Top 10 Famous People That Ruined Their Career With One Photo
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Or in these cases, a career. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most widely known public figures whose careers or political campaigns were severely damaged because of compromising photographs. Our countdown of famous people who ruined their careers with one photo includes Kate Moss, Michael Dukakis, Kathy Griffin, and more! What other career-ending photographs exist out there? Bring them to our attention in the comments below.
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Ай бұрын
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Ай бұрын
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@fourwingsweepa1705
Ай бұрын
Fucking lame
@charliewaters5289
Ай бұрын
9:00 You lying scumbags. You omit the pictures of Al Franken molesting an unconscious US Servicewoman, and another of him with a woman who testified he was grabbing her backside in the picture. You just totally left that out, no one ever heard of the "interview" you showed. You didn't even show the actual pictures. What the Hell is wrong with you? Get some freaking integrity !!!!!!
Headline: “Supermodel takes illegal drugs” Headline:”In other news, water is wet”
@honeyafun7450
Ай бұрын
haha 😂
@kevinwhelan9607
Ай бұрын
Droll. Very droll. For years, I've been waiting for models to describe themselves as " artists"😮
It took decades, but the Miss America CEO apologized publicly to Vanessa Williams when she was hosting the Miss America show in 2015. It wasn't her fault and her reputation was damaged, but she climbed above it and has become an Icon.
@gailknowles3804
21 күн бұрын
If you can't tell your parents what you are doing, there is something wrong. Despite any so-called apologies, she was very wrong and has no morals. Of course we know that.
Vanessa Williams is the only Miss America that I remember. I'm glad she overcame that B.S. I never understood why people were upset about the photos anyway. The media has been telling us what to think for far too long. They act like they're the only ones with any morals when they are the biggest pieces of crap on the planet.
@MuzicTunes-lk6np
Ай бұрын
Yes, she's the most popular Miss America, great actress & singer. I can't name another Miss America, except maybe Mary Ann Mobley. 😊
@backagain5216
Ай бұрын
You have to have some morals. Where does it end?
@remmymafia3889
Ай бұрын
I personally loved the close up of her snatch in that infamous Penthouse pictorial in '84. Her stock rose with me.
@fenian123
Ай бұрын
If anything the photos made her career, without them, even with her talents she likely would have been just another forgotten Miss America
@gailknowles3804
21 күн бұрын
It's not "B.S.". It's called "Morality" and she has none.
Can we really say Ed Miliband’s photo was controversial? Or even career ending? It feels more like a “haha you’re mid bite of a sandwich” than some massive scandal
@thejtrax
Ай бұрын
Yep. It's really really really difficult to explain how different it is on the political ladder of things.
@Shanruss
Ай бұрын
Seems ridiculous
@done456
Ай бұрын
England really????
@GoddessPallasAthena
Ай бұрын
Yeah, how stupid. The poor guy was eating lunch. At some point when we are eating, we are often less than attractive. He wasn't engaging in anything controversial (it would have been different if he had claimed he was a vegetarian, which, I don't believe he did). How would anyone like it if someone took an embarrassing, unattractive picture of them, simply doing a normal thing in a daily life and then printed it for all to see? No wonder famous people hate certain photographers. So, this was published so some magazine or paper could make money? I hope the editor who decided to put this in feels bad. (My guess is that he or she doesn't because it probably sold a bunch of issues). Watch the news or some other show and pause in the middle of their reporting. Often, you will see some pretty hilarious pictures - the anchor looking like he's falling asleep, about to kiss someone or looking very surprised. It's just how faces are. I hope someone follows the photographer around and snaps horrible pictures of them and posts it all over the place.
@thejtrax
Ай бұрын
@@GoddessPallasAthena yea 😢 let's be happy we are on the other side of things.
Vanessa Williams - they hunted for dirt on her.
@gailknowles3804
21 күн бұрын
And they found it easily enough. When Williams won the title, you had to have some small semblance of morality to represent the country. I know that doesn't matter to some but to others, it means something.
