30 Incidents That Got TV Hosts FIRED

These TV hosts messed up, and it cost them their jobs. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re examining controversies that resulted in TV hosts, presenters, and news anchors getting terminated in one way or another. Our countdown of incidents that got TV hosts fired includes people like Alec Baldwin, Tucker Carlson, Brian Williams, Sharon Osbourne, Billy Bush, and more! Who’s your favorite TV host of all time? Oprah Winfrey? Jay Leno? Ann Curry? Johnny Carson? Graham Norton? Or someone else? Let us know below!
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@CTDisqoTeck78]

Reply: Ann Curry is the one I have the most respect for. Remember, it was alleged Matt Lauer played a huge part in her leaving NBC News. Which he continued get away with long after that resignation and up into the "Me Too Movement."

[@rodprops]

Jay Leno

[@dietotaku]

seth meyers, hands down.

[@matthewbaduria]

@@dietotaku It's gonna be Johnny Carson. the second is Dick Clark.

[@Lord_OTD]

Ricky Lake!

[@COMPFUNK2]

Bill O’Reilly discussing sexual harassment with Matt Lauer? The irony is so thick you can slice it with a knife.

[@brianarbenz7206]

But don't worry, Al Franken will call out the harrassers!

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

I don’t like getting political despite my conservative nature, but that made me smile.

[@KPH1992]

Tall blonde white aliens exist.

[@brianarbenz7206]

@@Jeremiah_Rivers76 Not that I am starved for validation,* but did you mean compfunk's comment or mine made you smile? *actually, I am starved for validation, but that's not why I ask.

[@craigh5236]

Its a safe bet to assume a conservative is up to sex crimes.

[@stefanhoimes]

Donahue was way ahead of his time.

[@cometstyles3772]

he wasn't wrong either.. but the US military and Govt did not want ppl criticizing their war...

[@langolier9]

Phil Donahue was another very good guy who stood up for what was right and got railroaded by the bad guys

[@markherbert4723]

Seems like he's the only one on the list who got booted for having a reasonable position on something

[@missolesoul]

His show was the greatest. No gimmicks and he had on the guests that were strange to us years before anyone. He had Midwest truckers who were trans long before anyone even had these kinds of things and he always treated everyone with respect.

[@bishop51807]

​@@markherbert4723 well what about the first female Fox & Friends host?

[@wifeoftim]

I really liked watching Donahue and it stinks he was fired.

[@lookingup82]

I loved him at first but even though I was somewhat liberal when I was younger, Watching O'Donough reminded me to think. Do I agree? Do I disagree?(go do my own pre-internet looking.

[@bobbibaker4685]

Phil Donahue was right.

[@w.ryanbutler8097]

That's truly ridiculous what happened to Marc Summers. The guy was going public with a personal issue and bringing light and much needed help for others in the same situation. It was so much fun to watch him on Nickelodeon...he's a great TV host.

[@derithross8314]

Ripa I'm sure wanted her husband he needs a job now the kids were all old enough not to be helicopter dad

[@lorrainethepain]

By firing him for disclosing his disability, wouldn't that be discrimination against the disabled?

[@robindreier9796]

Can someone tell me why going to an adult movie theater is such a big deal? Just because you're a news anchor doesn't mean you can not have a private life?

[@user-ik8hb6rs7q]

Something about PETA and choking his rooster? Animal cruelty?

[@hopefletcher7420]

I've never been to an adult movie theater, but remember when there were many in Hollywood. Back in the 1980s I was called for jury duty at the Hollywood Municipal Courthouse. I ended up as a juror on a case involving a man caught "pleasuring himself" while watching the film. Apparently the police routinely walked through the theaters to catch guys. It was all pretty sleazy, and I can understand why an employer wouldn't want to be connected with it.

[@mikeh.7499]

​@@hopefletcher7420lots of other things going on it attracts the criminal element,jack off pervs,prostitutes,coke,etc.nothing pleasant.

[@jupitershanty]

Agreed. Same with Peewee Herman.

