We all have our celebrity crushes, but what about celebrities you love to hate?
The r/AskReddit thread, “Which celebrity do you suspect is pure evil in private?” is a rich treasure trove of celeb hate and allegations.
We’re totally here for the drama, but we don’t necessarily endorse or agree with the comments people have made. Again, though, the drama is great.
James Franco
“He was caught creeping on underage girls wasn’t he? Something shady about acting classes he ran where he made girls do sex scenes too?”
“He used to be good friends with Seth Rogen and apparently after these allegations Seth was like NOPE and cut contact. That’s all I know lol.”
Madonna
“It seems like she’s just not willing to pass the torch. She had her time, but let someone else have theirs. Yeah, she was hot back in the day, but now it’s just sad. She doesn’t look horrible, but the photoshop and airbrushing is getting a little out of hand.”
Oprah Winfrey
“I used to work for a private aircraft company and had the mispleasure of having Oprah on a charter flight. We were used to having a lot of difficult and diva clients but Oprah was, far and away, the worst and most difficult client we had ever had.
“She was so difficult and high maintenance that the CEO told us she was not welcome back on another flight, so future requests from her team were met with schedule conflicts on our end.”
James Corden
“I’m not crazy about him but he’s no more mediocre than most of the late night hosts. All the problematic old jokes and obnoxious behaviour people accuse him of is really no worse than stuff Fallon and Kimmel have done.
“I honestly wonder if people just dislike him so intensely because Americans are predisposed to dislike fat men.”
Steve Harvey
“I don’t think he’s evil in private. I think he just is evil. He wields his Christianity like a weapon, and judges everyone by some perfect standard that not even he can meet. Not to mention, he thinks that men ‘just can’t control themselves.’ Like, how about you [expletive] off with that, Harvey?”
Jared Leto
“He’s pretty bad in public, I don’t think he’s hiding anything. True asshole. My best friend is a booking manager in the music industry. Booked Leto’s band for a show.
“Was a complete asshole to every single employee at the venue and wouldn’t pay money owed to the venue for months after the show.”
RELATED STORIES
Steven Seagal
“For starters he’s creepy and scary even on tv and in interviews. He’s not scary in like a ‘big softy’ way, but a creepy teacher way. I don’t know if he has controversy already, but it really feels like he does.”
Nicki Minaj
“A friend’s boyfriend was working wardrobe and they were getting everything ready for one of her tours. So lots of fittings for her and everyone who will be on stage.
“They had a little break one day while she was in rehearsals with dancers. When she saw them she lost her [expletive] and screamed at everyone. They were out of the way, way in the back, not talking but she lost her freaking mind.”
Drake
“There’s an interview with Drake’s dad where he says how upsetting it is for him that Drake slanders his name and says he was never there for him and says he called his son to say, ‘Why are you putting out the message I was a deadbeat awful dad? I was always there for you and you know it,’ and I guess Drake said, ‘Cause dad, that’s what sells.'”
Armie Hammer
“Armie Hammer is allegedly a cannibal.
“Which must have made failing the audition for the role of Hannibal Lecter particularly disappointing.”
“I remember there was one bit where he wanted to cut off one of his ‘gal pal/slave’ toes and keep it in his pocket. There was soo much dirt, he’s a real sicko if the stories are true… And confirmation from quite a few sources if I recall.”
Jennifer Lopez
“I know a person who worked/coordinated a large charitable event that she appeared in…. Her demands for the appearance and the dressing room were beyond ridiculous (everything had to be a certain shade of white (furniture, rugs, etc) expensive food, very specific types of beverages…. And this was all for charity mind you.
“There were other musicians bigger and better than her who asked for nothing but a room to chill out in.”
Kylie Jenner
“Those Kardashian ‘business owners’ are the absolute epitome of ‘not my problem if I don’t know about it’ capitalism. On the face of it they run these giant businesses, but really they’ve just hired a bunch of standard corporate types to make all the actual decisions on operations.
“It should be on her radar that the clothes are being made in sweatshops and abuses are rife, but she’s set up the system so that she doesn’t have to deal with that part of the business.”
Dr. Oz
“He used to be a very well respected cardiac surgeon before he realized he could make more money being a grifter. One of my sisters interned on his show during college and said he was creepy.”
“Legit genius doctor who scams ignorant people for his own profit. It’s not private. He’s publicly horrendous.”
– u/d3k3d
Lea Michele
“I heard that during her audition for Glee the pianist made a mistake (played wrong song, but messed up, something) and she got angry and told them off etc. apparently the producers thought she was staying in character for Rachel (was that the characters name?), but she wasn’t, that was just how she was. They figured that out later.”
Tyra Banks
“I could be mistaken, but I believe I’ve seen people mention how she would try and get people fired if they so much as looked at her in the eye or spoke to her without permission.
“If she didn’t get her way, she would have a major tempter tantrum and refuse to work until she got her way.”
Michelle Duggar
“The Duggars definitely give off some evil brainwashy vibes, like evangelical mafia family vibes. No one has that many kids just because they can.
“I sometimes wonder if something snapped a long time ago and she wanted to have all the babies to compensate for something. And everyone just seems groomed for a role in that family.”
Joel Osteen
“Straight up Joel Osteen wears a zipper mask resembling a human, but when he takes it off at night, a hideous monster, who probably sacrifices animals to Ba’al or his own effigy. Evil as [expletive], same with Crespo Scamma and that antichrist sicko with all the airplanes, the one with the terrifying eyes.”
Mario Lopez
“He’s all love and light on Instagram but he’s a sneaky, selfish, manipulative person that consistently treats the crew around him like trash.
“Unfortunately I don’t suspect this, I’ve seen it first hand. I’m constantly surprised when I meet people that think there is anything nice about him. He’s a slimeball.”
Gwyneth Paltrow
“Gwyneth Paltrow, because of her goop products that are actually bad for health and she is still promoting them to people.”
“DO NOT put jade eggs up your chuff. Seriously, don’t.
“Jade is semi-porous and bacteria grows in the gaps, even if you’ve cleaned them.”
Dr. Phil (Philip McGraw)
“There was an episode in the early 2000s featuring the mother of a missing girl named Natalee Holloway. They claimed to have confessions from the killers on tape.
“He showed that poor mother a completely edited conversation with the suspected murders that made it seem like a true confession. Later on they were called out on straight up lying and editing the tape.”
