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From shocking arrests to controversial comments, these celebrity controversies shook the entertainment world to its core! Join us as we examine the most jaw-dropping scandals that dominated headlines each year this millennium. From Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction to Will Smith's Oscar slap, these moments changed careers and cultural conversations forever. Which scandal surprised you the most?
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00:00I'm not sure about the etiquette, but I do know that hell hath no fury like a woman with a Twitter account.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're taking a look at the biggest celebrity controversies of each year since the start of the new millennium.
00:14You're dealing with a Vatican assassin, sorry. What does that mean, you're wondering?
00:18Whatever, it's just a joke.
00:212000, Gloria Trevi's abuse arrest.
00:30After going solo in 1989, Trevi became one of Mexico's biggest pop stars, with a string of number ones and roles in films, earning her the nickname of Mexico's Madonna.
00:43But in 2000, her image took a massive hit when she was arrested in Brazil alongside her then manager, Sergio Andrade.
00:51After a police manhunt, Trevi was arrested with two accomplices.
00:54The police had been looking for them for months after allegations they had kidnapped and abused girls after several backing singers and musicians came forward.
01:07In 2004, after four years and eight months in jail in Brazil and Mexico, Trevi was released due to a lack of evidence.
01:15In 2023, after the singer was included in a lawsuit from alleged victims, Trevi issued a countersuit against them and another suit against Andrade.
01:322001, Winona Ryder is caught shoplifting.
01:36In between her Oscar nominations and her starring role in the Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things, Winona Ryder made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
01:44The actress was caught trying to shoplift items worth over $5,000 in 2001 and spent the next several years in a high-profile court case.
01:54He said the actress walked past three cash registers with a pile of clothes and handbags before leaving the store.
02:00The charges ran the gamut, from burglary to grand theft to drug possession, although the latter was eventually dropped.
02:07This incident completely shattered Ryder's image as Hollywood's squeaky-clean it-girl, and even forced her into a four-year hiatus from acting.
02:16The actress is facing four shoplifting charges that carry a maximum three-year jail term.
02:22Ryder herself admits it was a dark time in her life, but thankfully, she's managed to bounce back both personally and professionally.
02:29They set up security cameras because of me?
02:32No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
02:33Wait, well, then why did they set them up this week?
02:35Because I can't think of a lie right now.
02:392002, Martha Stewart's insider trading.
02:43Given Martha Stewart's reputation for giving Americans happy homemaker tips, she was probably the last person anyone would suspect of being a white-collar criminal.
02:51Martha Stewart decided to spend her last night of freedom away from the glare of the spotlight.
02:57Tomorrow, she trades that glare for surveillance of a different kind.
03:01However, that changed in 2002, when it was alleged that Stewart had sold off more than 3,900 shares of ImClone Systems before its stock dropped 16% in value the next day.
03:12In 2003, Stewart was indicted on nine felony counts related to insider trading, and in 2004, she was convicted on all counts and served five months in a federal prison.
03:24What was a small personal matter became, over the last two years, an almost fatal circus event of unprecedented proportions.
03:33Because of the scandal, Stewart had to step down from the board of directors of Martha Stewart Living Omni Media Incorporated, and she couldn't join again until 2011.
03:422003, Kobe Bryant's assault case.
03:46Sometimes you may have, I don't know the extent of the discovery that the Bryant team has yet, but it's often used to find out specifically how a witness is going to testify, or you may have a written statement or a summarily written report.
04:01In 2003, the Los Angeles Lakers star was in the midst of his legendary career with a massive trophy haul and records set to be broken.
04:09However, that year would also leave the biggest smudge on his legacy.
04:14The NBA star was accused of assault against a teenage hotel employee, resulting in sponsors cutting ties.
04:21After he was charged, Bryant claimed it was consensual.
04:24As one of the many terms of probation, Bryant would undergo a polygraph test and have to admit his guilt or suffer the consequences.
04:32During the court case, the defense team deployed dubious methods by attacking the woman's character.
04:38The case was then dismissed after she refused to testify.
04:42In 2005, after the woman issued a civil suit against Bryant, the case was settled out of court.
04:48This is not a basketball game where I have, you know, a lot of control on the outcome.
04:54You really just got to let it go.
04:56And I think to do that, you instantly have to mature.
05:012004, Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction.