[@skibee421]

@@hopefletcher7420 they usually are stinky.. 🦨🦨

[@danmorrison8194]

“Brian Williams is the only person to be fired for lying about the war in Iraq.” -John Fugelsang

[@lookingup82]

He started giving David Letterman a "hero" story, just to "brag" or have 'cred' and it backfired.

[@xSUBIACOx]

Poignant.

[@nwmnjy]

Now I see where Jessie Smollet got his idea from. Downey Jr.

[@darylpaulk]

😆😆😆

[@lookingup82]

I agree. I forgot about Downy.....Look up Tawany BRawley, Wappinger Falls, NY, 1988

[@missyann7588]

@@lookingup82 She did all that to avoid getting in trouble for spending the night with her boyfriend, right? Or being out past curfew?

[@lookingup82]

@@missyann7588 yes. She said she was terrified of her step-father. One officer committed suicide-lost all pension just to defend himself. Google and you'll see what Rev Sharpton looked like in 1989 or 90, Wattinger Falls, NY

[@missyann7588]

@@lookingup82 Sharptob was HUGE! They never questioned what she was saying. Everyone should question everything…especially when comes to our government. Which cops are a part of. I don’t pretend to be a fan of cops…but NO ONE should be falsely accused of anything…especially something as heinous as what she was saying. And nothing happened to none of them. This was the original “Jussie smollett”

[@zqxzqxzqx1]

You need to do "750 WatchMojo videos that are just rehashed or reshuffled old videos that they show again and again with nothing new about them."

[@ImTheCrew]

I agree, but to their defense it’s very hard to come up with brand new lists after doing multiple everyday for YEARS

[@fattybolger1]

@@ImTheCrew Not a defense. If you're simply regurgitating clips then it's a good indicator that you need to reduce your frequency of videos

[@Luke-cu7bf]

If you’re gonna bitch and whine about WatchMojo remaking videos then maybe make your own KZbin channel lil bud

[@HeavenlyMercury2800]

I get being annoyed, but I'm going to be blunt and say that the level of bitterness in this comment is just SAD. If you don't like the vids, don't watch them. Watchmojo caters to more than one audience, watch the ones that you like instead.

[@ImTheCrew]

@@fattybolger1 what should they do? Shut down?

[@lashonda0811]

They did Marc Summers so dirty 😢

[@dorarobertson2897]

Hearing about how he was treated by employers for having OCD sadly echoes how a lot of people with disabilities are mistreated in the workplace and even punished if they speak out. It's one reason I didn't used to disclose having a chronic illness to past employers.

[@metsandjetsfan5174]

Dishonorable mention Don Imus he got fired from CBS Radio for attacking the entire Rutgers Women's Basketball team by calling them names in 2007

[@tomcusack884]

Mr. Imus called them nappy heads. In Stevie Wonders song I Wish, the first line is 'Looking back on when I was a little nappy-headed boy.' Some, maybe most, consider it to be derogatory when it's more like a description. The connotation and inference is negatively perceived and Mr. Imus paid the price.

[@vincenth.8793]

@tomcusack884 Technically he said "nappy-headed hoes" ...I took it as a term of endearment, but hey that's just me.

[@jeffrey5374]

​@@tomcusack884you missed a word. He called them "nappy headed hos". So, maybe a little worse.

[@keithkarvelis82]

I'm surprised Imus wasn't included.

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

​@@tomcusack884Stevie Wonder is Black!! And that's NOT what he said he called them NAPPY HEADED HOES!!!! 🙄🤡 If you're going to tell a story tell the WHOLE story!! 🤡

[@GlennTheSadMarinersFan]

Wow.. Donahue fired for being against invading Iraq.

[@shanepleasants6280]

Haven’t you noticed we’re a pro war country even worse now

[@martingriff101]

America want everyone to be patriotic and say nothing. They also seem to think if you criticize the reason to go to war which the top people decide then you must hate the men and women who serve in the war. Well unless it comes out they are gay or trans then you have to hate them. Both are absurd.

