Many of us tend to put celebrities on a pedestal, seemingly forgetting that they’re human beings, too. They make mistakes and do things that may make them come off as abhorrent individuals.
Seeing a revered figure act like a fool or fall from grace can be unforgivable, as these responses from a recent Reddit thread prove. Here, people shared why they are no longer fans of these famous names, along with firsthand experiences that completely turned them off.
Scroll through and see if the personalities you had in mind made the list. Likewise, feel free to join the conversation through the comments.
#41
Finding out that both Owen Wilson AND Jackie Chan have children (very specifically daughters) that they do not/have not seen. Owen Wilson's daughter is still under 10 so this crosses me out to the extreme. Jackie Chan basically had an affair and abandoned the offspring of that affair and she had to live in the streets for a while. Both of them are disgusting deadbeats.
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23points
#42
Ariana Grande home wrecking a marriage with a newborn baby involved.
She has a track record of home wrecking, yeah the guys are the ones that are married/in relationships but at this point she deliberately goes after taken men and obviously loves seeing the other woman suffer.
She has a track record of home wrecking, yeah the guys are the ones that are married/in relationships but at this point she deliberately goes after taken men and obviously loves seeing the other woman suffer.
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23points
#44
Brad Pitt's six children don't speak to him after what he did to their mother and some of them. He got away with it, dragged his divorce out over years suing his wife over and over yet is still a beloved movie star getting great parts and loving the good life. He made sure to basically ruin his wife's career too. I can't watch some of my favorite movie because that monster is in them.
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19points
#45
Neil Gaiman. He’s trying to come back, too! Sorry, Neil, I’m a Sanderson fan now.
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17points
#46
Will Smith. Why the f is National Geographic funding a show about him traveling the world? People in general are annoyed at shows where wealthy celebrities get paid to travel the world and “discover themselves” now add the fact that the star of that show is an unhinged tool. This show has to be DOA.
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17points
#47
That guy Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age when he kicked a female photographer's camera and caused injuries to her face and neck. Never understood why it was just brushed aside.
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16points
#48
Early 90s, I was a kid I was trying to get a soda at a car dealership when my dad was trying to get his car fixed. I didn’t know they had raised the prices and I was a nickel short…in walks Scotty Pippen and I asked him for a nickel, he just looked at me, took a bunch of change out, bought a soda and looked right at me as he walked away with his soda and pocket full of change. Frick Scotty Pippen.
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15points
#49
Neil Patrick Harris with the Amy Winehouse cake that looked like her passed body. Who the hell does that?
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12points
#50
Jack Black.
The incident was that he and Kyle checked into the hotel I was working at in 1999, at about 3am, and needed help with their luggage. With a limited staff, I helped Jack Black, and the security guard helped Kyle.
Jack Black was rude, surly, and demanding. He was a complete jerk to me. Barely spoke (I get that, it was 3am) no tip, and when he did speak, he wanted me to leave the luggage cart in his room with all his stuff on it. We only had 6 carts for 250+ rooms, so we can't allow that. When I tried to explain that to him, he got mad at me, like it was my personal policy and not the hotel's.
Until that day, I had been a fan. Now every time I see him in something, I just remember what a jerk he was to me.
0/10 - Don't meet your heroes.
On the other side of things, I also met Martin Short while working in a different hotel, a decade later, and he was an absolute delight. Charming, funny, and kind. Ten stars!
The incident was that he and Kyle checked into the hotel I was working at in 1999, at about 3am, and needed help with their luggage. With a limited staff, I helped Jack Black, and the security guard helped Kyle.
Jack Black was rude, surly, and demanding. He was a complete jerk to me. Barely spoke (I get that, it was 3am) no tip, and when he did speak, he wanted me to leave the luggage cart in his room with all his stuff on it. We only had 6 carts for 250+ rooms, so we can't allow that. When I tried to explain that to him, he got mad at me, like it was my personal policy and not the hotel's.
Until that day, I had been a fan. Now every time I see him in something, I just remember what a jerk he was to me.
0/10 - Don't meet your heroes.
On the other side of things, I also met Martin Short while working in a different hotel, a decade later, and he was an absolute delight. Charming, funny, and kind. Ten stars!
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12points
#51
Demi Lovato for dragging a small business froyo shop that caters to specific dietary needs (I.e. zero sugar, low fat, etc)
I know she apologized and even visited the shop sometime in 2025, but it doesn't take away from how much she overreacted over, again, a small business. To the point of bullying them. Any remainder of respect I had for her was lost with that. Demi has a mountain of privileged in the financial department so of course the power dynamic here is overwhelmingly apparent.
Edit: Mental health issues aside, what she did was horrific. Even if she were neurotypical (she's not but that's okay) my opinion on how she handled this (or any other) situation wouldn't change. Encouraging the stigma of mental health does not make us, the people reacting to that (or any other controversy she's been in) better in any way. In other words, being a jerk in regards to people's mental health is always uncalled for.
I know she apologized and even visited the shop sometime in 2025, but it doesn't take away from how much she overreacted over, again, a small business. To the point of bullying them. Any remainder of respect I had for her was lost with that. Demi has a mountain of privileged in the financial department so of course the power dynamic here is overwhelmingly apparent.
Edit: Mental health issues aside, what she did was horrific. Even if she were neurotypical (she's not but that's okay) my opinion on how she handled this (or any other) situation wouldn't change. Encouraging the stigma of mental health does not make us, the people reacting to that (or any other controversy she's been in) better in any way. In other words, being a jerk in regards to people's mental health is always uncalled for.
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12points
#52
Claire Balding for belittling that Jockey about his teeth live on air. Absolute jerk.
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10points
#53
Metallica, after the Napster incident. Those cry babies lived on bootlegs starting off, and then when sharing platforms came around. Wah wah. We still bought those expensive LP, CDs, hundred s of dollars tickets flight to see their corporate asses. I want to see Lars Burn.
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10points
#56
Jamie Oliver and my curly chip buttered batch with gravy being took off the school menu. I’m now 35 and I still feel the hate in my heart towards him.
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1point
#57
Jason Momoa. My husband met him at a comic convention when Aquaman first came out, and he was such a jerk. Acted very much like he’d rather be anywhere else.
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-8points