Top 75 Infamous TV Scandals

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From wardrobe malfunctions to criminal convictions, television has never been short on shocking moments. Join us as we count down the most infamous scandals to ever rock the TV industry! Which scandal left you absolutely speechless? Let us know in the comments below!

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00:00:00He won't be coming back to camp. He won't be on the jury. He's gone.

00:00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 75 famous scandals

00:00:10that hit the television industry. I think the biggest part of the backlash we're seeing is

00:00:15people have a hard time seeing little girls looking so grown up.

00:00:20Number 75, The Quiz Show Rigging, 21. Charlie, you're doing the right thing.

00:00:25Really. Everybody's making money. Well, what if you just gave me the questions and I could look up

00:00:31the answers on my own? I mean, don't you think that'd be, well, be less egregious?

00:00:35In the 1950s, quiz shows were a massive television phenomenon. However, the innocence of this

00:00:41broadcasting era was completely shattered by the infamous 21 scandal. It was eventually revealed

00:00:46that the show's producers were secretly feeding answers to the highly popular contestant Charles

00:00:51Van Doren to keep his winning streak alive and boost the ratings. When the shocking truth

00:00:55finally came out, it led to high-profile congressional hearings and changed federal broadcasting laws,

00:01:01making it a federal crime to fix TV and radio contests. Van Doren's reputation was ruined,

00:01:06and the public's absolute trust in reality-based television programming was broken for the first

00:01:11time. It certainly wouldn't be the last.

00:01:14They gave me the answers.

00:01:17They gave you the answers.

00:01:21They gave you the answers.

00:01:23Number 74, The Wardrobe Malfunction, Super Bowl XXXVIII.

00:01:26Houston! Choose to party!

00:01:33It's the highly controversial wardrobe malfunction that changed live TV forever.

00:01:39During the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Timberlake unexpectedly tore off a piece of

00:01:44Janet Jackson's outfit. This brief moment exposed her breast to roughly 140 million people.

00:01:50The cultural and legal fallout was incredibly swift, and the blame was disproportionately aimed

00:01:56directly at Jackson herself. The incident resulted in massive fines from the FCC and sparked widespread

00:02:02outrage among conservative viewing audiences. More importantly, it forced the television industry

00:02:07to implement standard tape delays for all future live broadcasts, ensuring that networks could

00:02:12quickly censor any unpredictable moments before they actually reached the airwaves.

00:02:21Number 73, Al Capone's Empty Vault, The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults.

00:02:27I'm Geraldo Rivera, and you're about to witness a live television event.

00:02:30A massive concrete vault has been discovered. Some think it belonged to none other than the

00:02:35notorious Al Capone. Well, tonight, for the first time, that vault is going to be open live.

00:02:41Back in 1986, Geraldo Rivera hosted a heavily promoted two-hour special centered around the

00:02:47dramatic opening of a secret vault allegedly belonging to Al Capone. It turned out to be the

00:02:52biggest anti-climax in the history of TV. After agonizing hours of dramatic build-up,

00:02:58rampant speculation, and the literal use of dynamite to breach the walls,

00:03:02the vault was finally opened on live TV. Instead of hidden millions or secret distilleries,

00:03:08it revealed a whole lot of dirt. It remains a legendary TV letdown that temporarily embarrassed

00:03:13Rivera, but ultimately set the standard for sensationalized, cliffhanger-driven reality TV

00:03:19for decades to come.

00:03:20We had no real idea what we'd find inside. As it turns out, we haven't found very much,

00:03:25at least not yet. Number 72, Jeremy Clarkson's unceremonious exit, Top Gear.

00:03:31It's been told that Jeremy Clarkson's contract with the BBC will not be renewed.

00:03:37Jeremy Clarkson was the outspoken face of Top Gear for over a decade. However,

00:03:42his highly lucrative tenure came to a screeching halt in 2015. Clarkson was officially suspended and

00:03:48ultimately let go by the BBC after punching a producer over a lack of hot food. Because his

00:03:54presence was so central to the show's massive success, co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond

00:03:59flatly refused to continue the series without him. This immense loyalty led the famous trio to jump

00:04:04ship together, and they eventually signed a remarkably lucrative deal to create a rival

00:04:09motoring program for Amazon. Anyway, we are all car journalists, and we have spent the last 20 years

00:04:18Being fired? Yes. But we have poured everything we know, everything we care about, into this show.

00:04:26Number 71, Shut Down in Paradise, Bachelor in Paradise.

00:04:30Good morning to you too, Robin. Yes, it all started when a producer complained the show didn't do enough

00:04:35to stop a night of heavy drinking and now infamous intimacy. DeMario describing how things quickly

00:04:40moved from flirting to passion, defending himself after he says he's been made to look guilty.

00:04:46Production on the fourth season of this popular Bachelor spinoff was abruptly suspended following

00:04:51severe allegations of sexual misconduct. The controversy centered around a highly publicized

00:04:56on-camera encounter between contestants Corinne Olympias and DeMario Jackson. The core issue

00:05:01investigated was whether Olympias was too intoxicated to properly consent to the televised

00:05:06intimacy. After an internal investigation, producers concluded that no explicit misconduct

00:05:11had occurred, and filming quickly resumed. However, the troubling scandal sparked widespread debates

00:05:16about the dangerous mix of unlimited alcohol and the importance of clear consent in the high-pressure

00:05:22environments of dating competitions.

00:05:23That night was probably the wildest night of my entire life. Like, we went for it.

00:05:29Number 70, Richard Hatch Doesn't Pay His Taxes, Survivor.

00:05:33The winner of the first Survivor competition is...

00:05:40Rich. Congratulations, Rich.

00:05:42Richard Hatch became a household name when he famously won the inaugural season of Survivor.

00:05:47By ruthlessly manipulating his fellow castaways, he successfully took home the life-changing

00:05:52million-dollar grand prize. But he forgot the one cardinal rule of life, let alone game show

00:05:57winnings. You always have to pay your taxes. Hatch failed to declare his winnings to the IRS,

00:06:03resulting in a highly publicized federal conviction for tax evasion. The taxman sent Hatch to prison

00:06:08for over four years, proving to the entire world that while he could easily outwit his fellow

00:06:13island competitors, he could not outsmart the relentless power of the United States government.

00:06:18I never did anything deserving of prison time. I never attempted to evade taxes,

00:06:24which is what I was convicted of. And I've never not paid or not filed any tax returns my entire

00:06:31life. Number 69, Racism in the Big Brother House, Big Brother. We have a lot to talk about,

00:06:37including the mixed reception you just got. But first, let's talk about game. It was a 5-0 vote.

00:06:43The 15th season of the American Big Brother was completely overshadowed by intense controversy

00:06:48when the show's live internet feeds caught several house guests making vile remarks.

00:06:53Most notably, contestant Erin Grease was routinely documented spewing racist, homophobic,

00:06:58and highly offensive slurs behind the backs of her fellow competitors. Initially ignored by the

00:07:03main broadcast, the network eventually aired the offensive comments on TV to accurately explain the

00:07:08toxic house dynamics. And when Grease was finally evicted, she was brutally confronted by host Julie

00:07:14Chen during her live exit interview. The backlash against Grease was severe, and she was actually

00:07:19dropped by her modeling agency while she was still inside the house.

00:07:23In the early days of this game, you said some pretty harsh things about your fellow housemates.

00:07:29Amanda even tried to warn you, give you a heads up, that some of your words others were interpreting

00:07:34as being racist. How do you respond to that?

00:07:38Number 68, Ashley Simpson's Lip Sync Fail, Saturday Night Live.

00:07:42Musical guest, Ashley Simpson. I'm your host, June Blanc.

00:07:50Remember back in 2004 when a singer caught lip syncing on TV was headline news for like a month?

00:07:55Huh, those were the days. When SNL guest Ashley Simpson returned to the stage for her second song

00:08:01of the night, the pre-recorded vocal track for her first song, Pieces of Me, unexpectedly began

00:08:06playing instead. This technical error immediately revealed to the audience that she was lip syncing,

00:08:11which is a big no-no on SNL. A panicked and heavily embarrassed Simpson did a silly jig before

00:08:16literally just leaving the stage, leaving her band behind to perform an awkward musical version of

00:08:21the song. She probably would have gotten away with the lip syncing if she just played or laughed it

00:08:26off, or if she didn't blame her band. That was the nail in the coffin right there.

00:08:31Ladies and gentlemen, what can I say? Live TV?

00:08:34Exactly. I feel so bad my band started playing the wrong song, and I didn't know what to do,

00:08:38so I thought I'd do a hoedown.

00:08:39Number 67, The Cruelty, The Swan.

00:08:42Four months ago, these nine women were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change their

00:08:49lives forever. Even operating in the Wild West of early 2000s reality TV, The Swan stands out for

00:08:56its sheer ethical toxicity. The controversial series took vulnerable women who were deemed

00:09:00ugly ducklings and subjected them to a gauntlet of extreme plastic surgery, grueling crash diets,

00:09:06and rigorous physical training. To add to the psychological pressure, they were banned from

00:09:11looking in mirrors for the entire three-month process. After months of intense physical

00:09:16alteration, they were forced to compete against one another in a beauty pageant. Even at the time,

00:09:21this was considered grotesque, and The Swan was widely condemned. Critics rightfully argued that

00:09:26the deeply troubling show promoted horrific body image standards and exploited women's deepest

00:09:31insecurities solely for the sake of ratings.

00:09:33I had a little vanity box that had a mirror on it. They took it and wrapped paper around it.

00:09:39They let us know that we're not allowed to see ourselves until our reveal, which would be

00:09:45months down the road.

00:09:46Number 66, Abby Lee Miller's Fraud Conviction, Dance Moms.

00:09:50Nobody is going to talk to me that way. No one.

00:09:54Tough as Nails, Abby Lee Miller, known for screaming her way through the hit show Dance Moms,

00:09:59is in huge legal trouble. She's just been indicted for bankruptcy fraud.

00:10:04Abby Lee Miller was known for her tyrannical teaching methods and explosive screaming matches

00:10:08with the competitive mothers on Dance Moms. However, her most consequential drama happened

00:10:13inside a federal courtroom instead of a dance studio. Miller was officially indicted for fraud

00:10:18after it was discovered that she had hidden hundreds of thousands of dollars of her TV income

00:10:22in secret bank accounts. Faced with overwhelming evidence, Miller ultimately pleaded guilty to the

00:10:28massive financial crimes. She was forced to serve a humbling eight-month stint in federal prison,

00:10:33derailing her TV empire, and tarnishing the fearsome reputation she had built over several

00:10:38dramatic seasons.

