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Fame doesn't always equal respect! Join us as we count down our picks for the most embarrassing public moments when notorious stars faced widespread humiliation. From Kanye's VMA disaster to Elon's shattered Cybertruck windows, these celebrities learned the hard way that karma can be brutal. Which celebrity downfall was the most satisfying?
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00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments when notorious
00:09stars and public figures face widespread embarrassment.
00:1620. Kanye West Escorted Out of Skechers HQ
00:20Kanye West's rapid fall from grace in 2022
00:29reached a humiliating moment when he showed up unannounced at Skechers' corporate headquarters
00:33in Manhattan Beach, California. Just days after Adidas cut ties with the rapper over anti-Semitic
00:38remarks, Ye reportedly showed up at Skechers HQ looking for a meeting. With cameras rolling,
00:44the music artist was instead given the boot.
00:46They say Kanye was immediately escorted out of their building. Not clear exactly why he showed
00:50up in the first place, but Skechers executives say they have no intention of working with Ye,
00:54as he calls himself now.
00:55Yep, executives had him escorted off the premises and promptly released a statement clarifying
01:00he wasn't invited. The entire incident was a clear symbol of just how much Kanye's influence
01:05had collapsed.
01:1019. Johnny Fairplay Gets Dropped by Danny Bonaduce
01:13What happens when the chaos of reality TV collides with the anything-can-happen energy of an awards
01:19show? Well, the 2007 Fox Reality Really Awards delivered the answer. During a confrontation gone
01:25wrong, infamous survivor antagonist Johnny Fairplay leapt into actor Danny Bonaduce's
01:30arms, only for Bonaduce to instinctively toss him over his shoulder.
01:38Crashing face-first onto the stage, the impact reportedly broke multiple teeth and landed
01:43Johnny in the hospital.
01:44Yeesh.
01:45For a performer who built his persona on conflict, Fairplay's bid for attention imploded, leaving
01:50him humiliated in front of his reality TV peers.
01:5318. Amber Heard's Viral Testimony
02:07During the 2022 Depp vs. Heard defamation trial, countless moments were dissected in real-time,
02:13but one line from Amber Heard's testimony became an unexpected meme avalanche. You see,
02:18while describing a series of events, Heard abruptly stated,
02:21My Dog Stepped on a Bee, and then made a strained facial expression.
02:25My dog stepped on a bee. We went to the vet.
02:28It did not take long for the clip to spread online, inspiring thousands of parody edits,
02:33jokes, and remixes. The moment became a cultural punchline, often completely detached from the
02:38case's serious allegations. Seeing a courtroom statement morph into an embarrassing catchphrase
02:43was a reminder of how quickly the internet can turn something, anything, into comedy fodder.
02:4717. Kim Kardashian Booed at Tom Brady's Roast
02:52At Netflix's The Roast of Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian walked on stage expecting a playful,
02:57high-energy reception, like the ones given to those before her. However, what she received
03:02was a wee bit different. A wall of boos so loud, they temporarily drowned out her intro.
03:19Yep, perhaps the only person who took more heat than the man of the hour was Kardashian herself.
03:24The Skims founder and reality TV star was used to controlled environments and curated appearances,
03:29so facing hostility from a live crowd must have been one of the most uncomfortable moments of her
03:34career, not to mention humiliating.
03:36So I'll give you the same advice that I give all my exes, good luck knowing the best is behind
03:41you.
03:42Congratulations Tom, cheers everyone to Tom Brady!
03:4616. Low ticket sales cancel Robin Thicke concerts
03:57After the fallout from his Blurred Lines controversies and the mega-flop that was the Paula album,
04:03a project widely criticized as an attempt to win back his ex-wife, Robin Thicke's popularity fell off sharply.
04:08The decline became undeniable when multiple dates on his 2014 Blurred Lines tour were cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
04:15Venues quietly pulled shows from the schedule, with promoters citing lack of demand.
04:19The optics of a once mainstream star unable to fill mid-sized venues proved humiliating,
04:24marking a steep downturn in his commercial relevance. Ouch.
04:3315. Tekashi 6ix9ine's Failed Stage Dives
04:41Tekashi 6ix9ine built his reputation on shock value and audacious antics,
04:46but even he couldn't fake crowd support. In a 2018 interview with Revolt, the rapper recounted some humiliating stage dives,
04:53one particular dive at a Fetty Wap concert.
04:55Everyone's telling me that I jumped in a group of 10 girls.
