We agree that no one is perfect (except Scarlett Johansson… or Henry Cavill) and that although some people are internationally recognized for their great talent, in the end, we are all human and flawed.
Everyone idolizes these celebrities who got ahead of us on the way, and there are those who defend them tooth and nail from any slander. But the reality is that they were not flawless in their behavior outside the spotlight either.
On the Reddit platform, user misterZ_6000 asked this question that caused a lot of uproar: What dead celebrities are treated like saints, but were really horrible people when they were alive? Netizens took advantage of this opportunity and revealed to us the dark side of artists, businessmen, and all kinds of idols. These were the 10 most commented and voted responses.
Seuss
SassySavcy: “He was unfaithful for years while his wife was battling cancer, and that led to her suicide. Then he married the woman he had had the affair with a couple of months after his wife’s death. “
Steve Jobs
I_smellcrusheddreams: “He was an idiot with his family. His own children hated him. He was also known for firing his employees to cover his back and take credit for the things he didn’t invent. “
Paul Walker
mattsheiman: “I hate to say it because outside of this incident, he actually seemed like a nice guy. But on two occasions, Paul Walker dated 16-year-old girls. Once when I was 28 and once when I was 33, all while having a young daughter. The age of consent in California is 18”.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
SubMetalDreamer: “She abused the sick. He denied them treatments to alleviate their pain and save their lives. Somehow she projected a holy and helpful face to the world, but for her, many suffered”.
John Lennon
vincero19: “He sang about peace and love, he acted as if he were a saint and a holier person than you. However, he abused women, abandoned his son, and had a conceited personality. But it was in the Beatles and for some people that excuse any lack”.
Johnny Carson
DeathSpiral321: “He cheated on his wife and was a jerk when he wasn’t on camera. The best-known example was when she told Joan Rivers that she would never become the star of The Tonight Show (she was a guest host at the time), then refused to speak to her again after she got a job at another place.”
Coco Chanel
armored-jacket: “Revered fashion icon and Nazi sympathizer too. [There is evidence to suggest that Coco Chanel was more than a Nazi sympathizer, but a real Nazi agent] “.
Pablo Picasso
Pedro: “He was an angry and abusive narcissist who sucked the life out of the people around him. His ‘muses’ were generally young women whom he dominated and destroyed”.
Prince
TrickiiBobbii: “Sinead O’Connor said Prince was an abusive jerk who used to rage when he was high.”
Frank Sinatra
originalsanitizer: “My grandfather’s girlfriend and her husband used to work for him, and he was a real bastard. He thought he didn’t have to pay the people who worked for him and treated the employees badly.”