00:10:39Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, oh, okay, now how can I cheat everybody out of this or

00:10:44that?

00:10:44That doesn't happen.

00:10:45There's a difference between a mistake and a crime.

00:10:48I feel I took that advice. I can't blame others. I have to take the blame.

00:10:52Number 65, Chris Harrison Steps Down, The Bachelor Franchise.

00:10:56And this is, again, where we all need to have a little grace, a little understanding,

00:11:01a little compassion, because I've seen some stuff online. Again, this judge-jury-executioner

00:11:06thing where people are just tearing this girl's life apart and diving into, like, her parents

00:11:12and her parents' voting record. It's unbelievably alarming to watch this.

00:11:18For nearly two decades, Chris Harrison was the beloved face of Bachelor Nation. However,

00:11:23his career imploded during a highly controversial 2021 television interview.

00:11:28Harrison stubbornly defended a contestant's past attendance at an offensive plantation-themed

00:11:33frat party. His dismissive tone regarding the racial insensitivity sparked immediate public

00:11:38outrage across social media platforms. In fact, the backlash was so severe that it ultimately forced

00:11:43Harrison to step down from the franchise entirely. His sudden departure fundamentally changed the

00:11:48long-running series, proving that even the most established network hosts are not immune to the

00:11:53consequences of their own words.

00:11:55And so, are you going to, you know, cure this? Are you going to fix this to a point where

00:12:02people

00:12:03will say, okay, yeah, no, this girl really gets it. You know, she's woke. She understands this.

00:12:09This is, you know, the girl who really, you know, we're going to give a pass to her. No,

00:12:12no. There will be, I've seen this movie. I know where it's going.

00:12:17Number 64. Bob Barker's Dark Cloud. The Price is Right.

00:12:21For decades, Americans have watched Bob Barker, The Price is Right, and Barker's Beauties.

00:12:25The models made famous by funny skits and bubbly personalities. But according to

00:12:30Holly Hallstrom, behind the scenes was not all fun and games.

00:12:33Who knew The Price is Right of all shows would face a scandal? Bob Barker was widely considered an icon,

00:12:38but his public image was severely tarnished by multiple disturbing lawsuits.

00:12:43In 1994, former Barker's beauty model, Diane Parkinson, famously sued him for sexual harassment,

00:12:49though she ultimately dropped the suit. However, over the following years,

00:12:53several other female models sued Barker and the program's producers for the likes of wrongful

00:12:57termination, weight discrimination, and creating a toxic work environment.

00:13:02These repeated legal battles cast a surprisingly dark shadow over the sunny, joyous game show.

00:13:06They revealed that the harmless daytime staple was actually hiding some severe mistreatment

00:13:11behind the shiny cars and spinning wheels.

00:13:13And eventually he fired me, and he couldn't very well say, well, gee, I'm going to fire her

00:13:19because she refused to perjure herself for me. So he used a recent weight gain that I had

00:13:25experienced on a prescription medication.

00:13:27Number 63. Thomas Gibson Fired. Criminal Minds.

00:13:31In a statement released to E.T., the show explained their decision, quote,

00:13:44Aaron Hotchner was the stoic anchor of the BAU, but Thomas Gibson's behind-the-scenes behavior was

00:13:49anything but controlled. In 2016, Gibson was abruptly fired from the procedural drama following a physical

00:13:56altercation on set. During a heated creative dispute regarding the script, Gibson allegedly kicked a writer-producer

00:14:02in the shins. And this violent outburst was not his first infraction either.

00:14:07Gibson had previously been mandated by the studio to attend anger management classes after aggressively

00:14:12shoving an assistant director during a prior season. His sudden and unceremonious dismissal

00:14:16drastically altered the show's core dynamic, leading a vocal minority of fans to stage protests

00:14:22and create hashtags like No Hotch, No Watch.

00:14:25So I'll just say this. I believe in karma. Good things happen to good people. Treat people how you

00:14:31expect them to treat you. Just know that you're not better than anybody.

00:14:34Number 62. Isaiah Washington's homophobic slur, Grey's Anatomy.

00:14:39It's over. You can all go home.

00:14:45It's over.

00:14:46If we're talking about intense dismissals, we'd be remiss not to mention Isaiah Washington's famous

00:14:51ousting from Grey's Anatomy. In 2006, a damaging report surfaced claiming that Washington used a

00:14:57homophobic slur directed at his co-star T.R. Knight. Washington later compounded the massive error by

00:15:02stubbornly repeating the exact same slur in front of the international press corps at the Golden Globes.

00:15:07The immediate public disgust and network fury led to a swift and highly publicized dismissal from the

00:15:13hit drama. It permanently altered the original ensemble cast during the absolute peak of the

00:15:17show's popularity.

00:15:19No, no, no. There's no soul searching and no apology to T.R. Knight. What I apologize for and I

00:15:23will continue

00:15:23to apologize for, for if you're going to be accused of something, you don't go in the Golden Globes and

00:15:29use the very word that you've been accused of using. That was a huge mistake.

00:15:33Number 61. The Jude Ice Fraud Sentences. The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

00:15:38I mean, she's a hot little Italian-tempered girl. All us Italians maybe have it somewhere.

00:15:42Teresa Giudice was famous for flipping dinner tables, but she couldn't flip her way out of

00:15:47federal charges. Teresa and her husband Joe were officially indicted on multiple counts of fraud,

00:15:52and the reality stars both served significant time in federal prison. The network actually

00:15:57paused the show's production just to wait for Teresa's highly anticipated release so they could

00:16:02film her return. And following the completion of his lengthy sentence, Joe Giudice was officially

00:16:07deported to Italy since he was never an American citizen. The entire saga completely shattered their

00:16:13glamorous TV facade and provided some real-world consequences to the famously dramatic reality

00:16:18franchise. You said before on the show you didn't understand why this was happening to you.

00:16:23Now I understand. Now you understand.

00:16:25Number 60. Mama June's Shocking Relationship. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

00:16:30And you have no doubt in your mind, you are convinced that he sexually molested your daughter.

00:16:39Yes, I mean, and I'm into that.

00:16:41TLC possessed an unexpected phenomenon with this quirky show, but the network swiftly and permanently

00:16:46pulled the plug in 2014. The sudden cancellation came immediately after deeply disturbing reports

00:16:52surfaced in the tabloids. It was revealed that family matriarch Mama June Shannon was actively

00:16:57involved with the same man who had previously been convicted of serious crimes against her own

00:17:01daughter. The horrifying revelation caused immediate public disgust, and the network's rapid

00:17:06cancellation highlighted their strict zero-tolerance policy regarding severe child endangerment.

00:17:11They rightfully prioritized the safety of the children over the massive ratings that the show was

00:17:16generating, proving that there is some good in the reality TV industry after all.

00:17:20If you took her to meet a registered sex offender, you put her in his world.

00:17:27Number 59. Stassi and Kristen are fired. Vanderpump Rules.

00:17:31Stassi Schroeder speaks out for the first time since she was fired from Vanderpump Rules.

00:17:37Long before the infamous Scandaval rocked the internet, Vanderpump Rules faced a more serious

00:17:42reckoning regarding blatant racial profiling. In 2020, original cast members Stassi Schroeder and

00:17:47Kristen Doty were abruptly fired after a disturbing podcast story resurfaced. The duo proudly admitted

00:17:54that they had previously reported their Black co-star Faith Stowers to the local police for a robbery she had

00:17:59absolutely nothing to do with. Amid the height of massive global civil rights protests in 2020,

00:18:05the network fired both veteran reality stars, along with two newer cast members for separate racist social

00:18:11media posts. It marked a massive cultural shift in accountability for the wildly popular Bravo series.

00:18:16Jack's car was put missing out of his home. They said that I was the person that went into his

00:18:22home

00:18:22and did Grand Theft Auto. Like, I went and broke into his home and stole his car. So, they said

00:18:28so much

00:18:28that it was hard to take in and I was really numb at that moment because it was so, it

00:18:34sounded like a movie.

00:18:35Number 58. Dan Spilow's Removal. Survivor. So, I just spoke privately with Dan and I want to update you

00:18:42guys. A decision has been made and Dan will not be returning to the game. We return to the cutthroat

00:18:49game of Survivor for its most widely criticized moment. Multiple female contestants, primarily Kelly

00:18:55Kim, had bravely complained to producers about fellow player Dan Spilow, who was repeatedly engaging in

00:19:00non-consensual touching. The production team's lackluster response, coupled with the disgusting

00:19:05way that other contestants weaponized the allegations for gameplay, sparked immense viewer

00:19:10backlash. The dark situation fundamentally changed the beloved series forever, ultimately forcing the

00:19:15network to heavily revise its strict code of conduct. Following the infamous Spilo fiasco,

00:19:20they implemented new onset protocols to ensure player safety and prevent such horrific misconduct

00:19:26from ever happening on the island again. Dan's been removed from the game. Not even go to the jury,

00:19:31nothing. So, in my opinion, very real world things are coming into the game and we need to process

00:19:40the fact that Dan is gone, but then move beyond. Number 57. The Outfit. Toddlers and Tiaras.

00:19:47A much tamer costume than she wore earlier this year, donning thigh-high boots, a blue mini skirt,

00:19:53and blonde wig, a knockoff of Julia Roberts' prostitute character from Pretty Woman.

00:19:58This infamous series was already a magnet for criticism regarding the blatant hyper-sexualization

00:20:03of young girls. However, one specific episode crossed a terrible line that completely outraged

00:20:08the entire viewing public. A deeply misguided mother intentionally dressed her three-year-old

00:20:13daughter in a miniature replica of Julia Roberts' revealing outfit from Pretty Woman.

00:20:17The highly inappropriate visual drew widespread condemnation from parenting advocacy groups and

00:20:22casual viewers alike. It also fueled massive legal and moral arguments that the show promoted

00:20:28severe child exploitation. Arguments that have followed its legacy ever since.

00:20:33Just weeks later, Paisley's mom, Wendy, took heat again when she dressed Paisley as a biker

00:20:37babe for Halloween. TMZ was harsh, posting the caption,

00:20:41From Baby Hooker Costume to Biker Vixen. Blogs and websites bashed her for exploiting her three-year-old

00:20:47daughter. Number 56, Angus T. Jones slams his own show, Two and a Half Men.

00:20:52A big controversy for one of the most popular shows on TV. The 19-year-old star of Two and

00:20:57a Half Men

00:20:58shocking everyone by publicly dissing the show, pleading with people not to watch.

00:21:03Charlie Sheen wasn't the only star of this popular sitcom to publicly derail during its lengthy run.

