7 Celebrity Scandals the TikTok Generation Has No Clue About

In an era defined by short attention spans, it's no surprise that the controversies that rocked pop culture before the advent of TikTok have been forgotten. We are going to look back at some of the most outrageous scandals of the 90s and 2000s.

Sylvester Stallone and rumors about Richard Gere

There was a rumor spread about Richard Gere having a gerbil surgically removed from his rectum.

Stallone and Gere had to work together on The Lords of Flatbush, but they didn't get along, and Gere was forced to leave the project.

It is suggested that Stallone was the one to spread rumors about Gere and a gerbil.

Lisa Lopes burning her boyfriend's house down

In 1994, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes set her boyfriend Andre Rison's house on fire in a fit of anger. Lopes and Rison had a volatile relationship, with previous incidents of violence.

She was charged with arson and was granted release on a bail of $75,000.

Love triangle of Bob Geldof, Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence

The love triangle involvedd the songwriter Bob Geldof, who was also a lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, his spouse — British television presenter Paula Yates, and another songwriter Michael Hutchence.

It was a highly publicized and controversial relationship that unfolded in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The affair caused significant media attention and scrutiny. Geldof and Yates eventually separated in 1995.

Ted Danson's Stand-Up

During the Friars Club roast of his then girlfriend Whoopi Goldberg in October 1993, actor Ted Danson chose to litter his speech with racial humor, while having brown paint over his face and a drawn wide white stripe around his mouth.

His performance was frowned upon and it almost ended his career.

Mel Gibson's misbehavior

Following his arrest for driving under the influence in 2006, the details of the incident, including Gibson's antisemitic remarks, were leaked to TMZ. Although he proceeded to apologize afterward, the damage had already been done.

Subsequently, another incident involving highly offensive language directed at his then-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, further worsened the situation.

Billy Crudup's cheating

In 2003, while the actress Mary-Louise Parker was pregnant, her then husband actor Billy Crudup ended their eight-year relationship and began dating another American actress — Claire Danes.

It was reported that this occurred when Parker was already seven months into her pregnancy. Clare and Billy only lasted three years.

Winona Ryder's shoplifting

By 2001, Winona Ryder had already achieved significant success, but fans were taken aback when she was apprehended for shoplifting at a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills.

She was subsequently convicted, sentenced to probation, community service, and fined, leaving the world astonished to witness someone of her stature engaging in theft.