20 Career Finishing Scandals

and I said I thought the shirt was a funny shirt I thought the idea of me wearing it was funny welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 career finishing scandals what made the dorky Jared Fogle such an appealing pitch man was that he seemed so normal turns out that was more of an act than anyone could have imagined for this list we'll be looking at the most infamous controversies that flushed a prominent celebrity's career down the drain which of these stars do you think we haven't seen the last of just yet let us know in the comments number 20. Millie Vanilli for a short period in the late 80s and early 90s German French Duo Millie Vanilli were one of the biggest acts in pop music [Music] they toured the world on the back of their hits debut album released in the US as girl you know it's true and won the Grammy for Best New Artist we want to say thank you very much but we want to say there are a lot of artists here in this room there are a lot of artists outside in the world who can achieve the same award that we achieved today but their Newfound Fame vanished almost as quickly as it emerged when it was revealed that the two didn't sing on any of their album's tracks instead their producer Frank faryon had hired other vocalists to perform the songs while Millie Vanilli only lip synced as a result the duo were forced to return their Grammy to the recording Academy and were dropped by their label Arista records the purpose of the event was to announce the pair 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 number 19. Jeffrey Jones with roles in iconic 80s movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Beetlejuice Jeffrey Jones became one of the most revered character actors in Hollywood it's okay there's no damage look see it's okay good sturdy country crafts friendship and look at that kitchen you're finally going to be able to cook a decent meal his career continued to Blossom throughout the 90s but came to a screeching halt in 2002 when he made headlines for all the wrong reasons Jones had been indicted for possession of explicit photographs involving a minor and pleaded no contest to the charges although he received no jail time he was sentenced to five years probation and made to register as a sex offender since then Jeffrey Jones has managed a few film and TV appearances but his career has never remained the same you ever been beaten married once when I thought I had the smallpox doc Cochrane slapped me in the face number 18. Pete Rose as a major league baseball player Pete Rose was outstanding among his plethora of accolades Rose won Rookie of the Year MVP and three World Series rings following a phenomenal career as a player Rose began managing the Cincinnati Reds the same team with which he got his professional start in 1988 evidence surfaced showing that Rose had bet on baseball games including those of his own team the Reds but all I can tell you about that is I did nothing to alter the statistics of baseball the problem a lot of people still have is why would he do it why would he bet on baseball I screwed up why risk the Integrity I don't know I did it although he initially denied the claims Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from the sport eventually ruling himself ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after years of repeated denials Rose published an autobiography in 2000 0004 in which he publicly admitted to the gambling allegations I mean you denied that you've been on baseball for 14 years why did you wait so long uh that's a good question I I don't know all I know is I screwed up number 17. Anthony Weiner former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner earns national attention in 2010 after giving an impassioned speech on the house floor about a year later he found himself in the headlines again this time for sending lewd photos of himself to a woman on Twitter who was not his wife the ensuing controversy resulted in him resigning from Congress in June of 2011. unfortunately the distraction that I have created has made that impossible so today I'm announcing my resignation from Congress following an absence from the spotlight wiener resurfaced in 2013 announcing a bid for mayor of New York City but yet again allegations of even more sexting ran his campaign into the ground in 2017 weiner faced criminal charges after it was revealed that he had exchanged explicit material with a minor he was sentenced to 21 months in prison weiner was hoping to avoid any jail time looking for probation his lawyers arguing that he's on his way to recovery and would not receive proper therapy inside Prison number 16. Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld Michael Richards was beloved by millions of fans who for years closely associated him with the eccentric but lovable character Jerry I know myself if I'm out on the street it starts to go down I don't back off until it's finished are we finished done in 2006 that perception changed drastically when a recording of Richard set at the Laugh Factory was released by TMZ in the clip Richards bursts into an expletive riddled racist rant after he is heckled by some members of the audience Days Later Richards made a virtual appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in which he publicly apologized for his remarks I'm really busted up over this and I'm I'm very very sorry to those uh people in the audience many including one of the affected audience members were unconvinced by this apology in 2007 Richards announced