Talent often blinds us. When someone captivates us on screen, stage, or court, we tend to focus on the range of their voice, the smoothness of their movements, or the precision of their jump shot. We cheer, admire, and even idolize—often forgetting that behind the performance is a human being, flawed just like us.
To remind ourselves of that, let’s dive into an online discussion where people are sharing names of celebrities who seem nice — at least as far as their public image goes — but have, nonetheless, done some pretty questionable things.
#1
That's easy: John Lennon. He was a petulant demon who managed to convince the world he was a humble pacifist.
Just read up on him, you'll see what a violent, arrogant liar he was.
hurrypotta:
He was a horrible horrible father to his first son and wife Julia. He let his first wife walk in on him and Yoko naked in their living room as she came back from vacation. Thats how he decided to ask for a divorce. He ignored Julian, for years while using his son with Yoko as a prop for songs. He was a drunk angry a**hole.
Just read up on him, you'll see what a violent, arrogant liar he was.
hurrypotta:
He was a horrible horrible father to his first son and wife Julia. He let his first wife walk in on him and Yoko naked in their living room as she came back from vacation. Thats how he decided to ask for a divorce. He ignored Julian, for years while using his son with Yoko as a prop for songs. He was a drunk angry a**hole.
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61points
#2
A lot of people still love Mike Tyson and think because he talks kind of funny he must be a nice guy. People think he is a nice guy who had a rough life growing up.
He is a convicted r**ist, he has admitted to beating women, and has been accused of SA by multiple other women.
Dude's a piece of s**t.
Yingking:
He also basically admitted to r**e, he only denies the case that got him into jail. It’s pretty fascinating, he said that he should have been in jail for a lot of terrible s**t he did to women, but still denies the r**e case that got him convicted.
He is a convicted r**ist, he has admitted to beating women, and has been accused of SA by multiple other women.
Dude's a piece of s**t.
Yingking:
He also basically admitted to r**e, he only denies the case that got him into jail. It’s pretty fascinating, he said that he should have been in jail for a lot of terrible s**t he did to women, but still denies the r**e case that got him convicted.
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59points
#3
Tom Cruise. Everybody likes him but he is estranged from his daughter due to Scientology.
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57points
#4
Although some parts of social media might not like her, Oprah would fit the bill. She promoted some awful people like 'Dr.' Phil and Dr Oz. Plus, her friendships with Diddy, Weinstein and Cosby surely doesn't look good. Granted nothing major hasn't come out regarding her like Ellen, but it's just a matter of time.
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53points
#5
Dr. Dre beat his girlfriend so badly that she had to get plastic surgery.
gingerzombie2:
Damn, Beats by Dre has a whole new meaning
gingerzombie2:
Damn, Beats by Dre has a whole new meaning
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51points
#6
Kobe r***d a woman but no one likes to talk about that, or the fact that he had cheated on Vanessa with a ridiculous amount of women and she stayed for the money.
50points
#7
Bill Cosby, is a monster. Though kept an image alive to hide the fact. I fell for the facade with his comedy albums from the 60’s.. Which I feel horrible about.
WyndWoman:
Bill Cosby. It was shocking when his r**es came out.
WyndWoman:
Bill Cosby. It was shocking when his r**es came out.
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48points
#9
I'm not sure if anyone viewed him as "nice", but Steven Seagal is a much, much worse human than you'd imagine.
He's not just your regular male actor with a few SA accusations, he's had credible cases against him for human trafficking and so many actresses accuses him of a*****t he was pushed out of Hollywood.
He's not just your regular male actor with a few SA accusations, he's had credible cases against him for human trafficking and so many actresses accuses him of a*****t he was pushed out of Hollywood.
42points
#10
Naomi Campbell, great model, terrible person, despite having millions of dollars of her own, stole from a charity she set up.
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41points
#11
Jerry Seinfeld did gross things in the 90s.
Cultural_Elephant_73:
Now this fits the prompt. Generally regarded as a nice guy (although more of an a*****e in recent years) and he dated a high schooler when he was almost 40.
Her parents were fine with it. Yow.
Cultural_Elephant_73:
Now this fits the prompt. Generally regarded as a nice guy (although more of an a*****e in recent years) and he dated a high schooler when he was almost 40.
Her parents were fine with it. Yow.