00:21:09In 2012, Angus T. Jones, no longer just half a man, appeared in a deeply religious YouTube video.

00:21:15In the clip that soon went viral, he desperately pleaded with loyal viewers to immediately stop

00:21:21watching his show. He explicitly called it, quote, filth, and claimed that it directly

00:21:25contradicted his new and devout Christian beliefs. Needless to say, this was a massive public relations

00:21:31nightmare for the network, and it left them deeply embarrassed. Jones eventually left the show

00:21:36completely to pursue his religious calling, only returning for a very quick, heavily scrutinized

00:21:41cameo in the series finale. Number 55, Rick Rockwell's restraining order, Who Wants to Marry

00:21:54a Multimillionaire? Tonight, a new Fox special, Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire? Don't miss

00:21:59the ultimate pageant ending in a legal marriage on TV, starting right now. This controversial Fox

00:22:04special saw 50 desperate women competing to marry an anonymous wealthy man. Darva Conger ultimately won the

00:22:10pageant, blindly marrying the mysterious Rick Rockwell on live TV. However, the fairy tale

00:22:16dissipated when it was discovered that Rockwell's ex-fiance had filed a restraining order against

00:22:20him for alleged domestic violence. Conger rapidly annulled the highly publicized marriage almost

00:22:25immediately after returning from the honeymoon. The massive public embarrassment forced the network

00:22:30to quickly disavow Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire, and it was quickly and quietly buried in the

00:22:35archives. I did get the sense that maybe he thought this was serious, so as soon as I possibly could,

00:22:41I did, you know, tell him as gently and as kindly as I could, and he was upset. Number 54,

00:22:47The Donkey

00:22:47Juice Challenge, Fear Factor. Imagine a world where your greatest fears become reality.

00:22:54Welcome to Fear Factor. This show was built on stunts and gross-out challenges, but one specific bit

00:23:01went way too far. In an unreleased 2012 episode, desperate contestants were tasked with drinking a

00:23:07disgusting mixture of donkey semen and urine to successfully advance to the next round. The

00:23:12horrifying stunt was so unbelievably vile that parent company executives at NBC immediately intervened.

00:23:18They forcefully pulled the repulsive episode before it even aired in the United States,

00:23:22and the intense media backlash proved that even shock television has boundaries. Host Joe Rogan has

00:23:28since credited this incident with killing the show's anticipated 2011 revival. We guess they

00:23:33lost their appetite. I was hosting this show where I said to the producers, don't do this.

00:23:37Don't do this. I'm like, this show's gonna get canceled. Number 53, The Indecency Fines, NYPD Blue.

00:23:44Is everything all right? Yeah, I'm just checking to see if there's any long-term effects to

00:23:50walking in and seeing me naked this morning. In the conservative landscape of the 1990s,

00:23:54network TV was heavily sanitized, making the gritty NYPD Blue a lightning rod of controversy.

00:24:00The police drama routinely pushed the broadcasting envelope with its frequent use of partial nudity

00:24:05and coarse street language. And in 2003, one episode prominently showcased the bare buttocks of an

00:24:11actress, resulting in a massive and unprecedented $1.2 million fine from the irate FCC. Although this

00:24:18massive penalty was eventually thrown out after a very lengthy legal battle, the scandal forever

00:24:23cemented the show's legacy as a boundary-pushing trailblazer of modern TV.

00:24:37Number 52, The Kardashian-Thompson Cheating Scandal, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

00:24:43Hold on. Yikes.

00:24:51There's a video of Tristan making out with a girl last night. I know. Khloe's gonna die.

00:24:57The famous Kardashian family is no stranger to drama, but the painful betrayal that Khloe faced

00:25:02became an unforgettable cultural flashpoint. Just a few days before Khloe and Tristan Thompson

00:25:06were to have their very first child, shocking video footage suddenly leaked online that forever

00:25:11changed the relationship. It clearly showed the NBA player cheating on Khloe with multiple

00:25:16different women at a crowded lounge. This horrible scandal agonizingly played out on camera for the

00:25:21world to see, highlighting the darkest side of reality TV fame. It quickly became one of the most

00:25:26highly publicized and heavily discussed cheating scandals in the history of reality TV. And that is

00:25:32saying a lot. This is really shocking and obviously heartbreaking. The whole thing makes me disgusted.

00:25:40Number 51, Jen Shah's Telemarketing Fraud, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

00:25:45There's police and they have handcuffs out.

00:25:48Hold my security.

00:25:49We're looking for Jen Shah.

00:25:51Jen Shah was the breakout star of the famous Salt Lake City reality franchise. However, her luxurious and

00:25:57highly envied lifestyle was secretly being funded by a despicable criminal enterprise. Shah was famously

00:26:03arrested by federal agents for running a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted and defrauded

00:26:08vulnerable elderly people. Despite loudly protesting her innocence for an entire TV season,

00:26:14the overwhelming legal evidence proved insurmountable. Shah eventually pleaded guilty to the financial crimes

00:26:19and was sentenced to six and a half years in prison, effectively ending her short but explosive TV career.

00:26:25She left here. She's on the phone and she left here. She got in the car, took her bag and

00:26:29she said

00:26:30that her husband had internal bleeding and she was headed straight to the hospital and she didn't

00:26:33want us to stay with her.

00:26:34Number 50, Vivian Banks, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

00:26:38Now I can see why you like Ice Tray. He's a lot of fun. Everything's a joke to him. School,

00:26:43work,

00:26:44people, he doesn't care about anything.

00:26:45Yeah, well he always managed to care about me.

00:26:47Arguably the most infamous recast in TV sitcom history, this one saw Janet Hubert exit the role of Aunt Viv

00:26:53on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air after three seasons. At the time, Hubert's departure was

00:26:57reported to be the result of a bitter feud with the series star Will Smith. It would take nearly

00:27:02three decades for the record to be set straight. During the Fresh Prince reunion special in 2020,

00:27:07Hubert and Smith settled the argument and the former revealed that she was in fact not fired.

00:27:12Instead, she had rejected a bad deal by the producers, which would have prevented her from

00:27:16working anywhere else for 10 weeks. Rather than negotiate the contract, Hubert was replaced with

00:27:30Daphne Maxwell-Reed.

00:27:31I cannot believe that you and Carlton are moving into your own place. Seems like just yesterday when

00:27:36I was wiping the tears from his eyes.

00:27:39No, no, that was yesterday in Viv. I told you that boy wasn't ready for Jurassic Park yet.

00:27:43Number 49. Mark Schwan's Sexual Harassment Allegations, One Tree Hill.

00:27:48You know she's from Tree Hill?

00:27:50Yeah.

00:27:51I know.

00:27:56So I take it you're not a fan?

00:27:58This teen drama series was created and executive produced by Mark Schwan, who also wrote and directed

00:28:03several episodes. While the show ended on a high note in 2012, it wasn't until five years later that

00:28:09disturbing behind-the-scenes tales came to light. A former staff writer, Audrey Walkup, alleged on

00:28:14social media that she experienced sexual harassment from Schwan while working on the show.

00:28:18Sometimes when you look for an actor, you know exactly what you want them to play,

00:28:23and you look for the person who can fill those shoes.

00:28:26Her claims were later backed up by 18 female former cast and crew members who signed an open

00:28:31letter detailing additional allegations.

00:28:33According to these women, Schwan's behavior was, quote,

00:28:36an open secret and caused lasting emotional harm. Although he never officially addressed

00:28:41the allegations, Schwan was fired from his other show, The Royals.

00:28:45For me as a director, I probably do a little more teaching. Obviously the veterans that have

00:28:49been around the block, I had, my job is to get out of the way.

00:28:53Number 48. Spotlight on a Murderer, Bullseye.

00:28:57John Cooper didn't walk away from Bullseye a winner, but eventually his brief shot at glory

00:29:01was a major win for the British public. Unknown at the time, Cooper was already a two-time

00:29:06murderer, having killed a brother and sister in 1985, and killing Peter and Gwenda Dixon

00:29:11a month after his game show Strikeout.

00:29:20In 1998, Cooper was convicted of a string of robberies and served 10 years in prison.

00:29:25However, soon after his release, police investigated a murder cold case, which through advanced forensic

00:29:30science, DNA and his bullseye footage, they were able to pin on him. Cooper was arrested

00:29:36soon after and convicted in 2011.

00:29:38This wasn't just a robbery for gain. It was an act of a psychopath.

00:29:45Number 47. The Popsicle Twins, The Gong Show.

00:29:49Here comes Have You Got a Nickel?

00:29:57Easily one of the most bizarre moments on The Gong Show, the so-called Popsicle Twins were

00:30:02a duo of young women whose act was titled Have You Got a Nickel? Their segment was initially

00:30:06only aired on the East Coast before being pulled, when it was noticed that the simple

00:30:10act of enjoying an ice lolly was a bit more suggestive than it first appeared.

00:30:14Score-wise, the act was a dud, with only J.P. Morgan picking up what the girls were laying

00:30:19down, and TV's clinger Jamie Farr awarding it a mere two points.

00:30:23Jamie Farr.

00:30:24I don't think they give a lick.

00:30:28Number 46. The Heartbreaking Story of the Original Lori, That 70s Show.

00:30:34Lisa Robin Kelly played Eric's selfish, spoiled, and conniving big sister Lori on That 70s Show

00:30:39during the first three seasons.

00:30:41Hello. Lori. What are you doing here?

00:30:46I'm bored. There's nothing on TV.

00:30:48After that, the character was nowhere to be seen, presumably busy with beauty school.

00:30:53But in reality, Kelly was struggling with addiction. Though on the surface, she was an

00:30:58actress on a successful sitcom. Things were complicated in her private life.

00:31:02I see what's going on here. You're breaking up with me.

00:31:04No. For me to break up with you, there would have to be something between us to break.

00:31:09She briefly returned for season 5, but was eventually replaced, with Christina Moore becoming

00:31:14Lori. Unfortunately, Kelly's battle continued, and she was even arrested multiple times.

00:31:19In 2013, she tried to turn things around by checking into rehab, but she tragically passed away.

00:31:26Number 45. Lori Loughlin, Fuller House.

00:31:29USA? Starring Danny Tanner.

00:31:31Well, really starring Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopoulos.

00:31:34The college admissions scandal involving actors like Lori Loughlin was a hot-button conversation

00:31:39back in 2019. Loughlin paid the University of Southern California a sizable bribe in return

00:31:45for her two daughters getting guaranteed spots at the school.

00:31:48Loughlin and Giannulli accused of paying half a million dollars to the scheme's mastermind,

00:31:53Rick Singer, to get their daughters into USC as fake rowing recruits.

