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Some judges leave their mark for all the wrong reasons. Join us as we count down our picks for the most infamous judges to have ever graced reality competition shows! Our countdown includes Tyra Banks, Donald Trump, Simon Cowell, Janice Dickinson, Gordon Ramsay, and more! Which controversial reality TV judge do you find the most entertaining? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00Final set!
00:01Law, what are we doing today?
00:03Kick if you go off the show.
00:06Elimination, that's my favorite part.
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most infamous judges to have ever been
00:14on reality competition shows.
00:16You're telling me, Joseph, that you are 28 years old.
00:19Why, do you think I don't work 28?
00:21Well, no, I don't.
00:25Number 10, Ellen DeGeneres, American Idol.
00:28I loved it. I thought, you have such a great look, and you sounded fantastic, and I did like the
00:33song.
00:33In rehearsal, I was kind of worried that it was going to be a tough song, but I thought you
00:36pulled it off.
00:37This singing competition is no stranger to questionable judge selections.
00:41The heated rivalry between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey during the 12th season was so severe that it impeded filming
00:47and dominated headlines.
00:49However, the most questionable decision that American Idol made was replacing Paula Abdul with Ellen DeGeneres.
00:56Viewers quickly noticed that the talk show host didn't have much to add to the conversation, whether it was a
01:01critique or a joke.
01:02Danny, step to your left a little bit.
01:06Claire, step forward, and then step back real quick.
01:09You're all going through.
01:11She seemed to fade to the background of her own panel, allowing the others to dig the reins while she
01:16remained uncharacteristically demure.
01:18She stepped back from the position following the end of the season, claiming it was due to her discomfort over
01:22harshly criticizing contestants.
01:24We're just finishing our first night of Hollywood week.
01:28Yeah, what'd you think?
01:29It was great.
01:30It was fun.
01:30It's hard being, giving bad news.
01:33That's hard.
01:33Number nine, Santino Rice, RuPaul's Drag Race.
01:36I think as an entertainer, amazing.
01:39As far as your style, I think it's lacking.
01:45Either you're born with style or you're not.
01:48He's proof that switching up the judging panel isn't always a bad call.
01:51For the first six seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, Santino Rice served as the resident fashion expert.
01:56While his critiques on design were valid, it was clear to the participants and viewers alike that his knowledge of
02:01drag was non-existent.
02:03I don't mind that outfit.
02:05It's not like he's coming out here in a career woman.
02:08No, but the construction was just a disaster.
02:10Some fans also felt that he was unnecessarily contradictory just for the sake of it.
02:14Multiple queens have spoken out against him and his scathing comments,
02:18and have even said that they're glad he was fired from his position.
02:21He made me feel horrible and did not relent.
02:25Maybe he said a couple nice things, but yeah, I'm glad he's not a judge anymore.
02:30Rice has continued down a path of controversy since then,
02:33with health and political opinions so antithetical to the show that it's hard to believe he was once a part
02:38of it.
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02:51Number 8, Piers Morgan.
02:52For you and for you to have the gall to stand there and try and compare yourself to Mel B,
02:58you've had number ones all around the world.
03:00It's frankly an insult to the judging panel.
03:03It should come as no surprise that a man known for unfiltered opinions would be a divisive pick at best.
03:09Whether it was judging his own countrymen on Britain's Got Talent or American acts on America's Got Talent,
03:15Piers Morgan was never afraid to hurt a contestant's feelings.
03:18The last time I really laughed was when I saw the video for Jump in My Car by David Hasselhoff.
03:23He was cast to be the bad cop, and he fulfilled his role to an uncomfortable degree.
03:28He seemed to find joy in tearing people down,
03:30whether he was brutally insulting beloved acts or making children cry during their auditions.
03:37What's the matter?
03:39Sorry, leave this to me.
03:41He was also a fan of rejecting acts simply because he was bored by them.
03:44His tenure on both programs was the ultimate proof that a mean judge needed much more than just insults to
03:50be entertaining.
03:51Number 7, Jeffrey Boyer Chapman, Canada's Drag Race.
03:55That's right.
03:56Each week, all three of us will decide who stays and who sashays away.