05:05Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004
05:10is undoubtedly one of the most infamous television events of all time.
05:14At the end of Rock Your Body, Justin removed part of Janet's costume, exposing her breast for about half a second.
05:30The backlash was massive, with shocked and outraged commentators lamenting the country's moral collapse.
05:37Over half a million letters poured into the FCC, who fined CBS $550,000, although it was later voided.
05:45The controversy is now remembered for having unfairly tarnished Jackson's career, while not affecting Timberlake's at all.
05:53All the emphasis was put on me, not on Justin.
05:56And, uh...
05:59Justin...
06:02We were friends.
06:04Since 1993, allegations about the king of pop and inappropriate conduct with children have haunted his career.
06:23In 2003, the documentary Living with Michael Jackson shone a light back on it,
06:29showcasing a lot of questionable behavior from Jackson toward child Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
06:36But I have slept in the bed with many children.
06:38I sleep in the bed with all of them.
06:40When Macaulay Culkin were little, Kieran Culkin would sleep on this side, Macaulay Culkin's on this side,
06:45his sister's in there, we're all just jamming the bed.
06:48This led to the police gathering evidence to arrest and charge Jackson on several counts.
06:54In February 2005, one of the biggest celebrity trials got underway,
06:59garnering a media circus of attention as several celebrities testified for the pop star's defense.
07:05In June 2005, after a week of deliberation, the jury found Jackson not guilty of all charges.
07:12The judge doesn't want to hear it, doesn't want to talk to the doctor and says,
07:16I am issuing a warrant for Michael Jackson's arrest.
07:19I'm forfeiting bail, but I'm going to hold it for an hour, and then the clock starts ticking.
07:232006, Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant.
07:27No one comes out of a DUI arrest looking good,
07:30but this drunken road trip ended up being the least of Mel Gibson's problems.
07:35It seemed like he was definitely, uh, had drank a little too many that night.
07:38When the arresting officer refused to let him drive home,
07:41Gibson unleashed a hate-filled tirade full of jaw-dropping anti-Semitic remarks.
07:47After TMZ leaked the arrest report, it hit mainstream news outlets,
07:51and that was that for Gibson's image.
07:53The devout Catholic wrote,
07:55I am not a bigot.
07:56Hatred of any kind goes against my faith.
07:58The ensuing backlash threatened to capsize his entire career.
08:02Actually, it did for a while.
08:04In the years following this 2006 scandal,
08:07Gibson struggled to make new friends in Hollywood.
08:10He's since apologized and regained his footing in the industry,
08:13but there's no way Gibson will ever fully leave his words behind him.
08:17You had some rough patches over the last 10 years.
08:20Yeah, a rough patch.
08:21Uh-huh, and, and, and how was that?
08:25Eh, not my proudest moment.
08:272007, Phil Spector's murder trial.
08:30The inventor of the so-called Wall of Sound.
08:33Now he's in jail facing a minimum of 18 years in prison.
08:37As the creator of the Wall of Sound music production style,
08:41Spector was one of the biggest producers in the industry.
08:43However, his life was turned upside down when actor Lana Clarkson
08:47was found fatally shot at his residence in Alhambra, California.
08:52Spector claimed it was self-inflicted,
08:54but the police didn't agree after gathering evidence and testimonies
08:58from staff of his involvement.
09:00So they arrested the producer for murder.
09:02In 2007, it was announced Spector's trial would be televised,
09:06drawing the world's media towards the event.
09:09D'Souza's testimony seems to be the nail in Spector's coffin,
09:14but defense attorney Brad Brunyon wastes no time trying to tear it apart.
09:20However, a mistrial was declared after a hung jury.
09:23In 2009, after the retrial,
09:26Spector was found guilty and sentenced to 19 years to life.
09:30In 2021, he passed away in prison.
09:32I met a lot of crazy people in my life.
09:36I met very few same ones
09:38that I could talk to.
09:422008, O.J. Simpson's robbery.
09:45Count one, conspiracy to commit a crime,
09:48one year in the county jail.
09:51Count two, conspiracy to commit kidnapping,
09:53a minimum term of 12 months, max term of 48 months
09:55in the Nevada Department of Corrections.
09:57In 1994, the former NFL star was thrust into the spotlight
10:01as he was arrested for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman,
10:05of which he was acquitted at the trial.
