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* [[Alec Baldwin]], then-star of ''[[30 Rock]]'', made an obscene phone call in 2007 to his young daughter, Ireland, calling her, among other things, "a thoughtless little pig".

* [[James Dean]] displayed an unhealthy interest in a 12-year-old boy.

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* [[Charlie Sheen]] to wife Brooke Mueller: "I'll kill you." <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/09/charlie-sheen-wife-brook-mueller-ill-kill-you/?test=latestnews "Charlie Sheen to wife Brooke Mueller: I'll kill you"] (August 9, 2010). Fox News website/Fox 411/TV.</ref> Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day, 2009 for domestic abuse of his current wife Brooke. He was booked for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief.<ref>Associated Press (December 25, 2009). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/25/actor-charlie-sheen-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/?test=faces "Actor Charlie Sheen released from jail after domestic abuse arrest"]. Fox News/Fox411/Movies.</ref> Sheen has a history that includes assaults against girlfriends and his former wife. He is also infamous for drug/alcohol abuse, having tried (and failed) numerous attempts in rehab clinics. He was fired from the sitcom ''Two and A Half Men'' where, in true Hollywood hypocrisy, he played an "amusingly" alcohol-abusing ladies' man, except his lifestyle proves consequence-free in storyline—at least from bad results. Sheen has become dangerously unhinged in recent times and has been making increasingly bizarre rants online. No one from Hollywood has yet to step in.

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* [[Charlie Sheen]] to wife Brooke Mueller: "I'll kill you."<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/09/charlie-sheen-wife-brook-mueller-ill-kill-you/?test=latestnews "Charlie Sheen to wife Brooke Mueller: I'll kill you"] (August 9, 2010). Fox News website/Fox 411/TV.</ref> Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day, 2009 for domestic abuse of his current wife Brooke. He was booked for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief.<ref>Associated Press (December 25, 2009). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/25/actor-charlie-sheen-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/?test=faces "Actor Charlie Sheen released from jail after domestic abuse arrest"]. Fox News/Fox411/Movies.</ref> Sheen has a history that includes assaults against girlfriends and his former wife. He is also infamous for drug/alcohol abuse, having tried (and failed) numerous attempts in rehab clinics. He was fired from the sitcom ''Two and A Half Men'' where, in true Hollywood hypocrisy, he played an "amusingly" alcohol-abusing ladies' man, except his lifestyle proves consequence-free in storyline—at least from bad results. Sheen has become dangerously unhinged in recent times and has been making increasingly bizarre rants online. No one from Hollywood has yet to step in.

* Trashing hotel rooms is a favorite form of offensive behavior by Hollywood types, as well as by rock musicians (some of the most notable ones being British, such as [[the Who]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Amy Winehouse]]) as an expression of their rebellion against society's rules. Many examples are readily available on the internet.<ref>See, e.g., Spitz, Marc (January 3, 2008). [http://www.budgettravel.com/feature/0712_TrashedHotelRooms,6047/ "10 celebrity-trashed hotel rooms"]. BudgetTravel website.</ref>

*[[Mel Gibson]], who had started drinking again, was arrested in 2006 after being stopped for driving at 84 mph in a 45 mph zone on a notoriously dangerous road in Malibu, California.<ref>Associated Press (July 31, 2006). [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14080210/ "Mel Gibson apologizes after DUI arrest"]. Today Show website [NBC].</ref> A breathalyzer test confirmed he was drunk and next to him was an open bottle of Tequila; after being arrested he hurled anti-Semitic abuse at the Jewish police officer who stopped him.<ref>Harlow, John (July 30, 2006). [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/article192329.ece "Mel Gibson rants against Jews in a drunk-driving arrest"]. The Sunday Times website. Fee required for full article.</ref>

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*The parents of [[Miley Cyrus]], just 15 years old at the time, allowed noted photographer [[Annie Liebowitz]] to pose the starlet without a shirt or bra (nominally [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless "topless"]) and with just a sheet covering her front for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine.<ref>Multiple references:

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*The parents of [[Miley Cyrus]], just 15 years old at the time (one year under the age to get driving licence and the average [[age of consent]]), allowed noted photographer [[Annie Liebowitz]] to pose the starlet without a shirt or bra (nominally [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless "topless"]) and with just a sheet covering her front for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine.<ref>Multiple references:

*Barnes, Brooks (April 28, 2008). [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28hannah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "Revealing photo threatens a major Disney franchise"]. New York Times website (p. C1).

