35 Celeb Moments That’ve Been Basically Scrubbed Off The Web And No One Can Find Them

A person’smemoryis a tricky thing that likes to play games with its host. From forgetting important details to distorting memories, it can lead to, let’s say, some interesting situations.For instance, recalling something that happened in pop culture but having no way to prove it — especially when even the internet seems clueless. That’s what we’re going to talk about today — from examples of such incidents to the reasons behind them. So, let’s jump in, shall we?More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.

A person’smemoryis a tricky thing that likes to play games with its host. From forgetting important details to distorting memories, it can lead to, let’s say, some interesting situations.

For instance, recalling something that happened in pop culture but having no way to prove it — especially when even the internet seems clueless. That’s what we’re going to talk about today — from examples of such incidents to the reasons behind them. So, let’s jump in, shall we?

More info:Reddit

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Olivia Munn outlining all the cosmetic work she’d had done in an Instagram post.Maybe 10-11 years ago, when she’d emerged with a totally new face, people were asking her on Instagram what she’d had done and she made a post with basically an itemized list including the specific kind of laser etc.Later, she deleted that post and just said she was exercising and eating lots of Japanese sweet potatoes to build collagen and I was never able to find screenshots of that original post. Kind of a shame! I found it refreshing for a celebrity to actually admit to the amount of work and money it takes to look the way they do.

Surgeons in sterile attire performing a procedure, symbolizing vanished pop culture moments.

Not sure if this counts, but I swear I saw a video of Trump, back in the 80s or 90s, stating that if he ever went into politics he would run as a Republican because Republicans are the stupidest group of voters. Apparently, fact checkers say this was just a rumor and he never actually said it. Guess I’m nuts.

Silhouette of a statue in front of a building with “Trump” sign, capturing a pop culture moment.

Prince William’s black face party photos but the royal family did their job and got it removed from the internet forever.

Buckingham Palace front view with ornate gates, pop culture landmark under blue sky.

We have to admit that pop culture and all things related to celebrities can sometimes feel quite overwhelming. There’s always something happening everywhere, all at once (yes, that’s a nod to the 2022filmstarring Michelle Yeoh) – from theSouth Koreanentertainment scene to Hollywood and beyond.In fact, such overwhelmingness is a reason why phenomena like theMandela Effectare a thing. If you don’t know what it is, in a nutshell, it’s false memories that a group of people believe. The focus of this effect can be something rather insignificant, like people fully believing that the children’s book “The Berenstain Bears” was actually called “The Berenstein Bears.”

In fact, such overwhelmingness is a reason why phenomena like theMandela Effectare a thing. If you don’t know what it is, in a nutshell, it’s false memories that a group of people believe. The focus of this effect can be something rather insignificant, like people fully believing that the children’s book “The Berenstain Bears” was actually called “The Berenstein Bears.”

The audio from a radio interview where Victoria Beckham does a pitch perfect impression of Donald Duck. There’s an excerpt on it, but I can’t find the audio, and I tried hitting up the morning show host that interviewed her to see if he had it, but I don’t think it ever surfaced.

Donald Duck figurine surrounded by colorful flowers, representing pop culture moments.

I’m pretty sure that at some point I read how Beyoncé said that she is not happy with how word feminist has such negative connotations and that she suggests to call it something more fun, like bootyliciousThis was way before her feminism era, but I cannot find it anymore.

Smiling woman in a green top representing a pop culture moment.

There was an article in J14 in like 2008 where Miley acknowledged her face looking puffy “from crying over the nick breakup” and she said no it’s puffy from the sodium in all the McDonald’s fries I’ve been eating and I think about it all the time.

Red McDonald’s fry containers with fries scattered, relating to pop culture moments.

At the same time, it can also be used to fuel conspiracy theories. Granted, some theories can also be kind of insignificant, but others can bedangerous, as they might seek to disrupt the political, societal, or any other climate. So, we probably don’t have to tell you how people misremembering things can be used to fuel conspiracy theories even further.But that’s a complex topic to discuss. We would much rather indulge in something a little lighter today, like how the Mandela effect and other forms of misremembering can disrupt people’s knowledge ofpop culture.

But that’s a complex topic to discuss. We would much rather indulge in something a little lighter today, like how the Mandela effect and other forms of misremembering can disrupt people’s knowledge ofpop culture.

This is totally not what you’re looking for but i stg in Boston on the 4th of July in 2016 there was a shrek firework and no one else remembers it except for my boyfriend.

Colorful fireworks exploding in the night sky over a pier, illustrating vanished pop culture moments.

I swear in the early 2010s there was still evidence of Channing Tatum talking about being bisexual in interviews and now it’s just gone. .