10:07By 2007, Simpson was living a very different life.
10:10He was arrested for taking part in the armed robbery
10:13of the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
10:16for stealing sports memorabilia,
10:18which he claimed was stolen from him.
10:20Two sports dealers, L. Beardsley and Bruce from Mong
10:23say they were held in the room and robbed at gunpoint.
10:26Four out of the five co-defendants testified against Simpson
10:29for lighter sentences.
10:30With his conspirators making deals to testify against Simpson,
10:34his case went to trial in 2008.
10:37He was found guilty of all charges
10:39and was sentenced to 33 years.
10:42In 2017, Simpson was released on parole.
10:45In 2021, he was granted early discharge for good behavior.
10:49However, three years later, Simpson passed away.
10:52And I didn't know I was doing anything illegal.
10:54I thought I was confronting friends.
10:56So I'm sorry.
10:57I'm sorry for all of it.
10:58When Taylor Swift won Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs,
11:07Kanye was so outraged that he crashed Swift's acceptance speech
11:11and let everybody know what he thought.
11:13Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you.
11:17I'm gonna let you finish.
11:18But Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.
11:23The moment was embarrassing for everyone,
11:26even Beyonce, for whom West was advocating.
11:29Beyonce graciously invited Swift back to the stage
11:32to finish her speech when she won for Video of the Year.
11:35West faced enormous public backlash for ruining Swift's big moment
11:39and apologized.
11:40It was just, it was rude, period.
11:43And, you know, I'd like to be able to apologize to her in person.
11:46But in 2016, he also later took credit in an improbable lyric
11:51for making Taylor Swift famous.
11:532010, Jesse James cheating scandal.
11:56I never, in a million years,
11:59the last person I would ever want to hurt or harm
12:02is her.
12:04In March 2010, Sandra Bullock suddenly cut short
12:07her European promotional tour for The Blind Side
12:10to deal with personal issues.
12:12As it turned out, several days before,
12:15a number of women came forward claiming to have had affairs
12:18with Bullock's husband, James.
12:20Best known for creating West Coast Choppers
12:22and hosting Monster Garage,
12:24the two married in 2005.
12:26James soon made a public apology to Bullock
12:29and his family before checking into a treatment facility
12:32to try to save his nuptials.
12:34Unfortunately for him, it didn't work.
12:36As the Oscar winner filed for divorce a month later,
12:39which was finalized by June 2010.
12:42It was sad.
12:43You know, it's tough to tell somebody,
12:47someone that you love,
12:48it's tough to tell them something
12:50when you know when you tell them
12:51you're never going to see them again.
12:532011, Charlie Sheen's Fall from Grace.
12:56Ambien, hello, Ambien.
12:57Ambien, the devil's aspirin.
12:59Anyone? Ambien?
13:01I think that led to that thing in New York.
13:03I don't know.
13:03I know that's the one thing in the mix
13:04that was not part of my normal blend.
13:07Starring in Two and a Half Men,
13:09he was the reigning champion of TV acting,
13:12becoming its highest paid performer.
13:14Yet in 2011,
13:16Sheen had one of the most public downfalls
13:18in the industry's history.
13:19After entering a treatment facility for substance issues,
13:23the actor then criticized show creator Chuck Lorre
13:26multiple times in interviews
13:28as he demanded a pay raise.
13:30Nothing is kind of deplorable
13:32that a certain Haim Levine,
13:34yeah, that's Chuck's real name,
13:36mistook this rock star
13:37for his own selfish exit strategy, bro.
13:39So Sheen was fired,
13:41but he wasn't done.
13:42Sheen then did more interviews
13:44where his mental health was questioned
13:45after discussing tiger blood
13:47and declaring himself a warlock as he ranted.
13:51You're dealing with a Vatican assassin, sorry.
13:53What does that mean, you're wondering?
13:55Whatever, it's just a joke.
13:57People take everything so literally.
13:58After Sheen spoke publicly
14:00about returning to Two and a Half Men,
14:02it was announced Ashton Kutcher
14:03was cast to replace his character.
14:062012, Jimmy Savile's tarnished legacy.
14:10From charitable to con man,
14:11there may never be anyone who faces
14:13as steep a fall from grace as Jimmy Savile.
14:16Did you make up your mind
14:18that you were going to be totally honest?
14:19What are the certain things
14:20you weren't going to say?
14:21The bits that I didn't say
14:23are only those which I forgot.
14:26The English celebrity made a name for himself
14:29through radio shows,
14:30eclectic interviews,
14:31and mountains of benevolent fundraisers.
14:34He was a good, honest man,
14:36or at least that's how it seemed
14:37until his death in 2011.
14:39While there had been allegations before then,
14:42Savile's passing opened the floodgates
14:44to hundreds of sexual misconduct claims.
14:47Please do not let him get away with this perversion.
14:50Don't let him continue to think he's untouchable
14:52or that his secret is too well hidden.
14:55You heard that right.
14:56There were hundreds,
14:57many of whom were underage at the time.
15:00The overwhelming evidence
15:01shook the industry to its core,
15:03with many still wondering
15:04how such a rampant predator
15:05never faced justice in his lifetime.
15:08I don't think he would get away with that now.
15:10I think times have changed.
15:122013, Miley Cyrus's image change.
15:19At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards,
15:24the internet was awash with shock.
15:26During Robin Thicke's performance of Blurred Lines,
15:29Cyrus used a foam finger suggestively
15:31and twerked against the performer.
15:34It was a far cry from the wholesome image
15:36she'd developed during her Hannah Montana days.
15:38And what has all this taught you?
15:41That parents should believe their kids
15:43when they tell them their cousins are evil.
15:45However, the seeds of the more risque change
15:47had been planted years before.
15:49On the same day as the VMA performance,
15:51Cyrus released the music video for Wrecking Ball,
15:54which drew further pearl clutching
15:56as she swung around in the buff
15:58and got intimate with a sledgehammer.
16:00When she was asked about the transformation
16:02on the Fashion Police show,
16:04Cyrus stated, quote,
16:05it's called puberty.
16:07You know now, you know what's happened.
16:08Madonna's done it, Britney's done it.
16:09Every VMA performance, anyone that performs,
16:11you know, anyone that performs,
16:12that's what you're looking for.
16:13You're wanting to make history.
16:14Me and Robin the whole time said,
16:15you know we're about to make history, right?
16:172014, Bill Cosby assault accusations.
16:20Before Hannibal Buress's rant
16:22at a stand-up show went viral in 2014,
16:25Bill Cosby was so loved and respected as a comedian
16:28that he was known as America's dad.
16:30But this squeaky clean image was quickly shattered
16:33as the sexual assault allegations came pouring in.
16:37However, after the Burris video gained attention,
16:40several women felt encouraged to come forward
16:42and accuse Cosby of misconduct.
16:44In 2018, Cosby was indicted and convicted
16:47of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constant
16:51and received a prison sentence of three to 10 years.
16:54However, in 2021, he was released early
16:57after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
16:59overturned his conviction,
17:00citing a violation of due process.
17:03Many do not see a legal path for another case,
17:06but some say they're not giving up.
17:08Other cases are still pending, however,
17:10and the scandal has forever tarnished his legacy.
17:132015, Jared Fogel's crimes.
17:16Wow, wow, wow, look at that.
17:18This is the old, this was a 60-inch waist.
17:20Now, these are the relaxed fit, though,
17:22which is very important to have.
17:23After getting national attention
17:24for losing a load of weight by exercising
17:27and consuming a Subway diet,
17:29Fogel joined the sandwich company in 2000
17:31as a spokesperson,
17:33regularly popping up in their commercials.
17:35Subway even claimed he played a major role
17:37in vastly increasing their revenue.
17:39Every Subway sandwich is made fresh right in front of you,
17:42so you choose all the ingredients,
17:43the meat, the veggies, the sauces.
17:45However, after first coming to the police's attention
17:48in 2007, in 2015, Fogel's house was raided.
17:52After they found indecent media featuring children
17:55in his possession, the spokesperson was arrested.
17:58Not long after, Fogel pleaded guilty to his crimes
18:01as a part of a deal and was sentenced to 15 years
18:05and eight months in jail, plus fines totaling $225,000
18:10and a combined restitution to the victims of $1.4 million.
18:14Just hours after that raid,
18:17Subway suspended their relationship with Jarrett,
18:19who in the past few years
18:20had become the public face of the sandwich empire.
18:242016, Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tape.
