19 Widely-Despised Celebrities That Are Oddly Inspirational
Turns out there’s something to like about even the most unlikable celebrities.
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A lot of celebrities have a bad reputation, and often deservedly so. But sometimes, like the dot of yang in the tadpole of yin, there's also something noble and inspiring about them. We gave our readers a safe space to admit which unpopular, widely-despised, and mocked celebrities they secretly admire.
Here's what you told us:
![In 2006, Mel Gibson was justifiably criticized for going on an anti-Semitic rant while drunk. Gibson could have remained ignorant like his father, who](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/9/3/665793.jpg?v=2)
![Jgo Siwa Jojo has been in the public arena since she was only 10 years old, and has faced tons of harassment the entire time. I think it's great that](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/8/665808.jpg?v=2)
![PewDiePie is widely criticized for his off-brand humor and racist controversies. But his effort in reviewing classic literature to encourage his fans](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/6/665776.jpg?v=2)
![George Lucas is universally hated for ruining Star Wars with the much-criticised prequels. But it's actually inspiring how he refused to join his fath](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/1/4/665814.jpg?v=2)
![shia Labeouf gets a lot of s-t for starring in the Transformers movies and for being kind of a jerk but his honesty about the movies he's been in is p](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/1/1/665811.jpg?v=2)
![For years Robert Pattinson has been vilified just for playing the brooding vampire, Edward, in the Twilight series. Instead of complaining about all t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/4/665804.jpg?v=2)
![I legitimately respect Amanda Bynes. A few years back when she becametabloid fodder, she had every excuse TO sink to their level. Instead, she took ti](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/7/665807.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDC COM CARROT TOP Carrot Top has been ridiculed for years because he's a prop comic with crazy hair, and later because he got really into bodybu](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/1/665801.jpg?v=2)
![Despite being known as a dorky A-list actor with a brutal criminal record from his time as a gang member... Mark Wahlberg's present-day devotion to re](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/8/3/665783.jpg?v=2)
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![CRACKED COM appy Gilmore ADAM SANDLER may be notorious for his bad comedies, but his start as a nobody who worked his way up to super-stardom shows th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/9/2/665792.jpg?v=2)
![On March 10, 2004, CRACKED COM Martha Stewart, the international icon of fhomemaking brands, was convicted on federal obstruction charges and sentence](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/6/6/665766.jpg?v=2)
![Paul Reubens a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman was arrested for public indecency at an adult movie theater in 1991. He was disgraced and left the public eye, SARA](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/8/665778.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDCON Miley cyrus is widely disoiked odd antics... for her goobut I find her openness regarding her sexuality and her support of the LGBT communi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/7/4/665774.jpg?v=2)
![Internationally chastised since he was a child due to his music, Justin Bieber stumbled for a while and generated some controversy. Despite all this,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/5/6/665756.jpg?v=2)
![Kim Kardashian is usually described as what's wrong with Don't the Hate America, but I Player admire her business skills her drive and her ability to](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/6/3/665763.jpg?v=2)
![Nickelback is widely mocked and ridiculed but they continue to rock on and sell millions of albums! That's inspiring. Also, their music video for Som](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/5/665805.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED COM Nicole 'snooki LaValle is just one of those obnoxious reality-TV stars who's just famous for being famous, right? Well... yeah. But what](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/6/0/665760.jpg?v=2)
![Arnold Schwarzenegger's controversial governorship, personal scandals, and strange accent have made him a constant punchline. But the fact that he wen](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/6/2/665762.jpg?v=2)