Man in a green shirt against a blue background, related to pop culture moments.

Mine’s not scandalous but I remember so clearly watching Ellie Goulding do a live performance on some show and when she finished, the presenter of the show thanked her and for some reason the topic got onto toilet paper and Ellie Goulding said something along the lines of ‘you know when you run out of toilet paper and you’re just left with the cardboard roll so you have to wipe with that’ and the presenter just looking at her like ‘…no’At this point I feel like I’ve made it up. I’ve never seen it since and no one I’ve talked to has seen it but I just found it so hilarious.

Empty toilet paper roll with handwritten note “Don’t Panic” evokes vanished pop culture moments.

Today’s list is kind of on point here. It’s full of moments related to various celebrities or other pop culture phenomena that netizens in thisonline threadswear they remember happening. Only the thing is that they cannot find any proper proof online that it did, which, as you imagine, is very frustrating.What makes all of them even more interesting (or we should say funnier) is how random all of them are. In here, you’ll find both Shrek fireworks and a Jerry Springer cheating scandal – a little bit of everything. Just shows how a variety of things can confuse people.

What makes all of them even more interesting (or we should say funnier) is how random all of them are. In here, you’ll find both Shrek fireworks and a Jerry Springer cheating scandal – a little bit of everything. Just shows how a variety of things can confuse people.

Reese Witherspoon shouting “I am an American!” While getting arrested.

Handcuffs and a computer password hint at pop culture mysteries.

Lindsay Lohan trying to abduct children off the streets in Dubai.

Children sitting in a line on the grass, smiling on a sunny day, resembling a pop culture moment.

Not fully scrubbed but ScarJo saying she’s friends with Obama and he personally contacted her via email and then Obama denying this straight away. She then tried to publicly get tickets to his inauguration and she wasn’t invited lol.

A person in a suit speaks passionately into a microphone, with a crowd blurred in the background, related to pop culture moments.

At the same time, we can’t be guaranteed that all of these people are simply misremembering things (of course, some of them likely are). There’s also a thing called “lost media.” As the name suggests, it’s a piece of media that is believed to no longer exist in any format (or at least it cannot be located).

Early Lady Gaga, when she was figuring out what she wanted her personality to be, did an interview that was posted to Perez Hilton (🤮). The “reporter” asked what she looked for in a man. And in the worst British accent of all times, she responded “a biiig c**k.” This interview is NOWHERE.

Person in black outfit being interviewed on the red carpet, with a Grammy award in the background; pop culture moment.

A lot of Oprah stuff has “mysteriously” disappeared, but one I know specifically is her original interview with James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, as part of her book club.Of course, her interview confronting him later about it is easy to find still…!

Man with glasses and a beard discussing pop culture moments, set against a white background.

When the UK was talking about legalising gay marriage I SWEAR I remember Mary Berry saying she was against it, or writing a column against it or something.This was years ago and it tainted my opinion of Mary Berry when I first watched Bake Off, and when I met my wife she ALSO had the exact same memory. Only for us to both try to find it and… absolutely nothing.

35 Celeb Moments That’ve Been Basically Scrubbed Off The Web And No One Can Find Them

Sinbad playing as a genie in a movie.

Blue character in vibrant costume at an outdoor event, capturing a pop culture moment.

Pictures of the contents from Paris Hilton’s storage unit/parisexposed.com.

Person with long blonde hair in a casual setting, illustrating pop culture moments.

Omg I was just thinking about something today to show and a friend and couldn’t find it. When Vanessa Hudgens was in her high school musical era and she’s on a red carpet somewhere and an interviewer asked her something along the lines of what have you accomplished this year or like what are you proud of right now and she says “well I finally got down to 100 pounds” and starts talking about how proud that she is to have hit the 100 pound mark.It was such a testament to that time period where everyone looked like bobble heads and that was the ideal body.

A person in a floral dress discussing pop culture moments on a talk show set.

Ben Foster and Robin Wright Penn’s on/off relationship, and specifically Scientology’s role in driving them apart. Ben openly being a Scientologist in general has been wiped from the internet but a few other old celebrity gossip hounds always remember too so I know I didn’t actually imagine it.

Front view of a Church of Scientology building with flags, related to pop culture moments.

Jerry springer cheated on his wife with a guest.

Talk show host in a suit stands with audience, reflecting a pop culture moment vanished without a trace.

Vanessa Carlton on a red carpet saying how some fans would tell her that her music inspired them in their darkest moments and kept them from committing suicide, which she found incredibly off putting (maybe she said it was “weird”?), but that sometimes little girls would tell her she’d inspired them to learn piano and she really liked that.It was tone deaf to say the least.

A woman in a light blue shirt, smiling during a pop culture discussion on a television set.