Top 23 Scandals of Each Year (2000 - 2022)

the slap that still resonates in the world of entertainment and Beyond, welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 23

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. The Oscar nominee will now have to spend 14 days behind bars for this list. We'll look at the biggest public controversies of the 21st century so far and pick the worst offender

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. Do you remember these stories appearing on the news? Let us know in the comments

2000

Angelina Jolie kisses her brother was the kiss that surprised the world and lit up the media in March

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Angelina Jolie won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in Girl Interrupted while attending the after party, the newly honored Jolie and her older brother James Haven kissed, the kiss was brief but was immortalized through the magic of cameras and quickly appeared on the covers of newspapers and gossip magazines.

People questioned whether the two shared an inappropriate relationship and interviews asked about Jolie's years-long kiss, who was a bit of a newbie at the time. That night she summed up everything good and bad about the industry. You know, everyone made a big deal about my behavior at the Oscars, and I'm here tonight to say that my relationship with my brother is perfectly normal. 2001 Winona Ryder goes shopping today. Winona Ryder is known for playing Joyce's buyers in Stranger Things. I do not know what that means. I need you to tell me what to do, what I should do, how I can get to you.

It's a return for the ages because for a while Ryder was there. Her career was dead in the water, several factors caused her to implode, including a series of not-so-good movies and her infamous shoplifting incident in 2001, shortly before Christmas, Ryder was arrested for stealing over five thousand dollars in clothes from a Saks in Beverly Hills on Fifth Avenue, he testified before Rada. was followed on camera while shopping for designer clothes, he said the actress went through three cash registers with a bunch of clothes and bags before leaving the store, this wasn't just a slap on the wrist and forget it, some kind of crime No, Ryder was charged with numerous felony charges and, although she avoided jail, she faced a series of punishments including hefty fines, nearly 500 hours of community service and three years of probation.

His behavioral decisions from then on and from today's date will, in large part, find public reputation and image and possibly his future Freedom 2002 Martha Stewart does a bit of insider information few businessmen reach the cultural influence of Martha Stewart it seemed that This woman did everything from writing best-selling books to hosting cooking shows and starting her own media empire. Casey is credited with helping pioneer the cultivation of organic ginger throughout the Northeast, and I'm so happy to have her here. today, but it all came crashing down with the IM clone scandal. In summary, Stewart received a notice about the drop in the stock values ​​of mclone systems that caused him to sell all his shares, by doing so he avoided the loss of almost forty-six thousand dollars, this is illegal and is known as insider trading, while the incident occurred in late December 2001, most of Fallout was relegated to the following year.

He was heavily criticized by the media and ultimately served five months in prison and two years of supervised release. Did you learn anything about yourself during that time? Did you learn that you are tougher than you thought? No I am a tough person from the beginning. I've always been a tough person, which means I can survive. 2003 Michael Jackson is arrested despite the undeniable contributions he made to music and pop culture as a whole. Michael Jackson's lasting legacy will always be clouded. Allegations of child abuse followed Jackson through the '90s and early 2000s and it all came to a head in 2003, but in 2003 he made a monumental mistake by inviting journalist Martin Beshear to showcase his life in Neverland, In February of that year, the scandalous documentary Living with Michael Jackson was released, leading to the musician being accused of several charges involving minors in December.

While Jackson vehemently denied the charges, public opinion of his character was permanently tarnished. It was the most scandalous pop culture event of the year and Jackson went to trial in 2005. He was found not guilty of all charges. not guilty 10 times not guilty by Michael Jackson in California a dramatic conclusion to one of the most sensational trials in entertainment history 2004 the infamous halftime show if someone says that halftime show most people will immediately know what Yes, there have been some iconic Super Bowl halftime shows, but none are as well-known as Super Bowl 38. The legendary night was February 1, 2004.