00:31:58She admitted guilt for her crime, ultimately spending two months in prison. Of course,

00:32:02this meant she wouldn't be returning to the reboot series, Fuller House, in which she played

00:32:06the role of Aunt Becky. In the context of the show, the characters explained that Becky had to

00:32:11leave to take care of her mother.

00:32:13Oh, and if you do speak to her, find out who colors her hair. She looks terrific.

00:32:18Number 44. Steven Seagal, Worst Host Ever.

00:32:22Saturday Night Live.

00:32:24It's great to be here in New York, and it's great to be opening up Saturday Night Live.

00:32:28Most of you probably know me from my action-adventure films, Above the Law,

00:32:32Hard to Kill, Mark for Death, stuff like that.

00:32:35Both Lorne Michaels and SNL alums have been pretty vocal about what a terrible host Steven Seagal was.

00:32:41It wasn't because of his performance, or at least not only that, but rather his inability

00:32:45to work with the cast.

00:32:46It couldn't help overhearing what you guys were saying, you know?

00:32:49Oh, you were so quiet, you know? How long were you back there? We were just talking, you know?

00:32:53Yeah, you know, it's just, you know, true enough.

00:32:55Yeah.

00:32:55In the book, Live from New York, The Complete Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live,

00:33:00several SNL alums spoke about Seagal's difficult behavior.

00:33:03That makes me very nervous, you know? People who see my daughter should have plans.

00:33:08These include incidents where he pitched completely tasteless skits,

00:33:11including one where he'd play a therapist trying to have sex with Victoria Jackson

00:33:15instead of counseling her for her sexual assault.

00:33:18The actor has been permanently banned from the show.

00:33:21And perhaps the most interesting, a picture of you listening to the president of the United States,

00:33:25on speakerphone as he reveals his part in the conspiracy.

00:33:31You'll never make this stick still, it won't hold up in court.

00:33:34Oh, I think it will.

00:33:49It's been an open secret that showrunner Lorne Michaels doesn't like a last-minute change.

00:33:54Well, that was especially evident when Elvis Costello performed for SNL in 1977.

00:33:59Filling in for the Sex Pistols, Costello was brought on to perform his newest hit, Less Than Zero.

00:34:04The only problem was, Costello felt the song was irrelevant to American audiences,

00:34:08as it was conceived as an attack against English politician Oswald Mosley.

00:34:12And so, a few bars into the song, Costello halted the performance,

00:34:16vaguely apologized to the audience, and transitioned into Radio Radio.

00:34:25The English rock star would be banned from SNL for over a decade.

00:34:29I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but there's just really no reason to do this song here tonight.

00:34:33Number 42. Scandaval.

00:34:35Vanderpump Rules.

00:34:36Even people who had never seen Lisa Vanderpump's spin-off series

00:34:39seem to know exactly what Scandaval was.

00:34:41The whole fallout was caught by a camera crew.

00:34:44And the scandal that rocked Vanderpump Rules was the talk of the reality TV sphere for months.

00:34:49I don't know how it happened, it just, it happened.

00:34:52We became really good friends.

00:34:54Like, I was seeking something that I wasn't getting here.

00:34:57And that's selfish, that's really selfish.

00:34:59Selfish is the nicest word you could use.

00:35:02The breakdown of Tom Sandoval and Ariana Maddox's relationship

00:35:06after Sandoval's affair with co-star Raquel Levis went public

00:35:08was a real-life soap opera for the social media age.

00:35:11Everyone had an opinion.

00:35:13The scandal has yet to go away.

00:35:15If Tom Sandoval were sitting in front of you right now,

00:35:19what would you say to him?

00:35:23I curse the day you were born.

00:35:26Levis filed lawsuits against both Maddox and Sandoval

00:35:28nearly a year after it all went down.

00:35:31Number 41.

00:35:32Sherry Pie Disqualified.

00:35:34RuPaul's Drag Race.

00:35:35Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race saw Willem Belli's mysterious disqualification.

00:35:39And while it may have set the standard for Drag Race controversy,

00:35:43there was something a lot darker to come.

00:35:45Season 12 was rocked by a scandal so damaging,

00:35:48the show had to be re-edited to all but remove one competitor.

00:35:51I hope you save room for dessert, because I bought pie.

00:35:55One of the season's finalists, Sherry Pie,

00:35:57was accused of inappropriate conduct by several men.

00:36:00Sherry Pie was subsequently edited down from the final cut of the episodes,

00:36:04which was a feat considering she made it to the top four.

00:36:07It cast a dark shadow over a season that didn't need one,

00:36:10as it was the first to air during the COVID-19 pandemic.

00:36:13I don't want people to think that I don't take full responsibility

00:36:19for the pain that I've caused these people,

00:36:21especially these amazing relationships that I wish that I could fix.

00:36:28Number 40.

00:36:29The Murder of Jasmine Fiore.

00:36:31Megan Wants a Millionaire.

00:36:32Real estate investor Ryan Jenkins reportedly placed third on this dating show.

00:36:36But only three episodes aired.

00:36:39The day before VH1 pulled the plug,

00:36:41Jenkins was charged with the murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore.

00:36:45Jenkins, however, never lived to stand trial.

00:36:48On August 23, 2009,

00:36:50he was found after having taken his own life in a Canadian hotel.

00:36:54A tragic end to an all-too-real and horrific story.

00:36:59Number 39.

00:37:00Which came first, the Post-It or the Walkman?

00:37:02Million Dollar Money Drop.

00:37:04All right, the three possible answers.

00:37:07Okay.

00:37:07A.

00:37:09Macintosh Computer.

00:37:10I'm good at computers.

00:37:11B.

00:37:11I'm good at computers.

00:37:12Sony Walkman.

00:37:14Okay.

00:37:15Okay, I have one of those.

00:37:16I have one of those.

00:37:16I have Post-It.

00:37:17All right, yeah, I do that every day.

00:37:18When couples appear on game shows,

00:37:20networks are hoping for some relationship hijinks.

00:37:22And that is exactly what this show got,

00:37:25in the worst way possible.

00:37:27Gabe Okoye and Brittany Métis were well on their way to a million dollars

00:37:30until the which-came-first question came up.

00:37:33Which of these was sold in stores first?

00:37:37Talk it over.

00:37:39Wow, this is hard.

00:37:40This is really hard.

00:37:41Because Post-It notes is like,

00:37:43I'm thinking Post-It notes or Walkman,

00:37:45and I don't think computer.

00:37:47After bickering, Okoye went with the Post-It.

00:37:49And the couple watched as $800,000 fell through a trap door

00:37:53because they got the right answer.

00:37:55Post-It notes first sold in 1980.

00:37:58Though the show's research team had checked with 3M,

00:38:01Post-It's original parent company,

00:38:02a slight technicality meant their information was just plain wrong.

00:38:06Gabe brought to light by viewers,

00:38:08launching an instant internet backlash against Fox,

00:38:11demanding the show pay up,

00:38:12and posting the facts about Post-It's online.

00:38:15Cue the social media outrage.

00:38:17The show offering to bring the couple back,

00:38:19and then, well, the show was canceled after its debut season.

00:38:22Number 38.

00:38:23Brooke Shields' ex wasn't a Drake Remore fan.

00:38:26Friends.

00:38:27Hello!

00:38:28It's Erica.

00:38:30Oh my god, the stalker.

00:38:31Never mind, it's open.

00:38:33In season 2 of Friends,

00:38:34actress and model Brooke Shields played an unhinged fan named Erica

00:38:38who struggled to differentiate reality and fiction.

00:38:41Drake, you are so talented.

00:38:43Let me see those hands.

00:38:44Oh, these hands, these beautiful hands.

00:38:48Oh, I could just eat them.

00:38:50And apparently, she wasn't the only one.

00:38:52How can you be here and there?

00:38:54Because it's a television show.

00:38:56According to Shields' memoir,

00:38:57her then-boyfriend, former tennis sensation Andre Agassi,

00:39:00was particularly peeved by the dinner scene where Erica licks Joey's hand.

00:39:04She wrote that he exited the set

00:39:06and told her she'd, quote,

00:39:08made him look like a fool

00:39:09before heading to his Vegas abode and destroying his trophies.

00:39:13You told me I was the only one!

00:39:17The actress spent three years replacing them,

00:39:20believing his kids might like to have them one day.

00:39:22The pair tied the knot in 1997,

00:39:25but ultimately got divorced.

00:39:27Number 37.

00:39:28Mark Salling Possession of Inappropriate Material, Glee

00:39:36The Fox musical series Glee

00:39:39had already completed its award-winning six-season run

00:39:42when one of its stars became embroiled in a controversy.

00:39:44Mark Salling, known for his role as football player Noah Puckerman,

00:39:48was arrested in 2015

00:39:49for possessing inappropriate material involving youth.

00:39:52Authorities would later discover

00:39:54over 50,000 of such explicit images

00:39:56on his computer and USB flash drives.

00:39:58This was particularly disturbing considering that Glee

00:40:01attracted a large audience of young fans

00:40:03given its high school setting.

00:40:05My dad's a deadbeat, but I don't rule that way.

00:40:07Weren't you fired for being a fast-food fry-later?

00:40:11I've got my pool cleaning business.

00:40:13We live in Ohio.

00:40:14Salling ultimately pleaded guilty to criminal charges

00:40:16and was set to spend four to seven years in jail.

00:40:19However, on January 30th, 2018,

00:40:22before he could face justice for his crimes,

00:40:24Salling decided to end his own life.

00:40:26This morning, an officer on patrol saw his car

00:40:29and found his body.

00:40:31We were not particularly looking for the vehicle,

00:40:33but they found the vehicle.

00:40:34Number 36.

00:40:35Rosie O'Donnell vs. Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

00:40:38The View.

00:40:38The View can sometimes feel like a daytime soap opera.

00:40:42Of all the scandals this talk show has endured over the years,

00:40:45the feud between co-hosts Rosie O'Donnell

00:40:48and Elizabeth Hasselbeck

00:40:49was perhaps the most notorious.

00:40:51The tension between the two reached its boiling point in 2007,

00:40:55when Hasselbeck referred to Iraq as, quote,

00:40:59America's enemy,

00:41:00prompting O'Donnell to argue

00:41:01that the Bush administration was truly at fault.

00:41:03You just said our enemies in Iraq.

00:41:06Did Iraq attack us?

00:41:07The liberal O'Donnell additionally criticized the media

00:41:10for their unflattering portrayal of her,

00:41:12claiming that they favored the conservative Hasselbeck.

00:41:15Here's how it gets spun in the media.

