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Once adored on screens big and small, these stars have seen their public images take a serious hit thanks to controversy, bad behavior, and a few career missteps. From sitcom sweethearts to blockbuster favorites, we’re diving into the actors who went from fan favorites to figures many audiences can’t stand. Did your pick make the list?
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00:00God loves you. God wants the best for you. Believe that. I do.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the actors that were once beloved, but have since
00:12lost the public's favor.
00:14Now we have to stop, okay?
00:16Look, I was just doing my laundry. You're the one who came and told me that I'm a superhero.
00:23Number 10, Ashton Kutcher.
00:25Tom, you're acting like a crazy person.
00:26Maybe it's because I just got hit in the head with a 10-pound ashtray!
00:31By all accounts, Ashton Kutcher is a great guy.
00:33He's happily married to Mila Kunis, and the couple live in a sustainable farmhouse with their two children.
00:38He's also a successful venture capitalist, investing in the likes of Skype and Airbnb.
00:43It's just his darn movies!
00:45Kutcher has received a number of Razzie nominations for a slew of crappy films, including Just Married, My Boss's Daughter,
00:51and Valentine's Day.
00:52The latter actually won him the Worst Actor Award alongside his 2010 film, Killers.
00:57Ever heard of it? Exactly.
00:58Let's just say, he makes way better investing choices than he does acting.
01:02I depend on her, sir. It's not the other way around.
01:09So, with your blessing, I'm going to marry her.
01:14Number 9, Charlie Sheen.
01:16Drugs?
01:20Thank you. No, I'm straight.
01:22Few actors are as difficult to digest as Charlie Sheen.
01:26Many people love his on-screen work, and he has remained a staple in movies and television for decades.
01:31But there are some major and undeniable problems.
01:34Sheen's private life has often been the source of much contention, with much of the problems stemming from drugs and
01:39alcohol.
01:39And while he has always been a controversial figure, people really grew worried about Sheen following his termination from Two
01:45and a Half Men.
01:45Not only were the reasons for his firing problematic, but his subsequent behavior made him the subject of critical headlines
01:51and ironic internet memes.
01:53Sheen was doing many things, but winning was not one of them.
01:56I'm by winning. I win here and I win there. Now what?
02:00Number 8, Jason Biggs.
02:02I heard that you got a little bit of grief because of the bachelorette.
02:04He's always getting in trouble.
02:05I'm always getting in trouble.
02:07He's always in trouble.
02:07What is it today?
02:07If you just stick to American Pie, you may grow to love Jason Biggs.
02:11The problem starts when you venture into his other works and take a quick glance at his Twitter page.
02:15Many people hated his character in Orange is the New Black, and while it gave Biggs some welcome post-American
02:20Pie acting work, it didn't do much to bolster his reputation.
02:23This reputation began earlier in the decade when Biggs made a number of questionable jokes on Twitter.
02:28The targets ranged from inappropriate sexual quips to mocking the death of bachelorette contestant Eric Hill.
02:34There's also the whole Malaysian Flight 17 fiasco, which saw Biggs making a joke after the plane crashed and receiving
02:40a number of death threats in response.
02:42There's no room. Apparently my head's already up there.
02:45I'm sorry.
02:50It's okay.
02:51Number 7, Ezra Miller.
02:53They found bruises on Takata, and they believe that Ezra is responsible for that.
03:01Many careers have been ruined to controversy, and it seems like Ezra Miller may soon belong on that list.
03:07It's a shame, because they're clearly very talented.
03:10Miller has been in the news, sort of, a lot in the last couple of years, with the downfall really
03:15beginning in 2020, when they were filmed choking a woman outside an Iceland bar.
03:19A number of incidents followed, including allegations of grooming a minor.
03:23The reports have wrecked havoc on Miller's career and reputation, and we don't know if they can recover.
03:27Warner Brothers tried charging through the controversy, but releasing The Flash, and we all saw how that went.
03:33While Miller's issues aren't solely to blame for the movie's disastrous performance, they also couldn't have helped.
03:38Look, Alfred, I've come to accept that I'm essentially the janitor of The Dust is Lee, which sucks.
03:45Number 6, Roseanne Barr.
03:47In the 15 years we've been married, has there ever been one morning where there wasn't any coffee?
03:53No.
03:55Then why do you have to ask me every morning if there's coffee?
03:59For a long time there, Roseanne Barr was the voice of a generation.
04:02Her sitcom was unlike anything else on TV, earning heaps of acclaim and winning its lead actress an Emmy.
04:07If she had just stopped there, Barr would have gone down in the annals of TV legends.
04:11But she didn't stop there.
04:13Barr has been a hotspot of controversy throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s.
04:17Whether it's posting as Hitler in a Jewish magazine, spreading fake news, or tweeting out baseless conspiracy theories,
04:23there's also the racist tweet that Barr made against politician Valerie Jarrett that got the Roseanne reboot cancelled.