With the Carolina Panthers playing the New England Patriots of Tom Brady's halftime show is performed by several artists, including Justin Timberlake. and Janet Jackson at the climax of the performance Timberlake tore Jackson's suit and accidentally exposed his chest to 150 million people. The consequences were immediate and widespread. Huge fines were imposed. MTV was banned from producing halftime shows and Jackson's career imploded. All the emphasis was put on I wasn't on Justin and uh just Justin we were friends, it also gave rise to the creation of YouTube and entered the term wardrobe malfunction into Webster's Dictionary 2005 Kanye West expresses his politics 2005 was a very strange year For the famous rapper the critically acclaimed late record was released on August 30 and earned him great praise and popularity.

Fire appears in an extra spectacular looking venue on the day you die, just three days later he appeared alongside Mike Myers at the charity show a concert for Hurricane Relief and received widespread condemnation as Myers stuck to the hurricane script Katrina West did her thing and commented on racial politics and then President George Bush destroying the spirit of the people of southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all that George Bush doesn't care about black people, surprised everyone, including an obviously shaken Myers and co-host Chris Tucker, it was a huge media event and then Myers parodied it on Saturday Night Live, oh Kanye, hey, how's everything going?

I haven't seen you since when. It's the phone, okay. I forgot about it in later years. West would interrupt Taylor Swift at the VMAs and make horribly anti-Semitic comments continuing his current series of problematic actions. 2006 Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant as a hugely popular actor and director has followed Mel. Gibson throughout his career was accused of homophobia in the early '90s and in 2006 he received widespread criticism for some anti-Semitic comments. I guess I must have been a little upset, so that's what happens: too much pressure, too much work. things that go against better judgment after being arrested for drunk driving Gibson made a derogatory statement about Jews claiming that they were responsible for all the wars in the world.

The quote was mentioned in the arrest report which was in turn leaked by TMZ, resulting in a storm of bad publicity while it was the biggest pop culture scandal of 2006 the incident did not tarnish his career alcohol is used as an excuse Behavior is always okay alcohol is used to kill the pain and um and it's not an excuse by the way it's not a Gibson continued to star in films and in 2016 released the critically acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge, which received six Oscar nominations, including Best Director in 2007. Britney Spears melts a series of tragedies. She hit pop icon Britney Spears in the mid-2000s.

She divorced Kevin Federline in November 2006 and her aunt died of cancer just two months later in early 2007. Life in the 2007 spotlight seemed take its toll on the young mother of two who appeared to publicly struggle amid divorce custody battles and continued media scrutiny while this was going on. Spears also struggled with substance use disorder, which caused her to spend less than 24 hours in rehab. This, of course, generated a lot of discussion in Gossip magazines and the media closely followed the singer's personal life. The intense pressure and publicity culminated in Spears shaving her head, possibly one of the most infamous pop culture moments of the decade, this breakdown resulted in Spears being placed under the legal care of her father the following year, resulting in which resulted in a long series of controversies and

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and the conservatorship finally ended in 2021. as of today she is a free woman and is an independent woman and the rest with her support system will depend on Britain 2008 the Tom Cruise Scientology video possibly The biggest movie star of our time is also arguably the biggest cult of our time Tom Cruise has been involved with Scientology since the mid-80s and has since become its most vocal and famous advocate.

I've been a Scientologist for over 30 years and it's something that, as you know, I wouldn't be where I am without. so he's a beautiful religion and I'm very proud In January 2008, members of the activist group Anonymous leaked a video showing Cruz speaking favorably about the so-called religion. The video was made by and for her fellow Scientologists, but Anonymous's Chainology project was leaked. It's like a form of protest for being a Scientologist, you look at someone and you know, to me it's really ksw and it's like it's something I don't mess around with and its release caused more publicity to be showered on Crews and his questionable lifestyle and its removal from YouTube sparked a new debate of its own, however, the video was re-uploaded and despite the brief scandal, Cruz's career did not appear to be tarnished in the slightest. 2009, Tiger Woods cheating scandal, even the biggest one.

