Top 10 Stars Who Destroyed Their Careers on Live TV

well that didn't go as planned welcome to watchmojo.com live TV for this list we're taking a look at celebrities who completely tarnish their careers thanks to a controversial mistake or decision on live television we're also considering stars who made a comeback after their TV fiasco if you like what you're hearing be sure to check out the full song at the link below [Music] [Music] number ten Janet Jackson this is arguably the biggest career-ending controversy in live TV history you all know the story Jackson and Justin Timberlake were performing at Super Bowl 38 when Justin ripped away her costume and revealed her breasts this was certainly not Jackson's fault but everyone acted like it was there could have been ways that I could have gone about it and handled it better Hollywood all but disowned her and pretended that she never existed and her subsequent album and singles were blacklisted from Radio even mega conglomerates got in on the boycott with an executive at Viacom stating that the higher-ups are still pissed at her CBS was fined five hundred and fifty thousand dollars and then the NFL was asked to refund the ten million dollars that they had been given to the halftime show sponsor luckily the heat has since died down and Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 number nine Charles rocket Charles rocket had a budding career on Saturday Night Live in the early 80s hey how's it going that's just great kind of a cross between Chevy Chase and Bill Murray he was one of the major players in the 1980-81 season and he became popular for his impressions his recurring character Phil lively and a regular segment called the rocket report good evening I'm Charles rocket with Weekend Update unfortunately rocket dropped an f-bomb during the February 21st 1981 episode breaking strict broadcast standards this along with the seasons negative reputation and critical reception resulted in Rockets termination and while he found some success playing comic foils in various 90s movies he never quite rose above his status as that guy what can we say Hollywood takes swearing and nudity very seriously aren't you gonna invite me in number eight Fergie by 2018 Fergie was already on her way out of the mainstream limelight the Black Eyed Peas were in the midst of an extended hiatus and Fergie hasn't top 20 single as a solo artist since 2007 despite this she was chosen to sing the national anthem at the 2018 NBA all-star game unfortunately her performance was a little shaky and inappropriately sensual and many people in attendance could barely contain their laughter naturally it also made the rounds online and Fergie became a viral national laughingstock it served as the final nail in Fergie's coffin and she hasn't been heard from since number seven Paula Dean beloved southern chef Paula Deen found herself in hot water in 2013 when former employee Lisa Jackson sued her for racial and sexual discrimination Paula's deposition is quite appalling to say the least under him she was act according to Jackson Dean was often derogatory towards African Americans and even wanted to host a plantation-style wedding for her brother complete with a black servants during the deposition Paula admitted to using the n-word in the past further hurting her reputation when you say oh yeah I said the n-word in the privacy of my own home and retelling the story of my husband I'm sorry that's racist she then appeared on today to smooth things over but only made the situation worse by playing the victim if you please when the whole ordeal was said and done Paula's best dishes had been canceled and Dean had lost numerous lucrative partnerships as all the major corporations had severed their ties so are you here to express what you just said or are you here to stop the financial bleeding number six Brian Williams from 1993 to 1999 Brian Williams served as the weekend news anchor on NBC Nightly News before being promoted to head anchor in 2004 the story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of Iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an RPG he held this position until 2015 when he was brought under fire for lying about an event that occurred to him during the Iraq war what what altitude we hit him we were only at a hundred feet doing a hundred forward knots because we had these massive pieces of bridge beneath us on slings according to Williams a helicopter that he was riding in was taken down by an RPG numerous soldiers came forward and claimed that Williams was never part of this group and was in fact 30 minutes behind they were left insulted by Williams false story and he was suspended for six months I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago I want to apologize I said I was traveling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG fire I was instead in a following aircraft we all landed after the ground fire incident and spent two harrowing nights in a sandstorm following this he was demoted to chief anchor at MSNBC and his professional credibility was permanently stained I hope they know they have my greatest respect and also now my apology number five Howard