Being famous isn’t all glam and endless funds—it also has its drawbacks. Famous people work carefully to tailor their public perception and build their reputation, and one wrong move can cause a media feeding frenzy and outrage fans. Although people often move on to the next big scandal, sometimes, the stench of drama lingers, and the way the public sees a star is changed forever.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his titles over the Epstein scandal
After being connected to a pedophile financier in 2019, the former Prince Andrew was forced to give up his royal titles in October 2025 after the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who wrote a memoir on her story as a victim of the Epstein sex-trafficking ring, outed him as her rapist.
Blake Lively’s year was embroiled in lawsuits regarding “It Ends With Us”
The actor filed a lawsuit in 2024 against her former director and co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging harassment on the film’s set. Baldoni responded in January 2025, refuting the allegations and asserting that Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, had ridiculed him. The social media expert, whom Lively accused of orchestrating a smear campaign against her, sued her again in February.
“Snow White” was a box office flop due to Rachel Zegler’s comments
After this actor expressed her political views online and criticized the original “Snow White” film for being problematic, she tanked the movie’s success. Some people were also upset that a Latina was playing Snow White, and when she commented “Free Palestine” under the film’s trailer on X, it led to her Israeli co-star Gal Gadot requiring extra security at the premiere.
Katy Perry was mocked for her trip to space and 2025 tour
After her eight-minute trip to space funded by Jeff Bezos, Perry was ridiculed. It was an attempt to highlight women’s accomplishments in aeronautics but ended up being a bad press movie. Her “143” tour was also a failure, and her awkward dance moves were turned into many memes.