18:28I gotta use some Tic Tacs
18:29just in case I start kissing her.
18:31You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful.
18:33I just start kissing them.
18:34It's like a magnet.
18:35You just kiss.
18:36In any other election,
18:38this scandal would have ended the candidate's career.
18:40Somehow it didn't,
18:42as Trump went on to win the U.S. presidency.
18:44Amid his campaign in 2016,
18:47footage of him talking in 2005
18:49to Billy Bush for Access Hollywood came to light.
18:52Unknowingly being recorded on a microphone
18:54as they were on a bus,
18:55Trump was heard speaking grossly
18:57about Days of Our Lives actor Arianne Zucker
18:59and Bush's co-host Nancy O'Dell.
19:02This is a time to set an example,
19:05to set example for our youth, men and women,
19:08and to teach our children
19:10how to be respectful of each other.
19:12Before talking about assaulting women,
19:15it was horrendous.
19:16Trump, who called it, quote,
19:17locker room talk,
19:19didn't get any serious repercussions.
19:21However, Bush,
19:22who weirdly laughed at the businessman's comments,
19:25was fired from today.
19:26Hey, when you're a star,
19:27they let you do it.
19:28You can do anything.
19:29Whatever you want.
19:30Grab them by the p***.
19:312017.
19:33Harvey Weinstein and Me Too.
19:35An influential producer
19:36once considered a titan in Hollywood,
19:38Weinstein was accused of assault and harassment
19:40by numerous women,
19:42as detailed by the New York Times
19:43and the New Yorker.
19:45After these stories came out,
19:46actress Alyssa Milano
19:47encouraged women around the world
19:49to share their stories on social media
19:50with the hashtag Me Too.
19:52It was started by actress Alyssa Milano.
19:55She tweeted out,
19:57if all women who have been sexually harassed
19:59or assaulted wrote Me Too as a status,
20:02we might give people
20:03a sense of magnitude of the problem.
20:05This would spark a movement
20:06that changed the way many industries
20:08viewed misconduct in the workplace.
20:10In February 2020,
20:12Weinstein was found guilty
20:13on multiple counts of misconduct
20:15and was later sentenced to 23 years in prison.
20:18Although that conviction has been overturned
20:21and he will be retried,
20:23he's still serving 16 years
20:24for a separate conviction as of 2024.
20:27This is seen as a severe sentence
20:29and perhaps a watershed moment
20:31for the Me Too movement.
20:32Harvey Weinstein sentenced
20:33to 23 years behind bars.
20:352018, Alison Mack and NXIVM.
20:39Best known for her role
20:40as Chloe Sullivan on Smallville,
20:42this actress was involved in NXIVM,
20:44a sex cult dressed up
20:46as a multi-level marketing organization.
20:49As part of NXIVM,
20:50which she joined in 2006,
20:52Mack recruited girls to become slaves
20:54for cult leader Keith Raniere.
20:56In 2018, Mack was indicted on charges
20:59including sex trafficking
21:00and forced labor
21:01that potentially could have landed her
21:03between 14 and 17 years in prison.
21:06However, because of her cooperation
21:07with investigators
21:08in bringing down Raniere,
21:10Mack was only sentenced
21:11to three years in prison,
21:12a thousand hours of community service,
21:14and was fined $20,000.
21:17She was released in 2023
21:18after serving just 21 months of her term.
21:22Prosecutors asked the judge
21:24to give Mack a reduced sentence
21:25because of the quote,
21:26substantial assistance she provided
21:28with their investigation into the cult.
21:302019, Felicity Huffman
21:33and Lori Loughlin's college admissions scandal.
21:36In 2019, an FBI investigation
21:38named Operation Varsity Blues
21:40uncovered a criminal scheme
21:42in which parents were bribing
21:43their children's ways
21:44into top universities.
21:46The bust is called Operation Varsity Blues,
21:49and the accusations range
21:50from paying thousands of dollars
21:52for higher SAT scores
21:53to presenting students
21:54as top athletes in sports
21:56they never even played.
21:58It is a little enraging.
21:59Among those involved
22:00were actresses Felicity Huffman,
22:02best known for her role
22:03in Desperate Housewives,
22:05and Lori Loughlin of Full House fame.
