The media and history books don’t always get it right when it comes to someone’s moral character. An internet user recently asked, “What famous person didn’t deserve all the hate that they got?” Here are the top 15 answers.
Macaulay Culkin
“The young Home Alone star got hate for being a spoiled brat when he sued to divorce his parents. The truth of the matter is his father was physically abusive, and his parents were going to take the $15-20M he earned from acting and leave him nothing.”
“Once Macaulay took control of that money, he brought a house for his mum and siblings and paid for their schooling. Dude was a class act.”
Lindsey Lohan
“Overworked and exploited by her parents.”
“I was looking for this. The behavior of the media and the public was disgusting, especially concerning her addiction. The David Letterman interview with her is almost unbearable to watch. She deserves a huge apology from the world.”
Tara Reid
“She did not drive drunk. She did not kill anybody with her car. She did not get arrested. She partied a lot, and her breast fell out. That’s it. She was also treated horribly by Carson Daly.”
“It’s a shame what happened to her, with all the drugs and surgery and whatnot. She is one of the dark cases of young women getting chewed up by Hollywood.”
Guy Fieri
“His entire career is giving small business a national platform and boosting them up, hiring folks most others won’t, being a huge advocate for LGBTQ rights.”
“Just because his shirt is on fire and it looks like he got electrocuted by mountain dew that spun his glasses around, everybody is so mean to him.”
“He also goes out to disaster areas and serves food to emergency workers.”
Michael Phelps
“He could have denied that picture of him smoking marijuana was him since it was unclear. He told the truth, didn’t deny it, and lost some serious endorsements.”
“His apology was my favorite. He never apologized for smoking pot, just apologized for getting caught while in the spotlight. Phelps is the man.”
“Now it’s legal in many states. How silly it was to be a controversy in the first place.”
Rebecca Black
“She got death threats for her song Friday. It’s an annoying one, but it is just a song.”
“The internet was so hostile back then. It still is, but at least people stand up for this type of bullying now; back then, no one cared.”
Keanu Reeves
“Remember when Keanu Reeves was a late-night punchline for years? In the 90s, every reference to the man was about how stupid he seemed.”
“Basically, he did Bill & Ted in 1989, and then everyone acted like he WAS Ted for the next decade, for some reason. I think the turnaround started at least around the time The Matrix came out since that was such a huge hit and became a cultural icon.”
Corey Feldman
“After his comments about childhood sexual abuse in Hollywood, Barbara Walters treated him terribly and basically told the world he was a liar.”
“Walters said to him, “You’re ruining an entire industry!” No, Barbara, the pedophiles are the ones in the wrong. You can’t justify child abuse with economics.”
Hayden Christensen
“He got so much hate because some Star Wars fans are complete garbage humans.”
“He was acting with well-known actors. Nobody was going to hate on Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, or Christopher Lee, despite their bland performances. Add in Lucas’ cheesy dialogue and poor direction, and he got made the scapegoat. He was phenomenal in other stuff he did, though.”
Britney Spears
“The way we treated her after the breakdown is downright sad. The fact that more people don’t crack under the pressure she was going through baffles me; imagine your life is televised almost 24/7, and you don’t even have privacy in your own home.”
“All former Disney darlings, especially the women, were hated on so strongly for just not staying cute and innocent; for basically growing up and having adult problems!”
Paris Hilton
“Her ex sold extremely private footage (as revenge) to a legitimate publisher and got away with it. She somehow got treated as if she was responsible.”
“She also got a lot of hate because she crafted an out-of-touch, stupid, vapid, rich girl public persona for herself on The Simple Life and her other TV shows.”
Pamela Anderson
“Imagine someone breaking into your house, stealing your home videos, and putting them on Youtube for the world to see! People accused her of planting the tape for her career advancement when she already had a great career going.”
“She is empowered and passionate. It takes a lot of strength to be the first woman whose sex tape became an international spectacle and come out as strong as she did.”
Meg White
“She was not the most advanced drummer, but she was trying. Even though her beats were basic, they did the trick, and the White Stripes became famous. I get sick of all these music snobs saying the band would’ve been so much better with a decent drummer. They miss the point. It was a couple making music they loved together.”
“I’d argue that the White Stripes wouldn’t be the same without her.”
Sinéad O’Connor
“Tried to expose the abuse from the churches and pretty much lost her career. People used her as a punching bag at the time, but nobody ever apologized to her.”
“My father was an atheist after years of religion-based child abuse. I asked my dad why Sinead tore up the picture of the pope. My father said; because he deserved it.”
Leana Headey
“She received a lot of hate when she played Cersei in Game of Thrones. I guess some people can’t separate reality from cinema. Shows how great of an actress she is.”
“Agree! This actress is probably one of the best of her generation; they even changed the narrative of the books to give her more screen time because she was so good at it. And she seems to be a lovely person!
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