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38 Celebrity Secrets and Behind-the-Scenes Goofs Too Strong for Any NDA

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38 Celebrity Secrets and Behind-the-Scenes Goofs Too Strong for Any NDA

December 02, 2024

These bungles weren’t getting by anyone, especially since they were committed by the rich and famous. Which is why we chose to remain complete unknowns. Yep, we were actually hand-picked for some pretty massive movie roles in our day, but we wisely declined. We know how ridiculous we can be at times and didn’t want our many, many flaws ending up in the tabloids.

Here are some of the not-so-smart celebrities with blunders heard ‘round the world…

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Reese Witherspoon

When Reese Witherspoon got arrested, she asked the cop if he knew who she was. When her husband was arrested for drunk driving, she got out and asked Do you know my name? After making a scene, she got arrested too, for disorderly conduct. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Casey Kasem

American Top 40 host Casey Kasem flew off the handle because of a dead dog. He had to read dedications for songs and then play those songs - when he was asked for a dedication to a dog, he went into an F-bomb-filled meltdown. CRACKED.COM — Source: 5 Meltdowns That Went Viral Before The Internet Existed

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Tyler the Creator

Rapper Tyler, the Creator trashed a Los Angeles club in December 2011. Apparently, he destroyed some sound equipment at L.A.'s Roxbury Theater and got his fans to start rioting -- he ended up having to pay $8,000 in damages. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

35

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian threw a b-day party all about the Poop Emoji for North West. North West really loves that emoji, so mom set up a party that was totally themed around it including Poop Emoji costumes for everyone. CRACKED.COM — Source: EOnline

34

Vanilla Ice

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

33

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom's nudes were, somehow, part of his 40th birthday party. There was a photo booth that would put you in a photo with a naked Bloom and Katy Perry (the pic was snapped by paparazzi in Italy). CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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David Beckham

David Beckham's problem is already solved! I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion.

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Sean Penn

CRACKED SEAN PENN ASSAULTED A PHOTOGRAPHER. In 2010, Sean Penn was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service for battery against photographer Jordan Dawes. Dawes needed knee surgery after the attack. dreamstime — The Online Photographer / Politico

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Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson lifted himself up by his bootstraps: CRACKEDCO I've been on foodstamps and welfare. Anybody help me out? No.

29

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney defines the new American dream: I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love.

28

Shaq

Shaq can't recall if he partied at the Parthenon. CRACKED CON When someone asked if he visited the Parthenon while he was in Greece: I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.

27

Fifth Harmony

LOvs Normani of the band Fifth Harmony always requests applesauce in their contract riders, because she likes the texture. It reminds her of baby food

26

Morrissey

In 2015, Morrissey wrote a novel about a 1970s relay team that gets embroiled in black magic. The novel, List of the Lost, has phrases like bulbous salutation (meaning erection), lush houses of beddy-bye shut-eye snoozled in sleepland, and Whoever put the pain in painting had also put the fun in funeral. Book reviewers and Morrissey fans both hated it. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Elmo

GRACKED JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS SWORE IN FRONT OF ELMO. In an outtake of her 1994 scene with Elmo and Zoe, she flubs a line and utters an audible S**t. Elmo, staying in character, acknowledges that she said a bad word, and asks her for $5 for the swear jar. — NY Post / NY Post

24

Metallica

Metallica were excited to make an album with Lou Reed. They blamed fans when it sucked. Lulu debuted to pitiful sales, selling only 13,000 copies in its first week. James Hetfield later called the fans who criticized the effort fearful people who are probably typing from their mom's basement that they still live in. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan was playing with a Swiss Army knife while filming a movie. He threw it up in the air and tried to catch it with his foot. The knife impale

22

Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan broke his back while trying to jump over a camel. CRACKEDCOMT

21

Roger Moore

A movie technician's sloppiness gave Roger CRAGN Moore butt scarring. While shooting The Spy Who Loved Me, a special effects guy blew up Moore's chair

