one day they’re on top of the world
the next poof there’s nothing like a
scandal to end a successful career in
the public eye nobody’s nobody’s perfect
nobody’s perfect and I certainly wasn’t
in and I understand it I’m not gonna
argue with it welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten career finishing
scandals for this list we’re including
various types of performers politicians
athletes and other individuals in the
spotlight who’ve seen their careers
derailed by actions or events deemed
morally or legally wrong do you guys
want me to finish my answer every reason
will you do the questions I do the
answers in this jackass interrupts me
how about that as the new rule of the
game however we’re excluding scandals
centering on lengthy trials such as
those of AJ Simpson or Bernie Madoff to
go to jail number 10 Winona Ryder
shoplifting
a list performers not only make tons of
money they’re often given expensive
gifts from clothing and jewelry
designers who then get free publicity
when stars wear their creations so it
seemed unlikely that such a celebrity
would steal these kinds of items from a
department store
it wasn’t my do you know I didn’t want
to do it but you did do it this was
apparently not the case for Ryder though
who was arrested on shoplifting charges
at the turn of the century
and convicted of three felonies
seemingly unstoppable during the 90s
post arrest the award-winning actress
was practically scrubbed from the
trailer for mr. deeds her 2002 film with
Adam Sandler to get the office and her
career has been in the slow lane ever
since is that your long-term plan to
work in retail number nine Paula Deen
racist language Paula Deen was alleged
to have said the n-word multiple times
for years Paula Deen was the undisputed
queen of down-home southern cooking
ignoring prevailing health trends that
cautioned against the overuse of butter
sugar cream and deep fryers
and offer my sincere apology to those
that unfortunately Dean’s tendency to go
against political correctness extended
beyond the kitchen a former employee
claimed in a lawsuit that Dean had used
racial slurs off-camera according to the
deposition Dean was asked have you ever
used the n-word yourself to which she
replies yes of course when Dean admitted
that she had used the n-word in the past
and offered a tearful apology
she lost her popular Food Network TV
show and the support of several sponsors
but it’s too late because the Food
Network turned around and said hey you
know what Paula you’re terminated
currently she’s attempting to come back
with her own network well welcome to the
Paula Deen Network
you can throw out your TV now because
this is where you can find me number
eight
Milli Vanilli lip-synching in the era of
auto-tune and pre-recorded tracks for
live performances it could almost be
argued that fab morvan and Rob Pilatus
were just ahead of the curve
but even though many pop stars benefit
from the technological enhancement of
their own voices the voices of this late
80s duo belonged to session singers when
it finally came to light that Morvan and
Pilatus could barely speak English let
alone sing in that language and that
other singers had done the vocals on
their album the deception destroyed what
once seemed a very promising career the
men were also stripped of their Grammy
Award ere was returning the Grammy
Awards they won for the best new artist
of 1989 but the Recording Academy had
already stripped them of the trophies
the day before
although morva eventually achieved
moderate success as a musician pilatus
succumbed to drugs in 1998 being punched
every day in the public eye leaves marks
number 7 Michael Richards racist rant
hello nice to meet you see you later
as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld Richards
seemed goofy and lovable and for many
fans it was impossible not to associate
the actor with a loopy but harmless
character take one I don’t want it I
don’t want it just know stupid that all
changed in 2006 during a comedy club
show when Richards lashed out at
hecklers in the audience
while calling them out for their
rudeness and loudness was understandable
other comedians have similarly
challenged audience members the
situation took an unexpected and
career-ending turn when Richards
unleashed a barrage of racial slurs
though he attempted to publicly
apologize Richards officially retired
from performing stand-up comedy in 2007
every time I see this backdrop I think
about crema number 6 the Dixie Chicks
george w bush disc
it was the dis heard round the world
when band member Natalie Maines
announced during a London show that the
group was ashamed of being from the same
stage as then president george w bush
the brits cheered just so you know we’re
ashamed the president united states but
once the comment was reported in the
media many american fans sieved some
country music radio stations band the
chicks music and mains even received
death threats and i didn’t know that
kind of hatred existed and it was weird
to see it be taught to someone boycotts
caused the group’s music to plummet in
the charts and hurt their sales
eventually though the fervor died down
enough for the group to win multiple
Grammy Awards in 2007 our core fans have
always stayed true to us and I want to
thank them for staying with us
number 5 Anthony Weiner sexting anthony
Weiner’s penis yes I I kept that in as
long as I could
it’s normally a positive thing when a
politician shows openness regarding
modern technology and new methods of
communication such as social media for
me it just comes down to this which is
what is wrong with you however in the