[@Bigp352]

I've seen coworkers getting involved...but to have the Exs start dating each other is WILD 😂

[@hensonlaura]

My cousin and his wife used to be married to 2 other people who cheated on them, once upon a time ago in the 1950s. The cheaters didn't stay together, but my cousin & wife were married forever & raised 4 kids together. Nice people.

[@Bigp352]

@@hensonlaura wowsers! Good for them!

[@IlGreven]

The irony of the Phil Donohue firing is who replaced him: Keith Olbermann.

[@TheZotmeister]

Olbermann recently stated (on his podcast) that Donahue was fired for the ulterior motive of monetary reasons: unlike everyone else on MSNBC, his crew were unionized.

[@stevenweint7893]

How so??

[@cometstyles3772]

@@stevenweint7893 Dude was basically a younger Donohue..

[@stevenweint7893]

@@cometstyles3772 Oh, I see. Thank you!

[@zejaguar]

Some of these firings are ridiculous. Investigations into an affair? Wow...good to see media companies are tackling the hard subjects.🙄

[@COMPFUNK2]

I’ll never understand how Billy Bush got fired for laughing at the joke, yet Trump got elected for _making_ the joke.

[@ejim941099]

Are you dumb?

[@napoearth]

Trump wasn't elected for making that comment. The other option was simply that bad. The comment was made 11 years before the election. He was a known billionaire playboy when he said it, and it's completely true. Gold digging women would let a billionaire and famous person touch them wherever he wanted if they could get something out of it and you know it.

[@KelvinJerome]

Well one is run but a private company who decided to get rid of the host..while trump was voted in by the people even after they knew what he did.

[@user-nn5by6wu5i]

How was the joke Joe elected

[@socraytes]

He didn't get elected because of what he said on the bus. Do you have a problem with Biden when he said "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black"?

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I'm surprised that Chris Cuomo wasnt on this list. I was surprised when I found he helped his brother (the governor of New York) cover up some suspicious behavior.

[@tammy6610]

This is a woke channel they will ignore

[@faykguru]

How could he help him cover something up? He only had one show on one network. He couldn't control any other reporters.

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

@@faykguru I don't really know. I only heard about it after the fact. It was featured on another list. I actually liked Chris. When covid was just starting, I would watch CNN 24/7, since I had nothing better to do.

[@StephenFentiman]

How do you not have Piers Morgan on this list?

[@jendee1260]

they’re not very creative.

[@MYRRHfamily]

Jeffrey Tobin? Anthony weiner? Etc. self immolation.

[@DukeCityExplorer]

Marc Summers getting let go for having OCD is sillly.

[@skibee421]

blew me away. i have it, yet take medicine to stop it. thank God! i was going nuts.

[@mam362]

Not if it impaired his ability to perform his job

[@JustinHight-py2sw]

Watch it again. He wasn't fired for that,he was fired for talking about stuff about his bosses

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

He wasn't let go for OCD, he was let go because people thought he was difficult because of the OCD

[@SirAsdf]

7:26 Nice to see where Jussie Smollett got his stupid ideas from.

[@SeriousClownLOL]

I was thinking the same

[@darylpaulk]

But damn follow the formula. Keep it to yourself. Two accomplices and a check ( paper trail)= jail🤦🏾‍♂️.

[@4TheRightJAYZUSIsAVirtueSignal]

And Denis Vladimirovich Molla. But we're not allowed to talk about that. For obvious reasons🤣 Just Juicy and Hasan Minhaj starring in "Brown Man Makes Up Racism Cuz That Makes America Feel Good" stories lulz

[@FCLaney]

@@darylpaulk he hasn’t seen a day in jail yet

[@CoachFromL4D2]

Best part is, he had to know about this guy, yet he thought he could do the exact same thing and get different results

[@dennisanderson3895]

Favorite host of all time: Johnny Carson. A commensurate professional, a man of class. He could be as whimsical or serious as a moment required and loved it if someone made him crack up so hard that he just lost it! He was the crown jewel of hosts. [Change My Mind.]

[@babet0512]

He was a crappy father.

[@pigbearcub]

He supposedly sexually harassed many of his female guests and could be very vindictive, misogynistic and a problem with alcoholin private. There's a reason why he had so many ex wives.

