# Most Despised Celebrity Who Still Has A Career? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097 "2013-02-12T17:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/21 "2013-02-12T18:23:44Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > And Robin Williams? what did he do? Back in like the early 80’s a lot of women hated him for leaving his wife for the Nanny. And there was the whole Coke addiction, but I understand he’s sober now. Other than that, I’ve got nothing. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/22 "2013-02-12T18:26:06Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Yeah, Chris Brown wins this thread. Pretty much everybody except for Rhianna agrees that he’s a complete piece of shit. Nope. This is utterly incorrect. He is admired and adored by his significant fanbase. He is a very popular artist and his fanbase has either forgiven him or ascribed his behavior to Rihanna’s provocation. Many people do think he is a POS but it’s a long way from ‘everybody’. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/23 "2013-02-12T18:27:29Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Back in like the early 80’s a lot of women hated him for leaving his wife for the Nanny. And there was the whole Coke addiction, but I understand he’s sober now. Other than that, I’ve got nothing. Well, there’s also the fact that for a while now his dramatic movies have been funnier than his comedies. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/24 "2013-02-12T18:37:52Z")
> [@kbear](#): > > What did she do? She has some rather extreme political beliefs, but I don’t see how she could be considered remotely as offensive as either Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski or Mike Tyson. I’m surprised nobody mentioned Mike Tyson yet. He’s certainly not what he used to be, but I’m surprised he has a career at all. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/25 "2013-02-12T18:39:14Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Well, there’s also the fact that for a while now his dramatic movies have been funnier than his comedies. I don’t see this raising to the level widespread disgust people have for Chris Brown, Polanski, or Andy Dick. (or Woody Allen). The OP said “despised celebrity.” I may not approve of things celebrities do (Paris Hilton?) but do many people really \*despise \*Robin Williams or Susan Sarandon? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/26 "2013-02-12T18:45:53Z")
Oh, I agree. People are mostly just tired of him. As for Susan Sarandon, this is the first time I’ve ever seen it suggested that someone doesn’t like her. I guess some people move in different circles than I do. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/27 "2013-02-12T18:46:25Z")
I despise Tom Cruise, but I don’t think he’s widely despised. Jenny McCarthy is despised by people who believe in science - her career level is posing for Playboy again, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/28 "2013-02-12T18:47:00Z")
Ray Lewis and Michael Vick are up there from the NFL. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/29 "2013-02-12T18:52:17Z")
> [@Rysler](#): > > Julianne Moore > > /that might just be me. What’d she ever do to you? Okay, _Hannibal_ kind of sucked, but it wasn’t really her fault… ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/30 "2013-02-12T18:54:50Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > I despise Tom Cruise, but I don’t think he’s widely despised. > > Jenny McCarthy is despised by people who believe in science - her career level is posing for Playboy again, I believe. Yeah, if there were a thread for whackadoos who still have a career, Tom Cruise wins. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/31 "2013-02-12T19:02:49Z")
It’s my own thing I know and he’s a dynamite actor but I’m pretty uncomfortable with Morgan Freeman these days. And I punish myself by refusing to watch a Woody Allen film. Too much ick factor there for my taste, Gentlemen. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/32 "2013-02-12T19:03:03Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Chris Brown. 2nd place to Paul Reuben. What the hell? You think Paul Reuben **s** is despised? If anyone thinks of him at all, I’d say they’re more embarrassed for his stupidity. I think it’s absurd to say he’s the most despised celebrity. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/33 "2013-02-12T19:03:38Z")
I’ll nominate Michael Vick. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/34 "2013-02-12T19:04:10Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Nope. This is utterly incorrect. He is admired and adored by his significant fanbase. He is a very popular artist and his fanbase has either forgiven him or ascribed his behavior to Rihanna’s provocation. Many people do think he is a POS but it’s a long way from ‘everybody’. We obviously, by definition of the OP, the people listed here are going to have a fanbase or else they wouldn’t still have a career. Outside of that fanbase though, Brown is pretty hated - and even a lot of his fans hate him as a person and just like his music. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/35 "2013-02-12T19:07:23Z")
Of these I will go with Donald Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/36 "2013-02-12T19:09:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Andy Dick. This is who I immediately thought of just reading the topic title. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/37 "2013-02-12T19:14:06Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I may not approve of things celebrities do (Paris Hilton?) but do many people really \*despise \*Robin Williams or Susan Sarandon? Conservative ideologues despise Sarandon for her fairly vocal politics - think an updated version of the ire Jane Fonda inspired. Her and Tim Robbins were something of the prototypical liberal power couple in Hollywood for several years and it got under some folks skins. Robin Williams was a little despised in certain rarefied circles because he had a reputation from his standup years for stealing other comedian’s bits. I doubt that crosses over very far into the general public though. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/38 "2013-02-12T19:16:48Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > It’s my own thing I know and he’s a dynamite actor but I’m pretty uncomfortable with Morgan Freeman these days. Morgan Freeman is widely despised? Let’s see. He had a divorce. He was the driver in a car accident where he might have been negligent. He was in “The Bucket List”. He called the Tea Party racist. Which of those do you despise him for? ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/39 "2013-02-12T19:29:32Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Conservative ideologues despise Sarandon for her fairly vocal politics - think an updated version of the ire Jane Fonda inspired. Her and Tim Robbins were something of the prototypical liberal power couple in Hollywood for several years and it got under some folks skins. > > Robin Williams was a little despised in certain rarefied circles because he had a reputation from his standup years for stealing other comedian’s bits. I doubt that crosses over very far into the general public though. I read an article about this a while ago. Basically, Robin Williams waited outside in the back alley while openers did their routines, because he was afraid someone would think he stole their act. He swore he never did it on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097/40 "2013-02-12T19:34:37Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Morgan Freeman is widely despised? > > Let’s see. He had a divorce. He was the driver in a car accident where he might have been negligent. He was in “The Bucket List”. He called the Tea Party racist. > > Which of those do you despise him for? Sleeping with his step-granddaughter? StG [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650097.md?page=3)