04:03As we've seen with Piers, there's a certain art to being a reality competition's mean judge.
04:08It's a fine line between iconic and cruel.
04:11And unfortunately for Jeffrey Boyer Chapman, his time on Canada's Drag Race fell into the latter category.
04:17During the show's first season, his criticisms were viewed as more harsh than they needed to be.
04:22From commenting on a contestant's body, to speaking to others in a condescending tone,
04:27fans were quick to make their dislike of him well known.
04:30You always know how to wrap it in foil, steam it, and serve it up good.
04:37But tonight when you came out, were you fully cooked or just half-baked?
04:42Some even made a petition calling for him to be fired.
04:45However, many of his dissenters proved to be just as cruel as he was.
04:49And he received so much hate that he stepped down after just one season.
04:54We are given a very limited amount of time to construct these looks, paint our faces, prepare.
05:00I hear you, girl.
05:01Everyone gets the same amount of time.
05:04Use it better, maybe.
05:05Number 6, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen.
05:09Oh my god, leave it, leave it, leave it!
05:13Just f***ing leave it!
05:15You're gonna blow fire in your face, you f***ing donkey!
05:19For the last two decades, he's taken tense kitchen environments and cranked the intensity up to an 11.
05:25While Gordon has lent his judging talents to several cooking shows over the years,
05:29Hell's Kitchen is where he crosses the thin line between sternness and pure fury.
05:34He has no qualms when it comes to insulting competitors, whether he's mocking their cooking skills or their general intelligence.
05:42Calm down, listen to him, and you pay a little bit of respect.
05:46And if you do your job, and you do your job, we'll come together.
05:50Because right now, you're turning the whole place upside down.
05:53Ramsay's also no stranger to snapping and screaming at chefs.
05:57While it makes for entertaining TV, his behavior has been called out for perpetuating toxic culture found within the food
06:03industry.
06:04Why are you doing this?
06:05You're just adding the lettuce to the tomato and the cucumber, you're not sautéing the lettuce?
06:09Chef, I was in a side pan sautéing the tomatoes and the cucumber, chef.
06:13But I did it wrong, chef.
06:14Other programs have proven that he has a nice side, leading fans to wish they could see that side of
06:19him more often.
06:20Number five, Natalia Kills and Willy Moon, The X Factor.
06:24I am disgusted at how much you have copied my husband.
06:28From the hair to the suit, do you not have any value or respect for originality?
06:35While some judges are released from their positions, at least they usually finish the season out first.
06:40But during the first live show for the second season of The X Factor,
06:43Natalia Kills and her husband Willy Moon went in so hard on a singer that they were fired shortly afterward.
06:49I am embarrassed to be sitting here, in your presence, having to even dignify you with an answer of my
06:58opinion.
06:59It all started when Joe Irvine dared to wear a suit and tie on stage,
07:03leading Kills to accuse him of copying Moon and viciously insult him.
07:08Moon then compared Irvine to a fictional serial killer.
07:12Again, all just because he'd worn a suit.
07:14Needless to say, this was not well-received by the fans or the world at large.
07:19The pair was called out, which led to their swift removal mid-season.
07:23Fans of the show rallied against Kills and Moon,
07:25and an online petition was created asking TV3 to fire the two judges.
07:30It received more than 70,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.
07:34Number four, Janice Dickinson, America's Next Top Model.
07:38They're all fat. The entire room is fat. I'm fat. You're all fat.
07:42Although the industry the contestants were trying to break into is known for being harsh,
07:46that still isn't an excuse to blatantly insult them.
07:50It seems that Janice missed that memo during her tenure on America's Next Top Model.
07:54Don't get me wrong, she had the experience and the credentials to justify her place on the panel.
07:58But rather than act as a mentor, she instead opted for harsh commentary.
08:03This photograph looks like the batteries died in her vibrator.
08:07She had no qualms about insulting someone's weight or looks, often in very blunt fashion.
08:12Dickinson's been called out by fans over the years, but that hasn't done much to change her tune.
08:16She's defended every hurtful comment she's ever made while on the show, insisting that it was only acting.
08:22Do you have any regrets about things you said during your time as a judge on ANTM?
