This century was, hands down, a total circus of celeb scandals: Chris Brown's assault on Rihanna, Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct, Ariana Grande and her doughnut-licking incident, Taylor Swift and Kanye West's feud, Ellen Degeneres' maltreatment of employees, and about a gazillion more.
However, the media is also known for blowing things out of proportion, so today, we're going to focus solely on overhyped controversies that surrounded our beloved (or not) stars!
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#21
Al franken resigned because a conservative woman lied about the circumstances surrounding a photo they both took in jest. He was sacrificed on the altar of me too to shame the republicans for supporting trump in the wake of credible allegations.
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89points
#22
Any of them getting canceled for saying 1 bad word 10+ years ago.
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84points
#24
Elizabeth Olson not tweeting or acknowledging it in social media after Chadwick Boseman died.
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75points
#25
Canadian snowboarder who gold in the men's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The IOC initially stripped him of the medal due to a failed drug test for cannabis use but overruled by an appeals court two days later, resulting in the medal being restored.
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66points
#26
The recent incident where a 19 yr old NBA player’s body guard shoved Britney Spear’s hand away when she tried to get his attention.
The player got bombarded with hate from her fans when he literally didn’t do a thing haha
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54points
#27
I will never understand why Taylor Swift was SO hated after kanye claimed she lied about the phone call (she didn't aswell). I've seen a mural of her saying 1989-2016, people wanted her dead/ to pretend she died. It's insane. Even if kanye was right, all she would have done was lie...
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52points
#28
The majorty of Kpop Idols' issues and "scandals" whatsoever (ex. Smoking, dating, crying at a friend's funeral, etc.)
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51points
#29
Roky Erickson, lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, got put in a psych ward for possessing a single joint in 1969 Austin, Texas. He was subject to electroshock “treatment” in these facilities for 4 years. His mental state deteriorated greatly over this time frame. Based on the information that is out there, it’s pretty safe to say that this incident drastically lowered his long term quality of life. He was 22 years old when he was sent to the first facility.
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50points
#30
David Bowie saying he was BiSexual in an interview. It really ended up hurting his career in the U.S.
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39points
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