What Happened To These Cancelled Celebs?

No one wants to be “cancelled”, as it tends to be the kiss of death for any career. While some have managed to turn their lives and careers around to a certain extent, past misdeeds aren’t so quickly forgotten for some people. In this video, we look at the lives and careers of three prominent one-time celebs who were cancelled years ago and have never really managed to regain their careers or fan esteem: James Franco, Michael Richards, and Buffy mastermind Joss Whedon. Will we ever hear from any of them again?
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[@noyourewrong599]

KZbin made 1.25x speed for this narrator specifically

[@thebigdawgj]

>not using 2× or more Pathetic.

[@ferociousgumby]

Yeah, it's weirdly drawn-out and draggy. I've heard this guy narrate many times before, and it never sounded like this.

[@dereksun3258]

lol I did 2x after seeing this comment and it turned into a normal talking speed 😂😂

[@rexcassidy]

Wow yer right!

[@javiercastro8660]

Hahahha nailed I didint even pay attrntion to the video but the 1.5x is spot on

[@maxguam4830]

learning james franco is 45 years old really messed my day up, man

[@markanthony1004]

Good point. Damn time flies when you're grown

[@justingroff3682]

im 41 and it messed up like 20 years of my days, man so i feel you

[@FoundaPeanut]

If you think that’s messed up, just look up how old Michael Keaton is…

[@dornravlin]

Why because you’re 45 and now need the blue pill for the middle aged man

[@mreshadow]

As a 43 year old, it scares me how often I see people my age and think that they got old before I remember we're close in age 😢

[@TheRealBGregz]

For some reason, this narrator mentioned 2005, when he was actually talking about 2015. That’s a little more than a simple mistake 😬

[@nicole-mq2dk]

I think it actually exactly that, a simple mistake.

[@mmyers6441]

Great video. Thank you! 👍

[@batmarlowe]

Joss wasn't a ghost writer; he was a script doctor.

[@marshallartsentertainment3741]

And a screenwriter. And a director. And unfortunately......a douuuuuche.

[@artboymoy]

I'm a post mortum script doctor, in my own head.

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

Then why did he destroy Justice League? Zack Snyder's version is arguably by some considered better.

[@artboymoy]

@@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571 IMO, the higher ups wanted him to make a movie more like The Avengers and what he had to work with didn't fit that so he had to make up new stuff and change Snyder's vision. It's not unheard of and I'm guessing he did it for the paycheck.

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

True!@@artboymoy

[@ericecho5118]

No: Spiderman was NOT responsible for making the superhero genre what it is today. That distinction solidly goes to BLADE. Blade was not only the first Marvel property to be a cinematic success (a big one), but also the first ever to take a character seriously, and in a brutal, down to earth fashion. Blade did that. Every other property followed.

[@peterpeterpumpkineater7318]

Chill

[@alexwillis01]

I think Superman 1978 is responsible for that

[@jekw23]

Superman definitely the first. But Hollywood couldn’t capture that again (and to be fair the poor sequels were responsible for some of that). Blade was successful but not huge. Spider-Man was the start of the current superhero phase.

[@artboymoy]

IMO, Blade, while a comic book property wasn't not really seen as a superhero movie. The first one I think to really bring it forth was X-Men with Jackman.

[@TechGamesAU]

Blade was niche and rated for adults. Spiderman was a giant mass market mainstream success.

[@Archontasil]

If whedon is cancelled for being a bully, would kubrick be cancelled too today?

[@JoBloOriginals]

Very hard to say, but with Kubrick there were no suggestions of sexual impropriety. Whedon axed Carpenter for being pregnant, which Kubrick wouldn’t have done. That said, a guy like Hitchcock would certainly have been cancelled. Times change. The question is, would Kubrick and Hitchcock act that way now, in a presumably more enlightened time?

[@Archontasil]

​@@JoBloOriginalsgood point, i know people put kubrick and Hitchcock on a pedestal. Saying they're great artists because they're jerks, no, they're great artists DESPITE they're jerks

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

@@Archontasil I feel like Kubrick is one of those figures that would be kinda hard to cancel. Even back then everyone pretty much already knows he's kind of a dick, but no one really ever did anything about it. I think even today he'd probably get away with it. Part of it because he's really that good at his job, but mostly because he's a notorious recluse. Besides his movies you probably wouldn't even see his presence anywhere. He mostly likely wouldn't give a shit about what people say about him on things like social media, he probably wouldn't even have one. Hell, most people probably wouldn't even recognize him on the street. Another part is he never really present himself as some sort of friendly approachable people person, which I noticed tends to get you cancelled a lot more easily if that's the sort of public image you have, because if there's anything people hate the most, it's hypocrites.