*Silverman, Stephen M. (April 27, 2008). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195785,00.html "Miley Cyrus: I'm sorry for photos"]. ''People'' magazine website.

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*[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/miley-cyrus-topless-controversy/story-e6frewyr-1111116182874 "Miley Cyrus topless controversy"] (April 28, 2008). The Daily Telegraph [Australia] website.</ref> "I took part in a photoshoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about." <ref name=mc>Associated Press (April 28, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080526151928/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYLnT2kyPIgNUurQ71aNM3EJKpRAD90ARTGO0 "Miley Cyrus says ''Vanity Fair'' photo spread embarrasses her"]. ap.google.com website. Retrieved from May 26, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> "[A] situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines," a [[Disney Channel]] statement said.<ref name=mc/> In hindsight, this controversy now appears tame in comparison to what Miley has done since entering adulthood as she has become increasingly rebellious and bizarre in her public behavior in support of her favorite liberal causes, such as abortion.

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*[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/miley-cyrus-topless-controversy/story-e6frewyr-1111116182874 "Miley Cyrus topless controversy"] (April 28, 2008). The Daily Telegraph [Australia] website.</ref> "I took part in a photoshoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."<ref name=mc>Associated Press (April 28, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080526151928/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYLnT2kyPIgNUurQ71aNM3EJKpRAD90ARTGO0 "Miley Cyrus says ''Vanity Fair'' photo spread embarrasses her"]. ap.google.com website. Retrieved from May 26, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> "[A] situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines," a [[Disney Channel]] statement said.<ref name=mc/> In hindsight, this controversy now appears tame in comparison to what Miley has done since entering adulthood as she has become increasingly rebellious and bizarre in her public behavior in support of her favorite liberal causes, such as abortion.

*Many Hollywood stars who have purposely sought fame have then turned violent upon photographers and fans. Sean Penn is notorious for lashing out at photographers.

*The parents of 16-year old Jamie Lynn Spears allowing her unwed pregnancy to be publicly portrayed as a normal act even though she is a role model for millions of teenagers. Gloucester, Massachusetts mayor, Carolyn Kirk, recently blamed the glamorizing of teen pregnancy by Jamie Lynn Spears for the 17 high school teenagers that got pregnant at the same time that Spears did.<ref>Levenson, Michael (June 23, 2008). [https://archive.is/oZBX5 "Gloucester mayor rebuts report of teen pregnancy pact"]. Boston Globe website/News/Local. Retrieved from June 28, 2013 archive at archive.is website.</ref>

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*[[Ellen DeGeneres]] proudly displays her [[lesbianism]] for all to see. On August 16, 2008, DeGeneres "married" Portia de Rossi in a small ceremony in Beverly Hills. ''Fox News'' called it "the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage." <ref>FoxNews.com and Associated Press (August 18, 2008). [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405085,00.html "Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi marry"]. FoxNews website.</ref> Now, her fans and millions of young girls can read about her same-sex "marriage" in magazines such as ''People'' and ''Us'' Magazine and hear about it on celebrity news television shows.

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*[[Ellen DeGeneres]] proudly displays her [[lesbianism]] for all to see. On August 16, 2008, DeGeneres "married" Portia de Rossi in a small ceremony in Beverly Hills. ''Fox News'' called it "the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage."<ref>FoxNews.com and Associated Press (August 18, 2008). [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405085,00.html "Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi marry"]. FoxNews website.</ref> Now, her fans and millions of young girls can read about her same-sex "marriage" in magazines such as ''People'' and ''Us'' Magazine and hear about it on celebrity news television shows.

*Rapper [[Kanye West]] and his bodyguard attacked the paparazzi at [[LAX]] airport and allegedly smashed a $10,000 camera on the floor. The pair were arrested for felony vandalism.<ref>Associated Press (September 12, 2008). [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420869,00.html "Kanye West arrested in altercation with paparazzi"]. FoxNews website.</ref>

*Celebrity of the moment [[Kourtney Kardashian]] gave a risqué lingerie shoot while pregnant with her boyfriend's child. After birth, Mom and baby adorned magazine covers, highlighting the modern acceptance of single motherhood. The cover reads ''"Baby Mason will bring our family together,"'' obscuring the traditional meaning of family.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/10/16/kardashian-sisters/#slide=2 "The Kardashian sisters celebrate Kourtney's 31st!"] (October 16, 2009). Fox News website/Entertainment.</ref>

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*Will Smith commented in 2016 that America "needs to be cleansed of all Trump supporters."

