20 Celebrities Who Were Big and Have Fallen: Then vs. Now
![20 Celebrities Who Were Big and Have Fallen: Then vs. Now](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/5/5/856355_320x180.jpg)
As we learned from the cinematic masterpiece that was Eternals, if you fly too close to the sun you’re gonna be burned, and, erm, something something fallen celebrities – crap, okay, this metaphor did not work like we thought it would. Whatever, nevermind, new opening: stardom is tricky. You see, celebrities are just like us, except they’re not. They’re exposed to millions of people projecting their own needs and desires for perfection onto them, and sadly those compounded needs and desires will inevitably be disappointed the moment that celebrities' needs and desires come out (not to mention as time passes and the shine of stardom becomes just struggling to get by).
Because, yeah, celebrities are like normal people. And just like it happens with normal people, there are weirdos, harassers, and just highly imperfect (and even criminal) people amongst them. And therefore, when the truth comes out (even predictably), celebrities become icky, if not felons, and they fall into disgrace. Today’s Pictofact focuses on such cases. And in fact, most of the following people had it coming, although there are also cases of untreated mental suffering and/or trauma just acting up. This makes some downfalls more like cautionary tales of the fact that sometimes celebrities get really close to true greatness – but then their sins come out, their success collapses, and they’re left there like, like…. like giant former deities petrified in the middle of the ocean as in Eternals YEAH BABY, OF COURSE WE’D RETURN TO IT, THAT IS CALLED WRITING. Alright, it’s Pictofact time!
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now WOODY ALLEN's list of classics is insane. BUT PUBLIC OPINION HAS STRONGLY VEERED AGAINST HIM IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, given allegations of abuse dating from the early '90s. His last two movies were mostly ignored, many performers regret working with him, and he has lost passion for moviemaking. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/3/856373.jpg)
Will Smith
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now WILL SMITH is a rap and screen legend. SOME WEIRDLY SEXIST DRIVE TO PROTECT WOMEN ended up backfiring, though, and he sabotaged the Oscar ceremony that should have been his crowning achievement. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/6/856366.jpg)
Source: The Take/YouTube
Harvey Weinstein
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now For almost two decades, HARVEY WEINSTEIN was a respected figure in the indie movie industry. НЕ WAS ALSO ABUSING ACTRESSES. He'd harass them and threaten them with career death-and he indeed boycotted the careers of amazing actresses such as Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd. He's currently serving a 23- year sentence for sexual assault and rape. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/7/856377.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Kevin Spacey
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now KEVIN SPACEY was a respected character lactor for over two decades. SINCE 2017, HOWEVER, HIS CAREER HAS PRETTY MUCH DIED after a bunch of abuse and harassment allegations came out- including four charges of sexual assault in the UK just in May 2022. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/5/856375.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Roseanne Barr
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now ROSEANNE BARR got eanoel culture'd paid for the consequences of her own dumbass, racist, pro-MAGA opinions THAT ENDED UP RUINING A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, and her own sitcom killed her off and changed its name. Well, we always knew it as Lame Married with Children anyway. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/8/856368.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
R. Kelly
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now R. KELLY was an R&B superstar with a string of worldwide hits. ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM, THOUGH, GO BACK TO THE '90s. In 2022 he was sentenced to 30 years in jail for running a literal sex ring -which means crimes we won't even mention. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/7/856367.jpg)
Source: BBC
Ellen DeGeneres
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now ELLEN DEGENERES was funny and contributed to a more accepting society. THEN CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM, MISTREATMENT, AND INTIMIDATION emerged during her years as a talk show host. She lost the show, and nobody likes her anymore-and we haven't even mentioned her cozying up to war criminals. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/0/856370.jpg)
Source: The Wrap, Current Affairs
Jussie Smollett
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now JUSSIE SMOLLETT had a somewhat solid career for around 30 years, THEN НЕ MADE UP A HATE CRIME FOR ATTENTION, spent less than a week in jail, and dared to appear in 2022's ВЕТ Awards like nothing happened. Truly a champion of black liberation. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/6/856376.jpg)
Sources: Wikipedia, Black Enterprise
Ryan Adams
