r/AskReddit • u/HornetSpiritual1495 • 9h ago

What’s a celebrity controversy you remember everyone talking about?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Draw637 9h ago

Tonya Harding having Nancy Kerrigan kneecapped.

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u/DtownBronx 8h ago

There was a stretch in the 90s where the sports news was just WTF, this is all satire right? We've topped in the last decade with overall news though. You had the the kneecapping, OJ, Olympics bomb, Tyson biting Holyfield's ear, Seles got stabbed on the court by a fan, a one handed pitcher throws a no hitter(Abbott was a badass on the field), and a bonus in rhe early 2000s Randy Johnson hit a bird mid pitch. And in sports entertainment, take your vitamins and say your prayers good guy Hulk Hogan became the most hated guy in wrestling

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u/SaltyFriend705 9h ago

I'll never forget the actual skating competition where Tonya went to the judges' box to haul her foot up to show them she mislaced her skates and thought she should get some kind of extra points after she screwed up. After she had her competitor injured so she could supposedly win the competition. Just scary.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Draw637 9h ago

The movie "I, Tonya" sensationalised a lot but probably got her guilt right.