[@shaughnziech2193]

@@pigbearcub he acknowledged his drinking issues on 60 Minutes in an interview with Mike Wallace

[@stevenweint7893]

Nope! The best host of all time is Carson’s best friend, David Letterman!! 😃

[@shaughnziech2193]

@@stevenweint7893 Letterman himself would say otherwise, he acknowledges without Johnny, he has no career on NBC

[@dietotaku]

omg i cannot with the irony of chris matthews sitting next to the slogan of elizabeth warren discussing a man fired for sexual misconduct against women only for liz herself to later call out his OWN similar misconduct (during an interview in which he defended bloomberg's misconduct) resulting in matthews being fired 😂😂😂

[@ingsve]

30 spots and no room for Bill Maher getting fired from Politically Incorrect?

[@matthewgriffin3486]

no one cares about him

[@VesnaVK]

​@@matthewgriffin3486keep dreaming.

[@ingsve]

@@matthewgriffin3486 Ya, and everybody cares about some of the scrubs that made the list?

[@matthewgriffin3486]

@@ingsve sorry cringe ass dorks care about him myb

[@margolangley4472]

Or, Don Imus for referring to the predominately Black Rutgers University women's basketball players as "nappy-headed HOs"!!

[@vivianzickerman302]

I always liked Donahue

[@stevenweint7893]

Yes, he was excellent!

[@darthtraya5992]

@@stevenweint7893the last of the genuine journalists he was the real deal

[@stevenweint7893]

@@darthtraya5992 👍👍

[@nancydemoss2945]

I remember Fred Willard on Fernwood Tonight. That was back in the late 70s and early 80s. We laughed until our sides hurt! Fred was also in the original Salem's Lot. Great movie!

[@heather8307]

Hysterical show! My favorite was his guest that was a chinodonist 😂

[@Calrad]

He's a great classic!

[@dennisanderson3895]

27:19 *I* may get in trouble for this, actually, but: I never knew Meghan was black until all the media uproar told me she is. (?) Me: "SHE'S *black*?" Honestly, I truly don't SEE an issue with even *needing* to say "what color she is," other than media fodder.

[@2up3rm4n1]

We didn't either.

[@aftertheheadlines]

Megan is bi-racial, she spun a false narrative. Photos of her kids they are very very fair skinned. Nothing would indicate a drop of bi-racial blood.

[@tinatolsdorf4316]

Meghan Merkle is half black,and half white. Black mother, white father.

[@2up3rm4n1]

​@@tinatolsdorf4316you missed the point completely.

[@rad4579]

@@tinatolsdorf4316 So what, who cares?

[@jamesbonnen]

17:37 You're missing one point Megan Kelly got 60 Million out of the deal!!

[@rhiamonday456]

Most of the people on this list deserved to be canceled. One exception was Phil Donahue...come on for offering a different opinion on the Iraqi War...a war we shouldn't have ever been involved in in the first place! The network went too far on that one.

[@jupitershanty]

Alec Baldwin was defending his wife and baby. Most might use some slurrs in that situation.

[@martingriff101]

@@jupitershanty So you think its okay to use racist slurs at certain times really!!

[@mydogjesus]

@@martingriff101 sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me... that is a saying our grandparents used to teach us, back when common sense was common.

[@martingriff101]

@@mydogjesus You think racial slurs, misogyny or in my own case been called a cripple should be pushed away as just name??? Says a lot about you

[@mrsatire9475]

@@mydogjesus "back when common sense was common." - During racial segregation? When "Blacks to the back of the bus, white's only water fountain" was common?

[@Blazdragon34]

Marc Summers is fired for something he can’t help?!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

They'd have just let him go, but he didn't like being touched.

[@Blazdragon34]

@@paulj0557tonehead I understand. But yeah, ocd is something hard to control. I have some as well.

[@tylergoodman3560]

Some are deserved, others aren't. 🎉

[@Da_Publick]

Yeah, that Robach and Holmes thing was clearly a partner swap; 'no cheating!' 🤣

[@reisch25]

Right? Marc Summers opened up about his mental struggles and got fired

[@marielavela7952]

Angus Deayton was very smart not many people can make fun of themselves. And he somehow still ruined, What a shame.