22:07Huffman paid $15,000
22:09to have someone take her daughter's SAT test for her,
22:12and Loughlin paid $500,000
22:14to have her daughter enrolled
22:15in the University of Southern California.
22:18Both actresses were arrested
22:19and did short stints in prison.
22:21The ruling, 14 days in prison,
22:24$30,000 fine,
22:26one year supervised release,
22:28and 250 hours of community service.
22:31The scandal shone a spotlight
22:33on how the rich are able to use money
22:35and influence
22:36to give their children
22:37an unfair advantage.
22:392020, Ellen DeGeneres'
22:41treatment of employees.
22:43The comedian presented herself
22:44on her talk show
22:45as a friendly,
22:46down-to-earth personality.
22:47However, rumors of mean remarks
22:49and actions had circulated for a while,
22:52and in 2020,
22:54employees began to speak out.
22:56Remember, these were allegations
22:57of fear and intimidation
22:59at the workplace,
23:00of sexual harassment,
23:01of racism.
23:02Shocking allegations on their own,
23:05but this was at The Ellen Show.
23:07In a report from BuzzFeed in July,
23:09employees alleged that Ellen presided
23:12over a toxic work environment
23:14where they were exposed
23:15to sexual harassment,
23:16racist comments,
23:17and other issues
23:18from the show's producers.
23:20Following these revelations,
23:22ratings dropped
23:22by more than a million viewers.
23:24The Emmy winner finished
23:25by acknowledging
23:26she's not just a TV personality,
23:29she's also the boss
23:30of 270 people
23:32on her show's staff.
23:33Ellen says she wants them all
23:35to be happy
23:35and proud to work there.
23:37In 2022,
23:39DeGeneres ended her show
23:40after 19 years on the air.
23:432021, R. Kelly abuse allegations.
23:46The R&B artist
23:47has long been suspected
23:48of having inappropriate relationships
23:50with underage girls.
23:52In 2002,
23:53R. Kelly was indicted
23:54on multiple counts
23:55of possessing obscene material
23:57involving children.
23:58Though he was acquitted,
24:00and a year later,
24:01he was able to beat the rap again.
24:03Last month,
24:04Kelly was indicted again,
24:06this time charged
24:07with aggravated criminal sexual abuse
24:09of four women,
24:10including three
24:11who the charges say
24:12were minors at the time.
24:14However,
24:15in the late 2010s,
24:16more allegations
24:17of misconduct
24:17and abuse emerged,
24:19along with a series
24:20of high-profile documentaries,
24:22including Lifetime's
24:23Surviving R. Kelly.
24:25In July 2019,
24:26federal prosecutors
24:27charged Kelly
24:28with multiple felony counts,
24:30including racketeering,
24:31exploitation,
24:32kidnapping,
24:33and sex trafficking.
24:34Altogether,
24:35it added up
24:36to a 2022 sentence
24:37of 31 years behind bars.
24:40He's breaking his silence
24:41about the sexual abuse charges
24:43that landed him
24:43in jail last month.
24:45The embattled R&B singer
24:46spoke with Gail for nearly...
24:472022.
24:49The slap heard
24:49around the world.
24:51The morning after
24:52the 94th Academy Awards,
24:54everyone was talking
24:55about Will Smith,
24:56and not just because
24:57of his Oscar win.
24:58During the show,
24:59presenter Chris Rock
25:00made a tasteless joke
25:02about Jada Pinkett Smith's
25:03bald-headed appearance.
25:04That was a nice one, okay.
25:06In response,
25:07Will Smith climbed on stage
25:09and slapped the comedian,
25:11all on live TV.
25:12The burst of violence
25:13had more drama
25:14than all the Best Picture
25:16nominees combined,
25:17especially when Smith
25:18later won Best Actor
25:20for his work in King Richard.
25:21You're gonna be
25:22the best it ever was.
25:25You're gonna be
25:26the greatest of all time.
25:29You know how I know?
25:32Because I planned for it.
25:33Now regarded as
25:34the slap heard
25:35around the world,
25:36Smith's actions resulted
25:37in intense media
25:39controversy
25:39and a 10-year ban
25:41from future Oscar ceremonies.
25:43Will responded,
25:44I accept and respect
25:46the Academy's decision.
25:472023,
25:48The Crimes of Danny Masterson.
25:50According to
25:51the Associated Press,
25:52Masterson watched the women
25:54without any visible reaction
25:55during their comments.