00:41:17Rosie, big, fat, lesbian, loud Rosie,

00:41:20attacks innocent, pure Christian Elizabeth.

00:41:23And I'm not doing it!

00:41:24Following their heated argument,

00:41:26O'Donnell left the show,

00:41:28while Hasselbeck exited five years later.

00:41:30Number 35.

00:41:32Alec Baldwin's gay slur.

00:41:34Up late with Alec Baldwin.

00:41:35Although Alec Baldwin is one of the most outspoken liberals in showbiz,

00:41:39his behavior hasn't always lived up to his professed ideals.

00:41:43In 2013, the Oscar-nominated actor landed in hot water,

00:41:47when he allegedly directed a gay slur at a paparazzo.

00:41:50In due course, Baldwin was suspended from his late-night talk show for two weeks.

00:41:55While Baldwin initially claimed he was misquoted,

00:41:58he ultimately described his outburst in an apology as,

00:42:01quote, offensive and unacceptable.

00:42:04However, the damage was done,

00:42:06as Up late with Alec Baldwin was canceled after only five episodes.

00:42:10It probably didn't help that Baldwin also made homophobic remarks

00:42:14towards reporter George Stark on Twitter.

00:42:16Number 34.

00:42:18Maury Povich's sexual harassment lawsuit.

00:42:21Maury.

00:42:21Maury Povich is no stranger to controversy,

00:42:24as many critics have accused his tabloid talk show of exploiting serious issues.

00:42:29Speaking of exploitation,

00:42:30a $100 million sex harassment lawsuit was filed against Povich

00:42:35and other members of his staff in 2006.

00:42:37The allegations stemmed from Bianca Nardi,

00:42:40a former producer of the Maury Povich show,

00:42:43who claimed that the host and his workers had forced her to watch pornography

00:42:46and attempt to seduce married men at bars while being filmed.

00:42:51She additionally accused executive producer Paul Falhaber

00:42:54of making her wear revealing outfits,

00:42:57and implied that Povich was having an affair with producer Donna Ingber.

00:43:01Number 33.

00:43:02Elmo actor allegations.

00:43:04Sesame Street.

00:43:05They normally don't look at me.

00:43:06They just look at me as like somebody that's carrying around their favorite friend.

00:43:10And that's really what it, especially with kids, they keep their imagination, so.

00:43:14Sesame Street can't seem to catch a break when it comes to controversies.

00:43:17In one instance, a controversy arose over celebrity guest Katy Perry's dress

00:43:21during a music video, causing the segment to be removed.

00:43:31In another, their YouTube channel got hacked, resulting in all of their videos being replaced

00:43:36with adult content.

00:43:38All parents really want is to make sure that their children are safe watching these shows,

00:43:42so when dangerous claims are made, it can cause panic.

00:43:45Kevin Clash, the actor behind the popular Sesame Street character Elmo,

00:43:48had several extremely serious allegations of sexual impropriety leveled against him in 2012.

00:43:54These claims garnered a lot of media attention,

00:43:56and despite the accusations eventually being legally dismissed,

00:44:00Clash left the series.

00:44:02That's right, TV!

00:44:04We can watch The Farm Channel!

00:44:07Quit dancing, TV!

00:44:08Number 32, The Hiring and Firing of Shane Gillis, Saturday Night Live.

00:44:13Comic Shane Gillis out at SNL, who if after just a few days,

00:44:17amid a firestorm of criticism.

00:44:19In hindsight, this was an embarrassment for both parties.

00:44:22On September 12th, 2019, comedian and podcaster Shane Gillis

00:44:27was announced as a cast member for SNL's 45th season.

00:44:30However, he was fired four days later,

00:44:33when clips revealed that the comedian had used racial and homophobic slurs on his podcast.

00:44:37For clarification, these were from 2018.

00:44:41Gillis tweeted an apology of sorts that same night,

00:44:44but the damage had been done.

00:44:46SNL didn't escape unscathed either,

00:44:49receiving criticism for not having done enough background research into their new hire.

00:44:53Gillis issued an initial statement saying,

00:44:55I'm happy to apologize to anyone who's actually offended by anything I said.

00:45:00I am trying to be the best comedian I can be,

00:45:03and sometimes that requires risks.

00:45:05Pablo S. Torre of ESPN's High Noon tweeting,

00:45:08it was only a risk because you and your hack friend are dumb enough to record it.

00:45:13Number 31.

00:45:14John Belushi refused sketches written by women.

00:45:17Saturday Night Live.

00:45:18You look as sweet as you can't be.

00:45:21John Belushi is one of the most revered SNL cast members of the late 70s.

00:45:25John Belushi.

00:45:27But according to Jane Curtin,

00:45:29he was also unapologetically sexist behind the scenes.

00:45:32During her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show,

00:45:35she said that Belushi was one of several men who tried to sabotage the work of female writers.

00:45:41Curtin claimed that Belushi said that,

00:45:52Never meet your heroes, kids.

00:45:54Number 30.

00:45:56Blackmail attempt against David Letterman.

00:45:58Late show with David Letterman.

00:45:59After a long, hard day,

00:46:01audiences would typically tune in to Late Show with David Letterman for a lighthearted laugh.

00:46:06The talk show took an uncomfortable turn in 2009, though,

00:46:09when Letterman confessed to having several sexual relationships with his female staffers.

00:46:14An extortionist had targeted Letterman,

00:46:17threatening to write a screenplay about the television host's affairs,

00:46:20unless he coughed up $2 million.

00:46:22And he seems to, in this packet,

00:46:25there seems to be quite a lot of terrible stuff he knows about.

00:46:29Cooperating with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office,

00:46:32Letterman wrote a fake check,

00:46:33and his blackmailer was arrested shortly after.

00:46:36While Letterman was met with some negative press following this shocking announcement,

00:46:40he eventually moved on from the scandal,

00:46:42and hosted Late Show for six more years,

00:46:45before retiring in 2015.

00:46:48Number 29.

00:46:49Oprah Winfrey vs. James Fry.

00:46:51The Oprah Winfrey Show.

00:46:53It's a radical departure,

00:46:54it's not a classic,

00:46:56and it is also not fiction.

00:46:58James Fry hit the big time when his memoir,

00:47:00A Million Little Pieces,

00:47:01was selected for Oprah's book club in 2005.

00:47:05Chronicling Fry's history with alcohol and drug abuse,

00:47:07the book became a New York Times bestseller and a cultural sensation.

00:47:12If I was going to write a book that was true,

00:47:13and I was going to write a book that was honest,

00:47:15then I was going to have to write about myself in very, very negative ways.

00:47:19Many readers felt cheated, however,

00:47:22when it was revealed that Fry had fabricated information in his supposed true account.

00:47:27This didn't reflect well on Oprah,

00:47:29who invited Fry onto her show to talk about the controversy.

00:47:32Oprah didn't let Fry off with a slap on the wrist,

00:47:35eventually getting him to confess that he had made up parts of the story.

00:47:39She also brought on publisher Nan Talese to set the record straight.

00:47:42Number 28, On-Set Misconduct, Arrested Development.

00:47:47Jeffrey Tambor was embroiled in sexual misconduct allegations from his other show, Transparent.

00:47:52And during a New York Times interview,

00:47:54the late Jessica Walter, who played Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development,

00:47:57shed light into his behavior on their show.

00:48:00She revealed that while he hadn't, quote,

00:48:02crossed that line, he had exhibited other aggressive behavior.

00:48:05Verbally, yes, he harassed me, but he did apologize.

00:48:09Although he had apologized, it's clear that she had been shaken by the encounter.

00:48:14This wasn't helped by her male co-stars making light of the situation

00:48:18and attempting to justify Tambor's actions.

00:48:21And it is a breeding ground for atypical behavior,

00:48:26and certain people have certain processes.

00:48:28That doesn't mean it's acceptable.

00:48:29Jason Bateman was especially keen to defend his on-screen dad,

00:48:32and was met with plenty of backlash.

00:48:34He ultimately took to Twitter to issue an apology for his insensitive response.

00:48:43Jeff Garland played ill-tempered patriarch Murray Goldberg

00:48:47until his sudden departure from the sitcom in 2021.

00:48:51Several reports of unprofessional and disrespectful behavior on set

00:48:54led to a lengthy HR investigation and Garland's eventual exit.

00:48:59Do not hit the child in the back.

00:49:01That's way too advanced.

00:49:03Too advanced!

00:49:04But he blamed it on his, quote,

00:49:06silliness being misinterpreted, and, quote,

00:49:09political correctness stifling comedians.

00:49:11His disdain for the sitcom was no secret,

00:49:13and he reportedly addressed it during a stand-up set later on.

00:49:17His TV wife, Wendy McClendon-Covey,

00:49:20also implied in a tweet that he made his disinterest quite obvious.

00:49:23Still, since he left mid-season,

00:49:26the show persevered with a body double and editing magic to complete his scenes.

00:49:30However, that only made the elephant in the room even more glaringly obvious.

00:49:35Number 26.

00:49:36Joss Whedon workplace harassment allegations.

00:49:39Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel.

00:49:41When you're known for creating a small female character,

00:49:44people like to sort of put that in a box and say,

00:49:46that's what you're going to do.

00:49:47What I like to do is create human characters.

00:49:49The first domino to fall in the Joss Whedon controversy came in July 2020,

00:49:53when actor Ray Fisher accused Whedon of highly inappropriate behavior

00:49:57during filming of Justice League.

00:49:58Fisher's claims were corroborated by other actors who worked on the film,

00:50:02but it seems Whedon's alleged misconduct stretched back several years.

00:50:06Actress Charisma Carpenter,

00:50:07who appeared in Buffy the vampire slayer and its spinoff Angel,

00:50:10alleged that Whedon had repeatedly harassed her and, quote,

00:50:13abused his power.

00:50:14We'll kill you if he gets a chance. You got that?

00:50:16Jeez, we got it. Circle. Angry. Kill, kill, kill. Go to church already.

00:50:20She was supported by some of her other co-stars,

00:50:23including Sarah Michelle Gellar herself, since then.

00:50:26Fans of the Buffyverse have admitted to seeing the shows

00:50:28in an entirely different light,

00:50:30once symbols of female empowerment,

00:50:32now tainted by Hollywood's pervasive toxicity.

00:50:35Is this love? Because maybe I knew it doesn't look that different.

00:50:39What are you doing? Are you going like Stalker Boy on me now?

00:50:43Number 25.

00:50:44Conan O'Brien vs. Jay Leno.

00:50:45The Tonight Show.

00:50:47The original war for late night can be traced back to 1992,

00:50:51when Jay Leno became Johnny Carson's successor,

00:50:53over David Letterman.

