40 Times That Celebrities Were Busted for Lying

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40 Times That Celebrities Were Busted for Lying

Dearest celebrities, 

Your lives are already interesting enough as is. Countless magazines, TV shows and online publications are fully dedicated to your day-to-day lives, so you don’t have to spice things up with tall tales and full-blown fibs. A simple trip to the grocery store is all you need for your attention fix. 

Thank you for your time. Have a great, truthful day.

50 Cent

50 CENT PARADED HIS WEALTH WHILE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. 100 In 2016, a bankruptcy judge ordered the rapper to appear in court after he raised questions for posting pictures of himself with piles of cash despite filing for bankruptcy just a few months prior. Не would go on to delete his Instagram and claim that the money was fake. CRACKED.COM

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

Jennifer Lawrence

JENNIFER LAWRENCE LIED ABOUT TAKING A BREAK FROM ACTING. PHOENI@ A D In 2018, the actress announced she'd be taking a year off from acting in order to focus on political activism. Just a few days later, she apparently dropped the idea as her reps told Entertainment Weekly that she would be returning to work as soon as one of her many projects was ready to start production. CRACKED.COM

Todd Latourrette

TODD LATOURRETTE LIED ABOUT HOW НЕ LOST HIS ARM. APPLEATED In 2018, the Better Call Saul actor admitted that he cut his own arm off during a psychotic episode almost 20 years ago. Не told people it was an Afganistan war-injury in order to secure more acting jobs. CRACKED.COM

Tyrese Gibson

TYRESE GIBSON CLAIMED WILL SMITH GAVE HIM $5 MILLION FOR HIS CUSTODY BATTLE. In a 2017 Instagram rant, Gibson claimed that his estranged wife was pregnant, that he's broke, and that Smith gave him $5 million. A couple of weeks later, the actor admitted he made it all up and blamed his outburst on antidepressant medication. CRACKED.COM

Tori Spelling

TORI SPELLING LIED ABOUT HOW SHE LOST HER BABY WEIGHT. US After giving birth in 2012, Spelling told Us Weekly that she got into shape by doing low-impact cardio and by dieting. In her 2013 book, the actress revealed that that was a lie her publicist told her to say and that she actually lost the weight by starving herself. CRACKED.COM

Steve Rannazzisi

STEVE RANNAZZISI LIED ABOUT BEING IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON 9/11. In 2015, The League star came clean and admitted that he came up with the story to get people to like him after moving from New York to Los Angeles. CRACKED.COM

Vin Diesel

VIN DIESEL SAID НЕ USED TO BE A BEASTIE BOYS BACKUP DANCER. EAST FURIOUS When Ad-Rock was asked about his claim, the musician said that it wasn't true. Не thinks Adam Yauch might've helped Diesel get into a dance club once and that the actor might've misinterpreted that as being a part of the band in some way. CRACKED.COM

T.I.

T.I. PRETENDED TO BE AN OWNER OF A CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANY. EXCHANGE AND COMMISSION SECURITIES In 2020, the SEC charged T.I for promoting FLiK, an unregistered and fraudulent ICO, to his followers and claiming to be its co-owner. Не was forced to pay $75,000 and got barred from participating in the cryptocurrency market for five years. CRACKED.COM

Terrence Howard

TERRENCE HOWARD FALSELY CLAIMED TO HAVE A PH.D. IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. bany DE In 2013, Howard told Jimmy Kimmel that he got a doctorate from South Carolina State University. However, he actually only got an honorary degree after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony-scsu doesn't even offer a chemical engineering degree. CRACKED.COM

Jada Pinkett Smith

JADA PINKETT SMITH LIED ABOUT HER DUE DATE. THE MATRIX RELOADED When Smith got the offer to play Niobe, she told the producers she was due in October of 2000. She was actually due in the middle of November but left that part out because that was the month the movie started shooting. Her lie ended up coming to fruition as she gave birth early, on October 31. CRACKED.COM

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

Jason Momoa

JASON MOMOA MADE UP A MODELING CAREER. BAYWATCH: HAWAII When Momoa went to audition for the show, he almost got turned away for not having an acting resume. In order to get in, he made up a story on the spot about being a big-time model in Hawaii who worked for Gucci, Prada, and Louis Vuitton-they believed him because, well, just take one look at him. CRACKED.COM

Michael O’Keefe

MICHAEL O'KEEFE LIED ABOUT BEING A GOOD GOLFER. ABSWOOD CADDYSHACK O'Keefe says the filmmakers wanted at least one person from the cast to have some golfing experience, so he told them he knew how to golf. In reality, he hadn't touched a golf club since he was 12. CRACKED.COM

Matt Damon

MATT DAMON LIED TO GET HIS FIRST ACTING GIG. USE YOUR SMARTS In order to secure his first acting job for a program on a local Boston TV station, Damon lied about being able to ice skate. Не says he went on to injure himself during the shoot, and that he cost the production money. CRACKED.COM

Mads Mikkelsen

MADS MIKKELSEN PRETENDED TO BE A JAMES BOND FAN. CASINO ROYAL At his audition, Mikkelsen told the casting directors he was a huge Bond fan. Not only was he not a fan, he had never even seen a Bond film before. Не only got around to watching the films once he started getting asked questions about the franchise during the press tour. CRACKED.COM

Betty Thomas

Multi-award-winner Betty Thomas owes her directorial debut to a lie. IC adidas CANCER CI The Second AKE CANCER N City TOGETHER ACT She told a Variety reporter she would be LDA'S CLU directing an episode of John Ritter's series Hooperman, and even though she was called about the lie by the show's producer, she wound up directing the Christmas episode because no one wanted it. GRAGKED.COM

Ren & Stimpy

According to Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi, in 1987 CBS executives refused to grant Ralph Bakshi and him a contract unless they had the rights to something already well known. Bakshi went nuts and said he owned the rights to Mighty Mouse. FRUTZ and WILE INDICATION THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE The execs bought the lie. After leaving, Bakshi said, Find out who the hell owns Mighty Mouse, quick! This was arguably the start of the New Golden Age of Cartoons. CRACKED COM

Laurence Fishburne

CRACKED.COM Laurence Fishburne lied about his age to secure his casting in this epic film. Не said he was 16 to get the part of a 17 year old. Now Не was only 14 years old.