08:27Uh, no, it was acting, and that's that.
08:30Number three, Simon Cowell.
08:32It was not the song why you didn't get through.
08:36I know, it was probably the personality and everything else in the presence of the song, but I didn't feel
08:41the darn...
08:42It wasn't the song!
08:43Every judge hired to be the heel of their show has this man to thank.
08:47Throughout his television career, Kyle has built his entire reputation on scathing commentary.
08:52This was most evident on American Idol, where he found ways to insult most of the participants for their perceived
08:58lack of talents, looks, and personalities.
09:01Young girl, get out of my mind.
09:04Hi Joseph, I can't better listen to this anymore, please.
09:07I'm 44, you're older than me.
09:09You're 44?
09:10Yeah, how old are you really, Joseph?
09:11I thought you was 35.
09:12He was often so cutting that he soon earned the name Mr. Nasty amongst fans.
09:17His blunt attitude carried on to other programs he worked on, which only further cemented his controversial reputation.
09:24Cowell has since come forward to apologize for his behavior and express regret for some of the things he's said.
09:29But he's also noted that without his blunt criticism, the franchise probably would not be where it is today.
09:34You just blanked one of the most beautiful songs of all time.
09:40Murdered?
09:41That's right, you just murdered.
09:48Number two, Donald Trump, The Apprentice.
09:51Marcus, did you know that Clay was gay?
09:53Yes, I did.
09:54He, when we first got...
09:55Did everybody know this?
09:56Yes.
09:57Because I didn't know in the beginning.
09:59So you don't find Oliver very attractive then?
10:01No.
10:01And you don't find Felicia very attractive?
10:03They're beautiful women, but they're not my thing.
10:04All right.
10:05Though he's never been known for his tact, his tenure as both a host and judge showed how crass he
10:10could be.
10:10While working on The Apprentice, Donald Trump was no stranger to making questionable comments to or about various competitors.
10:18Nearly two dozen former participants have come forward since the series ended.
10:22They allege that Trump would make perverse comments about the women who competed,
10:25from observations about their bodies to the intimate acts he wanted to have with them.
10:29Excuse me, you dropped to your knees?
10:32Yes.
10:32I begged to do this, and I said, I'm looking around the room, and we had even Latoya who sat
10:36beside me, thought maybe Brandy was right.
10:38Must be a pretty picture you dropping to your knees.
10:39They also claimed that he would ask the men inappropriate questions about their fellow contestants.
10:43Although Trump's crude on-screen remarks already hadn't aged well,
10:47they seem even more glaring now in light of serious allegations against him and leaked recordings of his real-life
10:53behavior.
10:53You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful.
10:56I just start kissing them.
10:57It's like a magnet.
10:58You just kiss.
10:59I don't need to do it.
11:00And when you're a star, they let you do it.
11:02You can do anything.
11:03Number one, Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model.
11:07Today, you guys are going to learn about acting!
11:08Come on, where?
11:09What about acting?
11:10Acting, acting, acting!
11:12That was fake!
11:13That was a good job.
11:14Good job!
11:15Janice wasn't the only contentious judge to sit on that panel.
11:19One of the most consistently controversial presences on America's Next Top Model was the host herself, Tyra Banks.
11:25She's been criticized heavily for her behavior towards contestants on the show, many of whom have come forward to recount
11:31their experiences with the former supermodel.
11:33I think that she is also probably under insane contracts and probably signed her life away in the contracts knowing
11:40that she was going to hurt other girls.
11:41From insisting that models significantly alter their looks to having them participate in sensationalized photo shoots, it seemed that Banks
11:48was kind of more set on humiliating the participants than actually mentoring them.
11:52Rather than truly reflect on these accusations, Banks has simply filed a lawsuit against the Netflix documentary and moved on
11:58to Project Runway, although some have accused her of doing it just to get away from the drama.
12:03The supermodel claiming that the streaming giant's recent doc about America's Next Top Model used selective editing, deliberate omission, and
12:11surgical manipulation to create a false and defamatory narrative.
12:15You have no idea what we have planned.
12:17Which controversial reality TV judge do you find the most entertaining? Let us know in the comments.
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