[@mmyers6441]

And James Cameron for what he did to the cast and crew during the filming of The Abyss.

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

@@mmyers6441 Considering Cameron is still respected today. Probably not

[@jefferyjones8399]

I find it wild that 7 million views was considered a flop at one time.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I wouldn't push James Franco outta bed.😍

[@tophat2115]

Franco has bipolar mood disorder that can include delusions of grandeur and even hallucinations. His conduct is likely the result of distorted thinking that accompanies the disease, it does not excuse his behaviour but it explains it-at least in part and as such he deserves a certain amount of sympathy. He does need to be in therapy both medical and psychological but he is not a monster and deserves a second chance.

[@robertfaulkner1824]

Franco did nothing illegal. I actually ended up hating Seth rogen in the situation. Doesn’t say a word to or about Franco concerning the behavior then immediately chucks him under the bus to make sure his Weasley skin is safe.

[@Upsideround]

Is Bipolar what we call predators now?

[@amberhoward7807]

Though I agree we can have some type of sympathy, these mental illnesses still don't cut it for me... They still know the difference between right and wrong... period... having a power dynamic like the one he had is pure predatory behavior... plain and simple..... with or without mental illness involved... and anyone who is involved in that behavior does NOT deserve any second chances... the stakes are too high for that.... He might not be a monster in your eyes, but he is to his victims...

[@robertfaulkner1824]

@@amberhoward7807 monster? Victims? What’d this guy do? I can help you get acting jobs if you sleep with me? How’s that different than I’ll sleep with you if you give me money or do x y and z for me? This is transactional. And what he had a sexual conversation with a girl in Ireland who was 17? Well it’s legal for him to do whatever he wants with her there as long as he doesn’t have pictures… in my state in the USA it is too… I’m sorry if you can say no then I don’t see the problem. If a girl has a job and then he says you’re fired if you don’t sleep with me then that is wrong but he’s giving some little acting class… come on give me break

[@bennygerow]

The Interview will always be one of my fav modern comedies.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I loved UHF from the first time I saw it!

[@Grinnar]

My nephew hates that he looks like the muscle version of Weird Al in that film. He even (accidentally) wears the same glasses. 😂😭

[@mikerohlfs2836]

Wait, so with Franco did those women get gigs?

[@bbtb785]

You think that Joss needs, "time and a massive dose of humility and hubris" (1:04:47) in order to make a comeback in Hollywood? I believe that his hubris is what got him cancelled in the first place.

[@thebusinessanaylst]

Yeah, Hubris is basically the opposite of humility, e.g "the sheer hubris of the Captain" it means excessive pride, confidence, arrogance. I don't think he means what he thinks it means either that or I'm very confused lol

[@xIronwafflexx]

Transylvania 65000 is a classic.

[@amazingblur3543]

13:40 it was actually in 2015 that he did all these films, not 2005

[@Derpy1969]

UHF is Weird Al’s Magnum Opus. And it’s a riot. Whatever happened to him?

[@Grinnar]

👀 he's gone on to do a lot of stuff.

[@s1x6x1s]

wow, i completely missed out on the Franco allegations. i knew that he likes to dip into the indie artsy fartsy films, so i thought him disappearing from the limelight had more to do with that.

[@MoonbearStartiger]

Franco looks like a combo of James Dean with a bit of Kevin Bacon or Matt Dillon - that's his appeal - sort of a classic "leading man" type look - but more like a "old school cool". It's a shame some famous folks are creeps behind the scenes.

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

"Some" famous folks????? For someone with "films" in your name, you really know nothing at all about the industry.

[@pnwexbeerience4372]

I remember watching UHF as a kid on our ‘home computer’ (located in the corner of the kitchen/dining room [if you know you know])… and loved it. Weird Al ❤.

[@williamdefore5376]

The early 90’s Nestle Alpine White candy bar was great .

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Just realized I've never heard of 90% of the films he has appeared in. I'll have to look into the independent ones.

[@colewilliams9432]

Your highness is hilarious

[@derronhall495]

What were the hecklers saying to Richards that set him off?