he was dropping his mic and retiring from stand-up comedy but no no I I I I I I uh I busted up after that event seven years ago it broke me down number 15 Mark salling Mark salling Rose to prominence playing football star and bad boy Noah Puckerman on the fox musical series Glee [Music] salling lost significant favor in December 2015 when he was arrested based on the suspicion that he possessed explicit pictures and videos involving miners this suspicion was later confirmed after police discovered the unsavory material on his computer and flash drives he was brought up on criminal charges the following May and eventually pleaded guilty to the crime in light of the Scandal the actor was fired from an upcoming project with filmmaker ADI Shanker while awaiting sentencing salling took his own life in January of 2018. number 14. Paula Dean the one celebrity chef famous for her traditional Southern recipes Paula Deen led a successful cooking Empire with multiple restaurants and TV shows the food is a vehicle that gets you here with me but look at this and look at that this Empire began to crumble however when a former employee sued Dean for discrimination the lawsuit brought with it a deposition during which Dean admitted to having used racial slurs in the past now according to the deposition Dean was asked have you ever used the n-word yourself to which she replies yes of course once the transcript found its way to the public public in 2013 Dean released multiple tearful apologies pleading for forgiveness that did little to stop her from losing several sponsors and her contract with the Food Network the Food Network's decision has caused a backlash of its own many of her angry fans flooded its Facebook page with comments like please bring Paula Dean back since then the Georgia Chef has attempted a comeback opening even more restaurants and launching her own online Food Channel however she is yet to attain the same level of success number 13. Jared Fogle beginning in the early 2000s Jared Fogle became a spokesperson for Subway restaurants after claiming that their meals played a part in his rapid weight loss then I found Subway restaurants I realize I could enjoy lots of great tasting food without lots of fat Fogle began appearing in a series of commercials for the company and reportedly contributed to significant growth in Subway sales things took a shocking turn in 2015 however when fogel's home was raided and he was arrested as a result of a lengthy FBI investigation a month ago authorities raided his Indiana home confiscating cell phones hard drives and cameras you just wouldn't expect that out of a family like that just hours after that raid Subway suspended their relationship with Jared apparently Fogle had engaged in inappropriate relationships and distributed obscene material involving miners he pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges and was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Jared Fogle expects to go to prison he will do his time he expects to get well he expects to continue to make amends to those people whose lives he has affected number 12. Stephen Collins for more than a decade Stephen Collins led the TV series 7th Heaven starring as Protestant Minister Eric Camden welcome everyone I'd like to read something from Ecclesiastes although most of you may have thought this was from the birds it is indeed from Ecclesiastes he made a number of appearances and films and TV shows afterwards only to completely disappear from the screen in 2014. Collins have been embroiled in controversy that year when a tape recording leaked featuring a man who sounded like the actor admitting to assaulting a minor in the past when did you realize she was wearing a wire she took me into a stairwell and she told me there she revealed that she said I recorded I was wearing a wire I recorded that session he eventually confessed to multiple crimes disclosing that he had committed them in 1973 1982 and 1994. although he evaded prosecution reportedly due to the statute of limitations Collins was fired from multiple Hollywood projects and has stayed away from the spotlight ever since following the October release of the tape Collins had lost acting jobs and the show that made him famous has been pulled from syndication number 11. Lance Armstrong once widely regarded as one of the greatest cyclists of all time Lance Armstrong brought Global attention to the sport for seven straight years he dominated arguably the hardest sporting event in the world history in the making Armstrong won several consecutive Tour de France titles a feat made more impressive by the fact that he had beat cancer a few years prior despite all of that Acclaim Armstrong faced allegations of doping for years which he continuously denied it's unfortunate that the yellow Jersey of the Tour de France always has to defend drugs extraordinary accusations must be followed up with extraordinary proof you said that I am the cancer and the cancer is out of remission you are not worth the chair that you're sitting on with a statement like that it all came to a head in 2012 when the United States anti-doping agency found him guilty of not only taking enhancement drugs but also of running a doping Syndicate Armstrong was stripped of all his titles and received a lifetime ban from All Sports onto the world anti-doping code the UCI cycling's governing body at that press conference going on in Switzerland right now officially stripping Armstrong Banning him for Life saying quote there is no place in cycling for Lance Armstrong