15 Most Famous Hollywood Scandals

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15 Most Famous Hollywood Scandals

Let’s confront it: celebrities are constantly involved in scandalous situations that make them the center of attention in the news cycle. While there is always something to talk about in Hollywood, some of these dramas are unquestionably bigger than others. The biggest celebrity scandals of our time range from various types of cheating allegations to tragic and untimely deaths. They include the following;

1.’Access Hollywood’ tape by Donald Trump

Donald Trump overcame controversy after controversy during his presidential campaign in 2016, but the Access Hollywood tape scandal appeared to be the final nail in his political coffin. Trump can be heard telling Billy Bush in a 2005 video released in October 2016 that “when you’re a star,” you can “grab them by the p—y.” The casual discussion of sexual assault outraged half of the country, but in case you missed it, the scandal didn’t shift the dial—Trump still became our president. Sigh. Today’s Billy Bush, on the other hand, was fired.

2. Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi advertisement

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Kendall Jenner’s cringe-worthy Pepsi commercial from 2017 depicted the model using soda to mediate peace between police and protesters, and critics slammed it for trivializing the issue of police brutality against African-Americans and profiting from Black Lives Matter imagery. The backlash was so intense that Pepsi pulled the ad the next day.

3. The feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry

In October 2014, Taylor Swift revealed to Rolling Stone a little song called “Bad Blood,” inspired by an unnamed female artist who “basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour.” “Watch out for the Regina George in sheep’s clothing,” Katy Perry tweeted shortly after.

4. The arrest of A$ap rocky

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A$AP Rocky was involved in a street fight in Sweden, according to a video released by TMZ in June 2019. A Swedish court detained Rocky a few days later for a “suspected attack,” despite Rocky’s claim that he was acting in self-defense. His detention and arrest drew the attention of everyone from Kim Kardashian to Donald Trump, who warned Sweden of “negative consequences” if Rocky was not released. Despite being found guilty, Rocky was not sentenced to prison.

5. The cheating scandal involving Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson

After months of rumors that Tristan Thompson was cheating on his then-girlfriend Khloé Kardashian, a story emerged that effectively ended their relationship: Thompson was accused of cheating on Khloé with Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods. According to sources, the NBA player was seen cuddling up to Jordyn at a party, where they made out and were all over each other. Khloé and Thompson divorced, and Kylie immediately severed ties with her former BFF.

6. Kim Kardashian divorce Kanye west

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Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce from Kanye West in February, after nearly seven years of marriage and months of counseling. She did her own thing, finishing “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” dating “SNL” star Pete Davidson, seeing her shapewear line Skims take off, and passing the “baby bar” exam.

7. Travis Scott’s Astroworld crisis

On November 5, Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival made headlines after a reported crowd surge killed 10 people and injured hundreds more. According to authorities, 50,000 people attended the event in Houston, Texas. Over 300 people were treated at NRG Park’s on-site field hospital, and at least 13 were later hospitalized.

Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pea referred to the incident as a “mass casualty incident.” “The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, causing some panic and some injuries,” the fire chief explained. “People began to pass out and become unconscious, which added to the panic.”

8. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s divorce

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced their breakup in a statement in January 2005, after seven years together. At the time, rumors were circulating that Pitt had an affair with Angelina Jolie while they were filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith the year before. Photos taken of the two while on vacation together in the summer of 2005 show that they were very much together. Years of tabloid magazine covers proclaiming how lonely Jennifer Aniston begins.

9. Michael Jackson has been accused of child molestation

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After a 2003 documentary showed Jackson holding the hand of a 13-year-old boy while expressing his enjoyment of sleepovers with children, police began an investigation. He was arrested on multiple counts of child molestation after his Neverland Ranch was raided, but he denied any wrongdoing. In 2005, he was acquitted on all charges in a highly publicized trial.

10. Princess Diana’s death

The world came to a halt when the People’s Princess was assassinated at the age of 36. On August 31, 1997, she died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in Paris while riding in the back of a Mercedes. Many speculated at the time that the crash was caused by the paparazzi pursuing her, but an investigation later revealed that the driver was also drunk.

11. Demi Lovato overdoses on drugs

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Demi Lovato has always been open about her substance abuse issues, and just weeks after revealing that she had recently relapsed, the singer overdosed. She was taken to the hospital, where she remained stable, but she stayed for a while to recover.

12. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step down from their royal positions

Speaking of le royals—in early 2020, after publicly fighting with the British media and amidst rumors of family struggles, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced that they would be officially transitioning out of their roles as senior members of the royal family. The Queen expressed her full support, the two said they would be splitting their time between Canada and the United Kingdom, and several months later, they had officially denounced their royal titles.

13. The tragic death of Kobe Bryant

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The first disaster of 2020 was Kobe Bryant’s untimely death in a tragic helicopter accident. Due to foggy conditions, the basketball star was traveling to a youth basketball tournament in a private helicopter with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people when the helicopter crashed into a hill near Calabasas, California. Everyone on board was killed in the crash, and fans and friends publicly mourned.

14. Ellen Degeneres faces a backlash

Ellen Degeneres faced serious backlash in 2020 after years of being regarded as one of the funniest and friendliest celebrities in the business. It all started with rumors that Ellen didn’t treat her employees well, and in July 2020, two reports were released depicting the show as a nightmare in which employees were sexually harassed, embarrassed, and talked down to. Many more people began to tell their own stories about Ellen being cruel to them, forcing producers to confirm that her talk show had not been canceled.

15. On 16th 2019–2022: R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being indicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges

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R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his efforts over years to use his fame to entrap victims he sexually abused.

R&B singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering, including bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, as well as sex trafficking.

Kelly faced nine counts in this federal case in the Eastern District of New York: one count of racketeering, with 14 underlying acts including sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, and sex trafficking charges, and eight additional counts of Mann Act violations