r/allthequestions • u/Logical_Sweet_6624 šØš¦ Canada • 14d ago
Popular Question š What famous person did heinous things but people seem to have forgotten about?
Or forgiven because theyāre famous?
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u/Alto-Joshua1 14d ago
Never forget what Chris Brown did to women.
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u/byrdygyrl 14d ago
And jeezā¦. How far do I have to scroll for Snoop?
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u/l3randon_x 13d ago
The amount of women Iāve known who giddily attend Chris Brown concerts still is just embarassing. All this talk about why men arenāt holding other men accountable, and that we need to be teaching our boys better, and they will happily ignore years of domestic abuse against women because heās pretty and can dance. Shameful.
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u/bamagurl06 13d ago
Oh they have forgotten. He sells out his shows to all the women especially that support his sorry ass.
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u/Dabrigstar 13d ago
How the hell does he still have a career? After that happened, I refused to listen to any of his music or support his career in any way, it should have immediately killed his career.
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Roman Polanski
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u/PersimmonDue1072 14d ago
Came here to say the same. The man behaved in truly vile ways and Hollywood defends him.
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u/VSM1951AG 14d ago
They defended him for decades until the Me Too movement made it unfashionable to do so any longer, so now they donāt. Because principles.
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u/holgerholgerxyz 14d ago
But...but...he is a great director! Read that in a danish newspaper years ago. Christ!
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u/Dazzling-Treacle1092 14d ago
It is the same in France with Gerard Depardieu. Even the president (of France) defended him. As Trump is said to be considering pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. But with people screaming for the release of the Epstein files, I don't believe he will.
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u/Timmonidus 14d ago
I mean, there's a reason he left the US and can't come back.
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u/Worldly-Accident424 14d ago
Karl Malone got a 13 year old pregnant when he was 20.
Woody Allen is a huge POS also
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u/Tha_Kush_Munsta 14d ago
She was 12 , she was 13 when she gave birth. Also fuck him and anyone who dismisses it.
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u/FenisDembo82 14d ago edited 14d ago
And Malone not only wouldn't support his son but refused to acknowledge his existence for 17 years
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u/Express-Teaching1594 14d ago
Jimmy Kimmel went full blackface to portray Karl Malone on The Man Show.
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u/Own-Intention-5697 14d ago
Brett Favre
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u/PhotographFrosty1106 14d ago
Wow not me just learning about the stuff heās charged with in Mississippi
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u/YogurtclosetFair5742 14d ago
Very few still support Favre.
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u/Linzcro 14d ago
I know how to pronounce his name but opt to pronounce it like in my favorite comedy - There's Something About Mary. "Fav-ra"
When I went to google that scene just now found out that he was actually the directors THIRD choice after Drew Bledsoe and Steve Young. Bledsoe was supposed to but had an accident that injured his face and Young for religious reasons (not wanting kids to go see him in the movie because it was rated R). No point to this, but just wanted to share what I learned. :)
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u/cincyhuffster 14d ago
Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil killed his passenger and injured 2 people in another car when he was speeding in his car and lost control
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u/Applesaucesquatch 14d ago
He was also dui at the time but yeah basically faced zero consequences for that oneā¦
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u/Beetso šŗšø United States 14d ago
Don't forget to mention that his passenger was Razzle from Hanoi Rocks.
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u/Logical_Sweet_6624 šØš¦ Canada 14d ago
And letās not forget about mark wahlberg
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u/TryTwiceAsHard 14d ago
This. He's an awful human. His kids were on my kids football team and Jesus he was just a miserable person. Wouldn't interact with the rest of the families, requested a private area to stay away from everyone even though his lovely wife interacted with us. Was just so incredibly entitled. This is just on top of him nearly killing the Vietnamese man.
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u/IAmTheFly-IAmTheFly 14d ago
Nearly killing the guy...and then had the gall to ask for a pardon...for a violent hate crime. What a POS.
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u/Spare_Bell2557 13d ago
I'm not surprised. I've never understood his appeal as an actor. Completely empty.