00:50:55This influenced Letterman to move from NBC to CBS,

00:50:58while Conan O'Brien was hired to fill the NBC late night time slot.

00:51:03History essentially repeated itself almost two decades later,

00:51:06when Leno exited The Tonight Show,

00:51:08so O'Brien could assume his hosting duties.

00:51:10Unfortunately, O'Brien's ratings struggled,

00:51:13and the decision to give Leno a primetime talk show turned out to be a huge miscalculation.

00:51:19Since pushing back the schedule wasn't an option,

00:51:22O'Brien was given a $45 million payout,

00:51:25while Leno returned to The Tonight Show in 2010.

00:51:33Andrew Dice Clay was one of the most famous and infamous comedians of the 80s.

00:51:38His Diceman persona and shock humor both sold out venues and incensed critics,

00:51:43who slammed his act as sexist, homophobic, and racist.

00:51:47When The Comedian was scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on May 12, 1990,

00:51:51SNL's Nora Dunn decided to boycott the show.

00:51:54Welcome to The Pat Stevens Show.

00:51:56I'm Pat Stevens.

00:51:57Before we meet our guests today,

00:51:59let's answer some letters from our viewers.

00:52:05Dear Pat, you're a former model.

00:52:09Musical guest Sinead O'Connor followed suit.

00:52:11The show went on as scheduled, with beefed-up security measures,

00:52:15but not without an angry audience,

00:52:17some of whom had to be forcibly removed.

00:52:21Isn't that wonderful? I'm so proud.

00:52:25Number 23.

00:52:26Anjali Disqualified, America's Next Top Model.

00:52:29It turns out that after shooting was wrapped,

00:52:31our production team and the network learned information from Anjali

00:52:34that disqualifies her from the competition.

00:52:37Tyra Banks' modeling competition has had its fair share of unfortunate,

00:52:41offensive, and downright cruel moments.

00:52:44But its All-Stars edition was clouded by controversy

00:52:47when competitor Anjali Preston was disqualified for unspecified reasons in the finale episode.

00:52:52You know what, guys?

00:52:53We wish Anjali the best in all her future endeavors.

00:52:56Oh, absolutely.

00:52:57Absolutely.

00:52:58So are we ready to proceed with our final judging?

00:53:00The aired finale saw Lisa D'Amato being named the winner.

00:53:03Preston would later come forward with the truth.

00:53:06Banks had originally awarded Preston the title in the 17th season,

00:53:09only to take it away once producers learned Preston had worked as an escort.

00:53:14This only came out when the contestants sued Banks, the producers, and the network.

00:53:17So it was a stupid decision that I made.

00:53:21And then it came back to bite me with them decrowning me.

00:53:26Her lawsuit didn't go far, but it did add to contemporary reappraisals

00:53:30of the show's harsh treatment of its rotating cast of young, impressionable, aspiring models.

00:53:50For years, Ellen DeGeneres projected an image of kindness

00:53:53that resonated across her various endeavors,

00:53:56particularly her eponymous daytime talk show.

00:53:58That image was irreparably shattered in 2020

00:54:01when a group of former employees came forward,

00:54:03revealing a toxic work environment on set.

00:54:06DeGeneres, whose long-standing mantra had been to always, quote,

00:54:10be kind, took responsibility for the toxic culture on the show

00:54:13and apologized on air during the 18th season's premiere.

00:54:16The truth is, I am that person that you see on TV.

00:54:19I am also a lot of other things.

00:54:22Sometimes I get sad, I get mad, I get anxious, I get frustrated, I get impatient.

00:54:27But this gesture did little or nothing to repair the damage.

00:54:30Her once pristine reputation, and that of the series,

00:54:33had already suffered a major blow.

00:54:35Consequently, the following year,

00:54:37it was announced that the long-running daytime talk show

00:54:39would be coming to an end.

00:54:41You surrounded me with so much love and so much support.

00:54:44You nurtured me, and you found a way to make me shine brighter

00:54:48than I could do it by myself.

00:54:50Number 21.

00:54:51Kanye West has a meltdown.

00:54:53Saturday Night Live.

00:54:55This prance for everybody that feels like they're not good enough.

00:54:59Everybody that said I'm sorry too many times.

00:55:01Given his penchant for tantrums and tirades,

00:55:04it should be no surprise to see Kanye on this list.

00:55:07In 2018, Kanye made headlines with a political rant

00:55:10during SNL's credits about President Donald Trump,

00:55:13the quote, liberal media, and his own presidential aspirations.

00:55:17But that wasn't his first meltdown on the show.

00:55:20In February 2016, he almost walked out moments before his performance

00:55:24because he didn't like the set.

00:55:26The notoriously egotistical rapper's meltdown got so bad

00:55:29that it took both Lorne Michaels and Kim Kardashian to calm him down.

00:55:33A short time later, audio clips of Kanye's tantrum surfaced.

00:55:36And needless to say, it was truly cringeworthy.

00:55:39Number 20.

00:55:41Allison Mack's involvement with NXIVM.

00:55:43Smallville.

00:55:44Clark Kent is a football player and Lana Lang is a waitress.

00:55:49What's the matter with that?

00:55:50Nothing.

00:55:51I just want to click my heels and get back to reality.

00:55:54Although it premiered on the relatively new network The WB,

00:55:57Smallville quickly garnered a dedicated fan base among young adults,

00:56:00which thrust its main cast into the limelight.

00:56:03Among them was Allison Mack, who played Chloe Sullivan.

00:56:06I think I may know what's gotten into Clark.

00:56:08During her time on the show,

00:56:10Mack became involved with the self-improvement cult NXIVM,

00:56:13rising to a prominent position within the organization.

00:56:15Leveraging her fame from Smallville,

00:56:17Mack recruited several women into NXIVM,

00:56:20who were subsequently exploited in various forms.

00:56:22For her part, Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering charges

00:56:25and received a three-year prison sentence.

00:56:28Consequently, her association with Smallville

00:56:30has cast a shadow over the show,

00:56:32causing hesitation among many who may want to revisit it.

00:56:35Come on, listen to what I said earlier,

00:56:37and I'm a villain and actress.

00:56:39I wasn't into like this organization,

00:56:41but I started to discover that I was so much more than just an actress.

00:56:44Number 19.

00:56:46Stephen Collins admits to sexual misconduct,

00:56:48Seventh Heaven.

00:56:49Come on, we had to trust her with Robbie sometime.

00:56:52No, we don't.

00:56:53I keep wanting to lock her up till she turns 21, but no.

00:56:57For over a decade,

00:56:58Stephen Collins portrayed Reverend Eric Camden,

00:57:01a Protestant minister on the TV series Seventh Heaven.

00:57:04Through the show, Collins built a reputation

00:57:06as a wholesome and morally upright individual,

00:57:08but in real life, it seems he was the stark opposite.

00:57:11In 2014, an audio tape leaked to the press

00:57:15in which Collins discussed having inappropriate contact

00:57:17with minors in the past.

00:57:19I don't know where they learned that stuff.

00:57:21I can't imagine.

00:57:22He later fully admitted to the claims

00:57:24in an interview with People magazine,

00:57:26noting that the incidents occurred in 1973, 1982, and 1994.

00:57:31These revelations directly contradicted

00:57:34the values espoused by the show,

00:57:35leaving many fans deeply troubled by the dissonance

00:57:38between Collins' on-screen persona

00:57:40and his real-life actions.

00:57:41Tell us what happened.

00:57:43Well, in 1973,

00:57:46there were two occasions when I exposed myself.

00:58:02There are reasons why there are stringent laws

00:58:05and regulations regarding children working

00:58:07in the film and television industry.

00:58:09Sure, it might make for exciting programming,

00:58:11but the aim isn't to scar them for life.

00:58:13The cash prize reality show Kid Nation

00:58:15sent a group of 40 children of various ages

00:58:18into the desert,

00:58:19challenging them to create a functioning society.

00:58:21People are not going to eat off of this.

00:58:24I'm sick of this.

00:58:25I'm going to get every single person I see

00:58:27and I'm going to get them over here

00:58:29and they're going to do these dishes

00:58:30whether they like it or not.

00:58:31The crew was informed to be involved

00:58:33as little as possible,

00:58:35allowing these vulnerable kids

00:58:36to experience genuinely distressing events.

00:58:39The disturbing premise

00:58:40resembles William Golding's novel

00:58:42Lord of the Flies,

00:58:43and audiences agreed.

00:58:45Unfortunately,

00:58:46the parents were apparently poorly informed

00:58:48regarding what was involved,

00:58:49and the backlash meant it only lasted one season.

00:58:52What is this?

00:58:53Like, a Nazi regime?

00:58:55Why are you,

00:58:56why do you all fear so much of it?

00:58:58That's, that's, that's,

00:58:58that's, that's...

00:58:59Hey, hey!

00:59:00Number 17,

00:59:01Phil Robertson's Homophobic Remarks,

00:59:04Duck Dynasty.

00:59:05Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson

00:59:07came under fire

00:59:08after a controversial GQ interview.

00:59:10He was quick to point out

00:59:11that he believes a relationship

00:59:13between same-sex people is sinful.

00:59:15His son Alan defended his views

00:59:17and went as far as comparing his dad

00:59:20to John the Baptist.

00:59:21He added that the public outcry

00:59:23hasn't changed who they are as a family.

00:59:26A&E decided to call off

00:59:28the initial suspension of Duck Dynasty

00:59:29and cited that the family

00:59:31apologized for the statements.

00:59:34Number 16,

00:59:35Chevy Chase, Community.

00:59:37Pierce!

00:59:38We'll see you when we see you.

00:59:45Apparently, it's well-known around Hollywood

00:59:47that Chevy Chase is difficult to work with.

00:59:50The comedy legend also happens to be infamous

00:59:52for his outrageous behavior

00:59:53on film and television sets.

00:59:55Chase held the role of Pierce Hawthorne

00:59:57on Community up until the show's fifth season,

00:59:59in which Pierce was comically killed off.

01:00:02I guess I knew Pierce was part of a weird futuristic cult,

01:00:05but I wasn't prepared for a funeral

01:00:07with so much beeping.

01:00:09Chase was known to disagree

01:00:11with the show's creator, Dan Harmon,

01:00:12and his ideas and direction for the character.

01:00:15Cast and crew members expressed

01:00:16that he frequently used offensive and racist language

01:00:19with no remorse whatsoever.

01:00:21It's jealousy.

01:00:23I've said that to you before,

01:00:25but you can't really say that.

01:00:27Did you just say

01:00:28that writers writing anything negative

01:00:31is jealousy?