04:58It's here where he leapt from the stage, expecting the audience to catch him, only to find fans parting instead.
05:04The result? Tekashi hit the floor. Hard.
05:07The red scene. My man, academics.
05:10Videos and stories of the botched dives quickly circulated online, cementing the incidents as cringeworthy highlights.
05:16It's best to never overestimate your fan support. Right, Tekashi?
05:19I know you don't like me. You wanna fight me. You don't want no problems at your party. Don't invite
05:24me.
05:25Number 14. Brett Ratner Banned from the Warner Brothers Lot
05:28Following multiple 2017 misconduct allegations, director Brett Ratner saw his Hollywood standing fall in a hurry.
05:34The most symbolic and humiliating indicator of that downfall came when Warner Brothers, the studio with which he had long
05:41maintained a lucrative deal, banned him from their lot.
05:43Warner Brothers and the filmmaker have now parted ways, and now Playboy Enterprises is suspending plans to team up with
05:50Ratner to make a movie on Hugh Hefner.
05:53After years of influence, premieres, and collaborations with major stars and franchises, Ratner suddenly found himself unwelcome at the studio
06:01campus he once treated as a home base.
06:03His banishment was widely reported in the industry trades, and for many observers, it marked one of the most tangible
06:09consequences faced by a previously insulated Hollywood power player.
06:13I have 75,000. Thank you, Brett Ratner. Do I have 100?
06:18Number 13. Elon Musk Destroyed at a Dave Chappelle Comedy Show
06:22Comedian Dave Chappelle brought out Elon Musk on stage, and Musk was booed for several minutes.
06:27When Elon Musk walked onto a San Francisco stage during Dave Chappelle's 2022 comedy show, he likely expected a warm
06:34welcome.
06:34Instead of roaring applause, Musk was met with prolonged, overwhelmingly negative boos from the crowd.
06:48Unfortunately for Musk, he had just made major headlines for his controversial takeover of Twitter, and subsequent layoffs.
06:54And I think, you know, he's been tweeting essentially a lot of right-wing politics, and so when he shows
07:00up in San Francisco at a comedy show, tough reception.
07:04Videos circulated showing Musk standing awkwardly next to Chappelle as the audience completely rejected him.
07:10Musk later attempted to downplay the reaction on social media, but it was clear that the world's richest tech mogul
07:16had been publicly humbled in a room of nearly 20,000 people.
07:19Number 12. Mel Gibson Tries and Fails to Fight Back Against Ricky Gervais
07:24A few years ago, on this show, I made a joke about Mel Gibson getting a bit drunk and saying
07:32a few unsavory things.
07:34We've all done it.
07:35Ricky Gervais has roasted countless celebrities, but fewer as routinely targeted as embattled actor Mel Gibson.
07:42I'd rather have a drink with him in his hotel room tonight than with Bill Cosby.
07:49And, after getting roasted by Gervais yet again at the 2016 Golden Globes, Gibson took to the stage and decided
07:55to give a jab back at the night's host.
07:57I love seeing Ricky once every three years because it reminds me to get a colonoscopy.
08:01Unfortunately for him, Gervais came back out, approached the mic, and asked Gibson what sugar tits meant, alluding to Mel's
08:08alleged comment towards an arresting female police sergeant.
08:11While Gibson was quick to move on, he was left visibly flustered as the audience laughed, and in some cases,
08:16gasped in pure shock.
08:20I don't know, ask the guy that said it, it wasn't me.
08:23Number 11. Piers Morgan Gets Owned on Good Morning Britain
08:26What level's up?
08:27Zero.
08:28Huh?
08:29Zero.
08:29Zero?
08:32As a former co-host on GMB, Piers Morgan found himself on the receiving end of plenty of on-air
08:37takedowns, often courtesy of his longtime counterpart, Susanna Reed.
08:41There are also countless examples of his hypocrisy over demanding people debate him and then walking off the set.
08:47But perhaps his most memorable on-screen humbling came when the show strapped him to a TENS machine to simulate
08:53labor pains.
08:54One more.
08:54Number.
08:55What's up?
08:56Not even 60.
08:58One 60.
08:59And who could forget comedian Harry Hill planting a cream pie in Morgan's face?
09:03Poetic timing given Morgan had been publicly mocking Daniel Craig for wearing a papoose.
09:07And because this pie is for all those men that wear papooses.
09:11Oh!
09:13You just love to see it.
09:15Number 10.
09:16Dan Harmon Plays Chevy Chase's Angry Voicemail
09:19The long-running feud between community creator Dan Harmon and actor Chevy Chase reached a fiery peak in 2012.