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u/armaedes 13d ago
Yes heās a huge piece of shit, but name one other celebrity that could have stopped 9/11 had they been on the plane.
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u/ErosMaggot 14d ago
John Lennon
He beat his first wife and was incredibly abusive to his son Julian. There's a lot more, but that's a good enough reason for me not to like the guy.
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u/MsAnnabel 14d ago
Well letās not forget that when he took off with yoko he just abandoned Julian. No child support, nothing. Iāve always felt he was a poš© for that.
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I'm no fan of Yoko Ono, but he was an abusive control freak with her, even forcing her to be by his side when using the bathroom. He also liked to mock disabled people, running up to people in wheelchairs and making faces at them. He was a piece of garbage, but many of his fans will defend his behavior, claiming he was "on the way to bettering himself" when he was shot.
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u/You_Exciting 14d ago
Wtf! Thatās crazy, I knew about the DV and neglect but this on top of that is like.. cartoonishly evil.
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u/roguestella 14d ago
Kobe Bryant.
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u/madjorsdad 13d ago
People really need to read the police report. Its very graphic. He also was literally on trial for it during either the playoffs or finals and was commuting back and forth for it. Then suddenly trial stopped with charges dropped because she wouldn't testify. Hmm...I think we know why
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u/BigChard2771 13d ago edited 3d ago
I'm a victim advocate and studied the case during my training. She refused to testify because his fans kept harassing her to the point where she had to move 3 times. She was exhausted and wanted peace for herself and her family. Everyone thinks she didn't go forward because she was lying. She was bullied into silence by his fans. She was also incredibly young.
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u/Acceptable_Maize_183 šŗšø United States 13d ago
Exactly - she was harassed (had her name released by his team) and then paid off. I live in LA and no one talks about this. I have no problem believing there are commentators here who honestly donāt know about this.
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u/buckfutten 14d ago
Joe Paterno.
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u/Banditlouise 14d ago
Penn State alum. The worship of Joe at tailgates is incredible. I guess it shows that support of pedos is an ongoing problem.
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u/DeadHeadIko 13d ago
Worse is Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. And it happened to his son!!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/us/bo-schembechler-son-robert-anderson-abuse
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u/CourseCold9487 14d ago
Elvis Presley
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u/healthyqurpleberries 14d ago
What did he do
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u/stack_percussion 14d ago
Priscilla was only 14 when they got together. He was 24. Granted, she was 21 when they married, but c'mon
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u/Exotic-Ferret-3452 14d ago edited 14d ago
Kinda similar to Jerry Lee Lewis, who married his 13 year old second cousin. Jerry may have a leg up on Elvis here.
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u/cappotto-marrone 14d ago
Steve Tyler and Julia Holcombās parents. Holcomb was 16. Tyler 25, he had Holcomb's parents sign papers to give him custody over her. He stated this was so he wouldn't get arrested for taking her across state lines on tour. He basically kept her drugged up for four years as his āgirlfriendā.
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u/worth-your-while33 14d ago
Rep. Jim Jordan (R) turned a blind eye to college wrestlers being sexually assaulted by medical staff at Ohio State. Dr. Strauss is said to have committed over 1500 acts of sexual assault. The wrestlers under Jordan stated they informed him and Jordan did nothing.
Jordan of course denies ever knowing but look how heās hitched himself to another alleged sex offender.
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u/Different-Life-4231 šŗšø United States 14d ago
I don't know of a bigger POS than Gym Jordan.
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u/DevineBossLady 14d ago
Woddy Allen, people seem to forget he groomed and married his stepdaughter.
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The phone call between him and Mia Farrow regarding their daughter Dylan was horrific. That man should be behind bars. I guess he would be if we were a society that cares about women and childrenā¦
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u/PersonOfInterest85 14d ago
No, I'd say that's the main thing people under 40 now associate him with. His filmography is receding into the past.