Athletes of all time are not immune to public scrutiny. Tiger Woods is perhaps the greatest golfer the world has ever seen and in 2009 he earned his tenth PGA Player of the Year award, thanks again; However, that year he also faced a major infidelity scandal. that nearly ruined his career over the months of November and December it was revealed that Woods had repeatedly cheated on his then-wife Elin Nordegrin with more than a dozen women. What the hell we wonder was Tiger Woods doing with any of these people? I was living a It really was a lie life and I was doing a lot of things, like I said, that hurt a lot of people and by cutting through the denial and the rationalization you start to get to the truth of who you really are, the couple got divorced and Woods Losing a ton of endorsement deals, whether due to scandal, other personal issues, or multiple injuries, Woods would not win another major championship for many years afterward, with the 2019 Masters tournament trophy perhaps the most notable; many doubted that we would see it, but here is the return. to Glory 2010 Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail Many child stars experience tragic falls and Lindsay Lohan is one of them.

His career began to decline in the mid-2000s, when he began to experience serious personal, professional and legal problems. 2010 was a particularly difficult year for the actress as she spent all her time in and out of jail. In July she was sentenced to 90 days after violating her probation but she spent only two weeks in. She did fitness now we say she served the jail sentence. After 90 days the cameras were turned off the handcuffs continued Lohan was driven through a side door sent to jail in this two car convoy, however Lohan was only free for a couple of months as she was briefly sent back in September after failing a drug test, for many the repeated jail sentences were proof that Lohan was not improving and did nothing to help her failing career, fortunately, the 2020s seemed to be looking up for the actress thanks to her deal with Netflix, okay, I love it, hello, bad connection, something like that, 2011, the Charlie Sheen debacle, it wasn't long before the cultural.

Attention shifted from Lindsay Lohan to Charlie Sheen Sheen was in the midst of a substance use disorder when he went on Alex Jones' radio show and dropped some wildly inappropriate comments I am, I am perfect and I complain and I'm winning every second and I'm not is perfect at complaining and just delivering the goods at every damn moment, he called Alcoholics Anonymous a cult and made numerous offensive comments towards his boss Chuck Laurie, such as calling him a stupid little man, the resulting outrage was too much for CBS and Warner Brothers and the rest. of the current season of Two and a Half Men was cancelled, followed by the termination of Sheen's contract a few months later, but the problematic behavior did not stop and Sheen became a walking meme with his strange quotes and statements.

Where do these words of Charlie's come from?Words that sound. great together, comes from my grandmaster wizard, I don't know man, things just come out and they're entertaining and fun and they sound different than all the other crap people are spewing, you know, his outlandish behavior was all over the internet. throughout 2011. 2012, the Jimmy Savile scandal Jimmy Savile was a well-known public figure in the United Kingdom, known primarily for presenting the television music show Top of the Pops, how about a triple chance number four to be exactly Chicago? Savile died in 2011 at the age of 84. And it wasn't long after his reputation was called into question, the following year it was revealed that Savile had abused hundreds of women and girls over many decades.

Allegations of this kind were made when Savile was alive, but they were mostly dismissed and forgotten, the silence has been shattered and more of those who were scared or felt they would not be believed are coming forward. Karen Ward had told on BBC News Night last year what she saw as a 14-year-old at the BBC, but to her anger they did not publish it, the reports became international news and shocked those who saw Savile as charitable public figure, sometimes monsters hide in plain sight 2013 Oscar Pistorius kills his girlfriend Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was a big topic of discussion in 2012.

Being the first double-leg amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics This summer here in London, he will finally have two chances to win gold in the 400 meter individual race and the 4 by 400 meter relay, but the following year the South African athlete was in the news for a very different reason: the 14 February 2013, Pastorius killed his then-girlfriend, Riva Steenkamp. Shooting him through the bathroom door, Pistorius claimed it was an accident and was eventually found guilty of manslaughter and given a five-year prison sentence. This is almost certainly the best verdict Oscar Pistorius could have hoped for. It means that the prosecution failed to convince the prosecution. judge that the athlete intended to kill someone, but that still means the judge found him criminally negligent;

However, this sentence was later overturned and Pistorius was found guilty of manslaughter; His prison sentence was extended to the country's minimum of 15 years minus time he already served in the South. The African Supreme Court called Pastorius' original prison sentence inappropriate and raised it in 2014. Bill Cosby's Downfall as Jimmy Savile Cosby had been accused of abuse in the past, but these reports were mostly ignored. That all changed in 2014 when the allegations were brought to the forefront of the cultural conversation. All the stories and Cosby's recent decision to leave the board of trustees of his beloved Temple University have many suggesting it's about time Cosby himself addressed this scandal.

