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Elon Musk is the Tony Stark of ratfucking every lucrative industry to smithereens.

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Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now CHARLIE ROSE hosted his eponymous talk show from 1991 to 2017. НЕ WAS FIRED FROM PBS AND CBS due to allegations of sexual harassment dating from 1991 to 2011. Не tried a comeback in 2022 by interviewing a billionaire. Sheesh, holding water to climate-collapsing obscene wealth sure is a great look, Charlie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Coolio & Larry King

cartoon celebrities coolio & & Larry King In the episode Headhunters, Grunkle Stan's wax statues come to life, including Coolio and King, voiced by the real- Gravity Falls life, non-wax versions. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBR

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Bob Dylan - Victoria's Secret

Celebrity Endorsements Bob Dylan correctly predicted his commercial future. In a 1965 interview, Dylan joked that he'd only ever sell out for women's undergarments. Fast forward to 2007, Dylan appeared in an ad for Victoria's Secret. CRACKED.COM — Source: Still Dyl/YouTube

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$1.4 billion ain’t bad.

Celebrity Side Hustles Jessica Alba Eco-friendly - - HONEST consumer goods Her Honest Company started with challenges, but kept going and went public at a $1.4 billion value. She says they learned from the challenges and moved forward, spending 2% of revenue on R&D and quality testing. Either way, she made out like a bandit. CRACKED — Ga Fullner/Shutterstock,
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Mean Tweets.

Recurring at Late Night Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets A staple of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Mean Tweets first aired in March 2012 and featured Will Ferrell on the toilet. It has featured the biggest celebrities, sports figures, and even President Obama. @BelmarCPA Will Ferrell is overrated. Sorry, but he jus CRACKED — ABC
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Susan Sarandon

celebrity Hobbies susan sarandon will school you at ping pong. The Oscar winner is a huge fan, as it's a game that people of any size, age, or gender can play competitively against one another. She even supports a program that brings ping pong tables to underprivileged schools. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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Mila Kunis

TREKKER CELEBRITIES MILA KUNIS KNOWN FOR That '70s Show, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, marrying Ashton Kutcher. TREK CLAIM TO FAME Has a signed Leonard Nimoy photo and vintage Star Trek toys. CRACKED.COM — Source: TREKNEWS.NET

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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 Endorsements Helen Mirren got Wii Fit. The revered actress gushed over the ease of doing exercise in front of the TV using the Wii Fit, promoting that anyone can do it (especially Oscar winners). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Chiwetel Ejiofor is Chew-it-tell edge-ee-oh-four

Celebrity names everyone says wrong Chiwetel Ejiofor Chew-it-tell Edge-ee-oh-four Chiwetel Ejiofor, being a non-white name, is near impossible for most Americans to wrap their heads around. Despite that, the Doctor Strange star has an incredibly easy to pronounce name - it's just Chew-it-tell Edge-ee-oh-Four. CRACKED.COM — Source: Showbiz CheatSheet

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Lame Celebrities

Tired MCU Tropes celebrity pandering Most celebrity cameos in the MCU are fun, like Sam Neill in Thor: Ragnarok - but others are just laaaame. The bottom of the barrel is Iron Man 3, with Bill Maher and especially Elon Musk. History is quickly judging that one with an ooh boy. CRACKED.COM — More: What Happened To Elon Musk In The MCU After 'Iron Man 2'

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Juno Temple & Candice Accola

CRACKED.COM CELEBRITY LOOKALIKES Juno Temple & Candice Accola TED LASSO THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Candice Accola looks like the CW-ified version of the British actor. Upon first watch of Ted Lasso, I thought to myself, Good for Caroline! Who knew she had the range!