01:00:32Yeah, I did.

01:00:33Number 15,

01:00:34Louis C.K. Sexual Misconduct Allegations.

01:00:37Well, sometimes I won't do it for like a week,

01:00:39but that's just so that when I do it again,

01:00:41it'll be way better.

01:00:41When stand-up comedians develop series

01:00:43based on their lives,

01:00:45they often infuse them with real-life events.

01:00:47That was especially true for Louis C.K.,

01:00:49who created, wrote, directed,

01:00:51and produced the FX series Louis,

01:00:53in which he portrayed a fictionalized version of himself.

01:00:56In 2017,

01:00:57C.K. and the show were plunged into a scandal

01:01:00when several women accused him

01:01:01of sexually inappropriate behavior.

01:01:03This revelation prompted a reassessment

01:01:05of his previous stand-up material,

01:01:07some of which seemed to overlap with the allegations.

01:01:10Louis C.K. has a history, comedically,

01:01:12of frequently making jokes

01:01:14about masturbation and sexual assault.

01:01:16And he's normalizing sexually assaulting women

01:01:19and has a history of that.

01:01:21Louis was ultimately canceled

01:01:22after C.K. admitted

01:01:23that the accusations were indeed true.

01:01:26Due to the striking parallels

01:01:27between the show and the comedian,

01:01:29many have found it challenging

01:01:30to separate the art from the artist.

01:01:33There's things about me

01:01:34that if you knew them,

01:01:35you would be very disgusted.

01:01:37I'm not disgusted with you.

01:01:39I'm concerned for you, maybe.

01:01:42But you're a good person.

01:01:44Number 14.

01:01:45Jenny Jones' Guest Gets Murdered,

01:01:47The Jenny Jones Show.

01:01:48Okay, you think about it,

01:01:49you have fantasies about him?

01:01:50I've had a couple, yeah.

01:01:52The Jenny Jones Show aired for over a decade,

01:01:54but it's actually best remembered

01:01:56for an episode that never even aired.

01:01:59Entitled Same-Sex Secret Crushes,

01:02:01the episode centered on a guest named Scott Amador,

01:02:04who, on the show,

01:02:05revealed his crush to an acquaintance

01:02:07named Jonathan Schmitz.

01:02:09Three days after the episode was taped,

01:02:11Schmitz reportedly found a suggestive note from Amador.

01:02:14Schmitz subsequently purchased a shotgun,

01:02:17shot Amador two times in the chest,

01:02:19and alerted the authorities of the crime

01:02:21he had just committed.

01:02:22Having a history of mental illness,

01:02:24Schmitz was convicted of second-degree murder.

01:02:26Meanwhile, The Jenny Jones Show faced a wrongful death lawsuit,

01:02:31and was forced to pay Amador's family $25 million.

01:02:35Number 13.

01:02:36The John and Kate Saga.

01:02:38John and Kate Plus 8.

01:02:39It's not over yet,

01:02:43but I never had a clear picture of how it would end.

01:02:47This TLC series showing the daily life of a family

01:02:49with a set of twins and a set of sextuplets

01:02:52was an instant hit.

01:02:53But in 2009,

01:02:54viewers were shocked when parents John and Kate

01:02:56announced they were separating.

01:02:58Things only got messier from there,

01:03:00as he insisted that his kids not be

01:03:02on the largely John-less Kate Plus 8.

01:03:12He was also sued by the network for breach of contract

01:03:16after making other television appearances.

01:03:18In recent years,

01:03:19he said that almost none of the kids

01:03:21are in contact with him anymore.

01:03:22This show may have ended years ago,

01:03:24but the drama truly never stops with this family.

01:03:27It's a different time for me in my life

01:03:29only because one day they were in my house

01:03:31and then the next day they're not.

01:03:33And you've been doing that for a long time.

01:03:35And you're known for doing that.

01:03:37And then all of a sudden they're not there anymore

01:03:38and you're like,

01:03:39what am I going to do now?

01:03:41Number 12.

01:03:42The Dating Game Serial Killer.

01:03:43The Dating Game.

01:03:44Please welcome Rodney Alcala.

01:03:46Rod, welcome.

01:03:49Rodney Alcala appeared as Bachelor No. 1

01:03:51on The Dating Game in 1978

01:03:52and managed to charm his way through the show

01:03:55to win the date.

01:03:56A decision she would have soon come to regret,

01:03:59Cheryl Bradshaw thankfully didn't end up

01:04:01going through with it.

01:04:02As it turns out,

01:04:03Alcala had a terrifying criminal history

01:04:05involving multiple murders,

01:04:06kidnapping and sexual assault,

01:04:08with his victims ranging from adult women

01:04:10to young girls.

01:04:11Rodney Alcala was arrested on July 24th

01:04:15for the kidnap and murder of Robin Samsoe,

01:04:18but the struggle to prove it

01:04:19had only just begun.

01:04:22Moving forward,

01:04:23the importance of doing extensive background checks

01:04:25on contestants cannot be overstated.

01:04:28They could be cheaters.

01:04:29They could be frauds.

01:04:30They could be Rodney Alcala.

01:04:32Rodney Alcala.

01:04:34What does that name mean to you today?

01:04:37It means evil.

01:04:41It means horror.

01:04:43It means pain.

01:04:46And a lot of anger.

01:04:51Just when it seemed like the 2016 U.S. presidential election

01:04:56couldn't get any crazier,

01:04:57a 2005 hot mic recording surfaced

01:05:00in which Republican candidate Donald Trump

01:05:02shared an offensive and potentially incriminating conversation

01:05:05with Access Hollywood host Billy Bush.

01:05:08Grab him by the...

01:05:09On a bus ride,

01:05:10Trump not only admitted that he tried and failed

01:05:13to seduce Nancy O'Dell,

01:05:14but also made some vulgar statements

01:05:16while discussing actress Arianne Zucker.

01:05:18The scandal took a drastic toll on Bush's public image,

01:05:22resulting in his termination from the Today Show.

01:05:25Meanwhile, Trump continued his campaign

01:05:27and was elected president almost a month later.

01:05:30You don't get to say that

01:05:32because I was there in the last 14 months of my life.

01:05:35I've been dealing with it.

01:05:36You dealt with it for 14 minutes

01:05:37and went on to be the president.

01:05:40Number 10, Josh Duggar's crimes.

01:05:4319 kids and counting and counting on.

01:05:46Josh is our oldest.

01:05:47He married Anna and they have our first grandchildren.

01:05:50The biggest TLC scandal to date came about

01:05:52when the eldest Duggar child Josh

01:05:54was accused of mistreating girls,

01:05:56including some of his sisters,

01:05:57when he was a teenager.

01:05:59Naturally, this prompted the network

01:06:00to ax 19 kids and counting from its lineup.

01:06:03And the distressing story doesn't end there,

01:06:06as many more allegations have occurred

01:06:07since the show was called off.

01:06:09Duggar has also been accused of cheating on his wife,

01:06:12assaulting a woman,

01:06:13and possessing highly inappropriate materials

01:06:15featuring children.

01:06:16In late May of 2022,

01:06:18Duggar was sentenced to 12 and seven months in prison

01:06:21for the latter crime,

01:06:22finally answering for his horrific actions.

01:06:24As you can imagine,

01:06:26counting on was also canceled.

01:06:28But the truth is that kids,

01:06:30kids will make their own choices

01:06:32and they will make their own decisions

01:06:34even though you've taught them

01:06:35what's right and wrong.

01:06:36Number nine,

01:06:37Jussie Smollett, Empire.

01:06:39I am forever changed.

01:06:41And I don't subscribe to the idea

01:06:43that everything happens for a reason,

01:06:44but I do subscribe to the idea

01:06:46that we have the right

01:06:47and the responsibility

01:06:48to make something meaningful

01:06:50out of the things that happen to us,

01:06:52good and bad.

01:06:53It all began on January 22nd of 2019

01:06:56when Empire actor Jussie Smollett

01:06:58received a threatening letter

01:06:59with a suspicious powder

01:07:00later confirmed to be Tylenol.

01:07:02The following week,

01:07:03Smollett reported that he had been attacked

01:07:05by two men who doused a chemical over him

01:07:07and called him derogatory slurs.

01:07:09But I fought back.

01:07:10They ran off.

01:07:11I didn't.

01:07:12Investigators immediately got to work

01:07:13on what seemed to be a hate crime,

01:07:15but police eventually began

01:07:17to find loopholes in Smollett's story.

01:07:19It was later revealed

01:07:20that the actor had staged the incident

01:07:22with two men who had appeared

01:07:23as extras on the musical drama series.

01:07:25And it didn't take too long

01:07:26for producers to kick him off the roster.

01:07:29Hey.

01:07:31Is that all a dream?

01:07:35No, it wasn't a dream, Tori.

01:07:37Number 8.

01:07:38Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct allegations.

01:07:41Today.

01:07:41In rapid succession,

01:07:43from Bill O'Reilly to Charlie Rose,

01:07:45media personalities were publicly accused

01:07:48of sexual harassment in 2007.

01:07:50Have you done some soul searching?

01:07:53Have you done some self-reflection?

01:07:56And have you looked at the way

01:07:57you treated women that you think now

01:07:59or think about differently now

01:08:01than you did at the time?

01:08:02However,

01:08:03the sexual misconduct allegations

01:08:05directed at Matt Lauer

01:08:06shocked audiences perhaps the most.

01:08:08A staple of the Today Show

01:08:10for almost 20 years,

01:08:12Lauer was abruptly fired

01:08:13after a female NBC employee

01:08:15accused him of sexually harassing her

01:08:18three years earlier.

01:08:19And I'm heartbroken

01:08:20for the brave colleague

01:08:21who came forward

01:08:22to tell her story

01:08:23and any other women

01:08:25who have their own stories to tell.

01:08:27It became clear

01:08:27that this was unlikely

01:08:29to be an isolated incident

01:08:30as more women came forward.

01:08:33In one instance,

01:08:34Lauer was accused

01:08:34of summoning a former employee

01:08:36to his office

01:08:37and sexually assaulting her

01:08:38behind a locked door.

01:08:40The fact that Lauer

01:08:41was such a beloved host

01:08:42only made this more disturbing.

01:08:44What a great job we have.

01:08:46Yeah.

01:08:47when you look,

01:08:47you realize all the things

01:08:48we get to do

01:08:49and it has flown by.

01:08:52Number 7.

01:08:53Danny Masterson,

01:08:54The Ranch.

01:08:55My alarm system

01:08:56is connected to the police

01:08:59and they give them the alert,

01:09:00you know,

01:09:00if there's an intruder.

