12 TV Shows Remembered For Real Life Scandals [Photos]
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Cecil Lennox
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October 7, 2014
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Television shows can go on to become a cherished part of everyday life. But the actors who portray those characters are human…and humans make mistakes.
Occasionally those mistakes are so grave, they can eventually tarnish the reputation of said show.
Begin the gallery of 12 TV Shows Remembered For Real Life Scandals to revisit some stinging examples.
The acclaimed cop drama has been off the air since 2008 but Michael Jace made it trend for the first time this decade when he allegedly killed his wife in May of this year.
Cheaters
When Joey Greco, the show’s original host ran into the wrong tryst and got himself stabbed, the show was never the same.
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Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
In 1991, Paul Reubens was arrested in Florida for masturbating in an adult theater and CBS immediately took the children’s show out of syndication.
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Two and a Half Men
Drug abuse, alleged domestic violence and something about Tiger Blood led to Charlie Sheen getting the boot from the hit show
Paula’s Home Cooking
Paula Deen was loose with the N-word, and after a couple of struggle apologies The Food Network gave her the axe.
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Saved By The Bell
Dustin Diamond b.k.a. as “Screech,” has been trying to burst Saturday morning memories for years and he finally got his wish when his Lifetime movie based off a book he wrote aired in August 2014.
The Jenny Jones Show
In 1995, the once dominant talk show host was the catalyst for a best friend/homosexual/murder and her show was soon cancelled afterwards.
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Diff’rent Strokes
Between Todd Bridges’ drug addiction, Dana Plato’s suicide and Gary Coleman’s equally horrific death, “WhatchatalkinboutWillis” never made it to the hashtag generation.
Flip It Forward
HGTV pulled the plug on David and Jason Benham’s unaired reality show when it was revealed that their stout faith in Christianity forced them to publicly denounce homosexuality.
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Sam & Cat
Nickelodeon had to distance themselves from their new iCarly spinoff in March when racy photos of 21-year-old Jennette McCurdy leaked onto the Internet.
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Sons of Guns
The Discovery Channel conducted some serious damage control in August when host Will Hayden was busted for child rape charges.
Photo: TBS
CeeLo Green’s The Good Life
The former host of The Voicemuffed it up for the rest of the Goodie Mob after his controversial tweets about rape went viral this past summer.
Dog The Bounty Hunter
A&E briefly suspended Duane Chapman’s show off the air in 2007 after the shocking audio heard about leaked, but allowed him to have a clean slate the following year. Yet, the N-word conversation is still the top topic when his name is brought up.