Matt Stone and Trey Parker

To get funding for CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL Matt Stone and Trey Parker shot a three-minute preview, complete with costumes and songs, and, as Parker says, went around to people and said 'Hey, we need finishing money for our movie. They'd leave out that they also needed starting money, as they would be starting over from scratch. CRACKED.COM

Werner Herzog

CRACKED COM Werner Herzog forged official documents so he could film in a Peruvian military restricated area. It worked and he made the award-winning film, Aguirre: The Wrath of God

Ben Hardy

In order to get a role in Bohemian Rhapsody, Ben Hardy said he was a drummer. Не was not. Hardy knew nothing about the instrument before he signed on to play Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor. The actor began practicing for two weeks, ten hours a day so he could master just one song. CRACKED.COM

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix said he was engaged on Letterman. Within 24 hours, he admitted it was a lie. There's plenty of joking on late-night, but he'd feigned enough seriousness that the story was reported as true by various outlets-including ABC, whose original story about the engagement CRACKED.COM remains online to this day.

Brian Dennehy

Actor Brian Dennehy said he'd been a Marine. For years, he bragged of his Vietnam service. Не was actually stationed in Japan in the Marines' athletic department... and he left before anything major started in Vietnam. The truth came out in the 1998 book Stolen Valor. CRACKED.COM

The White Stripes

Meg and Jack White said they were siblings. Then the news found their marriage certificate. And no, they weren't siblings AND married. Jack later explained he thought when band members are relatives instead of lovers, fans care more about the music, not the relationship. CRACKED.COM

Rick Ross

Rick Ross raps about non-stop hustling. Не even took his name from a drug kingpin. Не was actually a prison guard before rapping. After the story broke, Ross originally denied it, but the media managed to get ahold of pay stubs that proved it was true. CRACKED.COM

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan had to do community service. She handled Whitney Houston's body bag. Or so she claimed, calling it an annoying chore criminals shouldn't have to do. The coroner's office debunked the story. No one in the probation program came near Houston, who was never even in a body bag. CRACKED.COM

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison said his parents were dead. They were alive-he just didn't like them much. Morrison's father did eventually try to mend the rift, reaching out to the singer and writing a supportive letter to a parole board after he was arrested for indecent exposure. CRACKED.COM

Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson was Yahoo's CEO. Не claimed a bachelor's in computer science. His B.S. degree turned out to be BS, as came out during a shareholder struggle over seats on the board. The college he cited didn't even offer a computer science major when he would have gone there. CRACKED.COM

Tyga

Rapper Tyga claimed he grew up in Compton. Then made a video about growing up in the Valley. Tyga later said that this video was scripted. To this day, the public doesn't know which story is the truth, so we just have to be satisfied with knowing that at least one of them was a filthy lie. CRACKED.COM

Bill O’Reilly

Bill O'Reilly witnessed all sorts of combat. In the Falklands, Northern Ireland, El Salvador ... News sites found he was lying. For example, he said he saw nuns get shot in the back of the head in El Salvador, but he didn't step foot in the country till months after the conflict. CRACKED.COM

Manti Te’o

Manti Te'o said his girlfriend died of cancer. The story pushed him to a a Heisman Trophy. Girlfriend Kekua wasn't real. Te'o claims he only learned he'd been catfished right before the winner was announced. But he also claimed to have met Kekua in person ... years before the catfisher made contact. CRACKED.COM

Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke claimed credit for Blurred Lines. Then Marvin Gaye's estate sued. Thicke then changed his tune, pointing at his producer and claiming Pharrell had written it all by himself. Не said he couldn't have written anything because he'd been high on Vicodin at the time. CRACKED.COM

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis auditioned for That '70s Show. She said she'd be 18 on her birthday. That was technically true, but not on her next birthday. Or the one after that, or after that. She was 14. Luckily, when the producers found out the truth, they were amused enough to let her keep the job. CRACKED.COM

Khloe Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian bragged about baking. But her Instagram pies looked a little familiar. Sweet Lady Jane bakery owner Jane Lockhart confirmed they were her pies, quipping, I thought, 'She has to be kidding me.' I want to say, 'Good job. You want a job here? CRACKED.COM

P. Diddy

P. Diddy bragged about his private jet. Then said gas cost so much, he had to ditch it. Turned out though that there was no jet registered under his name ... under any of his many names. Diddy clarified that he meant part of a plane-a wing-and, technically, someone else owned it. CRACKED.COM

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne had to audition for Elizabeth I. Не claimed he knew how to ride a horse. Не didn't, so first time he tried, he nearly fell off and died. Elizabeth's Tom Hooper later directed Redmayne again in Les Miserables and inserted a gratuitous horse scene purely out of revenge. CRACKED.COM

Miley Cyrus

In her interview in January 2013, Miley Cyrus shocked the fans by saying she and Liam Hemsworth were married. That turned out to be a lie. Later that

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber's Instagram post New jet for Christmas, and she's beautiful. made many believe that he'd bought the plane. The truth is, he only rented

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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