*Melissa Benoist, who played Kara Danvers/Kara Zor-El on ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', carried a sign during the [[Women's March]] saying "Hey Donald, Don't Try To Grab <u>My</u> Pussy–It's Made Of <u>Steel</u>" and later posting it on her Twitter page.<ref>http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/21/womens-march-melissa-benoist-donald-trump/</ref>

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*Former child actress Pamelyn Ferdin, who appeared in several TV shows in guest roles in the 1960s and 1970s and was also the voice of [[Lucy Van Pelt]] in several ''[[Peanuts]]'' TV specials and the animated feature film ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'', became an "[[animal rights]]" activist in adulthood after retiring from acting and had several clashes with the law in relation to her activism while she served as a president of the "animal rights" terrorist group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, then later as a member of activist group the Animal Defense League. When Kelly Keen, a three-year-old native of the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California, was mauled to death in an attack by a [[coyote]] in her family's driveway in 1981, Ferdin made outrageous accusations against Keen's parents years later at a televised Glendale city council meeting in 2004, falsely accusing them of abusing their daughter and then murdering her, then claiming they "made up" the coyote attack to cover up their "crime" in an attempt to smear and slander them because of Ferdin's opposition to an urban coyote cull called in response to coyote attacks on pets and young children in the city, causing the Keens to drive to Glendale City Hall while the meeting was taking place and confront Ferdin and her cohort Michael Bell, who falsely claimed, without proof, to have discovered "missing" documents which he claimed had been "expunged" to cover for what he alleged was the "real" reason for Kelly Keen's death.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090307235103/http://www.kcet.org/lifeandtimes/archives/200405/20040506.php ''Life & Times'' transcript, May 6, 2004] via the Internet Archive</ref> Ferdin was unapologetic about her false claim and continued to stand by it, even refusing to take responsibility for reopening old wounds against the Keens with her slanderous comments, even after she was criticized for it by Glendale's mayor, the city council and others;<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2004-04-08-export11117-story.html Coyote debate turns personal]</ref> those comments led to Cathy Keen, Kelly's mother, announcing plans to sue Ferdin for slander.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2004-04-10-export11055-story.html The wrong way to defend the coyotes]</ref>

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*Former child actress Pamelyn Ferdin, who appeared in several TV shows in guest roles in the 1960s and 1970s and was also the voice of [[Lucy Van Pelt]] in several ''[[Peanuts]]'' TV specials and the animated feature film ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'', became an "[[animal rights]]" activist in adulthood after retiring from acting and had several clashes with the law in relation to her activism while she served as a president of the "animal rights" terrorist group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, then later as a member of activist group the Animal Defense League. When Kelly Keen, a three-year-old native of the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California, was mauled to death in an attack by a [[coyote]] in her family's driveway in 1981, Ferdin made outrageous accusations against Keen's parents years later at a televised Glendale city council meeting in 2004, falsely accusing them of abusing their daughter and then murdering her, then claiming they "made up" the coyote attack to cover up their "crime" in an attempt to smear and slander them because of Ferdin's opposition to an urban coyote cull called in response to coyote attacks on pets and young children in the city, causing the Keens to drive to Glendale City Hall while the meeting was taking place and confront Ferdin and her cohort Michael Bell, who falsely claimed, without proof, to have discovered "missing" documents which he claimed had been "expunged" to cover for what he alleged was the "real" reason for Kelly Keen's death.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090307235103/http://www.kcet.org/lifeandtimes/archives/200405/20040506.php ''Life & Times'' transcript, May 6, 2004] via the Internet Archive</ref> Ferdin was unapologetic about her false claim and continued to stand by it, even refusing to take responsibility for reopening old wounds against the Keens with her slanderous comments, even after she was criticized for it by Glendale's mayor, the city council and others;<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2004-04-08-export11117-story.html Coyote debate turns personal]</ref> those comments led to Cathy Keen, Kelly's mother, announcing plans to sue Ferdin for slander.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2004-04-10-export11055-story.html The wrong way to defend the coyotes]</ref>

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