The original edition of the Penthouse that first had Vanessa Williams's pictures is now illegal to own because that issue also contained nude images of 15-year-old Traci Lords.
@Jenny010132
Ай бұрын
My dad had it.
@missdeejay
7 күн бұрын
This is one of those fun facts that are actually very interesting to read. Thank you!
Wait!! So politicians used to resign after having a scandal??!! Really?? wow
@MikkaViz
Ай бұрын
Trump would instantly resign if he was ever involved in any kind of scandal whatsoever....lol
I don’t think this was an ending for Vanessa Williams. More like a spectacular beginning.
It’s crazy how Vanessa Williams even got better looking after being Miss America. Beautiful woman
@trace9657
Ай бұрын
I always felt the same. I was a child to teen age in the 1980s, I always hated the big hair and over done makeup. She was prettier years after that scandal then when she won.
No prince Andrew? Thought that’d be #1!
@tomryan914
Ай бұрын
Prince "No Royal Marine, I want to be a sissy actor" Edward!
@Craigalicioususa
Ай бұрын
Or the epstein bill clinton painting lol but I guess it's not technically a photo, but still lol
@lemaygaming6952
Ай бұрын
@@CraigalicioususaIf they put that on the list people would call them biased for not showing pictures of Epstein and Trump.
@AntonXul
Ай бұрын
Bill Clinton & Donald Trump haven’t suffered any damage from their connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew on the other hand has.
Don’t know if you could consider this a “celebrity losing their career”, but what about the one photo of Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre? Maybe do a similar list involving royalty losing their status as royals over a photo?
Have we really stopped so low as a society that we ridicule and insult people who eat sandwiches…? And yet we allow others to get away with sexual harassment and assault and call that ok?
John Edwards and the photo of him with his love child was pretty scandalous
Vanessa Williams is so pretty!
Ed Miliband shouldn't have gotten canceled imo, but Gary Hart should've kept his mouth shut when he told reporters to follow him around.
My question is: Why do people care about the type of plane Bow Wow was flying on? Even if he lied, it’s not that big of a deal. Tons of celebrities have done way worse.
@kissedbysun2517
Ай бұрын
I have more respect for him not flying a private jet
@aartadventure
Ай бұрын
People don't care about that. People care about the fact that he was actively trying to lie to them and trick them. That really pisses people off.
@nathanwinter6629
Ай бұрын
@@aartadventure I don’t know if he lied. I’m not trying to disagree with you or anything, but I honestly have no idea because it was such a weird situation.
The way Ed Milland’s career ended was stupid. He never should have lost his career like that.
@flugsven
Ай бұрын
If you're entertaining you get away with stuff. If not you'll have to go based on nonsense.
@michaelmonthey5974
Ай бұрын
@@flugsven Ridiculous! People should judge based on their effectiveness as leaders, not over some mundane thing like eating a sandwich because we all do that. That’s just stupid! It‘s like the lyrics in a song, “God is great, beer is good, people are crazy“.
@flugsven
Ай бұрын
@@michaelmonthey5974 Yes, it's ridiculous, totally agree.
@korniceman3000
Ай бұрын
It's amazing how different the realm of politics is in the UK vs US. If that was considered controversial and career ending, one could only imagine what kind of issues an American politician would face there (the likes of MTGreene and G Santos)...
@Svol09
21 күн бұрын
From a country that has voted and probably will vote Trump again as president I feel this sht is salt in the sea,..
What?? Models use drugs?? 😂
Wait….Ed Miliband was considered to be in a scandal because…he….was eating a sandwich…? W-why?
@mayleeneyarbough-noel5859
Ай бұрын
Right?! I mean, I could MAYBE see it being controversial if he claimed to be keeping kosher and that being a major part of his personality, but as far as I can tell, he never did.
Yall aint showing the photos
@suzannebelanus9061
Ай бұрын
Ummm, yes they are.