number 10. Army Hammer this actor was on the rise throughout the 2010s starring in the Lone Ranger and the Man from Uncle before earning critical Acclaim as Oliver and call me by your name so what do you do around here read books transcribe music swim at the river go out at night I don't know that sounds fun but everything collapsed in January of 2021 it was then that text messages that revealed Hammer's violent fantasies were made public for weeks I've been trying to process everything that has transpired I am shocked heartbroken and devastated other women also came forward with allegations of abuse and the woman who leaked the original text accused Hammer of sexually assaulting her in 2017. the actor dropped out or was fired from a string of projects and moved to the Cayman Islands where he reportedly worked as a timeshare salesman I'm not responding to these expletive claims but in light of the vicious online attacks against me I cannot in good conscious now leave my children for four months to shoot a film number nine Charlie Sheen this actor enjoyed Decades of success with his mainstream popularity spanning back to the late 80s excuse me excuse you you want to spend a little more time dealing with yourself a little less time learn about what your brother does that's just an opinion however he underwent a very public downfall throughout the 2010s owing mainly to his substance use disorder following a stint in rehab Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men for making offensive comments about his boss Chuck Laurie the show claimed that you were unable to perform your duties they excited erratic behavior and derogatory public comments throughout the show you claimed it was wrongful termination is the truth somewhere in the middle there Charlie the director of is true the termination resulted in a lot of publicity for the actor as did his increasingly erratic Behavior he rode this publicity and found consistent work including an fx sitcom called anger management that ran for 100 episodes guys this is huge this is bigger than huge however Sheen's Star had undeniably faded and he hasn't worked in TV or film since 2017. number eight Matt Lauer one of the most prominent American newsmen Matt Lauer found great success co-hosting the NBC program today he lasted 20 years on the show with his 10 years spanning from 1997 to 2017. we're very excited to be celebrating you Matt and Al and I were lucky enough to be here when it all started in 1997. it was in that year that a fellow NBC employee reported that Lauer had repeatedly harassed her many other allegations were reported throughout the following years and according to journalist Ronan Farrow NBC was fully aware of Lauer's predatory behavior the evidence in this book the documentation and paper trail of settlements reveals that there were multiple arrangements to keep women quiet who had allegations against Matt Lauer years before this one that got him fired they only acted following the public accusation and fired Lauer in November 2017. Lauer and his wife divorced in 2019 and Lauer has reportedly spent his time writing a tell-all book it had been a stunning Fall From Grace for Matt Lauer after his firing his wife divorced him he's selling his 44 million dollar Hampton's home and went almost totally dark on social media number 7. Roseanne Barr there once was a time when Roseanne Barr was the hottest name in television her eponymous sitcom was a huge success throughout the late 80s and 90s running for 10 seasons and earning Barr and Emmy for Outstanding lead actress in a comedy oh hold it right there you are very very mean to me and hurt my feelings today and I'm not sure that I even want to talk to you yet the show was revived in 2018 but it only lasted one season before Barr's controversial actions got it canceled on May 29th of that year Barr wrote a racist tweet aimed at a government official Valerie Jarrett within hours ABC pulled the plug on the show saying Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent repugnant and inconsistent with our values and he decided to cancel her show the reaction was Swift and severe with ABC canceling the show that very same day a spin-off titled the Connors was made without Barr and she disappeared from the television landscape I know Roseanne would want me to step in and watch over the family no it is a killer laughs she's already dead so carry on number six Bill O'Reilly one of the most popular conservative commentators Bill O'Reilly was known for hosting The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News hi I'm Bill O'Reilly thanks for watching us tonight we'll have the talking points memo a bit later on but first an interview with Donald Trump it ran for 21 Seasons between 1996 and 2017. while the program was an enormous success in the ratings it came to a sudden end once settlements against O'Reilly were made known the New York Times broke a story and revealed that O'Reilly had been the target of five sexual harassment lawsuits the path to O'Reilly's ouster began two weeks ago with the New York Times investigation revealing that five women including guests and employees of his show had been paid 13 million dollars in settlements both he and Fox News paid millions in settlements advertisers dropped their support for The O'Reilly Factor once the news was made public and Fox fired their most popular host he then started hosting a podcast called No spin news Bill O'Reilly here welcome to the no spin news number five Jesse Smollett beginning in 2015 ex-child star Jesse smallett