04:29This is a strong case of never-meet-your-heroes.
04:31Because, you know, I was kind of not allowed to even apologize for what happened.
04:37I was just, like, blackballed and, you know, just totally cancelled.
04:43Number 5, John Travolta.
04:45They call it Royale with cheese.
04:49Royale with cheese.
04:50That's right.
04:51What do they call it? Big Mac.
04:52Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac.
04:55When it comes to Hollywood stock, few have fallen as far as John Travolta.
04:59Travolta was one of the biggest names in the industry back in the day.
05:02But unfortunately, he is no longer taken very seriously.
05:05In fact, many people actively hate him.
05:07His work throughout the last two decades has been mostly atrocious.
05:10And he has earned Razzie nominations for the likes of Battlefield Earth, The Fanatic, and the widely maligned Gaudi.
05:16We don't know what happened, but this isn't the John Travolta that the world grew to love.
05:20I get closure.
05:22Closure.
05:23Let me make sure I heard that straight.
05:26Closure.
05:28Number 4.
05:29Chevy Chase.
05:30The next time you have one of your outbursts, I'd appreciate it if you'd have some consideration for your kids.
05:34The man is a comedic legend.
05:36There's no denying that.
05:38From Saturday Night Live and Community, to all-time comedy movies like Caddyshack and Vacation,
05:43Chevy Chase had the career that dreams are made of.
05:45But by all accounts, absolutely everybody hates him.
05:48Many people on the set of SNL did not get along with Chase, including Bill Murray,
05:52who at one point got into a fistfight with Chase after Chase made fun of his looks.
05:56Many filmmakers have also spoken negatively about their time with Chase, including directors Joe and Anthony Russo and community creator
06:02Dan Harmon.
06:03In fact, Chase became so difficult to work with that he left community in the middle of its fourth season.
06:09All right, you already know Bittles.
06:10Freda?
06:10Uh, Abed, Abed the Arab.
06:12Is that inappropriate?
06:13Sure.
06:14Number 3.
06:14Chris Pratt.
06:15Everyone loved Chris Pratt when he was on Parks and Recreation.
06:18Leslie, I typed your symptoms into the thing up here and it says you could have network connectivity problems.
06:24And then he became a movie star.
06:25In 2020, Pratt was informally declared the worst Chris by the internet, being deemed less likable than Evans, Hemsworth, and
06:33Pine.
06:34Pratt personally blames his uber-religious speech at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards for the turnaround.
06:39It could be that.
06:40Others don't agree with his personal decisions, like divorcing Anna Faris, and some just don't like the fact that he's
06:46everywhere, being a major MCU star, leading the Jurassic films, and even voicing Mario.
06:51Whatever it is, it seems like the world has turned on Chris Pratt, the once lovable goofball from our favorite
06:56cozy comedy.
06:57I'll tell you what, that's gonna wear real thin real fast if I...
07:00Number 2.
07:01Gwyneth Paltrow.
07:03Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company has agreed to pay a six-figure settlement for false advertising.
07:07Unlike many celebrities on this list, Gwyneth Paltrow isn't really hated for her movie choices.
07:12She's in a good variety of films, ranging from period rom-coms to blockbusters.
07:17She's a very good actress, and none of her characters are particularly deplorable.
07:20Nope, this one comes all in the personal life.
07:23Of course, there's goop, with ridiculous and borderline dangerous health products like jade eggs, body vibes, and coffee enemas.
07:30The company has made Paltrow a national laughingstock.
07:32She's also a vocal pusher of pseudoscience, with her cookbooks, anti-GMO stance, and bizarre lifestyle choices drawing criticism from
07:40health experts.
07:41Basically, don't listen to a thing Paltrow has to say about food or health.
07:45Just enjoy her movies.
07:46You must be the famous Pepper Potts.
07:49Indeed I am.
07:51Number 1.
07:52Jared Leto.
07:53Now, don't get us wrong.
07:55Jared Leto has done some great stuff.
07:57That Academy Award for Dallas Buyers Club didn't win itself.
08:00I suppose I should thank you for wearing men's clothes, not embarrassing me.
08:04Are you ashamed of me because I hadn't realized that?
08:07But at the same time, he remains a bit of a laughingstock.
08:10Leto has made some baffling career decisions in recent years, like doing his best Mario impression for House of Gucci.
08:16He's also batting 0 for 2 in the superhero business, with his performances completely derailing both Suicide Squad and Morbius.
08:23In fact, the latter film was one of the most memed things of the early decade, and was widely hated,
08:29even earning Leto a Razzie to go with his Oscar.
08:31Leto is an interesting guy, and he has had a very interesting career.
08:35I was born with a gift.
08:39I am an artist.
08:40Did we forget your most hated actor?
08:42Let us know in the comments.
08:44Let us know in the comments.
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