24 “Nice” Celebrities Who Have Actually Done Some Pretty Awful Things

The devil works hard, but perhaps, publicists work a touch harder. That’s not a shot at the hardworking folks in the business who are trying to help their clients’ image. However, they certainly hold the lion’s share of responsibility whenever a scandal needs to be covered up.

Let’s be honest here: despite how nice celebrities might come across on camera, a lot of them have managed to suppress their dark pasts or horrible behavior from the public. Even then, people still hold their despicable actions over their heads.

A viral post on the r/AskReddit sub asked users to list the celebrities who come across as “nice” but are actually horrible. Plenty of responses came in, listing everyone from current social pariahs like Chrissy Teigen to late Hollywood heartthrobs like Paul Walker. Below are 25 beloved celebs who’ve committed some awful acts.

Note: These responses have been edited and condensed for clarity. 

4. “John Stamos is generally perceived as a nice guy who elicits a sense of nostalgia in millennials. He once joked about orchestrating the sexual assault of a woman. She had agreed to sexual activity with him. They began with the lights off, and he says he left and sent a friend into the room to take his place. That’s a story he told on a podcast, not sure if he thought it was funny or something?”

5. “The truth about Neil Gaiman is positively haunting. He deserves the absolute worst to happen to him.”

6. “Stephen Collins. He played a family man preacher on 7th Heaven, and then it came out in 2014 that he had molested pre-pubescent girls. Hollywood Demons on HBO Max did their first episode on him. Weirdly enough, he wrote an erotic thriller that incorporated a similar story to what he did, and he starred in that made-for-TV movie The Babysitter’s Seduction. Maybe acting out a fantasy?”

8. “Kobe raped a woman but no one likes to talk about that, or the fact that he had cheated on Vanessa with a ridiculous amount of women and she stayed for the money.”

9. “Marlon Brando forced Rita Moreno to have an abortion in the 1960s. The procedure was botched, she went home with the fetus DYING INSIDE OF HER BODY, and she had to return to the hospital for a surgical removal. She almost died.”

10. “Although some parts of social media might not like her, Oprah would fit the bill. She promoted some awful people like ‘Dr.’ Phil and Dr Oz. Plus, her friendships with Diddy, Weinstein, and Cosby surely don’t look good. Granted, nothing major has come out regarding her like Ellen, but it’s just a matter of time.”

11. “Snoop Dogg has admitted to being a pimp (human trafficking).”

12. “Jerry Seinfeld did gross things in the ’90s.”

13. “Going with an obvious one: Ellen DeGeneres.”

14. “A lot of people still love Mike Tyson and think that because he talks kind of funny, he must be a nice guy. People think he’s a nice guy who had a rough life growing up. He is a convicted rapist, he has admitted to beating women, and has been accused of SA by multiple other women. Dude’s a piece of shit.”

15. “Jack Nicholson. Pretty sure he beat a woman so badly, she got brain damage.”

16. “Elvis and his interest in 15-year-olds.”

17. “I loved Shaq, but the stories of what he’s done to rookies (hazing) painted him in an entirely different light. It was a massive heartbreak.”

18. “Jon Hamm did horrific things in college during fraternity hazing, including dragging a pledge around by his testicles in the claw end of a hammer. That is not normal under any circumstances.”

19. “I’m not sure if anyone viewed him as ‘nice,’ but Steven Seagal is a much, much worse human than you’d imagine. He’s not just your regular male actor with a few SA accusations; he’s had credible cases against him for human trafficking, and so many female actors accused him of assault, he was pushed out of Hollywood.”

20. “Chrissy Teigen (John Legend’s wife).”

21. “NEIL PATRICK HARRIS and the absolutely fucking vile cake or meat platter he made of Amy Winehouse shortly after her death. DON’T LOOK IT UP. It is so beyond disturbing. I’m upset I ever saw it. And for that reason, I always answer this question when it comes up on Reddit. Everyone should know what a despicable, sick f*ck NPH is.”

22. “Cristiano Ronaldo. That guy raped a girl in a hotel room in LA, then swept it under the rug out of court.”

23. “Jackie Chan had an affair back in the ’90s with a woman who was 19 years younger than him, which resulted in a daughter. Allegedly, he has never supported her and they’ve been estranged her whole life. He also has had an off-and-on estranged relationship with his son.”

24. “Kevin ‘Mr. Wonderful’ O’Leary. Absolute POS and his wife DID crash that boat, killed two people, fled the scene, and he helped cover for her.”

25. What are your thoughts on these celebs? Share in the comments.