15 Celeb Photos From 2017 They Want People To Forget
What do you do when something really embarrassing happens to you? Well, you try to forget about it as soon as possible and move on. However, when you are a celebrity, that might be really hard to do because you will be constantly reminded of your most embarrassing slips, especially if there is a picture capturing that awkward moment.
2017 was full of awkward celebrity photos and we are about to remind you of the most memorable ones. We all know celebs are under the constant pressure to always look and behave their best, but that is what makes it even more fun to see them completely embarrassed in public. Sure, some of them don’t care at all, so we won’t really focus on them. For example, there isn’t an embarrassing picture Ricky Gervais would try to hide. If anything, he would be the first one to post it online and to let people make fun of him. On the other hand, when you see a celebrity trying really hard to hide photos like that, it makes it even more fun to watch them roast in their own embarrassment. So let’s take a look at 15 celeb photos from 2017 they’d want you to totally forget!
15. The Secrets Of The Women’s Bathroom
Multiple celebrities, including Rami Malek, Bella Hadid and Dakota Johnson were caught in the bathroom inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during one of the famous Met Galas. Once those pics got out and started circulating on social media, nobody was too happy about them. First of all, it seems pretty disrespectful to light a cigarette in one of the world’s most famous museums, but people seemed to have an even bigger problem with the fact that those celebs sort of glamorized an addiction that is well-known to be dangerous and super unhealthy, not to mention it was a clear violation of New York City’s smoking laws. The New York City Department of Health wasn’t too happy about the whole incident either and neither was the museum’s vice president after receiving a bunch of angry letters.
14. Kim Kardashian – Blackface Controversy
Kim Kardashian managed to shock her fans once again when she posted promotional photos of her KKW line on Twitter. Everybody immediately noticed that her face looked much darker than it actually was and accused her of blackface. Whether she used darker makeup on purpose or it was a result of self-tanning, people seemed to be pretty upset about the pics – and they let her know through a number of angry comments. Once Kim realized the whole thing won’t blow over easily, she took the pics down and replaced them with those photos of her with lighter skin. When asked about this awkward situation, Kim explained that neither she nor her team realized it was a problem until it was pointed out to them by the public. Well, she won’t be making that mistake again…
13. Faye Dunaway And Warren Beatty – The Oscars Epic Fail
This isn’t an embarrassing picture per se, but the moment this pic was snapped was one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of the Academy Awards. Every year, people patiently wait for the final award presented at the ceremony – the Academy Award for Best Picture. Usually, the person presenting it just opens an envelope, and says the magic words: “And the Oscar goes to…” However, this year was a bit different. Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were awkwardly standing on stage looking at the paper with the winner’s name on it, then looking at each other and seemed confused. After a couple of super weird seconds, they announced the winner – La La Land. It was after the producers of the La La Land gave their speeches when it turned out that the best picture was, in fact, Moonlight. The whole Academy wishes everybody would just forget that ever happened, not to mention super embarrassed Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.
12. Olivia Munn – Oh My Dog!
Olivia Munn packed her bags and took her two dogs on a trip for Thanksgiving. While she was waiting at the airport, two people approached her for a quick chat. While Olivia was just casually chatting with them, her dog Chance lifted his leg (equally casually) and peed all over one of the greeters. What makes this pic even funnier is the fact that nobody in it seemed to notice what was going on. Too bad this pic wasn’t snapped a couple of seconds later to capture their reaction once they realized the dog had mistaken this woman for a toilet. Can you imagine the look on Olivia’s face as she started apologizing for this super awkward incident? Hopefully, she paid for those pants little Chance peed all over.
11. Ben Affleck – Too Uncomfortable
So we all know about the whole Harvey Weinstein affair because the only way you could’ve missed it is if you’ve spent the last couple of months under a sleeping curse like Sleeping Beauty. If that is the case, let’s get you up to speed. In early October of 2017, dozens of women came forward and accused him of sexual harassment, and, as time passed, the numbers continued to grow bigger and bigger. It started a domino effect where a lot of other men have been confronted about their own sexual misconducts, one of them being Ben Affleck. He had an interview with Stephen Colbert where he was supposed to promote his new film, but Colbert decided to grill him sexually harassing an MTV host back in 2003. Affleck was so terribly uncomfortable with the whole thing that he left the show covered in a stress-related rash.
10. Sofia Richie – Very Casual Friday
When Sofia Richie was caught walking down the street with no shoes on, people went pretty much nuts with the comments about all sorts of disgusting foot fungal infections that seemed like a real possibility when you think about it. I guess you could understand her taking off a pair of really uncomfortable high heels after a long day, but taking off simple (and quite comfortable) sliders is something pretty hard to understand. Who in their right mind would do that? Not only was she risking picking up some nasty infections, she could also have stepped on something sharp and hurt herself. People have a really hard time understanding the logic behind this behavior once this pic got out in late August 2017. She probably regrets taking those shoes off now.
9. Amanda Seyfried – Leaked Nude Collection
Some of the celeb pictures we got to see this year were truly embarrassing, but the leaked nude photos of Amanda Seyfried were way beyond that – it was a scandal! Not only did we see her WHOLE naked body, but there were also some pictures capturing her and her boyfriend being intimate together. As far as the embarrassment goes, this could hardly be trumped by anything else. And yes, for the record, the pictures were confirmed to be real so it wasn’t all just some kind of nasty joke. It was another case of celebrity photo hacking that probably reminded every single celebrity out there that when it comes to the cybersecurity, you can never be too safe. Unfortunately for Amanda, this isn’t something that will be forgotten soon.
