When society watches your every move, it’s hard to march through life without the occasional tumble, maybe even impossible. That being said, some people seem to get a free pass because of their popularity far more often than they should, according to this viral thread.A few days ago, a now-deleted Reddit useraskedeveryone on the platform to share which celebrities they believe keep escaping the consequences for their actions, and since then, thousands have submitted their responses. Continue scrolling to check out the most popular names on the list and upvote the ones you agree with.This post may includeaffiliate links.
When society watches your every move, it’s hard to march through life without the occasional tumble, maybe even impossible. That being said, some people seem to get a free pass because of their popularity far more often than they should, according to this viral thread.
A few days ago, a now-deleted Reddit useraskedeveryone on the platform to share which celebrities they believe keep escaping the consequences for their actions, and since then, thousands have submitted their responses. Continue scrolling to check out the most popular names on the list and upvote the ones you agree with.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Elon Musk.sappy6977:Space x has gotten $20 billion from DOD and NASA to launch satellites that he uses to sell his Internet. And he’s in charge of government accountability. 😫jetblakc:Aside from the obvious things going on now and his sh**ty treatment of his daughter and employees, Elon musk has a ton of sxual asault accusations that just go away.
We contacted Lynn Zubernis, PhD, professor and licensed psychologist at West Chester University, to gain more insight into our relationship with celebrities, and she toldBored Pandait’s pretty complicated.“On the one hand, we often admire them and want to be like them—we identify with them, and may even take on some of their attributes as part of our own identity development. We root for our favorites to succeed because as fans we get a sense of vicarious achievement when they do,” explained Zubernis, who herself is a frequent panelist at comic cons and fan conventions and a passionate fangirl.“On the other hand, the so-called ‘cancel culture’ has been around forever, even if it used to be carried out with pitchforks instead of internet posts. When fans admire a celebrity and that celebrity does something disappointing or goes against the values and beliefs that the fan admires, fans can lash out.”
We contacted Lynn Zubernis, PhD, professor and licensed psychologist at West Chester University, to gain more insight into our relationship with celebrities, and she toldBored Pandait’s pretty complicated.
“On the one hand, we often admire them and want to be like them—we identify with them, and may even take on some of their attributes as part of our own identity development. We root for our favorites to succeed because as fans we get a sense of vicarious achievement when they do,” explained Zubernis, who herself is a frequent panelist at comic cons and fan conventions and a passionate fangirl.
“On the other hand, the so-called ‘cancel culture’ has been around forever, even if it used to be carried out with pitchforks instead of internet posts. When fans admire a celebrity and that celebrity does something disappointing or goes against the values and beliefs that the fan admires, fans can lash out.”
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The psychologist also explained the imbalanced nature of these dynamics.“Parasocialrelationshipsbetween celebrities and fans are always unequal—the fan might know everything about the celebrity and feel like they ‘know’ them, but the celebrity might not know that the fan even exists,” she said. “Fans may seek acknowledgment from a public figure, and be disappointed or resentful if they don’t get it.““There is also an economic disparity and a power differential, which can add to a fan’s frustration in these situations. The thought process might be: if they are giving the celebrity their emotional and financial support, aren’t they owed something back? That can lead to a sense of entitlement, including to scrutinize public figures' lives,” Zubernis added.
The psychologist also explained the imbalanced nature of these dynamics.
“Parasocialrelationshipsbetween celebrities and fans are always unequal—the fan might know everything about the celebrity and feel like they ‘know’ them, but the celebrity might not know that the fan even exists,” she said. “Fans may seek acknowledgment from a public figure, and be disappointed or resentful if they don’t get it.”
“There is also an economic disparity and a power differential, which can add to a fan’s frustration in these situations. The thought process might be: if they are giving the celebrity their emotional and financial support, aren’t they owed something back? That can lead to a sense of entitlement, including to scrutinize public figures' lives,” Zubernis added.
Kanye West has erratic behavior.AboveTheLights:Untreated bipolar disorder will do that.amesann:I wonder if some people empathize with him because so many of us suffer from mental illnesses. So they’ll excuse his behavior as “not being himself.” Others just cannot look past his music and will worship him no matter what he says or does (I mean, look at how many MAGA freaks there are).
This might explain, for example, why your favorite podcaster seems like the kind of person you’d love to hang out with, even if they’re quite niche. A newstudypublished in theJournal of Radio & Audio Mediashowed that authenticity plays a key role in forming these parasocial relationships. Through interviews with podcast fans, researchers identified specific traits—like spontaneity, imperfection, and personal confessions—that make hosts seem genuine and relatable.