This was the same year that Woody Allen's adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, accused in an open letter in the New York Times, some critics and Woody Allen himself criticized the Times for publishing it without a full response from Alan. Well, yesterday Allen did weigh in, the Times published his lengthy rebuttal criticizing the allegations as false that 60 women claimed they were assaulted by Cosby, with some incidents dating back to the 1960s. Cosby quickly went from being the father of United States to Persona non grata. He was stripped of awards withdrawn by organizations and taken to court for serious crimes.

He was eventually found guilty of aggravated crimes. indecent assault but was released from prison in June 2021 on a legal technicality tonight Bill Cosby is a free man his conviction was thrown out his record was expunged he cannot be tried again appeared briefly before reporters outside his home 2015 deflated on 18 January 2015 New England Patriots faced the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game, third one-play action, now it's time for Nate Solder to make an eligible tackle. The Patriots would annihilate the Colts 45-7 and win the Super Bowl, but the victory came with a great storyline from Asterix. that the Patriots were using illegally deflated footballs, which had given them a significant advantage on offense and therefore resulted in the massive explosion.

Sources told our sister network ESPN that this is the play that led to the discovery of what is called deflation. The media had a field. day with history and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was accused of being an accomplice to the Enterprise. I think I heard it all at this point. Brady earned a four-game suspension and the Patriots a $1 million fine. 2016 Lochte Gate, in the mid-2010s they were full. from various doors within the world of sports, whether allegedly deflating soccer balls or lying about a robbery. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was in Brazil for the summer games when he was allegedly robbed by men posing as police officers, but upon further investigation it was discovered that Lochte and some other swimmers had vandalized a gas station and paid the security guards who came.

At that precise moment what the police can confirm is that there was no robbery, as reported by the athletes, the incident overshadowed the rest of the 2 16 Olympic Games. and many saw the occasion as a national embarrassment. Lochte subsequently received numerous punishments, including loss of sponsorships, community service, and a 10-month unpaid suspension. 2017, Harvey Weinstein allegations, the world changed forever in October 2017, when the New York Times and The New Yorker broke the story of film producer Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein was a co-founder of Miramax and worked with many prominent filmmakers, giving him incredible power within the In the film industry, I think it's important that we all talk about the techniques that Harvey Weinstein used because, while they are extreme, they open a window to a set of tools available if you are so rich and powerful and determined to stop dissent about you.

He used his position of power to commit sexual violence and more than 80 women accused him of abuse, including prominent actresses such as Kate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow. Weinstein became the face of a systemic problem and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. The scandal helped launch the metoo movement which saw many powerful and controlling figures finally get their comeuppance, as we are seeing a watershed moment where people are not only starting to talk about the event but continue to talk about it, from Hockey Canada to Athletics, schools and parents, people are talking about this. and saying we need to take action in 2018.

Allison Mack Arrested for Cult Activity Allison Mack was a bonafide TV star during the 2000s playing Clark Kent's best friend Chloe Sullivan on Smallville, right? It was not you? I took a shortcut. Through what black hole about Midway through the show in 2006, Mac joined the slash cult multi-level marketing company known as Nexium, quickly rose through the ranks and was eventually named second-in-command of Two, a subset within Nexium that trafficked women for its founder Keith Ranieri these recruits were subjected to extreme conditions and branded with the initials of renuri whom you have called Keith reneria master manipulator how do you characterize the role of Allison Max?