Dean it's amazing how far politics has come since 2004 when a simple scream was all it took to ruin a career forever if Howard Dean were running for the 2016 elections and he would have done that exact same speech the exact same way under the exact same conditions I don't think anybody would have paid any attention to it whatsoever after coming in third in the Iowa Democratic caucuses Dean made an impassioned and unpresidential speech that ended with him pumping his fist and screaming yeah this speech effectively ended his presidential campaign and the speech and The Scream were relentlessly mocked by the media and late-night talk-show hosts it soon became known as the Dean scream and some believe that the endless coverage was a product of media bias against the politician while Dean later became the chair of the Democratic National Committee his dreams of becoming president were crushed forever on that fateful day and as Kennedy won in Colorado and in Iowa and North Carolina and Michigan and for [Applause] number four Natalia Kills and Willy moon in 2015 Teddy Sinclair then known as Natalia Kills was serving as a judge on the New Zealand version of the x-factor alongside her husband Willie moon unfortunately both Natalia and her husband were accused of bullying a contestant named Jo Irvine more we're joined by a showbiz commentator Peter Ford hey did the the judges deserve the big sack yes absolutely Natalia insulted him for dressing like her husband despite it being a basic haircut and suit and stated that she was embarrassed to be in his presence I am disgusted how much you have copied my husband from the hair to the suit do you not have any value or respect for originality following that moon compared him to Norman Bates and Leatherface calling him creepy and stating his belief that Irvine was going to steal someone's face and kill everyone in the audience it's just a little bit creepy and I feel like you're gonna stitch someone's skin to your face and then kill everybody in the audience you know solid constructive criticism like that needless to say they were both fired and quickly reverted back to nobodies I hope he ends up winning just cuz yet to suffer through these two morons number three Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor's career was positively blowing up in the late 80s and early 90s in that time she released her double platinum album I do not want what I haven't got and her single nothing compares to you peaked at number one in 17 countries however that all came crumbling down on October 3rd 1992 when O'Connor appeared on SNL while performing she ripped a photo of pope john paul ii to protest sexual abuse against children within the catholic church and she soon became a public enemy in the victory of god over nothing compares to you would be her last number one and while she continues to release music she has not had a top five single in her native Ireland since 1994 number two milli vanilli in 1989 R&B duo milli vanilli released girl you know it's true an album that reached number one and was certified six times platinum they also received five straight top five singles in the United States three of which topped the chart however a huge hiccup occurred on July 21st 1989 when a live performance for MTV suffered a technical malfunction the track began to skip revealing that singer Rob Pilatus was lip-syncing while this prompted doubts regarding the duo's authenticity it wasn't until their album was released in America that singer Charles Shaw revealed that his work was being credited to pilatus and fab morvan with this the duo admitted to being frauds and milli vanilli was no more loose on a recording contract which we thought was not to be seen record yeah what he had a bad reputation further they had a bad reputation I don't money you didn't know him no I was 18 years old coming from France I signed a recording contract that was in German before we continue 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 Ashlee Simpson and here we have what is arguably the biggest gap in live television history and unlike with Miz Jackson this one's all on you Ashley while performing on SNL in 2004 Ashlee accidentally revealed that she was lip-syncing when the vocals two pieces of me began to play in place of those from autobiography [Music] not knowing what to do Ashley awkwardly danced offstage and later blamed the band for playing the wrong song so not only was she lip-syncing on SNL which in itself is a big no-no she proceeded to throw her bend under the bus except no one bought this and Ashley's career was left in tatters there's so many other things when it comes to doing her album there's writers recording there's marketing no styling there's all these photo shoots it's such an exciting time in my life I can't wait to see what happens next and that dear viewers is why you never lip-synch do you agree with our picks let us know in the comments and hey if you're a fan of the song playing right now be sure to check out the music video for it right here [Music]

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Length: 12min 39sec (759 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 09 2019