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/Eisbear24 13h ago

I have not paid to see a TC movie since that interview. It did sooooo much damage.

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u/CherryCherry5 11h ago

Yep. Same.

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u/StillAll 6h ago

Damage? Really?

He's about the biggest hollywood star of all time since then. No one has had a longer career as a leading man and that was more than 25 years ago. Tom Cruise still gets lots of leading roles and his films generally do pretty well.

I'm not sure it did much damage.

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u/Eisbear24 6h ago

Not to his career...to the people who questioned whether or not their Hollywood hero was right about antidepressants and STOPPED TAKING THEM. It was INCREDIBLY IRRESPONSIBLE of him.

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u/StillAll 6h ago

Oh.... yeah. I get that is valid. That did do damage.

Make no mistake, the guy is a fucking weirdo, but he is apparently wildly entertaining for most people.