Top 10 Career Finishing Scandals

one day they're on top of the world the next poof there's nothing like a scandal to end a successful career in the public eye nobody's nobody's perfect nobody's perfect and I certainly wasn't in and I understand it I'm not gonna argue with it welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten career finishing scandals for this list we're including various types of performers politicians athletes and other individuals in the spotlight who've seen their careers derailed by actions or events deemed morally or legally wrong did you guys want me to finish my answer every reason will you do the questions I do the answers in this jackass interrupts me how about that as the noodle rule of the game however we're excluding scandals centering on lengthy trials such as those of AJ Simpson or Bernie Madoff to go to jail number 10 Winona Ryder shoplifting [Music] a list performers not only make tons of money they're often given expensive gifts from clothing and jewelry designers who then get free publicity when stars wear their creations so it seemed unlikely that such a celebrity would steal these kinds of items from a department store it wasn't my do you know I just want to do it but you did do it this was apparently not the case for Ryder though who was arrested on shoplifting charges at the turn of the century and convicted of three felonies seemingly unstoppable during the 90s post arrest the award-winning actress was practically scrubbed from the trailer for mr. deeds her 2002 film with Adam Sandler and her career has been in the slow lane ever since is that your long-term plan to work in retail number nine Paula Deen racist language Paula Deen was alleged to have said the n-word multiple times for years Paula Deen was the undisputed queen of down-home southern cooking ignoring prevailing health trends that cautioned against the overuse of butter sugar cream and deep fryers and offer my sincere apology unfortunately Dean's tendency to go against political correctness extended beyond the kitchen a former employee claimed in a lawsuit that Dean had used racial slurs off-camera according to the deposition Dean was asked have you ever used the n-word yourself to which she replies yes of course when Dean admitted that she had used the n-word in the past and offered a tearful apology she lost her popular Food Network TV show and the support of several sponsors but it's too late because the Food Network turned around and said hey you know what Paula you're terminated currently she's attempting a comeback with her own network well welcome to the Paula Deen Network you can throw out your TV now because this is where you can find me number eight Milli Vanilli lip-synching in the era of auto-tune and pre-recorded tracks for live performances it could almost be argued that fab morvan and Rob Pilatus were just ahead of the curve but even though many pop stars benefit from the technological enhancement of their own voices the voices of this late 80s duo belonged to session singers when it finally came to light that morva and Pilatus could barely speak English let alone sing in that language and that other singers had done the vocals on their album the deception destroyed what once seemed a very promising career the men were also stripped of their Grammy Award ere 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 although morva eventually achieved moderate success as a musician pilatus succumbed to drugs in 1998 being punched every day in the public eye leaves marks number 7 Michael Richards racist rant hello nice to meet you see you later as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld Richards seemed goofy and lovable and for many fans it was impossible not to associate the actor with a loopy but harmless character take one I don't want I don't want it just know that all changed in 2006 during a comedy club show when Richards lashed out at hecklers in the audience while calling them out for their rudeness and loudness was understandable other comedians have similarly challenged audience members the situation took an unexpected and career-ending turn when Richards unleashed a barrage of racial slurs though he attempted to publicly apologize Richards officially retired from performing stand-up comedy in 2007 every time I see this backdrop I think about crema number 6 the Dixie Chicks george w bush disc [Music] it was the dis heard round the world when band member Natalie Maines announced during a London show that the group was ashamed of being from the same stage as then president george w bush the brits cheered just so you know we're ashamed the president united states but once the comment was reported in the media many american fans sieved some country music radio stations banned the chick's music and Mane's even received death threats and I didn't know that kind of hatred existed and it was weird to see it be taught to someone boycotts caused the group's music to plummet in the charts and hurt their sales eventually though the fervor died down enough for the group to win multiple Grammy Awards in 2007 our core fans have always stayed true to us and I want to thank them for we're staying with us number five Anthony Weiner sexting Anthony Weiner's penis yes I I kept that in as long as I could it's normally a positive thing when a politician shows openness regarding modern technology and new methods of communication such as social media for me it just comes down to this which is what is wrong with you however in the case of this former member of the US House of Representatives there is such a thing as being too comfortable this is the picture that