, some of ‘em got caught doing some low down, dastardly, downright monstrous deeds.

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House of Cards killed off Frank Underwood. CRACKED.COM After several sexual assault allegations (8 from the show's staff), Netflix immediately fired him and opened Season 6 with Claire Underwood telling citizens (and viewers) that Spacey's character Frank had died. — Source

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YouTube ended their partnership with Steven Crowder. CRACKED.COM After having his YouTube account suspended several times, a damning video surfaced of him verbally assaulting his pregnant wife. Claims that he exposed himself at work didn't help, and YouTube has removed him as a partner. — Source

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Prevea Health dropped Aaron Rodgers for lying about getting the Covid vaccine. PACKERS CRACKED.COM After stating, Yeah, I'm immunized at a press conference, he contracted Covid shortly after. Не then went on the Pat McAfee Show to defend his decision to not get the vaccine. Не had been a Prevea spokesperson for a decade. — Source

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Turns out Marilyn Manson may be everything your parents warned you about. AVE C GRAGKED.COM Не was dropped from his record label Loma Vista Recordings after multiple women, including Evan Rachel Wood, accused him of sexual assault and false imprisonment. Не kept women locked up in a bad girls' room for long stretches without food or water. — Source

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Every studio cut ties with Armie Hammer. OSTAGE T WHITE MEN CRACKED.COM After a former girlfriend accused him of rape and abuse, and leaked texts revealed his apparent fetishes for rape, sadism and cannibalism, he was dropped from Billion Dollar Spy, and every other film he was attached to. — Source

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Peloton pulled its Chris Noth ads after sexual assault allegations. ЕЕ STS NKEY 47 RZWALD DRY GIN CRACKED.COM Because his character Mr. Big dies after riding a Peloton, Peloton cheekily used Chris Noth in their ad. Shortly after, 3 women accused him of sexual assault, and Peloton quickly pulled the ad. Не was also dropped from The Equalizer film. — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior The Cosby Show America's dad Bill Cosby was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting over 60 women, and the world basically erased the show's 8 seasons. The disgraced TV legend was found guilty on three counts in 2018. CRACKED — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior The Ellen DeGeneres Show After BuzzFeed detailed allegations of racial insensitivity, sexual harassment and bullying, DeGeneres did one last season before calling it quits. A Twitter thread asked people to share stories of DeGeneres being mean, and it quickly received over 2,600 replies. CRACKED — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior Glee After Mark Salling pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in 2017, no amount of peppy musicals can make us rewatch Glee with glee. Even worse, he committed suicide while awaiting sentencing. CRACKED — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior The Goldbergs Actor Jeff Garlin abruptly left after several complaints about his lewd language and unwarranted touching on set. Fans were upset that they superimposed his face on a body double for the final episodes, and the show went out on a really low note. CRACKED — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior The Ren & Stimpy Show Creator John Kricfalusi was fired three seasons before the show went off the air in 1996. Years later, his sexual abuse of underage girls came to light, and worse, it had been an open secret within the industry. CRACKED — Source

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Comedies ruined by bad behavior Louie After multiple women accused Louis С.К. of sexual misconduct, FX ended their business partnership. His show was canceled, and the four FX shows he was producing (Better Things, Baskets, One Mississippi, and The Cops) moved on without him. CRACKED — Source

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Stephen Collins ADMITTED TO UNGODLY ACTS CRACKED.COM Once revered as Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven, TMZ got ahold of audio of him admitting to sexual contact with three different minors. Somehow neither LA nor New York PDs were able to charge him, but he hasn't worked since. Hollywood: our nation's moral compass. — Source

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party of five actor Jeremy London CRACKED.COM claimed in 2010 that he was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to go on a drug bender. Because of Jeremy's history with drug abuse, his story was doubted publicly by his twin brother, Jason. Additionally the man who was arrested for the kidnapping claimed that there was no gun, no kidnapping, and the drugs were done of Jeremy's own free will. — Source

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Jerry Lee Lewis MARRIED HIS UNDERAGE COUSIN CRACKED.COM The 22-year-old heartthrob kept his underage cousin-wife a secret for a while, until a journalist made it public mid-tour. His defense? It's cool guys, she's 15. (She was 13). — Source

