20 Times Companies Picked The Wrong Celebrity Spokesperson

Celebrities, what won't they endorse? We've talked before about the oddest celebrity endorsements. And celeb endorsements that totally backfired. But the main thing to remember is this: those money-grubbing tinsel town types will pretty much do anything for not just a buck but lots of bucks. And honestly, who can blame them? They get treated like royalty and grab a huge payday, all for doing nothing more than being their handsome and beautiful selves and saying “Here, buy this.” 

As they say, it’s good work if you can get it. We wish we could get it, but alas, that’s not in the cards.

So yeah, nothing catches consumers' attention better than a famous person making a product look cool. So companies fall all over themselves to get celebrities to help hawk their goods. And most of the time, it's fine. But sometimes those endorsements bite the companies in the can.

Here are some examples: