The Biggest Hollywood Scandals of 2017
The year 2017 has been one of the most scandal-filled years for Hollywood to date. Mega movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual misconduct and the claims spurred a slew of allegations against other top stars.
Meanwhile, plenty of other scandals plagued Hollywood throughout the year such as Johnny Depp’s alleged wild behavior and stars’ racy pics leaking online.
Here are some of the top scandals from this year, in no particular order.
Sex abuse scandals take over Hollywood
After Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual misconduct in bombshell reports in the New York Times and the New Yorker, more than 50 women came forward with allegations of rape, assault and sexual harassment against him.
The revelations spurred a movement that inspired other celebrities – and everyday people – to speak out about their experiences with the hashtag #MeToo.
In the wake of the accusations, other Hollywood stars came under intense scrutiny for their alleged past behavior.
Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Danny Masterson, Ed Westwick, Dustin Hoffman, James Toback, Charlie Rose, Sylvester Stallone, Jeffery Tambor, George Takei, Steven Seagal, Oliver Stone, Louis C.K., Jeremy Piven and Brett Ratner were all accused of sexual misconduct.
In some cases – like with Piven and Spacey – theses stars projects were shut down as a result of the allegations.
Some stars, like Louis C.K., admitted to past misconduct, while others, like Weinstein, denied the claims.
Kevin Hart caught on tape
The married comedian’s dalliance with a weekend fling in Las Vegas was videotaped and reportedly shopped to various adult entertainment companies in September. Hart quickly took to Instagram to issue a public apology for cheating on his the-neight-month pregnant wife, Eniko.
The other woman, Montia Sabbag, insisted she had nothing to do with the attempts to sell the racy footage.
The model said during a press conference, “I am not an extortionist.
I had nothing to do with these recordings.” The FBI got involved and investigated the purported leak.
Meanwhile, Hart seemingly patched things up with Eniko, and the two welcomed their newborn son in November.
Kathy Griffin
The former Bravo reality star became persona non grata after posing in a Tyler Shield photo shoot with a fake severed Trump. The comedian apologised but she has since retracted her apology and claims she was blacklisted in Hollywood since the polarizing picture was published.
She has since resumed her tirade against Trump and has been routinely mocking the president in her stand-up routine.
Nude snaps of A-listers hit the web
A slew of stars fell victim to a nude photo hack in 2017, and racy pics of the A-listers were posted on the website Celeb Jihad in August.
Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods, Amanda Seyfried, Miley Cyrus, Katherine McPhee, Stella Maxwell and Kristen Stewart were among the stars impacted by the leak. Many stars sought legal action and demanded the photos be removed from the web.
At the time, a rep for Vonn told Fox News, “It is an outrageous and despicable invasion of privacy for anyone to steal and illegally publish private intimate photos. The athlete vowed to take “all necessary and appropriate legal action to protect and enforce her rights and interests.” Vonn and Woods’ NSFW snaps were taken down.
Johnny Depp’s wild behavior
The movie star lives in the lap of luxury and even owns a private island, however, in 2017 details of the star’s seemingly out-ofcontrol lifestyle were exposed as he battled his former managers in court.
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star claims he did not know he was acquiring enormous debt, but his ex-managers have provided emails in their court documentation that appears to show they were warning Depp to cut back his spending, which they claim amounted to about $2 million per month. The case is still pending, and it seems to be weighing on the star.
Depp allegedly showed up drunk to the November premiere of his film “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Still, his biggest scandal of the year may have come when he joked about assassinating President Trump in June.
He later apologized for the “bad joke” that drew a lot of criticism.
Corey Feldman claims his life is in danger
The ‘80s actor has long said he knows the names of several Hollywood pedophiles he claims tormented him during his days as a young star.
In October, he said he would reveal the names of those people and shortly after that the “Goonies” star posted a YouTube video claiming his life was in danger.
“…I had a near-death experience last night where I felt like I was almost going to be killed.
Two trucks came speeding at me at the same time on a crosswalk.” Feldman went on to name one of the alleged pedophiles, Jon Grissom, on Dr. Oz’s talk show in October.
In another episode, he later confirmed the name of another alleged pedophile, Alphy Hoffman.