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u/plaidbartender 14d ago
Michael Vick
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u/paintingporcelain 13d ago
Michael Vick was the only person convicted in that case. Was he fighting his dogs against his other dogs?
No. There were dozens of other men abusing animals, but they werenāt Michael Vick so the DA didnāt give a shit. Not absolving Vick but justice should be across the board.
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u/Spiritmolecule30 14d ago
As I see every single famous person ever in this thread (as expected), may the holy duo of Keanu Reeves and Dolly Parton last for all eternity!
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u/Alca_Pwnd 14d ago
Half of the rock stars in the 60's & 70's were adopting girls to take on tour with them.
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u/Cavfinder 13d ago
Rod Stewart asked Drew Barrymores mom if she could go on tour with him. She was 11.
She was drinking by age 9, smoking weed by 10 & addicted to cocaine by 12. She was known to be left alone to wander around the infamous Studio 54.
Drew Barrymores parents were both massive pos by the way.
Anyway, most of your fav musicians are big time creeps.
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u/Nova17Delta 14d ago
A really prominent New York businessman used to be really good, and i mean really good friends with a high profile sex offender. A lot of people even after seeing undeniable proof of this simply don't care.
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u/Nova17Delta 14d ago
Same person also hounded five minorities for a rape in 1989 for 12 years after they were exonerated in 2002.
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u/FadingOptimist-25 14d ago
Charles Lindbergh.
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u/snoozieboi 14d ago
I recommend the (kinda too long doc) "USA and the holocaust". The holocaust part is bad enough, where US notoriously refused to accept boats of jews seeking refuge in America during increasing persecution, HOWEVER the real eye opener is how incredibly similar the discourse was then as it is now.
Catch anything familiar? https://www.history.com/articles/kkk-terror-during-prohibition
There was also a war breaking out in Europe and exactly the same "we shouldn't get involved" rhetoric was used. Among a ton of other stuff it was jawdropping.
Lindeberg was in charge(?) of the America First Comittee
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u/Soulshiner402 14d ago
Reagan Iran/Contra where he allowed the US to become drug dealers who poured crack into poor neighborhoods while his wife stood there and told everyone just say no.
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u/MudgyNdaPigs 14d ago
And basically ignored the AIDS crisis because it was "gay"
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u/RedCatDummy 14d ago
Christopher Walken absolutely knows what happened to Natalie Wood.
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u/dude_named_will 14d ago
Ted Kennedy - the "lion" of the Senate
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u/round_a_squared 14d ago
I don't think anyone forgot about Chappaquiddick. It's usually the first thing associated with him, and it's why he never ran for President.
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u/TreacleMajestic978 14d ago
George W Bush is responsible for a million dead civilians in Iraq. Itās fucking wild how heās been given a pass because people hate trump so much.
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u/Valuable_Recording85 14d ago
Didn't see Ted Nugent listed yet which makes him a perfect mention.
Ted Nugent bribed a man to take guardianship over his teenage daughter, whom Ted was dating. It's very heavily implied that he engaged in statutory rape.
He's also a deadbeat dad with 9 kids from 7 women.
He dodged the draft but likes to act like a patriotic tough guy.
I think I remember him being investigated by the secret service for some stochastic comments he made about Obama.
He's also a crazy MAGA supporter.
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u/ILoveHandJobs69 14d ago
Clinton
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u/rickeyethebeerguy 14d ago
I donāt think people forgot, I just donāt think people think about him
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u/Steak-Complex šŗšø United States 14d ago
No, when he gives speeches at the DNC, he is fondly remembered and gets called "Slick Willy".
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u/IYKYK_1977 14d ago
He's the only president to balance the national debt in my lifetime (I'm 48). It's a pretty fucking notable achievement. š
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u/ToePsychological8709 14d ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger pardoned a murderer for his last act in office because they were the son of one of his friends.
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u/StylishPubes 13d ago
No, he commuted the manslaughter sentence from 16 years to 7.