[@360entertainment2]

I legit laughed when he made that comment about himself!

[@JamesLehartProductions]

Ian Hislop said many years later that when then host becomes the joke of the show it distracts from the purpose of the show and whilst they tried to overcome it, it just couldn't continue with Deayton in the host chair. They thought the joke would last a week, Deayton took the piss out of himself, Ian brought a copy of the newspaper and then Paul Merton wore the newspaper on his tshirt, they thought that would be the end of it. But then when Deayton took the piss out of the guests and they turned around and said yeah but what about you.... it defeats the purpose of the show.

[@martingriff101]

@@JamesLehartProductions It worked for Jimmy car after his "tax problems"

[@ALLAN-qq7ms]

He's merely a poor man's John Cleese.

[@mikedtw]

Phil Donahue's program was the first and only time I"d ever seen a simulcast with America and Russian audiences. I watched with my youthful, misinformed trepidation to see their audiences had the same concerns as our audiences here about any and all aspects of life. I learned from his show that governments do not necessarily represent the people.

[@usuckthereturn]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug -Pat O’Brien

[@antoniacosta6221]

I’m still genuinely shocked Billy Bush had his career ruined when Trump was the one who actually said the awful things. It’s insane that Bush was ruined and Trump got to be the fucking President

[@professorswaggamuffin7572]

It's wild isn't it?

[@fancydragon2160]

That bus they rode were on is just another one that the massive DICKtator continually throws people under while he gets away without consequence. It is truly ridiculous at this point.

[@fancydragon2160]

That bus they rode on was just another in a long line that the Massive DicKtator continually throws people under in order to avoid any consequences himself. It truly is ridiculous that he keeps getting away with it (so far🤞)

[@tararitz7005]

Pretty sure him insisting that woman hug the mango moron right after he told Billy what he would fo to women had a lot to do with it

[@johnny2thumbs247]

Awful thing? Lol. You would hear worse on a school playground.

[@adenisotuawosika9651]

To this day it still rubs me the wrong way what happened to Billy Bush,he was uncomfortable, the laugh was clearly "I am stuck here with him" .....he should have been given another chance

[@shanepleasants6280]

He’s a fucking Bush I seriously doubt you can make him uncomfortable

[@jmb01550]

I am surprised on the Matt Laurer piece that his role of letting Ann Curry go from Today wasn't mentioned. Also Richard Bey got fired for interviewing Gennifer Flowers in 1996 and his show got cancelled and that was not mentioned.

[@HaleyTylertoo]

Karma is a b**ch

[@larrydaniels6532]

Thanks for reminding us of that pathetic scene..

[@tig7531]

I can’t believe Connie Chung and Bryant Gumble didn’t make this list.

[@BruceTschannen]

Anyone remember Joe Pyne? He was a very popular confrontational TV host in the Los Angeles area during the 1960s. His downfall was telling his television audience that the only reason he felt safe, was caring his own gun, which he displayed on live TV. That turned out to be a big no-no at that time on television.

[@larrydaniels6532]

He was the first conservative ranting fool, his replacements have multiplied to an onerous degree.

[@briandavis6898]

Some of these are just political correctness gone bad

[@glenbuxton8143]

Why isn't Ellen on this list?

[@mattlassen5948]

Because the mainstream media (Google, KZbin) hasn't decided whether someone like Ellen is capable of wrongdoing yet. In today's political climate though, that seems unlikely.

[@scottnelson9]

It’s labeled as 30, not 31. 🫠

[@TheRaidersfan16]

That’s easy, she represents almost every demographic in a single person that we are supposed to worship (horrible person she is aside)

[@kk5508]

No kidding

[@glenw-xm5zf]

Nobody likes her ?

[@nickwheeler5396]

I'm surprised that Mario Batali from The Chew or Don Imus weren't included here

[@quentinmitchell4568]

yeah, and Rachel Nichols from the jump

[@Carolinakid1984]

I remember the Jimmy The Greek incident

[@ThirteenthDiget-lg3in]

I love how they showed hosts who had been fired interviewing other hosts who had been fired.