@IMAMONGUS
Ай бұрын
I was wondering if some of them would be a youtube violation
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
If they had shown the infamous photos of Vanessa, they would be in trouble with Prude-Tube. The non-explicit pics can be shown
@user-cw4gi2tq7w
Ай бұрын
@@LucyLioness100 what about censoring?
This really just shows you that cancel culture wasn't just invented recently, its always been a thing. Heck people were killed over rumors.
I don’t really think that photo ruined Bow Wow’s career.
@wendeboyd503
Ай бұрын
He was done way before that
@ermertieplug
Ай бұрын
He had no career to lose
In today’s political climate, Franken would have never resigned. We’ve seen congress people do far far worse
I'll never understand why in the US a politician's love life is of any importance to their office, but whether they've actually broken the law is whatever. I don't care who the person is f... as long as it's not The People or a minor.
@forshame2002
Ай бұрын
If they claim to love family values and then they're cheating on their spouse and/or paying prostitutes it absolutely is an issue.
@lenaeospeixinhos
Ай бұрын
@@forshame2002 that's the thing! I don't care about their personal family values! I want to know what policy they're wanting to implement in the country, things that will impact everyone's lives, what they do in the bedroom has no impact in the lives of anyone except their own. Their goings-on matter as much to me as mine matter to them. It's the power to influence a whole people that should be the focus.
It didn’t ruin Vanessa Williams in the long term. She ended up in several movies
@loriellajames6978
Ай бұрын
She also has a beautiful voice.
Some of these are ridiculous
Bow Wow gets a pass from me; he never said he was on the plane and posted no photos pretending to be on one. Influencers can rent mock-ups of private jet interiors and pretend they're flying private or first class, he didn't do that.
Some of these weren't that bad. 🎉
you left out weeeeener's mirror selfie
Sooo do we have to look up the photos ourselves 😂 wtf
@johannawigg6921
Ай бұрын
Ikr!!!
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Ай бұрын
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Ай бұрын
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Ай бұрын
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@Cinenerd.Returns
Ай бұрын
Complain 😢
@Reaperguy67
Ай бұрын
@@Cinenerd.Returns nope it's called telling them to do something about those comments. By the way, it's sad that you think it's a real person 🤡
KG is correct. She is protected by the 1st Amendment for her disgusting photo. But so are all the calls to boycott her.
@AlohaLowah
Ай бұрын
Yep! She wasn't stopped from her 1st ammendment right. She just had the consequences of the act. And she didn't like them... But oh well. No freedom was taken from her.
@samd1577
Ай бұрын
Exactly. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
With a name like WEINER I would pay any amount of money to change it...and SUE my parents.🤬
@mattalan6618
Ай бұрын
supposedly its a German name
@user-zi8ux6fy2n
Ай бұрын
@@mattalan6618 huh, it sounds Jewish... either way it's SHAMEFUL!!!
@phillipstephens4522
Ай бұрын
A weiner named Weiner!!
@user-bq3me8bw7j
Ай бұрын
@@mattalan6618 not really.... its a j name
This is an informative list
I bet Prince Andrew's Epstein photo will be on here
Hey, let's do a list about 10 photos that ruined careers and only show two of them...
Amazing video watch mojo of celebrities destroyed there careers with photographers that being taken of them out there in the world,fantastic job.
BAHAHAHA!! "Check out this photo of me flexing my muscles" 💪
thats why they were mad at Bow wow?! and why was a politician sneared for eating a sandwich?
@kissedbysun2517
Ай бұрын
Because some people have sad little lives devoid of meaning and purpose and can be convinced that stupid crap matters
they say a photo is worth a 1000 words
@tomryan914
Ай бұрын
Marilyn Chambers R.I.P
Bow wow career wasn't ruined because a photo of him lying about being on a jet. People on social media, especially Black Twitter, made fun of him and made memes. He was still on the reality show Growing up hip hop
Surprised Jane Fonda didn’t make this list.