case of this former member of the US
House of Representatives there is such a
thing as being too comfortable
this is the picture that started the
controversy tweeted from the account of
one of Congress’s brightest Democratic
stars and directed to the Twitter name
of this 21 year old college student
Weiner lived up to his name by
demonstrating a tendency to overshare
photos of his own attributes with women
other than his wife via Twitter so today
I’m announcing my resignation from
Congress the sexting scandal caused him
to resign from Congress in 2011 however
in 2013 he was allegedly added again as
similar antics killed his mayoral
ambitions I want to again say have her
sorry them to anyone who was received
there was a seething end to these
messages and the disruption that this is
caused number 4 Petros gambling
in 20 plus years as a baseball player
Petros was exceptional winning multiple
World Series championships numerous
awards including Most Valuable Player
and breaking several major league
records most notably Ty Cobb’s hit
record checks any fires rose Wayne
after retiring from playing roles became
a manager his outstanding career
guaranteed induction into the Baseball
Hall of Fame until evidence surfaced
that he’d been betting on baseball games
during his stint managing the Cincinnati
Reds baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti
in New York ended six months of swirling
questions and banished Pete Rose
permanently from baseball as a result
Rose was declared permanently ineligible
for the Hall of Fame
you’re 73 years old ooh before I don’t
look at I don’t acted and I have a lot
of bills I mean you have to work
hey four she unfortunately I’d rather be
working in baseball number three
Herman Cain sexual harassment and
adultery came as not talked about the
latest accusation but he did say earlier
this week that even if more women came
forward they were all making their
stories up in a crowded field of
Republicans seeking their party’s
nomination for the 2012 US presidential
elections Cain stood out for several
reasons unfortunately many of the
reasons weren’t good
I know you dismiss the idea of a sexual
relationship with her yes but
nevertheless you you you did give her
money over the years and that raised
questions a basic one why first there
was an advertisement featuring Cain’s
chief of staff Marc Bloch who apparently
got so excited talking about the
campaign that he couldn’t finish the
commercial without a smoke break
from there things went further downhill
as the aspiring presidential contender
was accused of sexual harassment and
adultery this eventually led to his
withdrawal from the race and politics so
you agree with Libya number two Bill
Cosby sexual assault allegations The
Cosby Show brought him into millions of
living rooms as perfect dad cliff
Huxtable long before the popular sitcom
debuted Cosby was building his
reputation as a family-friendly
entertainer playing a trainer on an
early TV series and creating the Fat
Albert and the Cosby kids cartoons
so when accusations that he’d previously
drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of
women started surfacing in 2014 the
fallout cost Cosby to cancel some live
appearances and his fatherly reputation
is probably irreparably damaged the old
story was if you tilt a little drop it
was on the head of the pin it doesn’t
make it and the girl would drink it and
she would marry before we unveil our top
pick here are some honorable or in this
case dishonorable mentions first of all
I’m past libel do I feel like this is
there’s this whole thing in America
where like you’re liable proof right
you’ve had so much crap said about you
right it’s totally awful do I am I not
it no when have you have I tried it
probably in one of my drunken stupors
probably approximately about a year ago
and the indecent exposure part of it I
maintained at the time it happened that
it didn’t happen and I maintained that
stir Washington who played dr. Preston
Burke on the ABC Hospital
drama was fired from the show for using
homophobic slurs towards his castmate TR
night no I did not call it TR f number
one Mel Gibson anti-semitic and racist
rants what would you do if you were
stuck in one place and every day was
exactly the same and nothing that he did
mattered in the classic 1993 comedy
Groundhog Day the main character lives
the same day over and over and over
again unfortunately when it comes to
actor Mel Gibson and reports of his
anti-semitic vitriol every single day it
sometimes feels like the public has been
experiencing their own version of
Groundhog Day for the past several years
but it’s the reported threats against
oksana grigory avid that are bringing
the most attention Esther house in a
letter says Gibson told him I’m going to
kill her I’m going to have her killed
previously known for his acting talent
leading men good looks and ability to
sell movie tickets the american-born
Australian actors career has
increasingly been overshadowed by
incidents highlighting his temper and
his vicious frequently alcohol-fueled
verbal outbursts and anti-semitic rants
edge of darkness opens today it’s good
to see you back in the saddle and doing
what you do best thanks a lot for
joining us Mel take care bye bye
asshole
do you agree with our list that’s the
dumbest thing I ever heard what career
finishing scandal do you think is the
most memorable I don’t have to ask
anybody not going to change your band
for more fascinating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com you know Anthony Weiner
said yesterday he wants closure you want
closure
start with your zipper closures
