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Nicki Minaj (and others) pushed dangerous Teatox products. Minaj is just one of a cavalcade of celebrities who use their Instagram accounts to push products involved in the weight loss craze called teatoxing. nickimina Fation months age Keeping with some - from Prestre arandyale shayook25 Jones - 2014 when - - Premium Omg love you a debby_official I love medSands Warning if you almos reading this you will de tonight My name . Ryan and inst no flede Repout this or 20 Detox Mt HEYANOUS pictures otherwise . with de tonight don't believe - A boy read . and laughed I look — Source

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LeBron and Pitbull were the spokesmen for performance-enhancing caffeine strips. As the idols of millions of youngsters, you'd think Lebron James and (possibly) Pitbull might know better than to market Sheets Energy Strips as if they were sweet, delicious candy. Sheets EXCLUSIVE Individually wrapped energy strips CAVS EXTRA-STRENGTH ENERGY Blake EXTRA-STRENGTH ENERGY Sheets Sheets locksmith ACE Sheet av M almege - Sheets im - ELECTRIC NEW 23 - long M Demand - 8 SERVINGS FREE gives Shi Soup - - Shiets MINT BOOS - - - - BERRY BLAST FAST-ACTING ENERGY Especially when the product hasn't passed FDA muster. And — Source

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Alex Jones sells a crapload of sketchy dietary supplements. The Alex Jones empire appears to be slowly evolving from a conspiracy theory dissemination hub to a pseudoscientific dietary supplement business. LIMITED TIME FLASH SALE INFOWARS Me SUPER 30%OFF OFF MALE VITALITY PER MALE VITALITY GET YOURS TODAY DETAIN EVENT Emilia - ANNOVALICY LINE And the strategy looks to be paying off handsomely. Unfortunately, scientists have given poor reviews to his concoctions, such as unsupported in research, never been studied, and no real basis in science. And some of them have been found to contain a Ronnie James Dio-load of heavy — Source

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Bethenny Frankel hawked sketchy diet cocktails. Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel, who is presented on Real Housewives of New York City as something of a boozehound, decided to parlay her marginal fame into selling low-calorie (not so much) hooch called Skinnygirl Cocktails. ikinnygirl Skinnygirl Sadly, instead of being all natural, her products contained enough carcinogenic chemical preservatives to result in their removal from Whole Foods shelves, leading to a false advertising lawsuit. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gwyneth Paltrow is the queen of shady butt stuff. Pinning down the most ridiculous product promoted by balderdash merchant Gwyneth Paltrow is no easy task. So instead of the harmless-but-silly stuff, let's look at the potentially dangerous things she's encouraged customers to subject themselves to. Infrared Saunas, Detox Spas. and the Best Spots for Colonics GOOP e to spen long detox de your digestive selem isst time heal the right help can speed the digestive sintern only lette Caffeine withdrawal Seedaches - the world and help fluch towing faster NYC LA LONDON OTHER Namely, unnecessary butt stuff. Not only does — Source

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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian spammed social media with useless diet lollipops. Marketing sugar-filled lollipops with unproven secret ingredients as a weight loss tool may seem incongruous, but what's even less rational is posting an Instagram advertisement for such a product during Mental Health Awareness Week. kimkardashian Follow kimkardashian #ad You guys... FLATTUMMY @flattummyco just dropped a new LOLLIPOPS product. They're Appetite Suppressant LO Lollipops and they're literally unreal. Appetite Suppressont They're giving the first 500 people on their website 15% OFF so if you want to get your hands on some... you need to do it quick! #suckit Load more comments Which — Source

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Shaq

Shaq promoted bracelets that claimed to make people better at sports. Power Balance bracelets hilariously purported to use holographic technology to resonate with and respond to the natural energy field of the body. ELTOS POWER 36 The makers shelled out enough cash to convince elite athletes like Shaquille O'Neal (and Robert De Niro?) to wear them. After a lawsuit exposed the silliness, the company admitted that there is no credible scientific evidence that supports our claims and therefore we engaged in misleading conduct. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Snooki

Snooki plugged sketchy Zantrex-3 diet pills. Go figure that a celebrity who gained fame by being crappy was attached to a diet product that's full of crap. Meet the SECRET Sauce! This is the nooki Secret! -it's in the bag! New ZANTREX 3 - THE U.K. Rapid Weight Losa Extreme Energy لين HAKE WHAT ZANTREX-3 ZANTREX 4 No Ephedrine NIGH ENERGY Rope I im YA МАМА Dietary FAT BURNER Extrame Energy Supplement - - Japan Fat Loos GAVE YA Demary 30 capaulos -Incredition Energy Supplement Promoted to perm - - - Detary Dopplement Zantrex-3 was chock full o' unhealthy stimulants — Source