09:26During a live comedy show at Largo in Los Angeles, Harmon proceeded to play a private, expletive-filled voicemail Chase
09:32had left him.
09:32In the message, Chase vented about what he saw as disrespect and mismanagement.
09:47By airing it to the live audience, Harmon instantly turned Chase's fury into a public spectacle.
09:52Knowing his raw frustration was broadcast for shock laughs had to certainly be deeply embarrassing for Chase.
09:58It became yet another low point in Chase's already turbulent professional tenure.
10:01I'm done with you guys.
10:04I like this school, but I'm done with whatever you call this.
10:07Adios.
10:08Number 9.
10:09Ryan Lochte Gate
10:10At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Ryan Lochte briefly became the center of a humiliating global scandal.
10:17And not for his performance in the pool, Lochte and three fellow U.S. swimmers claimed they'd been robbed at
10:22gunpoint at a gas station.
10:24A story that instantly made headlines.
10:25I was with a couple of swimmers, we were coming back to the insurance house, and we got pulled over
10:31in our taxi.
10:34However, Brazilian investigators quickly released security footage showing a very different reality.
10:39The video flat out contradicted Lochte's dramatic tale, exposing that he had exaggerated and misrepresented the incident.
10:46Now, two of the quartet of swimmers in this now infamous video blaming Lochte.
10:51What could have been a minor late-night mishap ballooned into an international embarrassment, costing Lochte his major sponsors and
10:58earning him a suspension from USA Swimming.
11:00Lochte had released his own tepid apology on Friday for, quote, not being more careful and candid in how I
11:06described the events.
11:07Number 8.
11:08Conor McGregor's Punch Doesn't Hurt Elderly Man
11:10Not every punch lands the way you expect.
11:13Just ask Conor McGregor.
11:14New video shows UFC star Conor McGregor sucker-punching an elderly man in a Dublin pub.
11:20In 2019, McGregor offered his whiskey brand to a patron in a Dublin bar.
11:25When he refused, McGregor shockingly punched him in the face.
11:28He's the one pouring the shots with his left hand, so that's his proper 12 whiskey that he created.
11:34But one guy appears to maybe not like it, and right there you see McGregor hit him with that patented
11:41left hook.
11:42However, CCTV footage shows the local man barely reacting.
11:46In fact, he seemingly went back to drinking.
11:48The video sparked widespread condemnation and became ammunition for Conor's critics, who already saw him as a volatile and insecure
11:55figure.
11:56Of course, failing to phase a senior citizen with a power punch had to be a massive blow to McGregor's
12:00ego.
12:01Number 7.
12:02Jared Leto's Morbius Bombs Twice
12:04The Jared Leto-starring Marvel anti-hero film Morbius became an internet sensation for all the wrong reasons.
12:11So what do you say?
12:14You want to go out with a fight?
12:16You see, after opening to harsh reviews and poor box office numbers, the film quickly transformed into a meme.
12:22Online jokes stating,
12:23It's Morbentime exploded to such an absurd level.
12:27Sony may have misinterpreted the trend, though, as the studio re-released the film in theaters, only for it to
12:32bomb again.
12:33In fact, it performed even worse the second time.
12:36Leto, already criticized for eccentric on-set behavior, found himself at the center of an industry-wide joke.
12:42Absolutely no cure for that.
12:44Says the guy who knows absolutely nothing about this subject.
12:46Number 6.
12:47Alex Jones' Lawyer Mistakenly Sends Records to Opposing Counsel
12:50During his 2022 Sandy Hook defamation trial, Alex Jones suffered one of the most illegally disastrous and publicly humiliating moments
12:58in courtroom history.
13:00It turned out, Jones' own attorney accidentally sent the plaintiff's lawyers the contents of Jones' phone,
13:05including two years of text messages that contradicted key claims Jones had already made under oath.
13:10As of two days ago, it fell free and clear into my possession.
13:13And that is how I know you lied to me when you said you didn't have a text message about
13:18Sandy Hook.
13:18Did you know that?
13:19The opposing counsel confronted Jones with a revelation in real time,
13:23all while viewers watched Jones struggle to respond,
13:25while the courtroom absorbed the enormity of the mistake.
13:28The astonishing legal incompetence only served to expose Jones to further scrutiny.
13:33After a resounding rebuke, the InfoWars host was ordered to pay an additional $45.2 million
13:39in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim.