Jay-Z.Spiritual-Force-4772:Long history of being involved with under age girls. Everyone else is just finding this out.Expensive-Simple-329:Entirely unsurprising, he had public relationships with minors Aaliyah and Beyoncé. Ofc he was doing worse with younger girls behind the scenes.
Andrew Tate.chamalion:Thankfully he and his brother are being investigated and after that they’ll be investigated in the UK also. They’re going to jail for sure imo and their money and possessions have already been seized. They say they’re free and that their case has been dismissed, but that’s cause they’re pathological liars still trying to scam people. They haven’t been able to leave their homes for how many months now?
However, take these opinions—like many other things you find on the internet—with a grain of salt.“We expect too much from celebrities sometimes,” Zubernis said. “The perceived access that fans have to celebrities because ofsocial mediacan be confusing for fans: celebrities carefully cultivate online personas and the perception of personal interaction with fans, but in reality, the relationship remains one-sided.“According to the psychologist, “When fans expect that not to be the case, they can be disappointed and feel entitled to more access or at the very least more information. The fact that celebrities are important to fans means that emotional reactions are strong when the celebrity doesn’t live up to expectations (even when those expectations are unrealistic).”
However, take these opinions—like many other things you find on the internet—with a grain of salt.
“We expect too much from celebrities sometimes,” Zubernis said. “The perceived access that fans have to celebrities because ofsocial mediacan be confusing for fans: celebrities carefully cultivate online personas and the perception of personal interaction with fans, but in reality, the relationship remains one-sided.”
According to the psychologist, “When fans expect that not to be the case, they can be disappointed and feel entitled to more access or at the very least more information. The fact that celebrities are important to fans means that emotional reactions are strong when the celebrity doesn’t live up to expectations (even when those expectations are unrealistic).”
Anthony Kiedis admitted to statutory r*pe of a 14 year old when he was 23 or 24 in his own autobiography and I don’t think he was ever arrested. If that’s what he’ll tell you just imagine what he’s not.Occams-Chainsaw_:Kiedis is currently dating a 19 year old.He’s 61.
Joel Osteen. Dude should be in jail. They found money in the walls of the church. Probably why he kept the doors locked during Hurricane Harvey when people beed sanctuary.
I’m gonna say Oprah, she’s 100 % unscathed.WaveWorried1819:Belongs on the mount Rushmore of quack peddlers with Joe Rogan and Gwyneth Paltrow.
I’d put Conor McGregor above almost all these people, he’s got a lot more r*pes than title defenses that’s for sure.Time-Ambassador-6280:Didn’t he also punch some old guy in the face for no reason?
Travis Scott.Alybank:Really wished this was higher. 10 people including a 9 year old DIED because his ego didn’t want to get off stage when it was unsafe.
Jerry Seinfeld. He was 35 yrs old and getting his gf out of her high school exams to go do whatever grooming s**t he was doing. Like a real-life Andrew Bernard. Sickening.
Roman Polanski. Guy literally had a room full of celebrities cheering and celebrating him…unablebe:A ton of celebrities also signed a petition to get him released. Amongst those included was Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Asia Argento, Darren Aronofsky, Monica Bellucci, Adrian Brody, Penelope Cruz, Harrison Ford, David Lynch, Natalie Portman, Emma Thompson and many more. Some disappointing names up there.
There are some really awful stories surrounding Jared Leto, and I’m not entirely certain why no one seems to care.
His Royal Nonceness Prince Andrew.One-Connection-8737:I think the Royals have basically taken the path of putting him in the shadows, denying him most of the Princely privileges he would otherwise have received. That’s about as good as we’re gonna get unfortunately.
Though he is already dead, I can’t stand how highly praised Kobe Bryant is in the basketball circles.Cool, he had a great work ethic but is also a r*pist who paid his way out of trouble.
Ezra Miller. They’ve been getting away with some pretty unhinged things as of late.
Jack Nicholson.He beat up an escort because he didn’t want to pay her, and she insisted. He settled out of court, but she sustained permanent injuries after he banged her head on the floor.
Mark Wahlberg. He blinded a man in a racially motivated attack and now does dad movies with fellow s*****g Mel Gibson.Cinemaphreak:My favorite part is that he has never apologized to the guy, just claims he forgavehimself..