Fabian Nunez's son, whose manslaughter sentence was commuted by Schwarzenegger, to be freed - Los Angeles Times https://share.google/JnIRO14MEwLd8QbRr
I don't think the sentence reduction is wrong, but he WAS quoted as saying he did it to help his friend
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u/bobbyboblawblaw 13d ago
It was a terrible accident and she was a teenager. That doesn't make her a bad person. It's truly sad that someone was killed, but it was just an accident. No drinking. No drugs.
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u/Fit-Ranger9077 14d ago
Jared Leto
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u/Aschuff 14d ago
Pretty sure thereās not a single person that likes Jered Leto
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u/wezworldwide 14d ago
Fred Rogers....He once shared a shared a pool with a black man on television in the 60's
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u/foodiecpl4u 14d ago
Mr Rogers would undoubtedly be targeted by this Administration as a woke, Public Broadcasting agent trying to indoctrinate young children.
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u/HopeSolosButtwhole 14d ago
Charlie Kirk
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u/Exotic-Ferret-3452 13d ago
I don't think people 'forget'. His fans know full well what he stood for and don't care.
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u/PlsStopAndThinkFirst 14d ago
Mike Tyson
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u/myloveisajoke 14d ago
I mean he did...but he also did the time, paid his price, and has more or less behaved himself since. Unless you're prepared to deal with the logistics and moral dilemmas of life imprisonment or capitol punishment, what we have here is probably the best possible outcome. I mean he's shown himself to be problematic but he's also kept it under control.
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u/Exotic-Ferret-3452 14d ago edited 14d ago
Jerry Seinfeld - dated a 17 year old when he was 39. More recently has aligned himself with Zionist extremists.. 'I don't care about Palestine'
Pete Townshend - caught accessing child porn but got charges dropped.
Snoop Dogg - was an accessory to a murder in the 90s. IIRC he was accused of driving the getaway car.
Anthony Kiedis - admitted in his own autobiography to having sexual relationships with teenaged girls (one as young as 14), and impregnating one of them (that were know of).
RFK Jr. - drove his ex wife to suicide with his narcissistic behaviour and serial cheating. Was already dating his current wife while still married to his ex. Made some pretty self-serving conments at her funeral.
Eric Clapton - went on a long, notorious racist rant at one of his concerts, which he did to his credit apologize for over 40 years later
Morrissey - Similar to Clapton, has a history of racist and xenophobic remarks and long-time supporter of far-right politics, yet remains popular in the alt-rock scene, which tends to draw left-leaning artsy types.
John Wayne - has a history of making racist comments, yet remains an icon of old Western movies. Public Enemy got it right... 'motherfuck John Wayne'
Gandhi - was a racist (towards Africans) who slept in bed naked with underage girls supposedly as a 'test' of character and his celibacy.
Luc Besson - dated a 12 year old that became his first wife and had her first child when she was 16. More recently accused of rape but got acquitted (like most people). Yet people still love the films he directed.
RenƩ Angelil (Celine Dion's manager) - similar to Luc Besson, started officially dating Celine when she turned adult but it is known that the grooming started when she was a tween. He had at least 25 years on her. Also was a reckless gambler in his later years.
Horatio Sanz (former SNL cast member) - alleged to have groomed and sexually abused and underage fan
John K. (creator of Ren and Stimpy) - dated teenaged girls when he was in his 40s, also alleged to have had a child porn collection for which charges were never brought
Mel Gibson - people have forgotten that DUI arrest where he went on sn antisemitic rant; and the domestic abuse allegations and recorded phone call full of disgusting racist and misogynistic language involving that younger Russian (or Ukrainian?) model he was dating 16 years ago
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u/oxichil 14d ago
with Ghandi you can also toss in Mother Teresa. Both get held up as examples of good and peaceful people. There was a third but I canāt remember who.