I would say she was the most charismatic co-leader anyone could ask for. The brand was personally overseen by Mac herself. Everything came to a head in April 2018, when Mack was arrested by the FBI for trafficking and forced labor conspiracy. She pleaded guilty to extortion and helped prosecute Ranieri, resulting in a sentence of just three years, prosecutors asked the judge. give Mac a reduced sentence due to the substantial assistance he provided in his cult investigation 2019 Jeffrey Epstein 2019 was unfortunately a big year for sex-related crimes famous singer R Kelly was arrested in July and sentenced to 30 years in prison for violating the law of man a law that prohibits the transportation and trafficking of women for nefarious purposes when the judge asked him if he wanted to make a statement, he refused When sentencing Kelly, the judge said that the public has to be protected from behavior like this one that same month.

Prominent financier and socialite Jeffrey Epstein was also arrested for human trafficking. His scandalous sex ring created a huge media stir and reportedly involved some big names, including Prince Andrew Duke of York. He was imprisoned. This was your friend. How did you feel about it? Well I stopped contacting him after I found out he was under investigation, Prince Andrew's reputation was ruined by the scandal and Epstein infamously died in jail shortly after his arrest, this sparked even more of a reaction in the media, as many people theorized that Epstein was murdered by someone rather than taking his own life to ensure his silence is a special report from NBC News NBC News has learned that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is dead Epstein took his own life while on the hunt bars 2020 the collapse of Ellen DeGeneres 2020 was a whiplash last year for the comedian and Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, in January the Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented her with the Carol Burnett Award due to her outstanding contributions to On television, just six months later, her career was crumbling due to her shocking accusations of her own, but this was on Ellen's show.

Ellen's show. a woman who has built a reputation and indeed an empire on the idea of ​​us all being kind and kind to each other. It all started in July, when BuzzFeed News published a story about DeGeneres' alleged egregious backstage behavior, many Anonymous employees came forward alleging that DeGeneres was a horrible boss who bullied her staff, ignored workplace harassment allegations, and He had racist behavior. It caused enormous controversy for Degeneres and effectively ruined her reputation. The truth is that I am that person you see on television. I am also many other things that sometimes I get sad, I get angry, I get anxious, I get frustrated, I get impatient and I am working on all of that.

The Ellen Degeneres Show came to an end in

2022

, but many people broke up with the host before 2021, when Alec Baldwin shot the world. received disturbing news on October 21, 2021 when it was reported that Alec Baldwin had accidentally killed a woman named Helena Hutchins with a prop gun. Investigators say Baldwin fired the fatal shot that killed cinematographer Helena Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, who was seen in a sling on Friday, both were working on a film called Rust when the incident occurred. Baldwin was given a prop revolver with a live bullet and he practiced shooting it while Hutchins set up the camera.

Unfortunately, the live bullet was fired and hit Hutchins in the chest to which she was airlifted. a nearby hospital, but tragically died from his injuries, his family later filed a lawsuit against those responsible for the shooting and this was settled in October

2022

. While Baldwin and others could still face potential criminal charges, this settlement means the largest civil lawsuit against them will be Filming will begin again in January 2023 before continuing. Make sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the bell to receive notifications about our latest videos. You have the option to receive notifications for occasional videos or for all of them if you are interested. on your phone, make sure to go into your settings and turn on notifications 2022 Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard nothing brings people together like a good court trial between April and June 2022 former couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard faced off in court with each sues the other for defamation, well Joni goes up, his career was destroyed after he was outed in a newspaper article that Amber wrote about domestic violence, the world watched the process with bated breath and it seemed like the case was trending for months, added legal experts and media personalities. their opinions, viewers fervently watched the live broadcast and social media caught fire with the discussion and, yes, many unpleasant comments were heard.

The ripple effect of social media has been almost inescapable, from the trending hashtag Justice for Johnny Depp to viral memes mocking Amber Heard. can be read into the trial as including our collective obsession with celebrity and justice and in the end no one really won. Both parties were found to have defamed the other and both received damages. In the end, the jury awarded Johnny Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and another $5 million in punitive damages. Did you enjoy this video? Check out these other WatchMojo clips and be sure to subscribe and hit the bell to get notified about our latest videos.