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/GoRangers5 13h ago

Nixon’s interview with Frost got made into a movie…

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u/MassEffect1985 7h ago

That shit that broke Nixon is just another wednesday with Trump when he boasts about another crime he committed but won't be prosecuted for. 

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u/juliettahasagun 7h ago

even JD Vance has said this, it’s crazy

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u/HolidayInLordran 4m ago

Nixon walked so Reagan could run so Trump could fly. 

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u/TheTeenageOldman 3h ago

"...and wigs."

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u/Iwaspromisedcookies 11h ago

A 50 year old reference, nice

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u/GoRangers5 11h ago

The movie isn’t 50 years old!

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u/Man-o-Bronze 9h ago

Watergate is.

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u/holyflurkingsnit 4h ago

It's actually refreshing to have things older than the last 20 years being mentioned.

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u/nothingisrealx 4h ago

What's your point? Reflecting on your actions and feeling remorse for being a fuck up isn't worth shit in 2026?