13 Stars Who Had Public Meltdowns
The only thing more volatile than the rise to fame is the inevitable crash. There’s a tradition of tears, profanity, and general embarrassment.
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Whether it’s due to a case of the checks stopping, mental health issues, or other reasons, these 13 stars that had public meltdowns buckled under the weight of celebrity for all to see.
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Solange
What if the previously unreleased HD footage of Solange going full-on 3rd Ward H-Town on her brother in law in an elevator is how Jay Z saves TIDAL? Act like you wouldn’t drop that $9.99 real quick.
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Foxy Brown
The 2007 incident that culminated in Foxy Brown beating a chick down in a nail salon is a reminder that “Foxy Boogie” is from Brooklyn. Not that take your kid to Montessori and open an art gallery in Williamsburg Brooklyn, but that give you a buck fifty across the face pre-Giuliani Brooklyn.
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Christian Bale
Whether you call it a meltdown, outburst, or some other term, Christian Bale lit up the set of Terminator: Salvation with the type of profanity-laced tirade that most of us would like to deliver on a daily basis. Oh, the perks of stardom.
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Lamar Odom
Honestly, we’re still trying to figure out how L.O. went from a NBA Sixth Man Of The Year married to a pre-fitness Kardashian to washing out of the league and allegedly beaming up. You can also add him to the list of celebs who have attacked paparazzi for bonus points.
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Amanda Bynes
As far as Beckys go, Bynes meltdown is only eclipsed by Britney’s. She got implants, some weird cheek piercings, and publicly tweeted her desire for Drake to murder the box.
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Kanye West
Yeezy has done some ridiculous stuff, and duffing out a paparazzo when you’re married to a woman who allegedly calls them for strategic photo ops ranks up there. Also, that whole Twitter beef with Jimmy Kimmel gets honorable mention.
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Shia LaBeouf
From the rat-tail to the strip club instigating, each time Shia slips further into full-on self-sabotaging former child actor mode, a cyber angel gets its wings.
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Alec Baldwin
It’s hard to tell if Baldwin is having legit meltdowns or if he’s just a massive douche. He’s beat down a paparazzo and barked on a flight attendant who asked him to put his iPad away. Because, you know, it’s such a hassle to leave you tablet in your carry on for 15 minutes before that next game of Candy Crush.
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Chris Brown
Are we considering the post Michael Jackson tribute a meltdown or nah? Ponder that, but also remember how he trashed the Good Morning America dressing room after Robin Roberts asked him about his felony assault against Rihanna. Also remember his Twitter war with Jenny Johnson. Breezy’s got a temper.
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Michael Richards
Seinfeld reruns just aren’t the same anymore knowing Cosmo Kramer is one heckler away from tapping into his inner Klu Klux Klan side.
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Britney Spears
A crash is always more entertaining when it happens in spectacular fashion. In 2007 Brit Brit lost all her marbles. She got it in with Paris Hilton, flashed the box, shaved her head, and attacked a car with an umbrella. Her leaving her crib in on a gurney, which really isn’t funny, topped off that trifecta. But no one said celebrity was for the faint of heart.
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Naomi Campbell
Honestly, just pick one. Naomi throws smartphones at folks, barks on them in public and has the type of no F’s given attitude of a woman getting millions to walk around in designer clothes.
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Reese Witherspoon
In a case of what Desus calls “maximum caucacity,” Reese Witherspoon tried to pull rank on a cop. Officer Friendly wasn’t having it, and both her and her man got a night in the holding tank.