[@JonathanJohnson-yg5wb]

I love James Franco and hope he makes a come back. He's an amazing talent!

[@RythymBeast]

Said no one ever.

[@titusmccarthy]

Bahahahahahahahahahhahaa

[@robertfaulkner1824]

@@RythymBeastI mean I agree.

[@actionstudios9502]

Do WTF Happened to T.J. Miller

[@JoBloOriginals]

Oh yeah - we should actually

[@justinmacmillan1966]

Do wtf happened to me. Save me tens of thousands of dollars in therapy.

[@Gummo22]

I’d watch but it seems like it’d be a rather short video lol

[@jmezz_927]

was a douche. attacked a cab driver for voting for trump. called a bomb threat in a train. that’s what happened to him.

[@actionstudios9502]

@@JoBloOriginals pls do it

[@l_dalchemist9252]

Love the Animaniacs reference ❤❤

[@nathanieldrake6658]

Well..Seinfeld might be a good friend but he’s also aware that the legacy of his show -and by extension, the rest of his career -is forever interconnected with Michael Richards ..so, yeah, it’s in Seinfeld’s best interest to rehabilitate Richards and keep him on the apology road as long as it takes

[@assassindelasaucisse.4039]

Seinfeld creeps me out.

[@pnwexbeerience4372]

Agreed.. As a huge fan that resonates with Jerry.. he was actually the weakest character of the show.. it was Jason and Michael that actually carried the show. ❤ Jason especially

[@RichardPetrocelli-cd3yu]

Yup

[@goodgrief888]

Jerry put him on Comedians in Cars in order to give him an opportunity to be funny again, to show audiences why they loved him in the first place. Michael Richards blew it by continuing to act pathetic and groveling.

[@johncrocker4209]

I've noticed that nobody tried to cancel them until they were successful. You know when it would be the most dramatic and supported by media.

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

James Franco's "Good Time Max" was great. Can't believe they didn't mention that...

[@neglectoid]

4:35 - 4:40 who is that actress? i forgot her name.

[@lenagreen3679]

Your highness is a funny movie, I personally enjoyed it!

[@aisle_of_view]

He changed his name to Frank Jameso and now works at Ross.

[@justingroff3682]

Spring Breakers is one of the weirdest sexiest and most underrated films of all time art imitating reality because he is a total creep in that film and gets what he deserves just like in real life so I dont always hate when people are cancelled as long as there will still be a Pineapple Express 2

[@markanthony1004]

Ngl I miss James Fraco in movies especially in comedies with Seth Rogan

[@modernshoggoth]

Holy hell man, how many years does it take you to get to the point

[@kindnessfirst9670]

I'm so sick of the term "cancel". I'm 63 years old and it used to be that behavior had consequences and nobody wined about them. Today everybody claims to be a VICTIM of political correctness when they screw up and want us to feel sorry for them. I say learn some personal responsibility?

[@Surreal469]

The Francos do have goofy ass faces. They always reminded me of Mr. Bumpy from the cartoon Bump In the night.

[@lauraehrhard100]

I do have to say James Franco was good in howl.

[@donna25871]

45:27 is that Ben Affleck in red?

[@SUK2293]

That prison finale to Seinfeld should be remade !

[@pabloperezmoral]

James Franco is a legend!

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

James Franco is a very sick man.

[@Wings_of_foam]

No!

[@mikerohlfs2836]

They were put in time out.

[@ladyrose3285]

And I wonder how Alley Sheedy knew about the 17 year old girl that James was in contacting with online 🤔🤔 And why would Alley Sheedy delete those tweets after she posted them? 🤔🤔

[@James-mz7tv]

Oh god this narrator.

[@mattymaple1976]

Not only did he use the N-word, but he used the hard-r

[@madiantin]

1:04:49 "....with time and a massive dose of humility and hubris...." That word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (Hubris: exaggerated pride or self-confidence) I think you might mean "With time and a massive dose of humility and LACK of hubris."

[@notvcinema8741]

I would still like to see The Long Home and Kill the Czar. There were a lot of people who worked on the films who don't deserve to punished because things Franco did.

[@goodgrief888]

Kramer didn’t just shout out the N word repeatedly. He said something about “in the old days you’d be strung up by your feet” or something. It went waaaaaay beyond a word.

[@msc2u1]

Michel Richards should've taken his millions and wrote a book.

[@misstekhead]

Do us a favor: have your narrator *PLEASE* pick up the speed. Everything is needlessly elongated.

