11 Villainized Celebrities Who Used to Be the Good Guy

Welcome to the world of celebrity good deeds. We all know celebrities can be a controversial bunch, but it’s not all bad news. Some of these famous faces have done some good things in their lives, even if they’re not always the most popular people. Here we’ll look at 12 forgotten good deeds by widely disliked celebrities. 

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From Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia revisiting an old grudge, to Bill Cosby suggesting a “nice guy as far as we know” award, to Lance Armstrong raising almost half a billion dollars for cancer research, to Mel Gibson winning an Oscar for directing ‘Braveheart’, to Lindsay Lohan’s work in ‘Georgia Rule’, to Tiger Woods setting up a charity and learning center, to Kanye West being called a “true artist”, to Johnny Depp taking his Captain Jack Sparrow costume to hospitals, to Woody Allen’s generous contribution to rebuild La Fenice opera house, to Roseanne Barr’s political shift, to O.J. Simpson being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame - these celebrities have done some good in the world, at some point, even if they’re not always the most popular people (for good reasons or not). 

Praise for Kevin Spacey ... back then.

BBC / Vox 

Livestrong: Half a billion dollars later.

CNN / Indystar 

Helping out 16,000 students since 2006.

Reuters / CNN 

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