25:57One woman calling him
25:58pathetic, disturbed,
25:59and completely violent.
26:00In 2017,
26:02the former
26:02That 70s Show performer
26:04was enjoying life
26:05acting on the ranch.
26:06Unfortunately for
26:07the Scientologist,
26:08allegations of his abuse
26:09and assaults against women
26:10began to come out.
26:12Masterson was soon
26:13fired from the show
26:14and his management team
26:15dropped him as a client.
26:17The deputy district
26:17attorneys saying
26:18justice may have been delayed
26:19but ultimately still served.
26:21Somebody needs to be
26:22held accountable
26:23despite the length
26:24of the time.
26:25Shortly after,
26:26more accusations came out,
26:28many of which were
26:28against other Scientologists
26:30at the time of the attacks.
26:32This led to Masterson
26:33being arrested
26:34and going to court.
26:35After the first case
26:36ended in a mistrial,
26:38the actor was retried
26:39in 2023.
26:40Masterson was found guilty
26:41of two of the three charges,
26:44the last resulting
26:44in a hung jury.
26:46He was sentenced
26:46to 30 years to life
26:48in prison.
26:48I'm going to explain
26:49my feelings to you
26:50through a highly disciplined
26:51form of Japanese poetry.
26:53Haiku.
26:55My heart aches with pain.
26:58When I see you,
26:59I vomit.
27:012024
27:01The Sean Diddy Combs Investigation
27:04In September 2024,
27:07rapper and producer
27:08Sean Diddy Combs
27:09was indicted on charges
27:11of trafficking
27:11and racketeering
27:12after a slew of lawsuits
27:14and allegations
27:15were brought to federal court.
27:17Today, I'm announcing
27:18the unsealing
27:18of a three-count indictment.
27:20The indictment includes
27:21multiple accounts
27:22of abuse against women,
27:23illegal drug transportation,
27:25and larger schemes
27:27allegedly orchestrated
27:28by Combs,
27:29who was accused
27:30of coercing victims
27:31into sex acts
27:32that lasted
27:33for multiple days.
27:35The indictment
27:35alleges that Combs
27:36abused and exploited women
27:38and other people
27:39for years
27:39and in a variety of ways.
27:41Given his high profile
27:42in the music industry,
27:44the investigation
27:45and subsequent trial
27:46generated significant
27:48media attention,
27:49breaking the silence
27:50on Combs' long history
27:52of alleged misconduct.
27:53This is what the feds do.
27:55They measure twice,
27:56they cut once.
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28:112025, Justin Baldoni
28:15versus Blake Lively.
28:17Looks like we will be seeing
28:19a little more
28:19of each other then.
28:21Is that so?
28:22In a year that also included
28:24the controversial
28:24Sidney Sweeney
28:25American Eagle ad,
28:27the story that dominated
28:28celebrity headlines
28:29throughout the year
28:30was the production fallout
28:31of the 2024 film
28:33It Ends With Us.
28:34The controversy began
28:36when a slew of allegations
28:37were raised
28:38regarding sexual harassment
28:39and a toxic workplace,
28:41against director
28:42and actor
28:43Justin Baldoni
28:44by actress Blake Lively.
28:46I just was like,
28:47if I could be this touched
28:48by the leave room story,
28:50then I can only imagine
28:51what this could do
28:51for so many people.
28:52So I wrote Colleen
28:53and she believed in me enough
28:56to give me the honor
28:57of adapting it
28:57and it's been five years
28:58to get here.
28:59In response,
29:00Baldoni sued
29:01the New York Times
29:02for running the story
29:03and Lively set forth
29:05a lawsuit against Baldoni
29:07for the initial allegations.
29:09Baldoni responded
29:10with a counter lawsuit
29:11for Lively and her team,
29:13alleging that
29:13the initial allegations
29:15were false
29:15and that she attempted
29:16to seize control
29:17of production of the film.
29:19As of November 2025,
29:21Baldoni's lawsuits
29:22have been dismissed,
29:23while Lively's
29:24is still ongoing.
29:26What do you five?
29:31I'm trying here.
29:33What do you think
29:34is the biggest celebrity
29:35news story of the year?
29:36Let us know
29:37in the comments.
29:38Let us know
29:38in the comments.