Dukakis' campaign wasn't torpedoed by the tank photo; it was tanked by the Willie Horton scandal...
6:48 the tank photo isn’t what tanked Dukakis
How can a career be "ruined' when they climb back to the top in 3 months? Do any words have any meaning anymore?
@kittenface8577
Ай бұрын
I know,I was wondering that myself. Watch Mojo does that all the time.
Gary Hart's downfall was a classic example of hubris😮
... he lost because he was eating a bacon sandwich? And what, Didn't "look right?' What the eff ever "right" is. What am I missing?
@thejtrax
Ай бұрын
How different it is in politics. In their world, that makes sense. In ours, it doesn't.
@kissedbysun2517
Ай бұрын
It's just proof that there's no substance in politics. It's all about appearances
Some of these are just simple stupidity. Bad judgment calls and immoral behavior. The poor sandwich guy? I mean come on, he was just eating a sandwich. Don’t ever judge anyone who prefers not to eat in public. 🙄🙄🙄
Anthony Weiner really living up to this name 😂
How is Prince Andrew not on this list??
the problem with Kathy Griffin is she wasn’t funny in the first place, and her career was borderline lukewarm already.
@kcdoty4157
5 күн бұрын
Yet again somebody who has no idea what they are talking about. Regardless if she is funny or not she did nothing wrong. Trump has done and said waaaaaay worse, and his disgusting cronies.
09:48 probably not on purpose, but holy moly, that sentence gets a WHOLE new meaning in this kinda video..
Dude lost his job because he ate a bacon sandwich pathetic.
I’m glad Kathy Griffin retracted her apology. Comedians should never apologize for their material-no matter who’s claiming offense. If a person doesn’t like the joke or statement-go find another performer. That’s what grown-ups do.
I think it's so hypocritical that recreational drug use is frowned but it's OK to destroy lives with alcohol.
10) Drugs really smh 9) What a big doofus.....cheating, where do these people find the time. 8) Entire career ruined because you took a picture of a plane........doesn't sound believable. 7) That's not the full story... 6) He has no one else to blame but himself. Why would you challenge the media like that? 5) Bad Play! 4) If it ain't for sale ladies, don't advertise it. 3) Ethical issues 2) Stupidity is a talent for misconception and also you can't legislate against stupidity. 1) And that's what happens when you try to be funny while abandoning your moral principles.
WatchMojo: Famous People That ""RUINED"" Their Career With One Photo Also WatchMojo: ...but Kate Moss' career bounced back in a matter of months.
Any picture of me doing my job would probably get me fired. I’m not particularly competent in the tasks.
Hugh jackman played Gary hart in a movie
Al Franken also had a photo taken, of a female soldier a sleep on a militairy plane, while he pointed at her breast in a demening way. And have those people on the list would now have big careers because of what they did. Socials and media changed and not for the better...
@andrewblanchard2398
4 күн бұрын
she's not a soldier she's LEEANN TWEEDEN a actress a swimsuit model a nude model
The bow wow example is completely meaningless and ridiculous
the Kate Moss situation is kind of crazy. a supermodel doing drugs isn't really shocking to anyone, and brands dropping her seems more reactionary than anything else. it's no surprise that she bounced back, because most people in the industry wouldn't give a fuck about drug use
@wendeboyd503
Ай бұрын
For her to be the face of several companies, it is a big deal. Thinking about the possibility of things happening behind closed doors is different than seeing photo evidence of it out in the open. None of those companies want that to be associated with drug use.
Military tank? As opposed to all the other tanks? Fish, water, ____top?
Al, he’s good enough.. smart enough and God doggone it, people like him.
10:58 KATHY GRIFFIN just showed what WE the 254 MILLION REAL AMERICANS have wanted since 2015
Ed milband looks like sacha baren Cohen cosplaying as ray barone 😅
Vanessa Williams showed the world what grace and poise truly is... as for Senator Franken... he showed the Republican party what accountability and responsibility looks like.
