Everyone knows superstar scandals aren’t unique to 2020. Yearly has its share of outrageous habits from actors, musicians, socialites, you title it. Actually, you might argue most individuals undergo no less than one occasion of performing like a whole idiot (or worse) – they simply aren’t well-known sufficient for the remainder of us to care.
That mentioned, 2020 has been such an absolute trainwreck of a yr that the mere thought of a star doing one thing scandalous sufficient to be newsworthy may appear foolish. Don’t they know we’ve larger fish to fry? There’s a world pandemic occurring! And but, right here we’re, as a result of when 2020 revealed itself as a [email protected], some celebrities stepped up their recreation and refused to go away the highlight.
Dangerous Ellen
The saying goes “the larger they’re, the more durable they fall” – an apt description of Ellen DeGeneres’s 2020 expertise. The beloved actress & speak present host confronted a severe reversal of fortune after Buzzfeed Information reported allegations of racism, worry and intimidation on her present. As if that wasn’t sufficient, three of the present’s government producers have been accused of sexual harassment.
The accused producers left DeGeneres’s present, however she caught the controversy out, addressing her staff & viewers at the beginning of the present’s new season. Ellen’s opening monologue acknowledged her flaws & said a dedication to creating issues higher for everybody round.
A number of the accusations towards DeGeneres have been on the extent of “she’ll hearth you for those who look her within the eye”, so right here’s hoping her need to enhance is honest.
Fallon from grace
Jimmy Fallon might have thought few folks cared about most of his previous Saturday Evening Dwell sketches however the web group proved him flawed. A twenty-year-old SNL bit that includes Fallon in blackface – doing a Chris Rock impression – resurfaced within the Spring and threw Fallon’s PR workforce for a loop. The hashtag #jimmyfallonisoverparty took over Twitter.
Like many superstar scandals, Fallon’s blackface previous got here near getting him socially “canceled”. The comic managed to bounce again by issuing a public apology on his present and, very like Ellen DeGeneres within the earlier scandal, committing to do higher. An eventual absolution from Chris Rock himself throughout a Vainness Truthful interview solely helped Fallon’s case.
Rapper with a gun
Some superstar scandals are extra violent than others. When rapper Megan Thee Stallion was shot in each toes (in each toes!) underneath mysterious circumstances, she refused to disclose the identification of her attacker. Nevertheless, there was loads of circumstantial proof for anybody taking note of join the dots.
A video obtained by TMZ – coupled with info from police stories & Megan Thee Stallion’s subsequent statements – painted a fairly damning image for rapper Tory Lanez. The story goes that Lanez & Megan have been at a pool celebration thrown by Kylie Jenner the evening of the taking pictures. Hours later, the police confirmed up responding to stories of a number of gunshots outdoors the celebration.
The video reveals Tory Lanez face-down, sprawled on the road, as law enforcement officials help Megan Thee Stallion, who leaves a path of blood as she walks towards them. Lanez was initially booked for possession of a hid weapon, however the fees finally escalated to additionally embody assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Whereas the press launch issued by the Los Angeles County District Lawyer didn’t establish Lanez’s sufferer, it’s very straightforward to match the main points of the case with the unidentified assault on Megan Thee Stallion’s toes.
Ye 2020
When Kanye West introduced he was working for President of america, it felt like an completely 2020 improvement. When Ye had an enormous Twitter meltdown midway via his marketing campaign, it felt like the following logical step within the story.
Kanye isn’t a stranger to epic Twitter rants, however the sequence of tweets the place he known as his spouse Kim Kardashian & his mom in-law “white supremacists” was slightly too on the market. The rapper went on to disclose he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian for months, which despatched leisure websites right into a tailspin.
The incident wouldn’t be the final time Kanye West shared an excessive amount of info on Twitter, however it prompted a prolonged assertion from Kim Kardashian addressing Kanye’s bipolar dysfunction. As for Ye’s presidential marketing campaign? It resulted in a far much less epic style, with Kanye not even qualifying to seem on most states ballots.
Larger schooling
2020 wasn’t all about horrifying beginnings: the yr additionally introduced some superstar scandals to one thing resembling an finish. Such was the case of the notorious “school admissions scandal” during which distinguished enterprise folks & well-known actors have been accused of utilizing bribery & fraud to ensure college admissions for his or her youngsters.
“Operation Varsity Blues” (yep, that’s what they known as it) was the most important of its sort to be prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Division and it was unleashed on an unsuspecting media again in 2019. The related improvement in 2020 pertains to actress Lori Loughlin, probably the most recognizable personalities underneath investigation: after months of proclaiming to be harmless, Loughlin lastly admitted she was responsible.
The actress and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are serving time in jail and have hefty fines & group service hours of their future. Group school for his or her youngsters should sound like a wise choice today.
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