38points
#12
Coco Chanel. Most famous for her perfume, Chanel No. 5. Although a majority of people don't know about her collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. It's speculated that she used the outbreak of WWII to punish employees who had gone on strike in 1936 (thousands of women lost their jobs), while living it up with her N**i boyfriend. She tried to use the fact that she was an A***n and the owners of *Parfums Chanel* were Jewish to get the Nazis to hand over control of the business to her. It didn't work, because they had already given the company to someone else, who returned it to them after the war. She still managed to receive all the profit from Chanel No. 5 during wartime, as well as having the Wertheimers (the owners) pay for all of her expenses for the rest of her life.
As for actually working for the Nazis, she worked for Walter Schnellenberg, who head the German's Security Service in Berlin. He was later tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to six years, but released early due to health problems. Chanel paid for his treatments and living expenses, financially supported his wife, and even paid for his funeral. She had fled to Switzerland to avoid retribution for collaboration, and wasn't punished at all. Documents released in the 2010s revealed that she directly worked with the Abwehr, including plans to take control of Madrid, and other operations to try and acquire favorable terms for surrender after it became obvious Germany would lose.
But what most people remember her for is her perfume and revolutionizing fashion.
As for actually working for the Nazis, she worked for Walter Schnellenberg, who head the German's Security Service in Berlin. He was later tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to six years, but released early due to health problems. Chanel paid for his treatments and living expenses, financially supported his wife, and even paid for his funeral. She had fled to Switzerland to avoid retribution for collaboration, and wasn't punished at all. Documents released in the 2010s revealed that she directly worked with the Abwehr, including plans to take control of Madrid, and other operations to try and acquire favorable terms for surrender after it became obvious Germany would lose.
But what most people remember her for is her perfume and revolutionizing fashion.
38points
#13
It was said in another one of these on reddit.... Jimmy Saville. Scum of the earth when it all got uncovered.
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37points
#14
Mark Whalberg. He's committed 3 rather violent racially motivated assaults. That's just the ones that are public knowledge.
OkTelephone496:
A surprising number of people think Mark Wahlberg is a good guy, and he very much is not.
egyptiantouristt:
He would also marry himself if he could.
OkTelephone496:
A surprising number of people think Mark Wahlberg is a good guy, and he very much is not.
egyptiantouristt:
He would also marry himself if he could.
36points
#15
Bill Murray.
Ambitious_Hold_5435:
His ex-wife says he beat her and then said, "You're lucky I didn't k**l you!"
Ootguitarist2:
He was so sh**ty to Lucy Liu when making Charlie’s Angels that she punched him and they didn’t bring him back for the sequel
Ambitious_Hold_5435:
His ex-wife says he beat her and then said, "You're lucky I didn't k**l you!"
Ootguitarist2:
He was so sh**ty to Lucy Liu when making Charlie’s Angels that she punched him and they didn’t bring him back for the sequel
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36points
#16
Marlon Brando forced Rita Moreno to have an abortion in the 1960s. The procedure was botched, she went home with the fetus DYING INSIDE OF HER BODY, and she had to return to the hospital for a surgical removal. she almost died.
And then there’s the brutal sodomy scene in Last Tango in Paris. Maria Schneider was not informed of the scene until it was being shot. It was an incredibly traumatic experience for her. She was only nineteen years old.
Brando was a talented actor and he deserves to be credited as such, but I believe that it’s necessary that we cast light on his horrific treatment of women. talented people are capable of monstrous things. We need to condemn those actions, not enable them.
And then there’s the brutal sodomy scene in Last Tango in Paris. Maria Schneider was not informed of the scene until it was being shot. It was an incredibly traumatic experience for her. She was only nineteen years old.
Brando was a talented actor and he deserves to be credited as such, but I believe that it’s necessary that we cast light on his horrific treatment of women. talented people are capable of monstrous things. We need to condemn those actions, not enable them.
30points
#17
John Stamos is generally perceived as a nice guy who elicits a sense of nostalgia in millennials. He once joked about orchestrating the sexual a*****t of a women. She had agreed to sexual activity with him. They began with the lights off and he says he left and sent a friend in to the room to take his place. That's a story he told on a podcast, not sure if he thought it was funny or something?
29points
#18
Jack Nicholson, pretty sure he beat a woman so badly she got brain damage.
FoodForTh0ts:
He also forced women he'd slept with to have abortions and sign NDAs saying they'd never met him
FoodForTh0ts:
He also forced women he'd slept with to have abortions and sign NDAs saying they'd never met him
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29points
#19
Anthony Kiedis.
I learned about what he did in his book, basically getting away with "having relations" with a 14 year-old girl.
I learned about what he did in his book, basically getting away with "having relations" with a 14 year-old girl.
29points
#20
Eric Clapton. He is a self admitted r**ist and total racist.
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29points