the next poof there’s nothing like a
scandal to end a successful career in
the public eye nobody’s nobody’s perfect
nobody’s perfect and I certainly wasn’t
in and I understand it I’m not gonna
argue with it welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten career finishing
scandals for this list we’re including
various types of performers politicians
athletes and other individuals in the
spotlight who’ve seen their careers
derailed by actions or events deemed
morally or legally wrong do you guys
want me to finish my answer every reason
will you do the questions I do the
answers in this jackass interrupts me
how about that as the new rule of the
game however we’re excluding scandals
centering on lengthy trials such as
those of AJ Simpson or Bernie Madoff to
go to jail number 10 Winona Ryder
shoplifting
a list performers not only make tons of
money they’re often given expensive
gifts from clothing and jewelry
designers who then get free publicity
when stars wear their creations so it
seemed unlikely that such a celebrity
would steal these kinds of items from a
department store
it wasn’t my do you know I didn’t want
to do it but you did do it this was
apparently not the case for Ryder though
who was arrested on shoplifting charges
at the turn of the century
and convicted of three felonies
seemingly unstoppable during the 90s
post arrest the award-winning actress
was practically scrubbed from the
trailer for mr. deeds her 2002 film with
Adam Sandler to get the office and her
career has been in the slow lane ever
since is that your long-term plan to
work in retail number nine Paula Deen
racist language Paula Deen was alleged
to have said the n-word multiple times
for years Paula Deen was the undisputed
queen of down-home southern cooking
ignoring prevailing health trends that
cautioned against the overuse of butter
sugar cream and deep fryers
and offer my sincere apology to those
that unfortunately Dean’s tendency to go
against political correctness extended
beyond the kitchen a former employee
claimed in a lawsuit that Dean had used
racial slurs off-camera according to the
deposition Dean was asked have you ever
used the n-word yourself to which she
replies yes of course when Dean admitted
that she had used the n-word in the past
and offered a tearful apology
she lost her popular Food Network TV
show and the support of several sponsors
but it’s too late because the Food
Network turned around and said hey you
know what Paula you’re terminated
currently she’s attempting to come back
with her own network well welcome to the
Paula Deen Network
you can throw out your TV now because
this is where you can find me number
eight
Milli Vanilli lip-synching in the era of
auto-tune and pre-recorded tracks for
live performances it could almost be
argued that fab morvan and Rob Pilatus
were just ahead of the curve
but even though many pop stars benefit
from the technological enhancement of
their own voices the voices of this late
80s duo belonged to session singers when
it finally came to light that Morvan and
Pilatus could barely speak English let
alone sing in that language and that
other singers had done the vocals on
their album the deception destroyed what
once seemed a very promising career the
men were also stripped of their Grammy
Award ere was returning the Grammy
Awards they won for the best new artist
of 1989 but the Recording Academy had
already stripped them of the trophies
the day before
although morva eventually achieved
moderate success as a musician pilatus
succumbed to drugs in 1998 being punched
every day in the public eye leaves marks
number 7 Michael Richards racist rant
hello nice to meet you see you later
as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld Richards
seemed goofy and lovable and for many
fans it was impossible not to associate
the actor with a loopy but harmless
character take one I don’t want it I
don’t want it just know stupid that all
changed in 2006 during a comedy club
show when Richards lashed out at
hecklers in the audience
while calling them out for their
rudeness and loudness was understandable
other comedians have similarly
challenged audience members the
situation took an unexpected and
career-ending turn when Richards
unleashed a barrage of racial slurs
though he attempted to publicly
apologize Richards officially retired
from performing stand-up comedy in 2007
every time I see this backdrop I think
about crema number 6 the Dixie Chicks
george w bush disc
it was the dis heard round the world
when band member Natalie Maines
announced during a London show that the
group was ashamed of being from the same
stage as then president george w bush
the brits cheered just so you know we’re
ashamed the president united states but
once the comment was reported in the
media many american fans sieved some
country music radio stations band the
chicks music and mains even received
death threats and i didn’t know that
kind of hatred existed and it was weird
to see it be taught to someone boycotts
caused the group’s music to plummet in
the charts and hurt their sales
eventually though the fervor died down
enough for the group to win multiple
Grammy Awards in 2007 our core fans have
always stayed true to us and I want to
thank them for staying with us
number 5 Anthony Weiner sexting anthony
Weiner’s penis yes I I kept that in as
long as I could
it’s normally a positive thing when a
politician shows openness regarding
modern technology and new methods of
communication such as social media for
me it just comes down to this which is
what is wrong with you however in the
case of this former member of the US