The career of Kate Moss was not ruined at all!!!
i cant be famous i have panic attacks and anxiety id be a nervous wreck being hounded and go forbid i sneeze a wrong way
1. Did Milleband's political career really end up because of a photo? Or was it because he was a lousy politician? Because I really refuse to believe the British people are that shallow. 2. The only Miss America I can remember by her full name is Vanessa Williams.
Winnie Wallace..... Someone needs to tell Kate Moss her career was ruined all those years ago because of her drug taking...She clearly hasn't heard yet....
I’m sorry… someone ruined their career because… they ate a sandwich!? A Sandwich!? 🤯 soooo….are people not allowed to eat now!? 🤯
Vanessa Williams career took off with that photo.
The Chris Lee thing seems mi or compared to what is in the courts now. And that career goes on... for now.
Williams was treated sooo unfairly. In everyone of the other photos, they were reflecting some bad actions or attitudes or lacking personalities of the people they were of. But for Williams, it was just some partially nude photos which were never supposed to be released. It said nothing wrong about her, and she was betrayed. It was a travesty that the committee didn't stand behind her on this. They looked really bad when they forced her to resign. But doing that, they told the world they didn't really care at all about the lives of the women, that it really wasn't about female accomplishments and empowerment, it was just about making a buck off their looks, and discarding them. On the contrary, if they had stood by her, if they had said the truth, "Ms. Williams was treated unfairly by this photographer, who broke his word to her, and tried to ruin her reputation for a few dollars. We stand behind her, and support her", then I think they would have gained huge respect around the world. And that's not just me thinking this in hindsight, I remember that being the feeling for most people I spoke with at the time. EDIT: Oh yeah, the sandwich bite was pretty innocent, too. But even he admitted that there were more important reasons he lost, than the sandwich.
So the poor guy lost his career because he ate a sandwich!?? Wow. Im dumbfounded on that one. I feel bad for him. Everyone has to eat. That is beyond ridiculous.
And Trump is STILL considered a viable Presidential candidate??!
Wow.
Kate moss was hardly ruined by any claims of drug use
Not everyone condemned Kathy for that photo. I liked it.
She did not break the law. She just broke all the laws of common sense and decency. When you ack like the south end of a northbound mule, you don’t have the right to get upset when you’re treated like the south end of a northbound mule
It was a huge blow to memers everywhere that we never got a President Weiner.
I cannot believe the guy eating a sandwich was a big deal….
Bow wow's thing and Millebands thing were not like the rest, it was stupid to try to cancel them.
Franken never should have resigned.
@bobthebear1246
Ай бұрын
A-MEN.
@benguthrie8814
Ай бұрын
So just forget about all of the other women he fondled while taking a picture with him. He's lucky no one pressed charges against him.
Weiner is so amazingly clueless.
What about Sinead O'Connors PHOTO if the Pope.
Vanessa Williams is one of the most beautiful women in the entire world. If she had been born a few thousand years ago she would’ve had empires at her feet, just like Cleopatra
Kathy G just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. It was just in bad taste like about 95% of the rest of your material
It's crazy that Vanessa Williams Penthouse is illegal to own cuz Traci Lords
I thing Hugh Grant's photo and scandal was career ending.
Wiener own last name was his Achilles heel, the biggest pipe bomb of the 2010’s for me.
Comparing these “scandalous” things to today’s immorality is almost laughable.
Calling Kathy Griffin a comedian is like calling Lizzo "svelt."
So who’s in the thumbnail? 🤔
No one wanted to look like kate moss. We just wanted to be that thin.
Career ended with a photo First entry; subject was back on top months later
I'd completely forgotten about Ed Miliband's picture. I can't remember if I ever saw it 🤔 Just shows you how interested I am in politics 😂 Poor guy, he might as well have been caught sitting on the toilet 😪
With a last name like Weiner, are we shocked. 😏