Racism has always been a problem with people across America and all over the world. It’s something we unfortunately might never be able to eliminate altogether. There will always be hateful individuals.
But in this day and age, with Youtube, social media and technology making it easier than ever to broadcast your thoughts and words to the world, many of the world’s most high-profile celebrities have been caught in the act being horribly racist, and thus shamed on the internet. Justin Bieber is learning this the hard way.
Most of the time the celebs do it to themselves, like posting racist tweets. These people didn’t know they were being recorded on audio or video, but that’s no excuse for saying the things they said.
These 7 celebrities certainly wish they never said the things they got caught saying, but that’s just the first step toward being more tolerant.
WARNING: ALL of these videos contain very offensive and vulgar language – watch at your own risk…
1. Justin Bieber
Bieber has been in the news for all kinds of crazy behavior in the past year or so, but this time he’s in trouble for something he did when he was 14. TMZ leaked the above video this week, showing Bieber spouting several HARD N-words in place of the lyrics to “One Less Lonely Girl”.
According to Gawker, TMZ has had the video for years and forced Bieber to make appearances in exchange for withholding the clip from the public. In other words, blackmail and extortion. Now we don’t know who’s worse!
2. Mel Gibson
The Braveheart and Lethal Weapon actor/director’s star has fallen considerably in recent years, and it’s partially due to the racist and offensive things he got caught saying to his now-ex in a phone conversation, which you can hear above.
He has had a handful of movie roles and will be in the upcoming Expendables 3 this year, but he used to be one of the biggest draws in Hollywood. Now, it’s hard to see Gibson as anything but a racist, anti-semitic psycho.
3. Michael Richards
He hadn’t made national headlines since memorably portraying “Kramer” on Seinfeld, but Michael Richards sure changed that with this unbelievably racist tirade directed at a black man in the crowd who was apparently heckling him.
Now hecklers at comedy shows are the worst, and deserve to get slammed by the performer. But nobody deserves to be called what Richards calls this guy several times, as people get up and awkwardly leave his show in the middle of it.
4. Shaquille O’Neal
The NBA legend is a massive personality and is known for his sense of humor, but for this one he crossed the line. In the pre-draft hype for the NBA drafting Chinese center Yao Ming, Shaw told an Asian publication “Tell Yao Ming, ‘ching-chong-yang-wah-ah-soh.'” And he continued the racism, on video, in the above clip.
Shaq apologized for his horrible “joke”, and his image and reputation didn’t really take a hit. He’s still a major personality in the basketball world and regularly gets TV airtime.
5. Donald Sterling
When it comes to bigoted businessman, Sterling is among the worst of the worst. The former Los Angeles Clippers owner long had a reputation for being one of the most racist, hateful people in the sport, and it finally got brought to light when he got caught being recorded telling his friend V Stiviano that she shouldn’t bring black people to his games – and it was in reference to Magic Johnson, who happens to be a legend and one of the greatest basketball players ever.
Sterling has gotten what he deserves and been banned from the NBA for life and forced to sell the Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
6. Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman
The reality TV star got caught making incredibly racist remarks in a recorded phone call back in 2007. He said that he didn’t want people to think he’s racist, while simultaneously using the most racist words possible. So, that didn’t exactly work out.
He briefly got suspended from his hit A&E reality show, but eventually got back on the air.
7. Riley Cooper
The Philadelphia Eagles receiver was at a Kenny Chesney concert when he made the horribly racist comment in the above video. He apologized to his teammates and assured the public that wasn’t who he was. But the damage had already been done.
The Eagles eventually signed Cooper to a five-year contract extension, so obviously this incident didn’t do much to affect his status with the team. But he’ll always have this unfortunate stain on his resume.
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