House of Representatives there is such a
thing as being too comfortable
this is the picture that started the
controversy tweeted from the account of
one of Congress’s brightest Democratic
stars and directed to the Twitter name
of this 21 year old college student
Weiner lived up to his name by
demonstrating a tendency to overshare
photos of his own attributes with women
other than his wife via Twitter so today
I’m announcing my resignation from
Congress the sexting scandal caused him
to resign from Congress in 2011 however
in 2013 he was allegedly added again as
similar antics killed his mayoral
ambitions I want to again say have her
sorry them to anyone who was received
there was a seething end to these
messages and the disruption that this is
caused number 4 Petros gambling
in 20 plus years as a baseball player
Petros was exceptional winning multiple
World Series championships numerous
awards including Most Valuable Player
and breaking several major league
records most notably Ty Cobb’s hit
record checks any fires rose Wayne
after retiring from playing roles became
a manager his outstanding career
guaranteed induction into the Baseball
Hall of Fame until evidence surfaced
that he’d been betting on baseball games
during his stint managing the Cincinnati
Reds baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti
in New York ended six months of swirling
questions and banished Pete Rose
permanently from baseball as a result
Rose was declared permanently ineligible
for the Hall of Fame
you’re 73 years old ooh before I don’t
look at I don’t acted and I have a lot
of bills I mean you have to work
hey four she unfortunately I’d rather be
working in baseball number three
Herman Cain sexual harassment and
adultery came as not talked about the
latest accusation but he did say earlier
this week that even if more women came
forward they were all making their
stories up in a crowded field of
Republicans seeking their party’s
nomination for the 2012 US presidential
elections Cain stood out for several
reasons unfortunately many of the
reasons weren’t good
I know you dismiss the idea of a sexual
relationship with her yes but
nevertheless you you you did give her
money over the years and that raised
questions a basic one why first there
was an advertisement featuring Cain’s
chief of staff Marc Bloch who apparently
got so excited talking about the
campaign that he couldn’t finish the
commercial without a smoke break
from there things went further downhill
as the aspiring presidential contender
was accused of sexual harassment and
adultery this eventually led to his
withdrawal from the race and politics so
you agree with Libya number two Bill
Cosby sexual assault allegations The
Cosby Show brought him into millions of
living rooms as perfect dad cliff
Huxtable long before the popular sitcom
debuted Cosby was building his
reputation as a family-friendly
entertainer playing a trainer on an
early TV series and creating the Fat
Albert and the Cosby kids cartoons
so when accusations that he’d previously
drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of
women started surfacing in 2014 the
fallout cost Cosby to cancel some live
appearances and his fatherly reputation
is probably irreparably damaged the old
story was if you tilt a little drop it
was on the head of the pin it doesn’t
make it and the girl would drink it and
she would marry before we unveil our top
pick here are some honorable or in this
case dishonorable mentions first of all
I’m past libel do I feel like this is
there’s this whole thing in America
where like you’re liable proof right
you’ve had so much crap said about you
right it’s totally awful do I am I not
it no when have you have I tried it
probably in one of my drunken stupors
probably approximately about a year ago
and the indecent exposure part of it I
maintained at the time it happened that
it didn’t happen and I maintained that
stir Washington who played dr. Preston
Burke on the ABC Hospital
drama was fired from the show for using
homophobic slurs towards his castmate TR
night no I did not call it TR f number
one Mel Gibson anti-semitic and racist
rants what would you do if you were
stuck in one place and every day was
exactly the same and nothing that he did
mattered in the classic 1993 comedy
Groundhog Day the main character lives
the same day over and over and over
again unfortunately when it comes to
actor Mel Gibson and reports of his
anti-semitic vitriol every single day it
sometimes feels like the public has been
experiencing their own version of
Groundhog Day for the past several years
but it’s the reported threats against
oksana grigory avid that are bringing
the most attention Esther house in a
letter says Gibson told him I’m going to
kill her I’m going to have her killed
previously known for his acting talent
leading men good looks and ability to
sell movie tickets the american-born
Australian actors career has
increasingly been overshadowed by
incidents highlighting his temper and
his vicious frequently alcohol-fueled
verbal outbursts and anti-semitic rants
edge of darkness opens today it’s good
to see you back in the saddle and doing
what you do best thanks a lot for
joining us Mel take care bye bye
asshole
do you agree with our list that’s the
dumbest thing I ever heard what career
finishing scandal do you think is the
most memorable I don’t have to ask
anybody not going to change your band
for more fascinating top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com you know Anthony Weiner
said yesterday he wants closure you want
closure
start with your zipper closures
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