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Jeffrey Jones GOT OFF EASY WITH PROBATION CRACKED.COM Не had a promising career playing sleezeballs, and d-- lo and behold-he turned out to be a sleezball! Не was busted for possession of child pornography, AND soliciting pictures from a minor, but only got 5 years of probation. Не actually managed to get a couple of roles since then, but his career momentum ran out. — Source

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David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff HAMBURGLED HIS OWN REPUTATION CRACKED.COM In 2007, video leaked of him drunkenly mangling a hamburger on the floor while berating his daughter. Despite all that, he managed to reach a new low in 2010 with The Hasselhoffs, wherein he clings to fame while trying to shoehorn his daughters into the industry. — Source

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CRACKED.COM In 2000 former child actor Brad Renfro was caught trying to steal a 45 foot yacht in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before shooting began on the film Bully. Renfro forgot to untie the boat before stealing it. — Source

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In her interview in January 2013, Miley Cyrus shocked the fans by saying she and Liam Hemsworth were married. That turned out to be a lie. Later that year, their PR reps confirmed their engagement was broken off. CRACKED COM — Source

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Terrence Howard claimed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University. Uh, no. It was an honorary degree as a commencement speaker. Не never attended SCSU. So why the lie? It could be that he was on the show promoting his new business venture: diamond growing. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM tritreyspears R 66,747 likes britneyspears It's honestly too good to be true mmmm View all 2,064 comments ... Mexican Grilled Corn f P 31 Reviews Britney Spears Recpe courtesy of Tyler Florence was caught using a photo from foodnetwork.com passing it off as her own. — Source

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While auditioning for Elizabeth I, Eddie Redmayne led the director to believe he was an experienced horseback rider. Не got the part and the truth came out. Redmayne nearly killed himself trying to shoot his scene on the horse. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Rapper Bow Wow posted on Instagram that he was flying to NYC, and included this shot of a private car and jet on the apron. shadmoss Travel day. NYC press run for Growing Up Hip Hop. Lets gooo. I promise to bring yall the hottest show EVER. May 25th on @wetv Не was later spotted So this guy lil bow WOW is on my flight to NY. flying coach on a But on instagram he posted a picture of a private jet captioned traveling to NY today smh commercial plane. Не had posted a photo from a VIP transportation site. — Source

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Justin Bieber's Instagram post New jet for Christmas, and she's beautiful. made many believe that he'd bought the plane. The truth is, he only rented it for a Christmas trip. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM Paris Hilton claimed that the selfie was invented by her and Britney Spears back in 2006. Paris Hilton Follow @PansHilton 11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie! 11:13 AM - 19 Nov 2017 BBC was quick to point out some examples of selfies that predated Hilton's by two centuries. — Source

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Tim Allen got arrested for possession of over 1.4 pounds of cocaine (and had his sentence reduced for snitching). Не used to be a drug dealer then, and he got a reduced sentence (3 to 7 years, rather than life) in exchange for naming other dealers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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They arrested Justin Bieber in Miami Beach for drag racing at 4 in the morning. Не was going 55 to 60 mph in a 30 mph area - the exact charges were DUI, resisting arrest, and having an expired driver's license. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Josh Brolin got taken to jail because they found him drunk on a sidewalk. And this was on New Year's Eve, 2013 - so he rang in the new year in jail. They let him go a few hours later, once he sobered up a little. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Reese Witherspoon got arrested for protesting her husband's DUI. The charge was disorderly conduct - she tried to defend her husband rather than stand by. Later, she called it embarrassing and dumb. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bill Murray once got arrested for possessing 10 pounds of marijuana. At an airport in 1970, he joked he had bombs in his suitcase - U.S. Marshals sprang up and checked the suitcase, finding no bombs but lots of weed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ'S MULTIPLE DUIS. In 2007, she was sentenced to 6 months in jail for failing to complete her community service obligations, stemming from a string of 3 drunk driving offenses in 2004. — Source

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CRACKED BILL GATES WAS ARRESTED TWICE. The Microsoft co-founder was arrested once in 1975 for driving without a license and speeding. Не was then arrested in 1977 for again driving without a license, and failing to stop at a stop sign. — Source

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CRACKED FELICITY HUFFMAN'S SAT FRAUD SCANDAL. She pleaded guilty to mail fraud, and admitted to paying $15,000 to a service that guaranteed to boost her daughter's SAT scores. She spent 14 days in prison, got 250 hours of community service, and paid a $30,000 fine. — Source

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