started the controversy tweeted from the account of one of Congress's brightest Democratic stars and directed to the Twitter name of this 21 year old college student Weiner lived up to his name by demonstrating a tendency to overshare photos of his own attributes with women other than his wife via Twitter so today I am announcing my resignation from Congress the sexting scandal caused him to resign from Congress in 2011 however in 2013 he was allegedly added again as similar antics killed his mayoral ambitions I want to again say have her sorry them to anyone who was received there was a seeming end to these messages and the disruption that this has caused number four Petros gambling in 20-plus years as a baseball player Petros was exceptional winning multiple World Series championships numerous awards including Most Valuable Player and breaking several major league records most notably Ty Cobb's hit record kicks any fires Rose Way [Applause] after retiring from playing Rose became a manager his outstanding career guaranteed induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame until evidence surfaced that he'd been betting on baseball games during his stint managing the Cincinnati Reds baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti in New York ended six months of swirling questions and banished Pete Rose permanently from baseball as a result Rose was declared permanently ineligible for the Hall of Fame you're 73 years old if I don't look at I don't acted and I have a lot of bills I mean you have to work hey fortunately or unfortunately I'd rather be working in baseball number three Herman Cain sexual harassment and adultery Cain has not talked about the latest accusation but he did say earlier this week that even if more women came forward they were all making their stories up in a crowded field of Republicans seeking their party's nomination for the 2012 u.s. presidential elections Cain stood out for several reasons unfortunately many of the reasons weren't good I know you dismiss the idea of a sexual relationship with her yes but nevertheless you you you did give her money over the years and that raised questions a basic one why first there was an advertisement featuring Cain's chief of staff Marc Bloch who apparently got so excited talking about the campaign that he couldn't finish the commercial without a smoke break [Music] from there things went further downhill as the aspiring presidential contender was accused of sexual harassment and adultery this eventually led to his withdrawal from the race and politics so you agree with Libya number two Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations The Cosby Show brought him into millions of living rooms as perfect dad cliff Huxtable long before the popular sitcom debuted Cosby was building his reputation as a family-friendly entertainer playing a trainer on an early TV series and creating the Fat Albert and the Cosby kids cartoons [Music] so when accusations that he previously drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women started surfacing in 2014 the fallout caused Cosby to cancel some live appearances and his fatherly reputation is probably irreparably damaged the old story was if you took a little drop it was on the head of the pin it doesn't make it and the girl would drink it and she shallow what marriage before we unveil our top pick here are some honorable or in this case dishonorable mentions the first of all I'm past libel me like there's there's this whole thing in America where like you're liable proof right you've had so much crap said about you right yeah it's totally awful do I I might add it no when have I tried it probably in one of my drunken stupors probably approximately about a year ago and the indecent exposure part of it I maintained at the time it happened that it didn't happen and I maintained that Stewart Washington who played dr. Preston Burke on the ABC Hospital drama was fired from the show for using homophobic slurs towards his castmate TR night no I did not call it TR f number one Mel Gibson anti-semitic and racist rants what would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing that he did mattered in the classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day the main character lives the same day over and over and over again unfortunately when it comes to actor Mel Gibson and reports of his anti-semitic vitriol it sometimes feels like the public has been experiencing their own version of Groundhog Day for the past several years but if the reported threats against oksana grigory Ava that are bringing the most attention Esther house in a letter says Gibson told him I'm going to kill her I'm going to have her killed previously known for his acting talent leading men good looks and ability to sell movie tickets the american-born Australian actors career has increasingly been overshadowed by incidents highlighting his temper and his vicious frequently alcohol-fueled verbal outbursts and anti-semitic rants edge of darkness opens today it's good to see you back in the saddle and doing what you do best thanks a lot for joining us Mel take care bye bye [ __ ] do you agree with our list that's the dumbest thing I ever heard what career finishing scandal do you think is the most memorable I don't have to ask anybody not going to change your pants for more fascinating top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you know Anthony Weiner said yesterday he wants closure you want closure start with your zipper closures [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 14min 35sec (875 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 02 2015