Hulk Hogan. If he gets any retribution, it’s usually just a slap on the wrist. He recently made an appearance on Monday Night Raw and the crowd booed the st out of him. I’m almost certain that in a year or so they’ll try to bring Hogan out to shill something else.Dude is a racist, narcissistic dead who has torpedoed careers, storylines and entire wrestling companies just to keep himself as the biggest star. He’s also a snitch. He went to Vince McMahon as soon as he heard Jesse “The Body” Ventura was trying to get the wrestlers to unionize.I can’t deny that he was very popular and made WWF/WWE and WCW a whole bunch of money…but honestly he wasn’t even that great of a wrestler. He had like three moves. He had charisma but a lot of his contemporaries were much better, both in wrestling movesets and skill on the microphone (promos).
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Ariana Grande.Jstarr21383:This was too far down. Don’t forget she said she wished her fans would die, all because she didn’t want to do meet and greets. Along with multiple home wrecking incidents. She’s truly a horrible, deeply unhappy person.
Cee Lo. He’s an actual rapist, but he’s back in the public eye. M**********r should be in jail.wholesomeriots:Yup. Drugged a lady, took advantage of her, and claimed because she couldn’t remember and couldn’t say no, that it was consensual. It’s why he lost that reality tv gig a long time ago.
Jim Bob Duggar.Helped cover up his son’s s*x crimes, got at least one of his daughters in legal trouble with the IRS.Somehow he’s able to collect their money from that stupid reality show, even after the name change and have investments he’s in charge of but in their names and then they got in trouble for taxes? I didn’t really understand how it was possible.Seems like a lot of people hate him/the family but legally he seems to be doing just fine. Also there was some sort of special election in AK a few years ago and he somehow got 15% of the votes. (Way too many). I wish he’d be cancelled. Also I think the IRS should investigate him.
Jennifer Lopez.She has been apart of some serious situations and accusations.Nobody seems to really question her on these things. Like, that night club shooting with Puffy. It is widely considered that he was shooting a gun as well and shot a woman in the face.I also just saw that she was named as a witness to one of Puffy’s “incidents” with an underage girl. Yet, the public nor the media seems to ever really question her on these things. If any story regarding her time with Puffy gets any media attention, it seems to never get any traction and is quickly forgotten.
Cristiano Ronaldo. For rping a woman in 2009. Her name is Kathryn Mayorga. He legit admitted to rping her during interrogation. There is even a picture of them being touchy at a club in 2009. Very disappointing coming from someone who is a big fan of his game. He’s the reason I fell in love with the game of football. He was a great inspiration to me because of his insane work ethic.
Ashton Kutcher, why is he always hanging around predators?tallcookie:It astounds me that he co-founded Thorn, a nonprofit organization that works to protect children from sexual abuse, then went on to write letter of support for Danny Masterson. The hypocrisy is ridiculous.
Brett Farve.bk1285:I mean who hasn’t misappropriated millions of dollars to build a new volleyball arena for their daughters college
Drake.
We haven’t heard as much about him lately but being Gen X Tommy Lee (motley crue) was one that we saw a lot. He dated some of the most attractive and most popular women in the celebrity Arena yet almost every one of them said that he was physically absive and a serial cheater. And yet he never lacked for women willing to date him. And to the best of my knowledge he was never arrested for his abses.
Elvis. Liked young. Look at Priscilla. Her parents are disgusting as well.
Depardieu.CastleCornet:Macron is still singing his praises and saying he “makes France proud”, and he is still amongst some lists of “sacred monsters of french cinema” Broken careers are usually a bit of an overstatement for scum like Depardieu, they get away with a lot and get a pat on the back for it.
Brad Pitt.rebel_stripe:Can’t believe i had to scroll so far. The fact that his business is out there and still gets called out in things like awards sure opening speeches as an “omg hot brad Pitt is here. Swoon” always grosses me out.
Jimmy Page had a mid-teens s*x slave…
Bill Murray and Sean Penn are both abusers.
Everyone loves him, but I’ve heard Bill Murray is an as and s***y/abusive to his wife.
Johnny Depp! There’s so much proof of him being absive, he was guilty in the UK trail, and Amber Heard is professionally diagnosed with PTSD but people love Jack Sparrow so….thesoundofechoes:This! And then people used her apparent dissociative issues on the stand as ‘proof’ that she was lying, when it’s a pretty standard symptom of c-ptsd. And vilifying her for engaging in reactive violence is rich, coming from a society that put her sexual trauma on a televised trial for entertainment.The fact that Depp openly tried to have her ndes spread against her will, tells us a lot about the dynamic between them and use of humiliation as a coercive control tactic. Decent people just don’t make revenge p*rn, ever.
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