13:44Number 5. Elon Musk's Cybertruck Fail
13:47For a second time on this list, Elon Musk found himself humbled on a very public stage
13:52when he unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck.
13:54The event was billed as a demonstration of the vehicle's near-indestructible design.
13:58Yeah. Transparent metal glass.
14:03Yeah. That's right.
14:05But during the live demo, Tesla's design chief threw a metal ball at the truck's supposedly shatterproof windows,
14:10and, to everyone's shock, the glass immediately cracked.
14:15Musk attempted to recover with laughter, only for a second window to fail in the same dramatic fashion.
14:20Naturally, it became one of the most replayed tech fails of the decade.
14:23Ah, not bad. There's a little room for improvement.
14:29Number 4. Justin Timberlake's Ironic Arrest
14:31Back at the 2007 Brit Awards, Justin Timberlake delivered a pre-recorded acceptance speech
14:37that included a thinly-veiled jab about someone needing to stop drinking before they get sloppy.
14:41Um, stop drinking. You know who you are. I'm speaking to you.
14:46Stop drinking. You're gonna get sloppy.
14:48It was a line widely interpreted as referencing his ex, Britney Spears, during a difficult period in her life.
14:5417 years later, that comment resurfaced with a vengeance
14:57when Timberlake was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons.
15:01The juxtaposition between his old warning and his own legal trouble was too much for many to ignore.
15:06Timberlake had bloodshot, glassy eyes, slowed speech, and was unsteady on his feet.
15:12The irony was off the charts as Timberlake faced the onslaught of online ridicule.
15:22Number 3. Diddy and the Baby Oil Discovery
15:25He's accused of trafficking women and male sex workers to perform depraved freak-offs.
15:32Drug-fueled sex parties for his own twisted enjoyment.
15:37Few moments in Diddy's public unraveling sparked more instant ridicule
15:40than what surfaced during the 2024 federal raids on his properties.
15:44When agents were searching his homes amid a widening investigation into alleged misconduct,
15:48an unexpected detail in the evidence logs lit up the internet,
15:51an unusually large stash of baby oil.
15:54The sheer quantity of baby oil found at his homes became immediate meme material,
15:59with social media users joking endlessly about it.
16:01Overnight, the item turned into a symbol of mockery,
16:04at times overshadowing the seriousness of the alleged abuse headlines.
16:08For Diddy, it was the start of an undeniably, ahem, slippery slope.
16:13I remember putting it on like a normal person.
16:15She took the bottle and said, no, that's not enough.
16:19Number 2. James Corden Ban From Balthazar
16:22I've been walking around thinking that I hadn't done anything wrong.
16:25For a guy who built his brand on charm, sing-alongs, and being everyone's cheerful buddy,
16:30this scandal hit James Corden like a bum note.
16:32In 2022, the then Late Late Show host was publicly banned from New York's famed Balthazar restaurant,
16:38after owner Keith McNally accused him of being extremely nasty to staff over a botched order.
16:44McNally didn't just complain, he blasted Corden online,
16:47labeling him the most abusive customer the place had ever seen.
16:50So last Monday, the owner of the restaurant had heard what happened,
16:53and he Instagrammed that I was banned from his restaurant for two offenses.
16:59One was a meal that I think was back in 2014,
17:02when I sent a dish back that had hair in it,
17:05and the other was last week.
17:08Corden apologized on air, but the humiliation stuck.
17:11The internet wasted no time turning on him,
17:13marking one of the most damaging and embarrassing moments of his career.
17:16I hope I'm allowed in again one day,
17:20so when I'm back in New York, I can go there and apologize in person,
17:24which is something I will absolutely do.
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17:52If there was a Hall of Fame for celebrity self-sabotage,
17:56Kanye West's 2009 MTV Video Music Awards stunt will be framed at the entrance.
18:01West stormed the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech
18:03to declare that Beyoncé deserved the award.
18:06Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you.
18:10I'm going to let you finish.
18:10But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.
18:14Of course, the moment blew up entirely in his face.
18:17The crowd recoiled, and celebrities and fans alike condemned him.
18:21And with the media roasting him for weeks,
18:23sympathy swung hard towards Swift,
18:25while Kanye suffered embarrassment of his own making.
18:27He issued multiple apologies,
18:29but the reputational damage was undeniably humiliating.
18:32You know, I'd like to be able to apologize to her in person.
18:36And, you know, I wanted to...
18:37Which of these celebrity moments do you remember playing out in real time?
18:41Share your recollections in the comments down below.
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