[@robertthomas906]

Morton Downey JR raised suspicions about the skinhead attack when the swastika on his face appeared to be a mirror image, like what you might see if used a mirror to paint words or symbols on your face.

[@RatKindler]

If you look at graffiti swastikas drawn all over the place, they're drawn both ways. People don't know which way they're supposed to be drawn. Having it "mirrored" on his face doesn't mean anything.

[@stevenweint7893]

@@RatKindler Ha Ha Ha! Obviously a Morton Downey fan! Keep telling yourself that!

[@RatKindler]

@@stevenweint7893 Keep telling yourself that people know a lot about Nazis. I have no idea which way the swastika goes and thus would have a 50% chance of getting it right. It could just as easily turn into a Buddhist symbol. BTW, I know that Downey is an actor but I don't think I've seen him in anything.

[@stevenweint7893]

@@RatKindler White supremacists and neo-Nazis would know. One way is a Nazi symbol, the other way is a Hindu symbol.

[@michaelaugust4313]

Why are the Fox News anchors as spineless as cnn hosts

[@user-yq2rn2hy8p]

What about Don IMUS???

[@intothefrayyo]

Let's do it live!! 😂😂🤣

[@DesertDawg-oq5fg]

7:50 you left out the funniest part of this. The reason they doubted it was a hoax from the beginning was the swastika was drawn backwards….. because he drew it himself in a mirror 😅

[@CiscoWes]

3:28 Don Lemon’s abysmal ratings on the already low-rated CNN channel was arguably one of the biggest factors of him losing his show. Nobody wanted to watch that garbage 😂

[@stevenweint7893]

Nonsense. Please stop lying.

[@CiscoWes]

@@stevenweint7893 Look up the ratings yourself. You're lying if you say that show had good viewership.

[@robertschmidt871]

Ann curry is my favorite

[@larrydaniels6532]

Someone reminded all of the way Matt Lauer threw her under the bus when she was released from the Today show.

[@rdiehl217]

If Donahue's show went from 1967 to 1996, that is not 26 years...

[@larrydaniels6532]

I think that I first watched Donahue when the show was in Cleveland, way before he moved it to Chicago.

[@jasongoodman3495]

I miss old Top Gear

[@Fitzpatrick65]

We all do.

[@stevenweint7893]

You have an empty life.

[@Losingsince]

We all do

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

I like how most of these involve the individual messing it up for themselves, except for number 1, where he was fired because some other guy who later went on to be elected to represent an entire country said some things.

[@COMPFUNK2]

Phillip Schofield shouldn’t be on this list because he quit; he wasn’t fired.

[@ILJ68]

Jumped before pushed

[@imfpredicts]

Leaving town ahead of the posse

[@Ettibridget]

He hardly had a choice. And people were way too harsh on him.

[@jimlaforte1755]

Once again, Mr. Donahue was a pioneer who was ahead of his time.

[@richardhart9204]

Outside of America, most people only know Morten Downey Jr. as that crazy reporter from Predator 2.

[@electryc03]

Don Lemon getting fired twice, a feel good story.

[@williambinder1414]

Agreed Lemon is one of the most racist people in the media.

[@charomiami]

Sharon got canceled but piers didnt ?

[@stevenweint7893]

Piers is an idiot.

[@GiantPopIts89]

Not gonna lie. When that dude next to Gretchen Carlson said “women are everywhere. Letting them play golf, tennis. It’s outta control” I LOST IT.😂😂💀

[@mytbread108]

Shouldn't there be a distinction between those who reported on others poor behavior and those that have behaved badly?

[@raghailligh1080]

Exactly. Phil Donahue should NOT be on a list with scumbag abusers & racists. God forbid someone stand up to a manufactured war frenzy. The twits who fired him should have been fired themselves.

[@MattAndPock-uk7tz]

23:15 I remember Rick Sanchez on CNN, he turned himself into a pickle one episode. Funniest thing I ever saw.

