Celebrities with global recognition often find themselves in a pickle. Most of the time, their work-life intervenes with their personal ones and creates problematic situations for them. At times, fans bring chaos by rumoring about their stars. Many famous Hollywood actors have been the victim of controversies, backlashes, and critics for their actions in or outside the industry. In other words, their personal life isn’t very personal after all since everything about them is either revealed by media or by themselves to the public.
Most Famous Hollywood Actors Who Went Controversial
Many popular names in people’s heads pop up when the word controversy comes up. The imagination begins regarding the renowned personalities who either screwed up their love relationships in the industry, had an affair with a co-star, divorced their partners, or initiated disputes with other celebrities. Some of these famous Hollywood actors ended up facing similar controversies and thus, fans either loved them for that or deviated their affection from them towards others.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart is among the most popular celebrities due to her looks as well as charming acting in the eminent Twilight series. Her fans even compared her with Emma Watson since they thought her acting and appearance are identical to Twilight’s protagonist. However, Stewart’s career took a fall after her scandal came to light. Reportedly she double-crossed her boyfriend and co-star Robert Pattinson from the movie as she was also having an affair with the film’s director, Rupert Sanders who also happened to be married. The social media users posted pictures and post about the affair and sooner the issue went viral on every platform. Kristen made a public appearance to apologize to his partner. As per the reports, the incident turned out to be a career-ending event for Stewart.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Today, people recognize Schwarzenegger as Terminator due to his evergreen and timeless 1980’s movie “The Terminator”. The all-time famous Hollywood star and bodybuilder enjoyed fame for his remarkable acting. Although, his popularity started to crumple when his cheating scandal was exposed publicly. Apparently, he was involved sexually with his family housekeeper, Mildred Baena. The reports reveal that they even have a son. In 2017, his extramarital affair resulted in ruining his marriage with Maria Shriver and the couple’s relationship ended up in divorce. For approximately two years, Arnold didn’t pursue his career in the acting field but made a major come back in “The Mystery of Dragon Seal” with world-famous Jackie Chan. And afterward, he presented the world with a new Terminator sequel “The Terminator: Dark Fate in 2019.
Jenifer Aniston And Brad Pitt
If the most popular couples with failed marriages are to be discussed, Brad Pitt and Jenifer Aniston are the ones who broke many of their fans’ hearts. The FRIENDS cast member and the movie star became close in 1994 and sooner became quite a cherished couple. They married each other in 2000, which also was a very big event with fireworks in the air. The love didn’t prosper for much longer as in 2005, the couple announced their separation. The most shocking part about their relationship was Jennifer’s statement during the divorce proceedings. She claimed that her former partner was an unfaithful husband since she was having an affair with the widely popular actress, Angelina Jolie.
Moreover, when a Hollywood reporter was asked about her failed marriage, she responded by saying that it was nobody’s fault, sometimes things happen.
Hugh Grant
Aside from many other films, whenever the movies: Love, Two Weeks Notice, and Nothing Hill are discussed, the name Hugh Grant comes to mind. The English and one of the famous Hollywood actors of the 90s and 2000s also became the victim of a very prominent controversial scenario. Unlike the other mentioned ones, he did not pursue any affair or cheated on his spouse. Instead, the actor was arrested for public misdemeanor lewd conduct. The police caught him in the live sexual act in a car with a 25-year-old sex worker. He was fined $1,180. Though it doesn’t sound like a big crime though, it did cost him much in terms of reputation as a rising star. His fan following started to drop instantly after the arrest.
Johnny Depp And Amber Heard
Recently in 2020, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and Aqua man’s leading actress were in highlights. This time, they were not praised for being talented and famous Hollywood actors but criticized for having a dispute with each other. In 2016, Amber Heard requested the court in Los Angeles for a restraining order against her husband. He claimed that Johnny physically abused her and that she wanted him to stay away from her. Depp contradicted her wife and told a different story. In his view, it was not him who initiated the quarrels but his wife was the one who started the domestic violence. He even showed a picture on social media that revealed that Heard cut off his finger during a fight. The viral picture resulted in wonderments among fans as they posted questions regarding what was going on with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Due to the controversies, his fans started wondering about his arrival in the Fantastic Beasts 3. For the same reason, he gave up his role in the 3rd installment of the movie. Heard on the other hand kept shooting for Aquaman. Thus Depp fans criticized her for being the cold-hearted person in the industry.