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now RYAN ADAMS has musical talent and indie cred. НЕ ALSO HAS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM OF ASSISTING FEMALE MUSICIANS TO THEN PURSUE THEM, as well as retaliating and even underage pestering. Nothing has been proven, but even his ex-wife Mandy Moore called his behavior psychologically abusive. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/3/856363.jpg)
Randy Quaid
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now RANDY QUAID is an Oscar- nominated actor. НЕ THEN WENT FULL MAGA, and started supporting networks too extreme even for Fox News. And this without even mentioning his star whacker conspiracy theory about movie star assassins he claims killed Heath Ledger. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/2/856372.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
Lena Dunham
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now LENA DUNHAM was an up-and-coming Wunderkind of feminist indie media. AFTER A STRING OF CONTROVERSIES AND TONE-DEAF POSITIONS, her name became synonym with liberal hypocrisy and privileged white feminism. By the time she agreed to adapt a book about a Syrian refugee, she had become a parody of herself. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/5/856365.jpg)
Source: iilluminaughtii/YouTube
Matt Lauer
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now MATT LAUER was the face of NBC's Today for 20 years. НЕ ALSO REPORTEDLY HARASSED A LOT OF WOMEN, abused his power, and had a button to close the door of his office automatically, as normal people do. Не was fired from NBC, and nobody has seen him since. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/5/8/856358.jpg)
Lance Armstrong
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now DIRO GIRO ESTRONG.ORG LANCE ARMSTRONG won the Tour de France seven friggin' times, which is amazing. LIVESTRONG EXCEPT WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THAT НЕ RAN A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED DOPING RING, and took performance-enhancing drugs for most of his career. Не was stripped of his wins and banned from the sport, but hey, what would Dodgeball trivia be without him? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/9/856369.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Jeffrey Jones
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now JEFFREY JONES acted in a bunch of awesome movies НЕ WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF, ERM, CHEESE PIZZA, and had to register as a sex offender. Не has since resumed acting, mainly on the stage and stuff like 2019's Deadwood: The Movie. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/0/856360.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Felicity Huffman
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now FELICITY HUFFMAN can boast an Emmy and a Golden Globe. SHE CAN ALSO BOAST 14 DAYS IN PRISON for a college admission bribery scandal. Lori Loughlin was also involved, but Huffman is, you know, a much better actress- so her downfall actually darkens the movie industry, and not just Full House reboots. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/1/856371.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Elon Musk
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now ELON MUSK was considered a visionary whose eccentricities were just a side effect of being a genius. EVEN IGNORING STUFF LIKE THE ONE-LANE GAMER TUNNEL and the whole Twitter fiasco, the mask was pretty much off by the time he said the Democratic Party was the party of hate - four days after the Buffalo shooting. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/2/856362.jpg)
Source: The Wrap, Current Affairs
Chris D'Elia
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now Stand-up comedian CHRIS D'ELIA portrayed characters such as a child molester and a sexual predator. PLOT TWIST: НЕ WAS ACCUSED OF BEING EXACTLY THAT. His agency dropped him and he lost a bunch of gigs, including a role in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead (which actually sounds like a win for him, but whatever). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/4/856364.jpg)
Chris Brown
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now R CHRIS BROWN had a very successful R&B career. HE'S ALSO A NOTORIOUS COLLECTOR OF ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. In the years after the Rihanna fiasco, accusations of violence just keep popping up. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/4/856374.jpg)
Source: NBC News
Charlie Rose
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now CHARLIE ROSE hosted his eponymous talk show from 1991 to 2017. НЕ WAS FIRED FROM PBS AND CBS due to allegations of sexual harassment dating from 1991 to 2011. Не tried a comeback in 2022 by interviewing a billionaire. Sheesh, holding water to climate-collapsing obscene wealth sure is a great look, Charlie. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/5/9/856359.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Armie Hammer
![Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now ARMIE HAMMER rocks in Call Me by Your Name. THINGS FELL APART WHEN ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT (AND LATER ABUSE) emerged around 2021. What makes them different, however, was the explicit, insisting, and systematic fantasies of sexual torture and even cannibalism. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/1/856361.jpg)
Source: Nicki Swift