[@charlesaguinaldo8483]

Morton Downey Jr walked so jussie smollet could run.

[@waverlyking6045]

Morton Downey Jr. chain smoked so Jussie Smollett could smoke screen.

[@integral]

The MAGAts are still whining about Smollett. #hilarious

[@darylpaulk]

Smollet didn't learn that much 😆. He involved others and left a paper trail. And that got him jailed 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@charlesaguinaldo8483]

@@darylpaulk true as hell 😂

[@PrincessofPower84]

Lol

[@RetroEmpireDefend]

No adult should ever apologize for saying what they believe. People need to toughen up.

[@tb109987]

Should people be penalized for saying hurtful or controversial things even if it's objectively true?

[@searchanddiscover]

ick, regarding those that felt comfortable to say creepy things on camera, i can only imagine what the cast and crew had to endure behind scenes.

[@dleland71]

You guys missed one! Howard Cosell's comment that got him fired. I shall not repeat it here, but he deserved a mention. Great video.

[@moedark4390]

which one? I remember him comparing willie Mcgee to E.T. lol

[@dleland71]

@@moedark4390 I believe it was the one about a black football player running with the ball...

[@shaughnziech2193]

@@dleland71 he called a black player who was small a little monkey, the last person you could accuse of racism is Howard, he was the biggest ally of Ali, civil rights advocate, he used a term he used for a small player, not color, he was defended by many civil rights leaders, also, he was not fired for it, he left at the end of the season, could not stand it anymore

[@franbacon82]

Kathy Griffin is someone for which I never cared.

[@metsandjetsfan5174]

Thank God Sony made Ken Jennings permanent host of Jeopardy and it's been that way ever since

[@Vikturus22]

In regards to clarkson ( funny you did not mention why Clarkson punched the producer ) The hosts had been filming for 14 hours and they had paid said restaurant in advance for the entire crew to be fed. The producer got heated with clarkson who was pissed off about all this and then said producer compared Clarkson to Jimmy Savill. No reason why so clarkson punched him.

[@user-ik8hb6rs7q]

Kelly Clarkson punched a producer? You go girl!!!

[@hopefletcher7420]

Most Americans don't know who Jimmy Saville was; a celebrity in Brittain for decades who was finally outed as a sequel predator.

[@rad4579]

They did mention it.

[@Vikturus22]

@@rad4579 timestamp?

[@rad4579]

@@Vikturus22 11:56

[@Alejandrodemontana]

Poor Donahue, if only we had him back to criticize everything going on

[@sallysson]

Jimmy The Greek said so many racially insensitive things, it was wild.

[@TheAbrantino]

At least Baldwin made a killer comeback

[@SuperMoz1986]

Baldwin went from being fired to doing the firing.

[@normagarrett7039]

Not funny

[@derithross8314]

Well he is not a gun expert ,, he's a Actor.

[@larrydaniels6532]

You win the internet for this comment!

[@koriw1701]

Pee Wee Herman was a TV host: he got the same shaft that Fred Willard got. They were men _being_ men. They weren't in a classroom where little school children could see them. They weren't in a mall where John Q. Public and his frigid wife Dottie could look at them. They were in the dark, during a "routine" _shakedown_ (which meant that some sleeze-ball saw them there and called the National Enquirer at the same time they called the cops. Either that, or those rags called the cops for the bigger story about them getting arrested and booked) The irony is, that poor Billy Bush was only guilty by association. He didn't _do_ anything except listen and laugh nervously at some high-stakes asshole was basically flaunting every schoolboy's dream Fred and Pee-wee lost their jobs. Pee-wee lost his career, his credibility _and_ his character. He should definitely be on this list

[@tomcusack884]

Practicing safe sex. Gotta hand it to them.

[@pacmanfan-sz9ry]

but Pee-Wee’s show was already over beforehand as Paul Rubens wanted to move on from that

[@jasonbowman6931]

no one is perfect and i believe each of these is a stain on that companies reputation for firing these people.

[@JanieBgrand]

And a lot of us stood up for Chris Harrison. Get it right!!