began starring as Jamal Lyon on Fox's Empire is this your idea of a sick joke Nami you seem kind of jealous of us on the roof of mom so I wrote one for you did you know about this the show was an immediate success garnering several Emmy nominations and being named one of the 10 best shows of the Year by the American Film Institute on January 2019 smallett fabricated a fake hate crime and was later sued by the city of Chicago breaking overnight a law enforcement Source familiar with the investigation tells NBC news that Chicago police are now looking into whether Empire actor Jesse smallett actually paid two men to fake an attack against him they had filed a lawsuit hoping to reclaim over 130 thousand dollars that they had spent fruitlessly investigating smallettes tall tale he was also fired from Empire and hasn't appeared on TV since in December of 2021 smallett was found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct and sentenced to 150 days in county jail there are people that are actual genuine victims of hate crimes that you did damage to I don't know how this is going to impact other people if they're going to be hesitant to come forward because they're going to think that they're going to be accused of acting like you number four Kanye West ever since making his debut as a recording artist in the early 2000s Kanye West became one of the most influential figures of the 21st century in hip-hop and fashion just way too long throughout his career West have been at the center of controversies more than a handful of times but perhaps the most consequential came in 2022 the rapper was first criticized for wearing a white lives matter t-shirt at the Paris fashion week and I said I thought the shirt was a funny shirt I thought the idea of me wearing it was funny soon after he tweeted anti-semitic remarks when he was locked out of his Instagram account West faced immediate backlash resulting in the loss of his billionaire status and multiple business Partnerships with companies like Balenciaga Gap and Adidas other brands have made similar moves Gap is now pulling its Yeezy Gap line from store shelves safe to say his career will likely never remain the same number three R Kelly a huge star of the 90s R Kelly is a multi-grammy winner who has sold over 75 million records I Believe I Can Fly however he was also accused of misconduct and abuse for decades he managed to evade consequences for this behavior until the release of the 2019 lifetime documentary surviving R Kelly which Chronicles his history of allegations I felt like my silence allowed it's a continue I worked up the courage to come forward and tell my story a part of me always felt like maybe I did something for him to treat me that way I want my story to be heard following its release Kelly was dropped by RCA records and charged with new crimes he was found guilty of racketeering and violating the man act which concerns the transportation of women for illicit activities he was subsequently sentenced to 30 years in prison and faces another trial in 2023 and showed no remorse and in fact seemed to believe that as a music Superstar he was somehow immune from having to behave lawfully number two Harvey Weinstein this man was once a powerful figure in Hollywood Harvey Weinstein was the king of Hollywood a mogul with 81 Oscars to his name the co-founder of both Miramax and the Weinstein Company Harvey Weinstein is the Oscar and Tony winning producer behind works like Pulp Fiction Goodwill Hunting and Shakespeare and love however behind the scenes he used his power and influence to sexually harass and assault woman things came to a head in October of 2017 when the New York Times And The New Yorker reported over a dozen allegations against him sparking the hashtag metoo movement it's been five years since allegations against Harvey Weinstein set in motion a movement that changed Hollywood and the world some women still hoping for justice in total over 80 women came forth accusing Weinstein of harassment and or assault including popular actress Rose McGowan Weinstein was charged and found guilty of two felonies and sentenced to 23 years in prison we have breaking news for you Harvey Weinstein is heading to prison Judge James Burke in New York City just delivered the sentence 23 years before we continue you be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Bill Cosby while he had been a successful comedian since the 60s Bill Cosby is mostly remembered for starring as Cliff Huxtable in the enormously popular The Cosby Show it's under control so no problem right how do you expect to get into college with grades like this no problem huh see I'm not going to college damn right while he was known as America's dad throughout the 1980s this changed dramatically in the 2010s after comedian Hannibal Burris Drew attention to allegations against Cosby in 2014 numerous women came forward with further accusations of sexual assault dating all the way back to the mid-60s this round started off believe it or not as a joke back on October 16th comedian Hannibal Burris says something that goes viral on September 25th 2018 Cosby was sentenced to prison for aggravated indecent assault he remained behind bars for nearly three years but his conviction was overturned in June 30th 2021. the Philadelphia Supreme Court threw out the conviction saying Cosby's due process rights were violated while Cosby was released from prison his career is effectively over thank you foreign

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Published: Mon Mar 06 2023