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Elon Musk and Amber Heard

Surprising Celebrity Couples Elon Musk and Amber Heard After getting his first wife to date him by letting her buy anything she wanted, he went on to marry the same woman twice, and then to date Heard. CRACKED.COM — Source: Business Insider

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Patton Oswalt

celebrities who Are Into Magic: The Gathering Patton oswalt General Patton is what they call him on the fantasy battlefield as he commands his magical troops. A rare and powerful card, according to him: Kneeling BUS Kneeling Bus Autobús que se desciende CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Celebrities Who Are Huge 'Magic: The Gathering' Nerds

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celebrity Besties Yeah, really 50 cent + Bette Midler The rapper and the singer have been friends since 2008, when the two collaborated on a community garden project in Queens. They keep working together on other community projects to this day. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bruce Campbell - 'The Exorcist'

CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE SCARY MOVIES BRUCE CAMPBELL praises THE EXORCIST They made you think possession was real, it wasn't over the top... they used real actors, like, it was a horror movie made for adults! CRACKED.COM — Source: Syfy
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CRACKED.COM celebrities who play D&D Rainn wilson ~ 20 The Office star played D&D in his youth 8 16 ZL 10 17 and went to gaming conventions in the 1980s. Не considers himself a LARPer and and revisits these interests in his spare time. — Source

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celebrity Hobbies Joe Maganiello Z 20 loves D&D. 5 8 2 9V The towering Magic Mike star spends his free time playing Dungeons & Dragons in his gaming room. Не hosts a regular game with other actors and writers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CELEBRITIES that tried stand-up GAVIN McINNES stand-up should stand back and stand by. The Proud Boys founder was ready to perform at the comedy event Stand Back & Stand By (a nod to Trump's comments), but Penn State was forced to cancel the event after protests turned violent. CRACKED — Source

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Drake

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Natalie Portman was a vegan shoe designer.

Celebrities who tried something new Natalie Portman was a shoe designer, (for less than a year). In February 2008, Portman partnered with shoe boutique Te Casan to launch a vegan footwear line, but by November, the company folded and the store closed for good. CRACKED — Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock, Te Casan
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celebrity Hobbies Taylor swift makes snow globes. When she's not killing it in record sales or writing a new song about some ex, Swift enjoys making Christmas in a jar, with glitter as gifts to her friends. CRACKED.COM — Source

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celebrity Hobbies Dominic Monaghan loves spiders and lizards. Ever since he was a kid, the Lord of the Rings/ Lost actor had been fascinated with lizards and bugs, keeping them as pets. Не even has a recently discovered species of spider named after him! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston

celebrity Besties The friendship beyond Friends Paul Rudd + Jennifer Aniston The two first met while working together on the movie The Object of My Affection, and then reunited when Rudd became a semi-regular on Friends. They've been buds ever since. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Insider, The Hollywood Reporter

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Journalist Tom Kummer published incredible, exclusive celebrity interviews. Не accomplished this by making them up. In the phony interviews, Mike Tyson pontificates on Nietzsche, Sean Penn discusses Kierkegaard, and Bruce Willis philosophizes about morality. In his defense, Kummer called his work borderline journalism. CRACKED COM http://www. .nytimes — Source

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Maybe shepherd’s pie is the fountain of youth?!

Celebrity Superstitions Keith Richards shepherd's pie. Не requires a shepherd's pie at every Rolling Stones show, and they once delayed a show so he could eat it. A crew member once cut into the pie before him, and he threatened to cut him up and put him in the next pie. CRACKED — Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock,
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Before he was the greatest showman, Hugh Jackman was a children's birthday party clown. His last gig was for an 8-year old celebrant who thought he wa

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Jodie Foster

Gaming Celebrities Jodie Foster is a Guitar Heroine. While Foster loves music, she admits that she has no talent for instruments. The good thing about Guitar Hero is you can just go 'blue, green, green, green, blue, green, green... CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

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Lance Armstrong

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now DIRO GIRO ESTRONG.ORG LANCE ARMSTRONG won the Tour de France seven friggin' times, which is amazing. LIVESTRONG EXCEPT WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THAT НЕ RAN A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED DOPING RING, and took performance-enhancing drugs for most of his career. Не was stripped of his wins and banned from the sport, but hey, what would Dodgeball trivia be without him? CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Secret Societies

CRACKED THE MILLARD FILLMORE APPRECIATION SOCIETY IS A TRIBUTE TO AN OBSCURE U.S. PRESIDENT. The society celebrates Fillmore's birthday each year with festivities that include cake, music, speeches, and members dressed up as Fillmore. — Matthew B. Brady/Wiki Commons,
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Strangely Specific Secret Societies That Should Have Saved Us All

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