If you're a famous person, you might want to "play it safe" on Halloween by not wearing a deeply offensive costume. Here are some free uncontroversial ideas: pumpkin, Rosie the Riveter, ghost. There you go, Jennifer Aniston. Enjoy your night! Have fun avoiding the fate of these 9 celebrities who got in trouble for their provocative—and in some cases, also very racist—get-ups.
9 Halloween Costumes That Celebrities Should Have Known Would Get Them Into Trouble.
By
Michael Avery in
Entertainment
On 26th October 2015
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1. Julianne Hough as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
The Dancing With The Stars performer apparently didn't know the history of blackface or the history of ignorant celebrities wearing blackface in this country when she dressed up as a beloved Orange Is The New Black character.
2. Bill Murray as Jimi Hendrix
This brings up a lot of questions like "why?" and "how?"
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3. Bill Maher as Steve Irwin
Instead of apologizing for dressing up as the Crocodile Hunter at the moment of his tragic (and at that point, very recent) death, the comedian/pundit suggested that Irwin might have provoked the stingray that stabbed him in the chest.
4. Ashley Benson as Cecil the Lion
When the Pretty Little Liars actress shared an Instagram photo of her Halloween costume idea a few weeks ago, she faced an immediate backlash from people who thought it was too soon to evoke the adored lion's murder. Probably one of those people was a crying Jimmy Kimmel.
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5. Snooki as Girl On The Milk Carton
The reality star thought it would be chill to pretend she was a notice for an abducted child.
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6. Ellie Goulding as Sexy Native American
If you're planning to dress up as a sexy Native American, consider not doing that. This is a lesson it's taking society a long time to learn.
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7. Prince Harry as a Nazi
Not technically a Halloween costume, but seriously, isn't there someone in England whose job it is to make sure the royal kids don't pull shit like this?
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8. Heidi Klum as Hindu Goddess Kali
A lot of people were not into this, including Hindu scholars who thought it was disrespectful to their religion.
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9. Chris Brown as Terrorist
He's trolling, right?
