Singing about the credible accusations made against you isn’t the brilliant legal loophole you think it is.
Colleen Ballinger’s Unforgivable Ukulele Apology
The YouTuber formerly known as Miranda Sings was mainly canceled over allegations of grooming some of her young fans, but the largest nail in her coffin was her official response to the allegations: a somber, sarcastic little ditty about the “toxic gossip train.” After acknowledging that her team had told her not to mention the accusations, she had a revelation: “They never said that I couldn’… sing… what I want to say.”
Adam Levine’s Dirty DMs
When a model leaked some DMs that Levine had sent her during their year-long affair, middle school-esque phrases like “That body of yours is absurd” and “I may need to see the booty” entered the internet’s lexicon forever.
Kanye West Learned That Anti-Semitism Doesn’t Pay
Back when he first started flirting with anti-Semitism, he was dropped by many of the huge brands he’d racked up deals with, and his net worth dropped from $2 billion to $400 million.
Danny Baker Was Downgraded From Beloved Radio Personality to Podcast Host
After making a deeply racist tweet about Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s children, his four-decade career with the BBC came to a screeching halt and he was relegated to the competitive world of racist podcasting.
Cee-Lo Green’s Messed Up Take on Consent
In a short, oddly confident series of tweets, Green dragged the world through the mental game of hopscotch he does regarding sex with asleep people. It’s not great for anyone who’s ever been asleep around Cee-Lo Green.
Design Is Iggy Azalea’s Passion
Her career downfall began in 2015, when she was forced to pull out of an LGBTQ+ event after old homophobic tweets surfaced. She’s attempted a few comebacks, the latest of which was thwarted by her support for the guy who shot Megan Thee Stallion, which she tried to spin as prison reform. She ultimately ducked out of the music industry, saying she felt “more passionately about design and creative direction than songwriting.”
Roseanne’s Swift Comeuppance
Roseanne’s super racist tweet about an advisor to President Obama got the reboot of her show canceled that very day.
PewDiePie Is the Poster Boy for ‘What? It Was a Joke!’
The suspiciously Aryan YouTuber had a whole string of controversies, but was finally semi-canceled after paying people on Fiverr to hold up an extremely anti-Semitic sign. As anti-PewDiePie sentiment spread, he was dropped from lucrative programs with Disney, Google and YouTube.
Gilbert Gottfried’s Awful Timing
You post 12 little jokes downplaying the horrific and tragic 2011 tsunami in Japan, and just like that you can never voice the Aflac duck again.
Jason Biggs Never Quite Mounted a Comeback
He worked hard to pick up steam post-American Pie, and the closest he got was a lead VO role in a new Ninja Turtles franchise. He was sacked after one season because he wouldn’t quit tweeting about how hot Mitt Romney’s wife was, or joking about the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down by the Russian military.
James Gunn Almost Experienced a Consequence
Noted sexist and racist Steven Crowder unearthed some of Gunn’s old tweets that made jokes about child abuse and sexual assault, causing the cast and crew of the original Guardians of the Galaxy to speak out against the writer/director. Disney fired Gunn — for a little bit. After spending some time in time-out, he was able to return and direct the rest of the franchise.
Chrissy Teigen Was a Chronic Mean Girl
Teigen has been repeatedly accused of cyberbullying. After Courtney Stodden became a famous model, Teigen’s 2011 tweet telling her to “Go. To sleep. Forever” received some scrutiny that seemed to significantly slow her career.
The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of the Liver King
Internet nutbag Brian Johnson rose to infamy for posting about how eating raw meat gave him his bulgy, veiny physique. Years later, he apparently came to his senses, and was the subject of a Netflix documentary in which he admitted it was always just steroids. In the middle of his cultural resurgence, he challenged Joe Rogan to fight via Instagram, while traveling toward Rogan’s home in Austin. Cops decided that last little detail constituted a direct threat, and arrested him.
2015’s Playmate of the Year Tarnished the Good Name of the Playmate of the Year
Model Dani Mathers derailed her career when she body shamed a 71-year-old woman by posting a nude she took of the woman, without permission, at the gym. She claimed she meant to send it to a friend, which appeased neither the public nor the police, who slapped her with a misdemeanor.
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