[@pacnwguy9056]

Sharon Osbourne never could take what she dishes out, which is the most common characteristic in bullies. Piers Morgan can be a snowflake too.

[@corinnalopez1774]

Give one example

[@pacnwguy9056]

@@corinnalopez1774 Are you asking me or telling me?

[@corinnalopez1774]

@@pacnwguy9056 I assumed you had one.

[@stevenweint7893]

Piers Morgan is an idiot.

[@bryanhughes3460]

It's sad that you can't even defend your family now. No Alec Baldwin Should not have said What he said In the heat of a moment when someone is pressing your Newly born child And wife and won't back off to the point they run out in the street to stay on you something has to be done.

[@user-pw6ey4fg7q]

Fantastic job Gabe! Thanks for stepping up and being courageously enough to do the job that needed to be done!❤

[@chocolatefrenzieya]

Oh, Harrison!! Never ever apologize!! That's when they swoop in!

[@edwinbibanco7029]

This is like the 5th video of watchmojo using the same information

[@COMPFUNK2]

Actually, this time it isn’t; there are a lot of newer entries on here that weren’t just tacked on at the beginning (like they did with the updated hardest video games list).

[@jimbo9208]

and that a problem why

[@yasser3268]

You should do Top 10/20 reasons why Teen Titans Go aren’t Heroes/should be in jail Top 10/20 best cartoon villain teamups

[@paranoidgenius9164]

Watching Phillip Scofield in that interview, he was broken & you could see it. Watching him on TV as a kid, seeing him as a TV icon, then watching that interview, kinda broke my heart, he always seemed happy & outgoing when he was younger, only to see him fall from grace.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

I don’t know why these celebrities can’t keep their mouth shut, cameras off, and keep their hands, and every else, to themselves! 🤣😂

[@COMPFUNK2]

I am no fan of Fox News but I applaud Gretchen Carlson.

[@clayteunis1501]

You don't include any audio of what they said to get canned. Mystery

[@GINGER_KING_]

Who would think sleeping with your coworker would get you fired lol

[@RobD-jq7ry]

They destroyed Jimmy the greek. Anyone that new him all openly stated he was not ever a racist person. He got cancelled back then. He wouldnt stand a chance today.

[@clayteunis1501]

Where is "The Mouth?" - false advertising

[@careyatchison1348]

You forgot Dan Rather!

[@jocktulloch3499]

The firing of Billy Bush was one of the worst exanples of politics stamping out freedom of the press.

[@Stephie2007]

Marc Summers was fired for OCD? WTF?! Also, is anyone not surprised that Megan Kelly was sacked by NBC?!

[@COMPFUNK2]

I’m still a little surprised that Tucker Carlson got fired from Fox News due to racist comments. I figured that that would get you a _promotion_ at Fox News.

[@rodprops]

🤣🤣

[@integral]

Exactamundo.

[@trustingcynic]

Compfunk2: Gluck Gluck Gluck I love you, CNN!

[@MichaelPop72]

Every news outlet is bias to their own political agenda/party. Fox News isn’t alone.

[@thegoldenorder1240]

Believing any news media is honest is pathetic.

[@andthentherewasail394]

Chris Rock points out the results of slavery evident in sport, everyone nods. Jimmy the Greek says exactly the same fact, career over. Even in the 80s.

[@cybernightzero5891]

Bill "Fuck it we'll do it live" O’Reilly

[@lawrencezavaglia3171]

My 78 Pinto was the most reliable vehicle I'd ever owned. 150K miles when I gave it to my ex who promptly traded it. Today, I own a 1980 Shay Model A mounted on a Pinto platform. Low low miles on the 2.3 but the same reliability I remember. It's a hoot to drive with disc brakes and rack+pinion.

[@cheryl2962]

Don't Think Sharon Osborne Should Of Been Fired! Haven't Watched The Talk Since. Think It's Finally Being Cancelled

[@delcannon5051]

Do you remember Joe Pyne?

[@6977warrior1]

I knew immediatly that Morton Downey jr was lying when he drew the swastikas on his face backwards while he looked in that bathroom mirror. Doh!