Each year, the pop culture news cycle brings us all kinds of celebrity scandals, from breakups to fuckups. And every so often, you can look back and think, Was that actually a fever dream?
So, with that in mind, someone on Reddit recently asked users: “What was a celebrity phenomenon or scandal that you genuinely never understood?” — and some of these responses are genuinely making me question everything. Let’s get into it!
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The Anne Hathaway “Hathahate” era of the 2010s.
4.
Jessica Simpson being brutally body-shamed in 2009 over that infamous “mom jeans” photo.
5.
The Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl halftime show with Justin Timberlake in 2004.
6.
Pippa Middleton’s appearance at the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2011.
7.
The backlash over Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban naming their daughter “Sunday” in 2008.
And some more recent scandals…
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The drama over Jorginho’s claim that Chappell Roan’s security guard reduced his 11-year-old daughter to tears during breakfast at a hotel in Sao Paulo.
So, do you think all of these celebrity scandals were blown out of proportion? Or was some of the backlash deserved? Let me know in the comments.
Some Reddit comments have been edited for length or clarity.