20

Kanye West

Kanye West slammed into a pole while distracted by the paparazzi. Lucky for him, they didn't catch the exact moment on film. CRACKED.COM

19

Slyvester Stallone

Method acting doesn't always go as planned. Just ask Sylvester Stallone. During the filming of Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone asked Dolph Lundgren to re

18

Kevin O’Leary

Kevin O'Leary has a great nose for business. Luckily for him, general knowledge isn't a category for investments. $12,800 -$2,800 KEVIN AARON Celebrity ty Mr.Wonserfull In 2015, he was a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! and bombed, correctly answering only a few (music) questions. CRACKED.CON — Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

17

Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore got a black eye and some stitches after hitting her face on a shower door handle.

16

Billy Crystal

U Billy Crystal once sneezed SO violently that he tore a rib muscle, causing breathing difficulties.

15

Bow Wow

Rapper Bow Wow posted on Jnstagram that he was flying to NYC, and included this shot of a private car and jet on the apron. shadmoss Travel day. NYC p

14

Jeremy London

party of five actor Jeremy London CRACKED.COM claimed in 2010 that he was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to go on a drug bender. whitebak Because of Jeremy's history with drug abuse, his story was doubted publicly by his twin brother, Jason. Additionally the man who was arrested for the kidnapping claimed that there was no gun, no kidnapping, and the drugs were done of Jeremy's own free will. — Source

13

D’Angelo

CRACKED c COM Grammy Award winning musician D'Angelo (Michael Archer) was caught soliciting an undercover prostitute in 2010. D'Angelo had been on a d

12

Eddie Redmayne

While auditioning for Elizabeth , Eddie Redmayne led the director to believe he was an experienced horseback rider. He got the part and the truth came

11

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard claimed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University. Uh, no. It was an

10

Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen was caught cheating on his wife by a hidden-camera sting operation. CRACKED.COM After he was caught, Han- sen was fired from NBC's Dateline: To Catch a Preda- tor, a show that featured him conducting a sting ор- eration on online sex pred- ators by catching them on hidden cameras. — Live Ramp Up

9

Paris Hilton

RAGKEDOON Paris Hilton claimed that the selfie was invented by her and Britney Spears back in 2006. Paris Hilton Fnlw aPuarishhton 11 years ago today,

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Alicia Keys

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage lied about his age, but it didn't work. Then he lied about his name. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH T12 TH2 T-12 CRACKED.COM He almost got a lead role in Fast Times, but was downgraded to extra when they found out his real age. On set, he was picked on for being a Coppola, prompting him to change his name to Cage. — Source: 20 Actors Who (May Have) Lied To Get The Part

6

Katie Redford

Katie Redford lied about her age. CORONATION STREET CRACKED COM ...by a lot. She told producers she was 19 to land the role of a 14-year-old. But the

5

Ben Affleck

BEN AFFLECK LIED ABOUT GETTING A BACK TATTOO After pictures surfaced of an enormous phoenix tattoo on his back, Affleck told the press it was a fake tattoo he got for a movie. About a year later, after no movie came out featuring him with the tattoo, the actor finally admitted that the tattoo was, in fact, real. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

4

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy lied about his military service. CRACKED.COM He used to claim that he was wounded in Vietnam, a lie that's still often reported as truth, even after he came clean. — Source: 20 Actors Who (May Have) Lied To Get The Part

3

Stephen Rannazzisi

Stephen Rannazzisi from The League lied about being at 9/11. 11. For 14 years Rannazzisi talked about his experience Living through 9/ 11 and how it i

2

Meghan Markle

MEGHAN MARKLE LIED ABOUT HAVING A SAG CARD. CENTURY CITY In order to secure one of her first TV roles, Markle lied to the casting directors about being in an actors' union. She got the job, but the casting directors eventually found out about her lie and refused to work with her in the future. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

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Joshua Adam Garcia

Joshua Adam Garcia (JAG) THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR CRACKEDCON This jag beefed up his background to make for a better personal story. He lied about gr

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