25 Wild Celeb Scandals That Made No Sense According To These Online Users

By Sumaiya Ghani in Entertainment On 19th August 2023

Every now and then, we see social media full of celeb scandals. From Chris Brown's Rihanna assault, Harvey Weinstein's misconduct, Ariana Grande's doughnut-licking to Taylor Swift and Kanye West's feud, there's always some spicy news making rounds on the internet. Amidst all this, it's hard to overlook how the media frequently amps up the drama just for the sake of garnering more views. Here, some of the online users share celeb scandals that were presented exaggeratedly by the media.

#1 Britney Spears

Britney Spears when she had her meltdowns. The woman was bullied and harassed at such an insane level, it would make anyone snap.

Elle12881,Drew de F Fawkes

#2 Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky- America did her dirty.

Letsgosomewherenice, monica_lewinsky

#3 Brandi Chastain

When the female soccer player won and took off her shirt, and had a sports bra under it. My God, you would have thought all of the world just witness their first look at a stomach.

Creepy_Society5958, Karolina Grabowska

#4 Anne Hathaway

Any female celeb who was shamed for existing. Anne Hathaway when paparazzi took and published an up-skirt photo when she was exiting a car. Miley Cyrus for legally smoking salvia with her friends in her home, or when a world famous photographer took a photo that the media deemed whore-ish, despite it not being her idea and she was a kid AND was covered. Brittani Spears for being a human and not perfect, etc. the media is hard af on women for just being human.

ODB247

#5 Billie Eilish

People were angrier at Billie Eilish mouthing an anti Asian slur from a Tyler the creator song when she was 15, than actually being angry at Tyler the Creator for ADDING THAT SLUR INTO THE SONG in the first place.

carissadraws, billieeilish

#6 Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.

ripplerider, janetjackson

#7 Simone Biles

Simone Biles not being able to perform at the Olympics.

Fox News got outraged over an athlete, who was having issues and couldn’t perform

I remember people crying about how she “stole” from other athletes who would have otherwise taken her spot. “There’s a young woman who could have gone to the Olympics if *she* didn’t want to do her job!”

I also vaguely remember when people screamed about her taking adderall. Which she was prescribed, and wasn’t taking it as a PED.

Also, keeping up with the US women’s gymnastics - when people got up in arms ahout Gabby Douglas not putting her hand over her heart for the national anthem. Bro, she represented your country, she clearly isn’t anti-American.

marilern1987,simonebiles

#8 Barack Obama

Obama being distracted and [not returning a salute](https://youtu.be/Np7lObaDiBk) from a Marine while boarding Marine One, despite immediately going back down the stairs to acknowledge the guy and shake his hand.

Idiots at the time claimed the pilot wouldn't let him board, as if any serving officer would end their career disrespecting the Commander in Chief who as a civilian was under no obligation to return a salute in the first place.

Also the time Obama did salute, but had a coffee cup in his hand.

cruiserman_80,CNN

#9 Dixie Chicks

The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks) and the whole thing with George W Bush.

anon, Wasted Time R

#10 Colin Kaepernick

Kaepernick kneeling.

cadcamm99, Daniel W. Hartwig

#11 Martha Stewart

No doubt that Martha Stewart was accused of insider trading and put in prison, yet every politician in Washington become millionaires from insider information. The amount she made was minuscule compared.

minigopher,marthastewart

#12 Barack Obama

Obama’s brown suit.

magicmann2614, CNN

#13 Lizzo

Remember when Lizzo played that glass flute and ~~racists~~ conservatives lost their s**t because she was "disrespecting the history" or some nonsense?

VVillyD

#14 Jessica Simpson

Remember when Jessica Simpson wore that hideous outfit and every news outlet everywhere talked about how huge she was and how much weight she had gained and she was like 105 lbs? Yet everyone was outraged that she was so “huge” and not that these crazies were calling a 105lb woman “huge”…

goldlion0806, jessicasimpson

#15 Meghan Markle

The controversy about Meghan Markle being mixed.

So f*****g what?

TheMegatrizzle, Northern Ireland Office

#16 Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps ripping a bong.

Tshimanga21, m_phelps00

#17 Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was labelled a Communist and was told his re-entry to the United States would be subject to investigation into his political views. Charlie just decided never to come back to America. Once the documents became unsealed, it was revealed government officials had nothing on him despite publicly stating they did.

smilysmilysmooch, Comet Photo AG (Zürich

#18 Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari's bad date.

KenyaLaray, David Shankbone

#19 Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus choosing to go rated R/NSFW years after starring in Hannah Montana.

gutsplatter, mileycyrus

#20 Al franken

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.

otter111a,Lorie Shaull

#21 Any of them

Any of them getting canceled for saying 1 bad word 10+ years ago.

warlordwinters,Brett Sayles

#22 Jenna ortega

Jenna ortega taking a cigarette and drinking wine.

Familiar_Ad3128, jennaortega

#23 Elizabeth Olson

Elizabeth Olson not tweeting or acknowledging it in social media after Chadwick Boseman died.

QuailPuzzled1286, Gage Skidmore

#24 Ross Rebagliati

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.

2cats2hats, Christophe95

#25 Taylor Swift

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...

slytherin-d-t, taylorswift

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