21-04-2025
17 Actors Who Basically Destroyed Their Reputations In One Fell Swoop
Recently, Reddit user kf1035 asked, "Who is an actor who ruined their reputation in a single act?"
1. " Will Smith going from the low point of his career (slapping Chris Rock) to what should've been the high point of his career (winning an Oscar) in the span of an hour is wild."
2. " Jonathan Majors! The dude was on his way to becoming one of Hollywood's next biggest A-listers. He'd already been cast as the next Big Bad after Thanos in the upcoming Avengers movies. Then it all went away as soon as he was charged with assault."
3. "Michael Richards (aka Kramer from Seinfeld) after his n-word rant at the Laugh Factory."
— jazonbooze
"In his Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee episode, he seemed to really feel guilty still. He believes that he deserves to be shunned to this day. I'm not going to say I agree or not, but its rare to see someone in his position actually feel bad for what they did and show genuine remorse."
— StockAL3Xj
4. "Jeffrey Jones (the principal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and dad in Beetlejuice). He pleaded guilty to being a sex offender of a minor. And he didn't just do one thing. It was years of crimes."
5. "Ezra Miller is a huge POS. I was really upset when I found out they were in a band I had on my playlists."
6. "T.J. Miller. I think the fake bomb threat on a train incident was just the final straw to kill his career. Seems like everyone he worked with thought he was an extreme narcissist and very unpleasant to work with."
7. "Armie Hammer. It's hard to see cannibalism in a good light."
8. "Terrance Howard seemingly became unwell within a year or two. He's now a straight up idiot psychopath."
— Jibber_Fight
"As a mathematician, I can confirm that Terrance Howard is incredibly batshit crazy. 1x1 does not equal 2, my guy."
— froo
9. "Kevin Spacey, but it wasn't one single act. The dude had been sketchy for years, but people ignored it because he's famous."
10. "I would say Logan Paul after his trip to that Japanese forest with the suicide victim, but then he and his brother scammed their own fans."
11. "Ellen DeGeneres."
— Friendlybay
"Single act? There are stories of her being horrible to her coworkers even back in her '90s sitcom days."
— Forward_Steak8574
12. "Woody Allen probably shouldn't have married his step-daughter."
— Total_Membership_171
Author's note: Soon-Yi Previn was never Woody Allen's step-daughter, although it's an understandable mistake to make. Mia Farrow adopted Soon-Yi in 1978. In 1980, when Soon-Yi was 9 or 10, Mia started dating Woody Allen. He and Soon-Yi began dating in 1991, and they married in 1997. Soon-Yi defends her relationship with Woody Allen. They remain married to this day.
Perhaps unrelatedly (you decide), RAINN defines "grooming" as a "tool common to those who sexually abuse kids" and "manipulative behaviors that the abuser uses to gain access to a potential victim, coerce them to agree to the abuse, and reduce the risk of being caught. While these tactics are used most often against younger kids, teens and vulnerable adults are also at risk." Notably, grooming is "usually employed by a family member or someone else in the victim's circle of trust."
13. "Mel Gibson. It was wild hearing that antisemitic rant. I know he's still doing stuff, but I never saw him the same way after that."
14. "Roseanne Barr lost her show because of a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett. She'll never get another show now that she's gone full MAGA."
15. "Gina Carano's offensive tweets. The way she kept doubling down every time she was given an out was the most surprising part for me. You're being offered a ladder to get out of this hole — why are you digging even harder?"
16. "Winona Ryder's career took a hit because she was caught shoplifting."
17. "Steven Seagal seems to have devoted the second half of his life to destroying anything of value from the first half."