01:09:01So,

01:09:03they're probably on the way right now.

01:09:04The Netflix series,

01:09:05The Ranch,

01:09:06starred Ashton Kutcher

01:09:07and Danny Masterson,

01:09:08who played brothers

01:09:09operating a cattle ranch.

01:09:10However,

01:09:11leading into the sixth part

01:09:12of the show,

01:09:13Masterson was cut from the cast.

01:09:15This is due to a slew

01:09:16of assault charges

01:09:17that were pressed

01:09:17against the actor,

01:09:18which began in 2017.

01:09:25Where's my brother?

01:09:26The decision to eliminate

01:09:27Masterson from the cast

01:09:28isn't surprising

01:09:29considering the severity

01:09:30of the allegations made,

01:09:32which we'll let you investigate

01:09:33at your own discretion.

01:09:34He was also not asked

01:09:36to return for that 90s show

01:09:37as his character Stephen Hyde

01:09:39for these same reasons.

01:09:40Number 6.

01:09:41Kevin Spacey

01:09:42House of Cards

01:09:43You have the most difficult

01:09:45job on earth.

01:09:46It would take a toll

01:09:47on any marriage.

01:09:49Which is why I'm urging you

01:09:51to reconsider your decision

01:09:52on the bridge.

01:09:53It was the scandal

01:09:54that shook the TV world.

01:09:55Amidst the Me Too Hollywood wave,

01:09:57actor Anthony Rapp

01:09:58came forward

01:09:59with allegations

01:09:59that Kevin Spacey

01:10:00had assaulted him in 1986.

01:10:02In response,

01:10:04Spacey put out a statement

01:10:05claiming to not remember

01:10:06the incident

01:10:06and weirdly decided

01:10:08to use the opportunity

01:10:09to come out as gay.

01:10:10This decision was seen

01:10:11by many as an attempt

01:10:12to deflect from Rapp's

01:10:14allegations

01:10:14and garner sympathy

01:10:15for himself.

01:10:16The misconduct

01:10:17halted production

01:10:17on the show's

01:10:18sixth and final season

01:10:19and led to massive rewrites.

01:10:21Spacey was fired

01:10:22from the production

01:10:23and his character

01:10:24Frank Underwood

01:10:25was killed off.

01:10:27My turn.

01:10:29Number 5.

01:10:30The Puerto Rican Episode

01:10:31Seinfeld

01:10:32Any fan who only

01:10:33became acquainted

01:10:34with Jerry and the Gang

01:10:35through reruns

01:10:36might not even know

01:10:37that this season 9

01:10:38episode exists.

01:10:39It depicts the group

01:10:40getting caught in traffic

01:10:41because of the

01:10:42Puerto Rican Day

01:10:42Parade celebrations.

01:10:44Oh no.

01:10:45It's the Puerto Rican

01:10:47Day Parade.

01:10:48Oh, the city

01:10:49shuts down

01:10:50Fifth Avenue.

01:10:51They never let

01:10:51anyone through.

01:10:52And there was

01:10:53more than one

01:10:54problematic moment.

01:10:55The scene that

01:10:56understandably prompted

01:10:57the most outcry

01:10:58involved Kramer

01:10:59stomping on the

01:11:00Puerto Rican flag

01:11:01after accidentally

01:11:02setting it on fire.

01:11:04Hola Jerry!

01:11:06I'm into this

01:11:06Puerto Rican day.

01:11:07The sight,

01:11:08the sound,

01:11:09the hot,

01:11:10spicy flavor of it all.

01:11:11It's caliente Jerry!

01:11:13The episode was

01:11:14heavily blasted

01:11:15for its harmful

01:11:15portrayal of Puerto Ricans

01:11:17and disrespectful

01:11:18flag use.

01:11:19Still,

01:11:20some of the actors

01:11:20and crew members

01:11:21refuted claims

01:11:22that it was offensive.

01:11:23Ultimately,

01:11:24NBC issued an apology

01:11:25and the episode

01:11:26was removed from

01:11:27circulation for a few years.

01:11:29Number 4.

01:11:30Roseanne gets ousted

01:11:31from the Conners.

01:11:32Roseanne.

01:11:33Dan!

01:11:34What?

01:11:34This thing's all

01:11:35backed up again.

01:11:36I'll plunge it

01:11:37right after breakfast.

01:11:38Fans of the sitcom's

01:11:39original run

01:11:40were excited to learn

01:11:41of its return in 2018.

01:11:43However,

01:11:44the bliss was short-lived

01:11:45with the titular star

01:11:46sending out a racist tweet

01:11:48insulting Obama

01:11:49White House aide

01:11:50Valerie Jarrett.

01:11:51Following the backlash,

01:11:52she apologized

01:11:53and blamed the event

01:11:54on her medication.

01:11:55But the damage

01:11:56was already done.

01:11:57The show was cancelled,

01:11:59she was fired,

01:12:00and several networks

01:12:01even pulled reruns.

01:12:02Dad,

01:12:03will you tell her

01:12:03how stupid she's been?

01:12:05That's never worked out for me.

01:12:07Many of her co-stars

01:12:09tried to distance themselves

01:12:10from the controversy

01:12:11and moved on without her,

01:12:13creating the Conners spin-off.

01:12:15Rosie needed painkillers.

01:12:18I had some.

01:12:19So I gave them to her.

01:12:21So?

01:12:22About a year later,

01:12:23Barr attempted to blame

01:12:24the fallout

01:12:25on her TV daughter

01:12:25Sarah Gilbert,

01:12:26who was openly critical

01:12:28of her actions.

01:12:29Number three.

01:12:30One man down.

01:12:31Two and a half men.

01:12:32We all remember

01:12:34Charlie Sheen's

01:12:35infamous 2011 interview.

01:12:36Oh, I have one speed,

01:12:37I have one gear.

01:12:38Go!

01:12:39How do you survive that?

01:12:41Because I'm me.

01:12:42Well, it was around

01:12:43that same time

01:12:43that he was let go

01:12:44from Two and a Half Men.

01:12:46He was one of America's

01:12:47highest paid television actors,

01:12:49starring in CBS's

01:12:50most popular sitcom.

01:12:51Let's just keep this

01:12:52to ourselves.

01:12:53Our little secret.

01:12:54But after a number

01:12:55of scandals,

01:12:56battle with addiction,

01:12:57and a publicized

01:12:58falling out with

01:12:59Warner Brothers

01:13:00and co-creator

01:13:00Chuck Lorre,

01:13:01he was fired.

01:13:03Charlie Harper

01:13:03was killed off

01:13:04and replaced

01:13:05by Walden Schmidt,

01:13:06played by Ashton Kutcher.

01:13:08I can't find any record

01:13:09of your brother's death.

01:13:10You sure?

01:13:11Newspapers?

01:13:12Obituaries?

01:13:12According to

01:13:13The Last Vanity Card,

01:13:15Sheen could have returned

01:13:16for the series finale,

01:13:17but he and Lorre

01:13:18had very different ideas

01:13:19of how that might play out,

01:13:21so it never happened.

01:13:23Number two.

01:13:24Bill Cosby's

01:13:25Sexual Assault Cases,

01:13:26The Cosby Show.

01:13:27All right,

01:13:28now this is something

01:13:29I will cherish

01:13:30the rest of my life.

01:13:31Now all of you,

01:13:32get out.

01:13:33Millions around the world

01:13:34came to know

01:13:35and love Bill Cosby

01:13:36through his sitcom

01:13:37The Cosby Show.

01:13:38The series,

01:13:38which was celebrated

01:13:39as groundbreaking

01:13:40for its positive portrayal

01:13:41of an affluent

01:13:42African-American family,

01:13:43became deeply intertwined

01:13:45with Cosby's public persona.

01:13:47Pop, pop,

01:13:48weasel.

01:13:49Weasel.

01:13:50Weasel.

01:13:51Weasel.

01:13:52However,

01:13:53beginning in late 2014,

01:13:55shocking revelations emerged

01:13:56that Cosby had sexually assaulted

01:13:58dozens of women

01:13:59over several decades.

01:14:00As a result,

01:14:01the image he had built

01:14:02as a beloved father figure

01:14:04and role model shattered,

01:14:05and The Cosby Show

01:14:06became tainted by association.

01:14:08In light of the allegations,

01:14:09the series was removed

01:14:10from syndication

01:14:11in many countries.

01:14:12Cosby may have evaded justice

01:14:14due to illegal technicality,

01:14:15but his crimes

01:14:16have forever altered

01:14:17the way his show

01:14:18is perceived

01:14:19and remembered.

01:14:20We are here

01:14:21to announce today

01:14:22charges

01:14:23that have just been filed

01:14:24against

01:14:25William Henry Cosby.

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01:15:00Number one,

01:15:01Dan Schneider's legacy,

01:15:03Various.

01:15:04I think more broadly,

01:15:05when you have a cult

01:15:06of personality

01:15:07in any work environment,

01:15:09inevitably,

01:15:10it's ripe for toxicity.

01:15:12In 2018,

01:15:14Nickelodeon parted ways

01:15:15with one of their most

01:15:16prolific creators

01:15:17of all time.

01:15:18But despite his resume,

01:15:20odds are that Dan Schneider

01:15:21will only be remembered

01:15:22for the mountain

01:15:23of allegations levied

01:15:24against him.

01:15:25Many insiders

01:15:25have come out

01:15:26accusing Schneider

01:15:27of repeated sexual harassment.

01:15:29For decades,

01:15:30Dan seemed like

01:15:30he was untouchable,

01:15:32but around 2017,

01:15:34the internet videos

01:15:34around Dan

01:15:35really started

01:15:36gaining momentum.

01:15:37This included

01:15:38former iCarly star

01:15:39Jeanette McCurdy,

01:15:40who spent a section

01:15:41of her memoir

01:15:42detailing her harrowing

01:15:43experiences

01:15:44with someone

01:15:44only referred to

01:15:45as the creator.

01:15:46Given the extent

01:15:47of the charges,

01:15:48many fans have also

01:15:49pointed to scenes

01:15:50in Schneider's work

01:15:51that have not aged

01:15:52well at all.

01:15:53As a result,

01:15:54it's unlikely Schneider

01:15:55or his legacy

01:15:56will ever recover.

01:15:58How safe can any kids

01:15:59be in that environment

01:16:00if that's how

01:16:01the adult women

01:16:02are being treated

01:16:03behind the scenes?

01:16:04What do you make

01:16:04of these scandals?

01:16:05Let us know

01:16:06in the comments.

01:16:06We'll see you next time.

01:16:09We'll have you next time.

01:16:13We'll see you next time.

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