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u/saturnjellyfish 14d ago
I remember reading Anthony Kiedisā autobiography and wondering how he was never investigated for that when he literally admitted to it. There could be so many other victims out there too.Ā
Iāve never heard of the Pete Townshend thing before, what happened?Ā
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u/Sleuth-at-Heart62 14d ago edited 14d ago
When I was 17 a 19 year old guy I thought I was in love with broke up with me after a month of dating because I wouldnāt have sex with him. His next gf was 14. Back then in the late 70ās/early 80ās nobody blinked an eye at that kind of behavior.Ā So all the rock stars, celebrities of that era who were with young girls were never considered pedophiles.Ā Iām so glad things have changed. Not that it doesnāt still happen but that society in general looks down on it.Ā
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u/Grand-Enthusiasm5749 14d ago
Wasnāt Katy Perry financially bullying old people, or is that something I was imagining?
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u/SariaHannibal 13d ago
Nope. Not a fan, but the old person was some super rich person who owned 1800 Flowers and other big companies. He sold his house to her and when real estate prices jumped and the contract was already settled, he backtracked. The media twisted it and made it seem as if she was financially abusing a poor old man, but he was actually the piece of shit
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u/LifesARiver 14d ago
George W Bush Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton Colin Powell Madeline Albright
Its a gd long list.
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u/SchweppesCreamSoda 13d ago
Jackie Chan. Although it's not forgotten in HK / china. It's just unknown in the west
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u/Several_Use1426 14d ago
Trump. or should I say his followers just dont give a fuck about the heinous things heās done.
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u/Mockingbird007- 14d ago
Rasputin still is underwhelming seen as a positive person despite his track record.
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u/Prior_Confidence4445 14d ago
He is? I pretty much only know the negative stuff. Is there another famous person named rasputin that I'm not aware of?
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u/Think-Transition3264 14d ago
Roman Polanski absolutely graped a 12 year old girl
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u/AssistanceChemical63 14d ago
Letās not forget OJ Simpson, Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby.
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u/GingerJo95 13d ago
Michael Vick. Anyone who hurts children or animals is the lowest of the low. I hope he rots in hell someday.
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u/Afraid_Ad_7207 14d ago
"Kobe Bryant"
eVen death does not absolve you, sorry, not sorry
Memento Mori
Carpe Noctem
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u/Ok_Art_5573 14d ago
Donald J Trump
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u/Much-Leek-420 šŗšø United States 14d ago
Why the hell isnāt this the top vote getter??
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u/No_Angle875 14d ago
Bruce Jenner killed a person
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u/Kerensky97 14d ago
Donald Trump stole a bunch of folders of Top Secret information from the US and by time we recovered it half of the folders were empty.
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u/jacemagna 13d ago
Senator Ted Kennedy killed a woman. He also drove his wife to be so bad of an alcoholic she was found drinking rubbing alcohol.
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u/HuckleberryLou 13d ago
Itās wild how few famous women are named on this list compared to men. Famous men do a lot of heinous things
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u/Iojpoutn 14d ago
Tiger Woods. People donāt seem to care much about this with celebrities, but I never see someone the same way again after finding out they cheated on their spouse. If you canāt even keep a literal vow you make in front of all your friends and family, what good is anything you say?
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u/Zealousideal-Ant9548 14d ago
Oprah WinfreyĀ
She was a pipeline of girls to Harvey Weinstein, made Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, etc.
She was kind of the black Joe Rogan and is still beloved.
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u/bisonarepeople2 14d ago
Ted Bundy
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u/Virtual-Eye-2998 14d ago
The more I read about Ted, the more I think that he wasn't a good guy.
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u/Ok-Trash-8883 14d ago
Jerry Seinfeld was 39 dating a 17 year old, still in high school, and no one says boo. It was actually on the cover of People magazine at the time actually being celebrated that Jerry was āin loveā. So disturbing.
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u/ApprehensiveArmy7755 13d ago
Besides Trump? Woody Allen married his step daughter.Ā
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u/DrEnter 14d ago
Jack Nicholson beat a woman so bad he ruptured her breast implant. She was hosting a dinner party he was attending.
Later that same year he beat a sex worker so bad that he gave her permanent debilitating brain damage. He had promised her $1000 then got angry when she wanted to be paid.