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31 Revealing Facts About Celebrities You Never Knew Before

August 21, 2024

Believe it or not, there was a time when celebrities could actually keep their private lives pretty private. Some are even still pulling it off, and kudos to them, because oversharing is the coin of today’s social media realm. Not to mention, all of the entertainment media out there these days.

But these facts? Almost heretofore completely unknown. Kudos to us!

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The female rock icon Chrissie Hynde believes that women who dress provocatively are responsible if they are sexually assaulted. If I'm walking around in my underwear and I'm drunk? Who else's fault can it be? GRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Vegan. In 2016, Arnold adopted the vegan lifestyle as a way to stay healthy. Не even made a PSA with his friend and fellow vegan, James Cameron, encouraging others not to eat meat. — Source

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VINCE VAUGHN LOVES GUNS Unlike most Hollywood actors, Vince Vaughn is a huge proponent of guns. Не said that he supports people having guns in public, that guns should be allowed in schools, and that public shootings only happen in gun-free zones. Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat, the comedian said. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Whoopi Goldberg is a member of the NRA. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CRACKED.COM — Source

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GWYNETH PALTROW CRACKED.COM I am who I am. I can 't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year. — Source

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THE DALAI LAMA CRACKED.COM If a female Dalai Lama come, then she must be very attractive. Otherwise not much use. — Source

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HUGH JACKMAN HAD NO IDEA THAT WOLVERINES WERE REAL. While shooting X-Men, it was a shock for him to learn that Wolverine wasn't just a creative superhero name. Не thought he was playing a wolf-themed character. CRACKED.COM — Source

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SALMA HAYEK'S CHILDREN. CAN BE SUCH A HANDFUL. You have to work very hard to please them all, Hayek was quoted as saying in 2014. If you are making pizza, there is one who doesn't like cheese and another who hates tomato... Our chef sometimes looks so downhearted. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Being James Bond went to George Lazenby's head. On the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Lazenby would frequently make crew members nervous by drunkenly tossing liquor bottles into the air and shooting them to pieces. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Randy Quaid got arrested for squatting. So he fled to Canada. Не and his wife claimed they were being targeted by Star Whackers, a group he says killed off celebrities such as Heath Ledger and David Carradine. The couple even created a documentary on the subject, starring Quaid wearing nothing but an open fur coat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jamie Waylett was busted with gillyweed. HARRY POTTER CRACKED.COM Malfoy's sycophantic yes-man lost his role in the Deathly Hallows films after he was arrested for marijuana possession in 2009. Не later did jail time after the 2012 London Riots. — Source

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Isaiah Washington threw fists and slurs. GREY'S ANATOMY CO CRACKED.COM In a single altercation, he choked out Patrick Dempsey and called a fellow cast member a homophobic slur. — Source

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Thomas Gibson is an alleged shin kicker. CRIMINAL MINDS CRACKED.COM His bad behavior finally caught up with him after kicking a writer/producer in the shins during a dialogue disagreement that went off the rails. — Source

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LADY GAGA ONCE INCLUDED A MANNEQUiN WiTH PUFFY PiNK PUBiC HAiR IN HER RIDER. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Gary Busey CRACKED.COM Busey once refused to film a scene set in heaven because the set was inaccurate. Busey had seen heaven during a near-death experience, and wanted to get it right, including the fact that there were apparently no mirrors in heaven. — Source

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Cher CRACKED.COM She requires an entire separate room to keep her human hair wigs in. — Source

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Mary J. Blige CRACKED.COM She requires every venue she performs at to install a factory-fresh toilet seat. — Source

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You used to be cool ELLEN DeGENERES' shattered reputation. After BuzzFeed detailed allegations of racial insensitivity, sexual harassment and bullying, Ellen's 30 years of likability were shattered. A Twitter thread asked people to share stories of Ellen being mean, and it quickly received over 2,600 replies. CRACKED — Source

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Cyberbullying got Chrissy Teigen dropped from Target. CRACKED COM In 2011, she tweeted My Friday fantasy: you. dirt nap. mmm baby, to then-16 year old Courtney Stodden. That, and offensive direct messages to Stodden, lost Teigen lucrative deals with Target, Bloomingdale's and Macy's. — Source

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YouTube ended their partnership with Steven Crowder. CRACKED.COM After having his YouTube account suspended several times, a damning video surfaced of him verbally assaulting his pregnant wife. Claims that he exposed himself at work didn't help, and YouTube has removed him as a partner. — Source

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CRACKED THE RED RANGER KILLED HIS ROOMMATE WITH A SWORD. Ricardo Medina Jr., best known for his role as the Red Ranger in the Power Rangers Wild Force series, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of his roommate Joshua Sutter in 2015. ER RANGERS BA POWER MORPHIC DAI 20 POWER MO POWER MILA — Source

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CRACKED ALLISON МАСК RECRUITED GIRLS FOR HER CULT LEADER. The Smallville actor recruited women who would be severely mistreated by NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere. She faced sex trafficking charges but negotiated a plea deal for the lesser charge of racketeering. She served 2 years in prison, and Raniere got 120 years. — Source

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CRACKED VINCE NEIL OF MÖTLEY CRÜE WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER. Vince Neil and Hanoi Rocks drummer Razzle drove out to grab more beer for Neil's party while both were heavily intoxicated. Neil struck a car, severely injuring 2 people, and killing Razzle. Не spent less than 20 days in prison. Rolling — Source

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CRACKED BILL GATES WAS ARRESTED TWICE. The Microsoft co-founder was arrested once in 1975 for driving without a license and speeding. Не was then arrested in 1977 for again driving without a license, and failing to stop at a stop sign. — Source

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CRACKED SNOOP DOGG'S MURDER TRIAL BOOSTED HIS STREET CRED. In 1993, Snoop was on trial for first degree murder after his associate shot a rival gang member while in Snoop's car. The publicity helped his 1993 debut album Doggystyle debut at #1 on Billboard. — Source

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CRACKED VANILLA ICE THREATENED A HOMELESS MAN. In 1991, he was arrested and charged with battery after threatening a homeless man with a gun. — Source

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In 2013, Alec Baldwin chased down a TMZ paparazzo and called him homophobic slurs. HARR de INSTON AMERICA So MSNBC first suspended his talk show Up Late with Alec Baldwin for two weeks, then cancelled it. Funding for his radio show dried up, AT&T cancelled a paid speech of his, and his bank didn't renew their contract with his charity foundation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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DAVE NAVARRO 1998 CRACKED.COM After shooting UP some heroin at a Playboy Mansion orgy, the Jane's Addiction musician tried to use the syringe to write his name on the wall in blood. This earned him a lifetime ban from the house. — Source

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You used to be cool CEELO GREEN took a page out of Bill Cosby's playbook. Green had a cool, likable persona, but he pleaded no contest to drugging and raping a woman. Then tweeted, If someone is passed out they're not even WITH you consciously! So WITH implies consent. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool SEAN CONNERY promoted hitting women. In 1987, he told Barbara Walters that slapping women isn't that bad, if the situation merits it. On what situation would merit hitting a woman, he said it should only come after a man has tried everything else. Not cool, James Bond. Not cool. CRACKED — Source

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You used to be cool ZACH BRAFF beat up a kid on Punk'd. Friend and Scrubs costar Donald Braison helped punk the lovable Zach Braff by having kids fake-spray paint his new car. Zach got a hold of a 12-year- old boy and (in his words) just started pummeling him. The segment was cut from the episode. CRACKED — Source

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