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30 Instances of Celebrity Bad Behavior That Have Us Going Easier on Ourselves

December 24, 2023

Mother always warned us about Hollywood. We said, “Ma, it’s not really like that. You’re watching too much TMZ again!” Then we got here, and boy howdy, was she right! It’s crazier than we ever could’ve imagined.

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You used to be cool ZACH BRAFF beat up a kid on Punk'd. Friend and Scrubs costar Donald Braison helped punk the lovable Zach Braff by having kids fake-spray paint his new car. Zach got a hold of a 12-year- old boy and (in his words) just started pummeling him. The segment was cut from the episode. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool SEAN CONNERY promoted hitting women. In 1987, he told Barbara Walters that slapping women isn't that bad, if the situation merits it. On what situation would merit hitting a woman, he said it should only come after a man has tried everything else. Not cool, James Bond. Not cool. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool CEELO GREEN took a page out of Bill Cosby's playbook. Green had a cool, likable persona, but he pleaded no contest to drugging and raping a woman. Then tweeted, If someone is passed out they're not even WITH you consciously! So WITH implies consent. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool A drunk REESE WITHERSPOON pulls the I'm famous card. She was seemingly America's good girl, but her arrest was caught on film in 2013, and she drunkenly yelled, Do you know my name? You better not arrest me to officers. They did arrest her... for disorderly conduct. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool ELLEN DeGENERES' shattered reputation. After BuzzFeed detailed allegations of racial insensitivity, sexual harassment and bullying, Ellen's 30 years of likability were shattered. A Twitter thread asked people to share stories of Ellen being mean, and it quickly received over 2,600 replies. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool WILL SMITH's Oscar slap. A heart breaker. Не was the Fresh Prince, Hollywood royalty, and a rapper known for not even cursing. Accosting Chris Rock over a joke at the 2022 Oscars got him banned from attending the ceremonies for 10 years, and caused the world to think a lot less of him. CRACKED — Source

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MARIO BALOTELLI OCTOBER 2011 CRACKED.COM The Italian footballer decided to light off a bunch of fireworks in his own bathroom. This resulted in no lights going off in the sky but did cause £400,000 of damage. — Source

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BILLY IDOL OCTOBER 1989 CRACKED.COM A drunk Billy Idol had to pay $11,200 after smashing the TV in a Bangkok hotel. Не eventually had to be escorted out of the country on a stretcher by Thai military. — Source

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KEITH MOON AUGUST 1967 CRACKED.COM This isn't 100% confirmed, but the story goes that on his 21st birthday, Keith drove a car into a pool, knocked a tooth out, spent the night in jail, and still made the flight to The Who's next gig. — Source

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DAVE NAVARRO 1998 CRACKED.COM After shooting UP some heroin at a Playboy Mansion orgy, the Jane's Addiction musician tried to use the syringe to write his name on the wall in blood. This earned him a lifetime ban from the house. — Source

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In 2013, Alec Baldwin chased down a TMZ paparazzo and called him homophobic slurs. HARRI HARR de INSTON AMERICA So MSNBC first suspended his talk show Up Late with Alec Baldwin for two weeks, then cancelled it. Funding for his radio show dried up, AT&T cancelled a paid speech of his, and his bank didn't renew their contract with his charity foundation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Celebrity Big Brother dropped Tila Tequila for being a Nazi. Cult In 2013, she wrote a blog post titled Why I Sympathize With Hitler Part 1: True History Unveiled, calling Hitler a man of compassion. Almost two years later, when she was on the show, the production company found out about it and booted her. CRACKED.COM — Source

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It's not your Minecraft anymore, dude

CRACKED.COM Since selling Minecraft to Microsoft in 2014, Markus 'Notch' Persson has devolved into paranoid white nationalism on social media. In response, Microsoft scrubbed all references to Persson from Minecraft's title page, and disinvited him from the celebration of Minecraft's 10th anniversary. — Source

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Danish film director Lars von Trier made some intolerable statements about Hitler at the 2011 Cannes film festival. I understand Hitler... I sympathize with him... And he was immediately banned from the festival by the Cannes board of directors; the ban lasted SEVEN YEARS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2017, Gigi Hadid was pulled from a Victoria's Secret fashion show in China due to a video of her making slant-eyes while holding a Buddha cookie. T GRACKED.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 VANILLA ICE THREATENED A HOMELESS MAN. In 1991, he was arrested and charged with battery after threatening a homeless man with a gun. — Source

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CRACKED SNOOP DOGG'S MURDER TRIAL BOOSTED HIS STREET CRED. In 1993, Snoop was on trial for first degree murder after his associate shot a rival gang member while in Snoop's car. The publicity helped his 1993 debut album Doggystyle debut at #1 on Billboard. — 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 VINCE NEIL OF MÖTLEY CRÜE WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER. Vince Neil and Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle drove out to grab more beer for Neil's party while both were heavily intoxicated. Neil struck a car, severely injuring 2 people, and killing Razzle. Не spent less than 20 days in prison. Politica — Source

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CRACKED ALLISON МАСК RECRUITED GIRLS FOR HER CULT LEADER. The Smallville actor recruited women who would be severely mistreated by NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere. She faced sex trafficking charges but negotiated a plea deal for the lesser charge of racketeering. She served 2 years in prison, and Raniere got 120 years. — Source

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CRACKED SEAN PENN ASSAULTED A PHOTOGRAPHER. In 2010, Sean Penn was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service for battery against photographer Jordan Dawes. Dawes needed knee surgery after the attack. — Source

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Red Ranger Rager

CRACKED THE RED RANGER KILLED HIS ROOMMATE WITH A SWORD. Ricardo Medina Jr., best known for his role as the Red Ranger in the Power Rangers Wild Force series, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of his roommate Joshua Sutter in 2015. ER RANGERS BA POWER MORPHIC DAI 20 N POWER MO POWER ريج MIIA- — Source

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Anti-Semitism keeps Ye off the billionaire list. GRAGKED.COM Because of his numerous anti-Semetic comments, Adidas dropped his Yeezy shoeline. Forbes estimates the deal was to be worth $1.5 billion. — 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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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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He's Cracked's favorite cannibal

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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Cyberbullying got Chrissy Teigen dropped from Target. CRACKED.COM In 2011, she tweeted My Friday fantasy: you. dirt nap. mmm baby, to then-16 year old Courtney Stodden. That, and offensive direct messages to Stodden, lost Teigen lucrative deals with Target, Bloomingdale's and Macy's. — Source

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Not so big of him

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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Bobby Lee's young sex worker story got his TigerBelly podcast dropped. CRACKED.COM Amazon and the Wondery podcast network canceled a multi-million dollar deal with TigerBelly, citing a morals clause that pointed to a story Lee told multiple times about paying for a young-looking sex worker who had tears in her eyes in Tijuana. — Source

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