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Bollywood actors peddle dangerous skin-lightening cream. Arguably the world's famous most actor, Shah Rukh Khan is among a number of Indian celebrities who promote a product with the express purpose of making them look less, well, Indian. FAIRNESS LIKE LASER LIGHT TREATMENT Fair ADVANCED - Lovely MULTI VITAMIN Fair c Fair Lovely Fair: Lovely Fair Lovely Lovely MILT VITAMIN - - - Time - - - 100 The cultural implications of skin-whitening aside, the creams being sold are often a dangerous cocktail of steroids, hydroquinone, and tretinoin. This can definitely make the user more pale, as it may lead to — Source

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Jim Belushi

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed BELUSHI'S FARM by Jim Belushi Belushi uses a farm he got from his Oregon neighbor to grow marijuana plants for CBD tinctures and THC products. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed ElSegurado STEVE AUSTIN'S BROKEN SKULL ElSegundo BREWING OME STONE COLD IPA AND BROKEN SKULL LAGER by Stone Cold Steve Austin El Segundo Brewing Company and the beer swilling-pro wrestler debuted an IPA back in 2015, and it sold so well that they developed a lager in 2022. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bella Thorne

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed LEAFS BY SNACOP LEAFS by Snoop Dogg The Doggfather might as well be the Santa Claus of pot, so it's natural for him to have his own line of products, including eight different strains of marijuana. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Seth Rogen

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed DUSEPLANT HOUSEPLANT by Seth Rogen The well-known stoner has his own line of marijuana products and paraphernalia, such as lighters, grinders, and papers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Rock

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed TERD TEREMANA TEQUILA by Dwayne Johnson Johnson is a big fan of tequila's ability to get you tipsy while being low in sugar and carbs, so he created a small batch distillery in Mexico. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed EG EDINDONGH I GIN I love Jou poor EDINBURGH GIN by Phoebe Waller-Bridge The writer and comedian designed a limited edition of gin released by Edinburgh, that's just as dry and witty as she is. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ryan Reynolds

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed AVIATION AMERICAN GIS PATCH 1 EN ENT 30 AVIATION GIN by Ryan Reynolds Reynolds liked the gin and partnered up to put his face on it while holding a stake in the company. Basic, simple, but that's the entire story. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Melissa Etheridge

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed - Ethuidy Etheridge. Ethinks ETHERIDGE BOTANICALS by Melissa Etheridge The singer and musician is a huge cannabis advocate, and now she sells her own line marijuana products, including pre-rolled joints. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed UNTIL FURTHER HALA FOR VOUE TV-6 are MAD - NOTICE SYSTEM ITSPURPL by Jaleel White White was inspired by weed dealers selling Purple Urkel with his dorky image on the container. Не figured he might as well get paid, so he developed his own line of marijuana products. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed I E - OLD - 1 - - THOMAS FASHIONED OLD FASHIONED by John Cena THOMAS ASHBOURNE The wrestler-turned-actor tag CRAFT SPIRITS THE CRASSIC teamed with Thomas Ashbourne Deal OLD FASHIONI to developed a bottle of pre- NATURAL PREMIUM PREMIUM CRAFT COGAT ALL NATURAL INGREDIENT THOMAS mixed cocktail. It also comes in ASHBOURNE DRIVER CRAFT SPIRITS .. U H PROOF 29 a can for single servings. FRE CLASSIC Incl OLD Band FASHIONED CRACKED.COM FCX KITH PREMIUM ROURBON PREMIUM CRAFT COCKTAIL — Source

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Breaking Bad Mezcal

Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed DOS HOMBRES MEZCAL by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul The two Breaking Bad stars teamed up and selected a blend of mezcal from Оахаса, Mexico to endorse and sell. No word on whether they'll tackle regional fried chicken chain restaurants next. HOMBRES CRACKED.COM — Source

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed PLANE MONOGRAM by Jay-Z The rapper is an advocate of weed and frequent user, so got into the marijuana game once it was widely legalized. Не sells a lot of different strains and loose blunts. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robert De Niro

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Celebrity-Owned Booze and Weed CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA by Dan Aykroyd Aykroyd wanted to create a clean vodka, and helped design a skull container to sell it in. When you are a Ghostbuster, you can do whatever the hell you want. CRACKED.COM — Source

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