8. Kendall Jenner – Pepsi Commercial
What was supposed to be another ad depicting a global message of unity turned out to be one of the biggest scandals of 2017. The infamous Pepsi commercial starring Kendall Jenner was taken down just days after its debut, but it seemed everybody was talking about it at the time and wondering what was Jenner even thinking when she agreed to do it. In her defense, it wasn’t really her fault, she wasn’t the one to come up with the idea, but people still seemed to be pretty mad at her while they were calling her out. The captions from the add spread all over the Internet and turned into memes, such as the one where she was handing a Pepsi to a police officer while saying: “Throw this away for me. I’m rich.”
7. Patrick Adams–The Royal Problem
The fans of the relationship between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were pretty displeased with the picture Patrick Adams posted online shortly before the royal couple announced their engagement. The picture captured Markle kissing Adams on the cheek and, even though it was an old photo and those two spent hours and hours working together and became good friends, the fans still found it to be highly inappropriate. Adams didn’t seem to understand what the fuss was all about; it was just a simple peck on the cheek between two friends, but eventually, he ended up deleting all his social media accounts because the backlash was out of control. It might have been all overly exaggerated, but he probably really regrets posting that pic online in the first place.
6. Nicole Kidman – Never Kiss And Tell!
The TI mini-series Big Little Lies was a huge hit this year with tons of critical acclaim, including some Emmy awards as well. One of the most intense relationships you could have seen on screen in 2017 was portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Skarsgard who played a dysfunctional couple with all sorts of different issues. However, in the real life, things seemed to be very different between the two than on screen. In fact, when Skarsgard won his Emmy, Kidman congratulated him by kissing him on the mouth. Of course, the people who witnessed that or who saw the photo once it got online were pretty confused by that. Kidman tried to explain the kiss was a completely innocent sign of support but it didn’t really seen that way. Who knows what is going on there?
5. Kim Kardashian – Halloween Costume Fail(s)
Kim Kardashian decided to have some fun with her Halloween costumes this year and she dressed up as a bunch of different people including Madonna and Cher, but there were some questionable choices there as well. Specifically, thousands of people had a problem with her dressing up as the late singers Selena Quintanilla and Aaliyah. The backlash came mostly from the fans of the deceased singers, and most of them didn’t agree with the Kim’s way of “honoring” them. Apparently, people from all around the world had a problem with Kim dressing up as famous women of color. On the other hand, Kardashian’s fans didn’t think so and they defended her on social media once the backlash got pretty bad. Kim herself didn’t respond in any way to the negative comments regarding her costumes. Maybe she thought people would forget about it sooner if she didn’t react.
4. Lili Reinhart – The Color Of Her Soul
Lili Reinhart probably had no idea how much trouble she would find herself in after she posted a picture on Twitter with her new Halloween costume idea. The pic featured a girl painted all-black which probably wouldn’t be so big of an issue if Reinhart didn’t write that was “the color of her soul”. The moment the Tweet got out there, people started calling it racially insensitive and suddenly, everybody seemed to interpret the costume as sort of a blackface. Reinhart deleted the tweet within minutes and apologized to everybody. She was just trying to make a joke about herself being a little devil, but it all got blown way out of proportions. However, people should really think twice before posting stuff online because jokes can often seem insensitive and offensive, and once it is out there – it is too late.
3. Gigi Hadid – It’s Not Funny If It’s Offensive
Bella Hadid, the sister of the fashion model Gigi Hadid, posted a video of Gigi where she was squinting her eyes and imitating Asian facial features. She was holding a cookie shaped like Buddha while she was trying to imitate his face. Once people saw it online, they attacked Gigi viciously for mocking Asian people and started calling her racist. The backlash was so bad she eventually backed out of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in China. The biggest problem was the fact this wasn’t the first time Gigi was accused of racism. In the past, people had issues with her modeling dreadlocks and Afro haircuts, so once they saw this pic, things got a hundred times worse. Of course, the video was taken down immediately, but not soon enough as the picture of Gigi squinting her eyes went viral.
2. Rob Kardashian – All Those Inappropriate Pics Of Chyna
We have gotten quite used to Rob Kardashian’s awkward rants on social media, but he really crossed the line when he started posting super inappropriate photos of his ex-fiancée Blac Chyna. Quick tip: posting explicit photos of the mother of your child probably isn’t the best way to handle the things between the two of you. However, Chyna got pretty upset because not only did he post pics of her, he also posted some pretty bad allegations against her, such as cheating on him, doing all kinds of substances, etc. She then hired a lawyer and got a restraining order against him. In addition to that, she is suing him for domestic abuse. On the other hand, Rob’s story is completely different and he claims Chyna was the abusive one. At this point, who could really tell? Seriously though, those pics were a mistake.
1. Kathy Griffin – Off With His Head!
Remember the time when Kathy Griffin posed with something resembling the POTUS’ bloody head? Yeah, that happened. The comedian was holding a mask that looked exactly like the President’s face in a photoshoot with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields. Unfortunately for Kathy, that little joke cost her a lot! Not only did she receive huge backlash from almost everybody in politics, she also lost some gigs, as well as sponsorships. There is a thin line in show business, especially when it comes to comedy, which separates appropriate jokes from the inappropriate ones, and Kathy didn’t just cross the line; she basically threw herself over it.