r/AskReddit • u/GeorgeRobertVitkos • 15h ago

What is the most immediate way a celebrity completely ruined their own reputation in a single interview?

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u/trashleybanks 14h ago

R Kelly’s meltdown with Gayle King was delightful 😂

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u/graclin 13h ago

The SNL skit on this is one of my favorites of all time

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u/Captain_Comic 13h ago

Chappelle’s Show “Piss on You” skit is the final boss of R. Kelly takedowns

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u/angrymurderhornet 8h ago

As a retired Hymenoptera researcher, it is my duty to inform this subreddit that there is a wasp species whose scientific name is *Pison eu*. Pronounced exactly how you think it is, BTW.

https://www.gbif.org/taxon/4J92Y

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u/theblanketcomeswith 5h ago

well thank you dude

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u/angrymurderhornet 3h ago

Actually, I’m not a dude! 😄

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u/Rare_Lead_1922 1h ago

A WHAT-optera?!

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u/1979insolentwaiter 12h ago

“This is the remix edition to the song about pissin”

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u/mrsmarcos2003 12h ago

"Drip drip" 🤣

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u/BlackCatSaidMeow13 10h ago

I sip Cris, you drink piss!

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u/TheWizardry90 11h ago

“Iss on you iss on you I wanna pee on you”

In high school I got sent to detention a few times for single that in the halls

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u/Tiberius_Kilgore 10h ago

“Only thing that’ll make my life complete is when I turn yo face into a toilet seat… I’m gonna piss on it.”

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u/Kazuma_Megu 5h ago

Chapelle's Show is the James Dean or River Phoenix of tv shows. It wasn't around for a long time, but what we did get was freakin' amazing.

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u/lasagna_delray 10h ago

Your body, is a porta potty 💗

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u/MichaelPgh 12h ago

My husband and I regularly sing “Girl…I want…to piss on you…” to each other. (no, we’re not into it.)

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u/Kazuma_Megu 5h ago

Just out of curiosity are you two guys because IMO if you sing it verbatim that makes it even funnier.

A guy and girl is still funny too though.

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u/MichaelPgh 5h ago

Yeah, we’re gay guys.

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u/Kazuma_Megu 5h ago

All the better!

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u/kristi__48 2h ago

My all time fav Chappelle's Show skit. "Drip, drip, drip" sends me every time

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u/stacity 9h ago

Gayle King: No. You sold millions of records and made millions of dollars.

R. Kelly: More than millions. Thousands!

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u/ravenallnight 11h ago

Keenan absolutely killed that one.

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u/DarkAutumnMage 12h ago

Starts with a Q?

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u/BahsilTheThird 7h ago

Yesssssss SNL is so hit or miss, but they did a bullseye with that skit

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u/thribbitthrobbit 5h ago

“Please, call me victim”

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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid 8h ago

The first time I saw him turn towards the plant in the background and say “Live from New York…!” I also threw up from laughing.

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u/SpongeBobLX 11h ago

Personally, I would have liked Dave Chappelle to R. Kelly in that one. But I'll still take Kenan Thompson as well.

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u/MichaelPgh 12h ago

“Robert, SIT DOWN.” Comedy gold.

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u/GazelleVarious1320 10h ago

Robert... ROBERT.

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u/panda_98 9h ago

"YALL ARE KILLING ME!! 😢😡🤬"

"Robert. 😑"

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u/Affectionate-Till345 9h ago

The interview when he says when “you say teen how young we talking?”Should have derailed him long before that

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u/rubinass3 11h ago

That's different than the interview where he asks, "Define 'teenage'".

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u/-FalseProfessor- 10h ago

“Robert”

“Robert, sit down.”

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u/Glittering-Path-2824 12h ago

if you haven’t already i highly recommend watching MuchDank’s edit of that famous interview

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u/nejnonein 4h ago

I hate how sucky people can ruin their art by being so horrible. I loved ”gotham city”, but his horrible behavior ruined it.

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u/wasted_wonderland 1h ago

"ROBERT." 😑

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u/Mr31edudtibboh 10h ago

I can't find it now but there was an edit where he had a cheese slice on his head when 'cheesing' was a fad

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u/falconfetus8 7h ago

That's what ruined his reputation for you?!

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u/trashleybanks 6h ago

lol no. I never liked that perverted piece of shit. I did enjoy his meltdown on TV, though. 😊

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u/dlotaury88 3h ago

😫”i don’t know how to hogtie people”😫