[@Lexman509]

Now, they all live together in a house. It's a new sitcom on Fox.

[@amberhoward7807]

The fact that a 14 year old was not allowed alone around Joss seems very weird and IS on some Harvey level shit.... Are you joking? Someone seen that his behavior was not okay for a young teen to be alone around and that shows! Just like Drakes dad seen that Drakes abuser should not ever be alone around his kid, someone seen that Joss should never be alone with a teen and that is ALL the evidence I need.....

[@Zvox]

the buffy movie rules, actually.

[@SmokeWithMeInCT]

City by the sea was a great Franco film

[@bbrown333]

Yes it was.

[@ThisFinalHandle]

Man that was a lot of close-ups of Whedon's giant egg of a head.

[@jameslaidler2152]

I see why Amber Heard was so buddy buddy with James Franco.

[@HeWentThattaway]

I like Franco but didn’t care for his performance in 11.22.63 for some reason.

[@jtgd]

The character was meh. The show didn’t conclude well at all

[@RC19786]

Garbage show

[@JoBloOriginals]

He was badly miscast

[@kamdan2011]

36:51 Jerry only had this done because Seinfeld was being released on DVD at the time and they didn’t want this controversy to affect sales.

[@RH1812]

Interesting narration style. Can’t work out how much is mocking for the ‘LOL’s or for reals. Like most walks of life, not just entertainment, ego, power and control seems to encourage enabling amongst most groups. See also politics

[@nicholasmartin6480]

Watch your highness stoned and you'll appreciate it.

[@kamdan2011]

What rock is Bryan Singer hiding under now? He should stay there for representing everything everyone fears about gay people.

[@robertfaulkner1824]

I don’t get the hate for Buffy the vampire slayer movie… I like it. Great cast

[@hfric]

and about Joss Whedon , yup his cast knew about his awful directional practices ... he liked to fake molest his cast ... to make them be the character, he wanted them to be ... but that's showbiz for you , the REAL showbiz ... that uses manipulation and harassment , even blackmail to get a cast or to make them act in a certain way ...

[@artboymoy]

Didn't Sam Raimi have Gene Hackman slap Sharon Stone in "The Quick and the Dead" for real to get the reaction out of her? Or was that another movie?

[@Dr_1212]

Alot They basically f.d up

[@Tai_Mai_Shu]

It's "shawarma"

[@TonyMontanaDS]

Michael Richards is 74. He's enjoying his retirement!

[@mikerohlfs2836]

James Franco, That is why you neeeever sleep with the help,

[@joshpoke3829]

Isn’t that Hollywood keep everything quiet while the juggernaut is making billions

[@matthallett4126]

I've always felt bad for Richards, he didn't deserve to be cancelled forever.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

Yes he did.

[@SteefPip]

What people call cancel culture is essentially the free market at work.

[@unperson5713]

Superheroes are not now, nor were they ever, cool.

[@santiagovilla6219]

Me too bs

[@JamesBond-wh3cu]

People didnt know Franco could be funny before This is the end? lol. Yes they did. An hour long video about something that could be done in 20min.

[@zv3456u-]

J0HNNY Depp is cancelled by Disney J0HNNY Depp was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen in WB Fantastic Beast Grindelwald because he lost against The sun newspaper in UK in 2020

[@JoBloOriginals]

We're trying to uncancel him

[@cynicalthoughts4695]

​@@JoBloOriginals I think he ain't cancelled for at least the 75% of the people. But I don't see Johnny working for Disney until They apologize which is not going to happen.

[@PincoPallino-zh8wm]

Disney should cancel itself. To quote Costanza "You are a laughing stock. You are a joke. These people are laughing at you!"

[@surferdude4487]

With what Disney is doing these days, being cancelled by them is a stamp of approval in my books.

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

Disney is canceling itself.

[@JordanMayjor3p7]

I hate Seth Rogen so much. Sorry, not sorry...

[@svengeorge6082]

An hour for this? Seriously...

[@willowwisp357]

It takes ten thousand atta boy’s to compensate for one awe shit.

