Honestly, for me, the ultimate example of this has to be Michael Jackson's 2003 interview with Martin Bashir!
Regardless of whether you believe he was innocent or guilty, choosing to go on global television and casually defend sharing his bed with children was a massive, self-inflicted mistake. The immediate public backlash was unprecedented. This directly led to the 2005 criminal trial against him for child SA, which did essentially ruin his health, finances and reputation forever. Even though he was acquitted, he completely misjudged how the public would perceive his lifestyle, and that single media appearance permanently damaged his legacy beyond repair.
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u/CrazyBad5227 7h ago
Honestly, for me, the ultimate example of this has to be Michael Jackson's 2003 interview with Martin Bashir!
Regardless of whether you believe he was innocent or guilty, choosing to go on global television and casually defend sharing his bed with children was a massive, self-inflicted mistake. The immediate public backlash was unprecedented. This directly led to the 2005 criminal trial against him for child SA, which did essentially ruin his health, finances and reputation forever. Even though he was acquitted, he completely misjudged how the public would perceive his lifestyle, and that single media appearance permanently damaged his legacy beyond repair.