[@For4Reel]

I miss Franco and Whedon :(

[@cameronrobinson3933]

I absolutely loved the movie about Oz and thought Mila Kunis was perfect as the wicked witch the first time I watched it. The second time I watched it I thought it was the dumbest thing I ever watched and I have no idea how are why I thought it was so good except for I must have been drunk and stoned watching it because I thought it was absolutely terrible the second time I watched it and I was making other people watch it because I thought it was so good and the whole time they're looking at me like what is wrong with you and I'm just like I don't know man😅

[@tomfisher6422]

My brother said that the finale took everything that made Seinfeld funny and decided it was worth a year in jail...

[@deathkampdrone]

Difference is they were four people, these ladies are 5. Can they all fit in one cage??

[@tomfisher6422]

@@deathkampdrone I don't see why not...

[@PelvisPresley420]

James Franco makes 1 movie for us, 1 movie for the trash compactor and so on

[@artboymoy]

Being cancelled shouldn't mean they shouldn't work or have a life anymore, but it should lead that person to being self respective, learn and grow from that mistake.

[@assassindelasaucisse.4039]

Being "cancelled" just mean that nobody wants to work with you anymore. Hard to find gigs when that's the case.

[@angelomattei2304]

That guy in Seinfeld burn a Puerto Rico flag as a joke in the show and as Puertorrican I was not that offended but at the same time I thought if he burn a USA it will be funny? 😒

[@averybryant6997]

this right here is a perfect spot for "WTF HAPPENED TO THE 2020'S"!!!

[@kingvincentarchcravenxiii1141]

Social media and past mistakes

[@mentallyaktive916]

Acting Jobs is Grueling Someone pls Tell her she Can be an Announcer and host for WWE !

[@kanukki84]

I lived with my sixteen year old girlfriend and we had a great relationship and sex life.

[@shock_n_Aweful]

The film was NOTHING like the show. It was a typical action flick set in the Firefly universe. Thats why it failed.

[@warriorjr94]

If creator of the video was an actor, he woulda taken a lot crappier movies so cut them some slack

[@doriangraye1971]

Leave James alone!!!

[@rogue13131313]

So if the actresses HAD got parts in a Franco project, would they have still complained? Yeah right

[@Richy.Boi.]

Stop picking on James Franco, if it was consensual then that is it, It’s just people trying to make money off him.

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

Joss has nothing to apologise for, he's hardly the first producer/director who pushed his cast hard to create something wonderful and fell out with some of them. Plenty of actors like Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillon etc backed him. I very much suspect you are still watching his work, his dad was blacklisted in the McCarthy era and now he faces the same but both were talented ghost-writers. .

[@Bigtimecharliepotatoes]

I can remember taking my kids to see that oz film he done. If I ever see the c£nt I’ll ask for my money back 😂❤

[@RythymBeast]

You should get Whedon to punch up your script because it is absolutely awful. Cringefest.

[@Karl-me4mh]

These three women were bitter that it didn't work out for them, after they sold themselves out sexually to become famous. So they took revenge at James Franco by cancelling him. So much for power dynamics.

[@jamespohl-md2eq]

Whatever you say, incel.

[@kingvincentarchcravenxiii1141]

This is just as much likely to happen as is the allegations . the thing is no one of really knows except the people involved but everyone online think they know everything.

[@RashaadGenie]

Being a sexual predator and abusing teacher dynamics isn’t just “making a bad decision”. Have a spine.

[@TJIRISH44]

I am not the biggest fan of James Franco. He obviously is very pretentious and he let his fame lead him into taking advantage of women which is not cool. This lead him into the situation he is now in career wise. However even if true.... I thought what Ally Sheedy did posting her tweet on Oscar night Franco's biggest nite was pretty low... As this video shows it all started with Ally Sheedy's tweet. Even if Sheedy's comment was true it started a chain event of destroying a man's career. How proud Ally Sheedy must be walking around today saying "YES I ruined James Franco's career." The saying if you have nothing nice to say about a person don't say anything comes to mind. Ally Sheedy could have just rolled her eyes on Oscar night. Eventually Franco's misdeeds would have been outed if he kept on the path. But I just don't like people doing what Sheedy did. ALSO if one remembers the ME TOO movement which came from legit sexual harassment of women in Hollywood developed into almost hysteria with many women having an ax to grind coming out of the woodwork hurting the ME TOO movement. I GET sexual harassment is not right but there is always a he said/she said narrative to many of these allegations.

[@slightrecoil9285]

As Joss Whedon's ego grew his talents shrunk. He has not turned out a quality product is years.

[@AlexM-vt5pu]

As someone that went to a very diverse middle school and highschool, it's hard not to sympathize with Michael Richards.